JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY ORAL PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,167,100 to the Rhode Island Auditory Oral Program, to support it’s mission.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY ORAL PROGRAM

Introduced By:
Representatives McNamara, Handy, and Fascia

Date Introduced:
January 07, 2026

Referred To:
House Finance
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RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated to the RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY
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ORAL PROGRAM (hereinafter the “Program”), which is a statewide educational program
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currently housed within the Foster School Department, the sum of one million, one hundred sixty-
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seven thousand, one hundred dollars ($1,167,100), out of any monies in the treasury not
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otherwise appropriated for fiscal year 2026-2027, to support the Program’s mission to provide
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specialized auditory-oral programming for children with hearing loss who benefit from hearing
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technology and to provide these children with tools necessary for successful inclusion and
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achievement; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw orders upon the
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general treasurer for the payment of said sum, or so much thereof as may be from time to time
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required, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE RHODE ISLAND AUDITORY ORAL PROGRAM
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This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of one million, one
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hundred sixty-seven thousand, one hundred dollars ($1,167,100), to the Rhode Island Auditory
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Oral Program, to support the program’s mission to provide specialized auditory-oral
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programming for children with hearing loss.
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