---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires the department of education to create a model policy and timeline to assist local education agencies in implementing a dual language immersion program.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires the department of education to create a model policy and timeline to assist local education agencies in implementing a dual language immersion program.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 8347"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8347 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hull"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-06-16"
last_action: "2022-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30acf741-f439-4975-899d-88339e7e39f4"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "9e51ec609f726038540ee5d8589dce07d471ec43b770f37054e161412a12be52"
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 8347 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires the department of education to create a model policy and timeline to assist local education agencies in implementing a dual language immersion program.)

## Version chain

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

1. **8347** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H8347.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hull — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-19** 06/19/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/21/2022)
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-29** 06/29/2022 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/30acf741-f439-4975-899d-88339e7e39f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).