Rhode Island House passes school building safety legislation

Amanda Pitts

By: The Associated Press

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island House of Representatives has approved a bill that would set deadlines for assessing a school building’s safety.

The House voted unanimously Tuesday to pass the legislation.

The bill’s sponsor, Warwick Democratic Rep. Joseph McNamara, says the proposal establishes firm time guidelines for school departments to complete their mandated three-year safety assessments for each school building. The deadline to complete the review would be Nov. 1 of the mandated year.

The bill now moves to the state Senate Education Committee, where a companion bill has been introduced.

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