RI Rep Chippendale Calls on GA Leadership to Address Grave Injustice to Disabled Students Seeking to Participate In RI Promise Scholarship Program

State House, Providence – Today, Rhode Island House Republican Whip Michael W. Chippendale sent the attached letter to Speaker Joseph K. Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick J Ruggerio. Chippendale is requesting corrective action to accommodate disabled students in the proposed legislation to make the RI Promise Scholarship Program permanent.

Attachment:  Letter to RI General Assembly Leadership, February 15, 2021.

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The Rhode Island House of Representatives Minority Caucus (Republican) is comprised of the following elected members representing constituents who live in the following districts throughout the Ocean State: Minority Leader, Blake Filippi, District 36 (Charlestown, South Kingstown, Westerly, New Shoreham); Minority Whip, Michael Chippendale, District 40 (Foster, Glocester, Coventry); Representative George Nardone, District 28 (Coventry); Representative Brian Newberry, District 48 (North Smithfield, Burrillville); Representative David Place, District 47 (Burrillville, Glocester); Senior Deputy Minority Leader Justin Price, District 39 (Exeter, Hopkinton, Richmond); Deputy Minority Leader Robert Quattrocchi, District 41 (Scituate, Cranston); Deputy Whip Sherry Roberts, District 29 (Coventry, West Greenwich).

Contact Information
Sue Stenhouse
Chief of Staff
​Rhode Island House of Representatives Minority Office
Rhode Island State House, Room 106
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
sstenhouse@rilegislature.gov
401-487-5582