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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Repeals the requirement that the school committee policy manual be kept in the school library, public library and administrative building and require that the manual be available on the school district website.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Repeals the requirement that the school committee policy manual be kept in the school library, public library and administrative building and require that the manual be available on the school district website.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 494"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 494 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Appropriation", "Committees", "Computer Technology", "Education", "Libraries"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ciccone", "DiPalma", "Gallo", "Lombardo"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-03-07"
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last_action: "2023-06-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba32acbd-0992-40dd-b748-e6331e27fc03"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "c30866331cfc07e778942f80527d23768732a912f15cb0d12464a06bd78c583d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 494 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Repeals the requirement that the school committee policy manual be kept in the school library, public library and administrative building and require that the manual be available on the school district website.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **494 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0494aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage as Amended — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **63–7** (pass) · upper
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- Approval of Amendment — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ciccone — primary (person)
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- DiPalma — primary (person)
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- Gallo — primary (person)
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- Lombardo — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-07** 03/07/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/31/2023)
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- **2023-05-31** 05/31/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-06-05** 06/05/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2023)
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- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba32acbd-0992-40dd-b748-e6331e27fc03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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