The bill amends the structure and membership of the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education and the Rhode Island Board of Education. It increases the number of members on the council from eight to ten, establishes a quorum of six members, and designates the Rhode Island Teacher of the Year as a voting member of the council. Additionally, it requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly and makes the chairperson of the student advisory council a voting member of the council.

Furthermore, the bill expands the Rhode Island Board of Education from seventeen to nineteen members, including the Teacher of the Year and the chairperson of the student advisory council as voting members. The bill specifies that the governor will appoint members with the advice and consent of the senate, and it outlines that the two members not directly appointed by the governor will be the Rhode Island Teacher of the Year and the chairperson of the student advisory council, each limited to one term. The act is set to take effect upon passage, aiming to enhance governance and representation within Rhode Island's educational system.

Statutes affected:
5839: 16-60-2, 16-97-1