Is it hyphenated . Just the last time. Thank you. President sanchez can you pronounce your first name. I dont want to mess it up. Katia. Okay, thank you, welcome. Youre going to have a report in a minute or so. Welcome, everybody, to our meeting. I really am happy to be here with everybody. Its good to see so many people out there. We have hundreds of folks. Its going to grow probably. In these times of pandemic, i think its important, we would agree, to offer compassion, kindness and a gentle spirit as we all move through this ordeal together. That were all in it together and we obviously must Work Together to make this during these times. I count on that. Again, welcome, thank you for being here. Section b is opening items. We need approval of the Board Meeting. And two is superintendents report, dr. Matthews. Superintendent matthews good afternoon, everyone. Im glad to see so many you out there and welcome to our new Student Board members. Excited youre on board. So my report for th
Regulations members are required to leave their cameras on the entire time they are in an official proceeding, even if they step away from the camera. This is an entirely remote hearing and as such the Committee Ruling will be closed and members who choose to sit with their individual devices in the hearing room must wear headphones to avoid feedback echoes and distortion resulting for more than one person in the room on the Software Platform as has been reported by the committees. They also are excited to adhere to social distancing and safe healthcare guidelines including masks, gloves and wiping down their area both before and after their presence in the hearing room. While a roll call is not necessary to establish a quorum, whatever there is an official proceeding with low participation the clerk will call the roll to help make clear who is here at the start of the proceeding. I will ask the clerk to call on the role. Madame clerk. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [r
[roll call] [roll call] pursuant to Committee Rule Opening Statements is limited to the chair and Ranking Member and this allows to hear from our witnesses sooner and provides members and adequate time to answer questions. I now trigger myself for an opening statement. Before i deliver the opening remarks i must first acknowledge the recent protests against Police Misconduct in in favor of Racial Equity and justice across the nation. Times are demanding and we address this countrys centuryold challenges and with todays hearing we can be prepared to answer the call to Racial Equity and justice in education. I want to note this hearing marks the committees first fully remote hearing pursuant to House Resolution 965 and accompanying regulations. To date we will examine how covid19 pandemic has directly impacted his state and local government revenue and how projected state and local government shortfalls to further exacerbate educational inequities rooted in a with the inequities rooted a
Good evening. Good evening. Thank you and good evening. [ applause ] thank you and good evening. Good evening rhode island. Mr. Speaker and Senate President , members of the house and the senate. Members of the judiciary to my cabinet and my wonderful family. Thank you for being here tonight. And my fellow Rhode Islanders. Tonight i stand with all of you filled with optimism for our future. We work hard together digging our way out of the deep economic hole. And now we are prepared for Rhode Islanders for success in a fast changing economy. Right now in rhode island. We have more than half a million jobs in our state. Thats more jobs than we ever have in our states history. [ applause ] our unemployment is the lowest it has been in three decades now i want you to think about that. That means that our economy is as strong today as it has been in a generation. Whats going on . We know it has not always been that way. Actually just a few years ago, it was not that way. Whats different . W
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God our father, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of this peoples house as they gather at the end of another week in the capitol. Endow each with the graces needed to attend to the issues of the day with wisdom. That the results of their efforts might benefit the citizens of our nation and the world. We also ask your blessing leading into this weekend upon fathers throughout our country. May they be their best selves and may their children appreciate fully the blessing they have been to them. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. New england journal of medicine pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman