HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES
fiscal_impact assembled from labeled cells of the handbook's cost table (values verbatim; table layout not reproducible as prose).
Rhode Island publishes no official pro/con arguments.
Ballot also carries the general question: "Shall the act passed by the General Assembly at the January 2026 session ... be approved ...?" (handbook p.8).
1. HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES - $275,000,000 For capital improvements to higher education facilities, to be allocated as follows: a. University of Rhode Island Integrated Health Building - $165,000,000 b. Rhode Island College Adams Library Renovations - $50,000,000 c. Community College of Rhode Island Workforce Innovation Center $60,000,000
Your vote to “Approve” means that you support the State issuing $275,000,000 in general obligation bonds for improvements to higher education facilities.
Your vote to “Reject” means that you are against the State issuing $275,000,000 in general obligation bonds for improvements to higher education facilities.
a) University of Rhode Island - Integrated Health Building - $165,000,000 Approval of this bond will provide one hundred and sixty-five million dollars ($165,000,000) to design and construct a new facility and associated infrastructure at the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus, which will significantly advance health education, clinical training, and workforce development. The Integrated Health Building will meet the growing demand for highly trained healthcare professionals and facilitate greater interdisciplinary collaboration across URI’s health-related disciplines. It aligns with URI’s commitment to health innovation, workforce development, and economic growth and will strengthen the state’s healthcare workforce pipeline. b) Rhode Island College - Adams Library Renovations - $50,000,000 Approval of this bond will provide fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) to finance the construction of a student success and career readiness center and renovations to the Adams Library. This project will reimagine the role of the college’s central library into a modern hub for career readiness and academic achievement, helping to improve student outcomes, increase retention and completion rates, and accelerate pathways to employment. c) Community College of Rhode Island - Workforce Innovation Center - $60,000,000 Approval of this bond will provide sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) to construct the Community College of Rhode Island Workforce Innovation Center at the Knight Campus in Warwick. The Workforce Innovation Center will serve as a centralized hub for workforce education and training, increasing Rhode Island’s capacity to prepare students and workers for high-demand careers in advanced manufacturing, construction and the skilled trades, healthcare, information technology and cybersecurity, clean energy, transportation and logistics, and other growing industries. The facility will provide modern classrooms, specialized laboratories, and hands-on training spaces developed in partnership with employers to help address workforce shortages, expand career education opportunities, and strengthen Rhode Island’s economy. Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore 9
How much money will be borrowed? $275,000,000; Total Costs $441,333,250. * Cost of issuance estimated at 0.4% of principal issued. ** Assumes an interest rate of 5%, with bonds amortized with level payments over 20 years.
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