---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Provides that every superintendent of schools shall create an annual report on the progress and status of academic achievement of foster care youth.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Provides that every superintendent of schools shall create an annual report on the progress and status of academic achievement of foster care youth.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5157"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5157 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Families", "Delinquent and Dependent Children", "Education", "Health & Safety", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C Lima", "Casimiro", "Donovan", "Fenton-Fung", "McNamara"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28a557db-d4b7-4933-abce-533934e51002"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "174976e978ece16fc76240cfb4300cd3dc8756dfd258bc1c2e0aa700316f29ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island HB 5157 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Provides that every superintendent of schools shall create an annual report on the progress and status of academic achievement of foster care youth.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5157 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5157A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C Lima — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Fenton-Fung — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-25** 01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee transferred to House Education
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/10/2021)
- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/19/2021)
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2021)
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for hearing (06/09/2021)
- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Committee heard
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28a557db-d4b7-4933-abce-533934e51002`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).