On June 5, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a $750,000 amendment to the state budget to support multilingual education through the Support and Access to Bilingual Education (SABE) Act, sponsored by Rep. David Morales. The act aims to increase the number of certified dual language teachers to better serve multilingual learners, particularly in districts with high incidences of such students, including Providence Public School District (PPSD), where 42% of students are multilingual learners but only a quarter participate in dual language programs—currently offered exclusively in Spanish. Advocates like Dr. Erin Papa of the Coalition for a Multilingual Rhode Island emphasize the focus on traditional public schools to impact the majority of multilingual students statewide. The SABE Act addresses the shortage of qualified bilingual teachers by providing financial support and streamlined certification processes. It also seeks to sustain existing world language programs, which face cuts due to budget constraints in both urban and suburban districts. The Department of Secondary and Elementary Education will establish a bilingual education fund to grant schools resources for expanding bilingual education. The Coalition celebrated the legislative success on June 23 but stresses that this marks the beginning of ongoing efforts to improve multilingual education in Rhode Island.