On Record (51)
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Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.
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Converts the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act into a continuing scholarship program at Rhode Island College, similar to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship at the Community College of Rhode Island.
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Expands the jurisdiction of the city of Warwick municipal court.
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Clarifies the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider.
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Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer anesthesia such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is imminent threat to life or limb.
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Amends certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference.
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Requires public schools to give congressionally chartered youth organizations limited access for recruitment and brief student presentations with parent notice, while preserving school safety and discretion.
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Revises sections of the uniform controlled substances act to remove specific opioid dosage requirements and revise the uniform controlled substances act in accordance with current standards of professional practice.
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Raises the percentage from eighty percent (80%) to eighty-five percent (85%) regarding declaring a vehicle a total loss.
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Establishes the Rhode Island education funding and accountability act, which would include a totally revised and revamped formula for funding all levels of public education in Rhode Island.
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Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.
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Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.
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Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
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Requires that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien.
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Grants the city of Warwick the authority to sell the property located at 34 Warwick Lake Avenue, without regard for statutory limitations pursuant to § 45-2-6, to clear the title to said property.
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Requires all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency.
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Allows for the issuance of a Class B or Class B-H liquor license for the property located at 349 Main Street in the town of South Kingstown.
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Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
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INSURANCEINSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides that no contract between a dental plan or other healthcare entity and a dentist requires the dentist to accept exclusively by virtual credit cards.
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EducationEDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND EDUCATION FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND EDUCATION FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island education funding and accountability act, which would include a totally revised and revamped formula for funding all levels of public education in Rhode Island.
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EducationEDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM ACT
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM ACT - Converts the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act into a continuing scholarship program at Rhode Island College, similar to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship at the Community College of Rhode Island.
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Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERSTOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- WARWICK MUNICIPAL COURT
TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- WARWICK MUNICIPAL COURT - Expands the jurisdiction of the city of Warwick municipal court.
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INSURANCEINSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES-DENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES-DENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE - Clarifies the manner in which certain dental insurance benefits are paid directly to the provider.
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EducationEDUCATION -- REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
EDUCATION -- REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS - Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education.
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INSURANCEINSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT
INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Prohibits dental insurers from refusing to honor directions to pay from insured, modifying benefits to be paid. Requires providers to accept payment by virtual credit card as unfair claims practices.
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AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF WARWICK TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $50,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, DEMOLITION, ARCHITECTURAL COSTS, ENGINEERING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF
I) TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES TO REPLACE PILGRIM HIGH SCHOOL AND TOLLGATE HIGH SCHOOL AND ON-SITE ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND (II) RECREATION AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY (Authorizes the city of Warwick to issue not more than $50,000,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance two new high schools and school facilities.
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AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE WARWICK CITY CHARTER TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS, RAISING THE SM
AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE WARWICK CITY CHARTER TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS, RAISING THE SMALL PROCUREMENT DOLLAR THRESHOLD BY ORDINANCE, AND ESTABLISHING MINORITY REPRESENTATION APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS VIA ORDINANCE - Proposes amendments to the Warwick City Charter.
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Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association.
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CIVIL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CIVIL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - Protects against discrimination based on disability in federally funded programs and activities, even if there is a change in the federal law.
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Requires that one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the governor from a list of individuals submitted by the mayor of the city of Warwick.
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Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES - Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- LEASED LAND DWELLINGS
PROPERTY -- LEASED LAND DWELLINGS - Directs RIHousing to work with stakeholders to investigate and determine ways to assist an incorporated homeowners' association to exercise rights to purchase leased land.
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Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- WARWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET COMMISSION
TOWNS AND CITIES -- WARWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET COMMISSION - Creates a budget commission to oversee the Warwick schools district until such time as the fiscal year 2025 - 2026 Warwick school budget is approved.
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Food And DrugsFOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT
FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT - Mandates that a cannabis dispensary display the signage warning that the consumption of marijuana and THC products during pregnancy poses risks to infant development.
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EducationEDUCATION -- CURRICULUM
EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026.
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EducationEDUCATION -- EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
EDUCATION -- EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.
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Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DIETITIAN LICENSURE COMPACT - Allows for the enactment of the dietitian licensure compact permitting a licensed dietitian from another state to become licensed within the state, and also permitting a dietitian licensed by the state to become licensed in another compact state.
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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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PROPERTYPROPERTY -- HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LAW
PROPERTY -- HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LAW - Creates the homeowners association law to provide operational procedures for residential communities subject to the management of a homeowner association.
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EducationEDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT - Establishes guidelines, rules and regulations for the implementation and expansion of prekindergarten education programs for children ages 3-4 to increase children’s school readiness statewide.
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HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Increases the additional permit fee cap on residential construction that supports electronic permitting and residential construction workforce training from one hundred dollars ($100) to one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
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Businesses And ProfessionsBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb.
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Neutral
HighwaysHIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS
HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS - Permits municipalities to enter into contracts with the department of transportation for the municipality to perform minor and routine maintenance work on state highways, roadways, and shoulders located within the municipality.
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Food And DrugsFOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS - Establishes a restricted receipt account at the DLT for hospitality industry workforce training grants, funded by an annual $50 dollar fee to be charged by RIDOH to food service establishments.
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State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMINENT DOMAIN
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMINENT DOMAIN - Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain, to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.
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EducationEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover device that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football
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ELECTIONSELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Changes the date for the election of delegates to the conventions from the fourth Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday in March 2028.
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EducationEDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT
EDUCATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT - Establishes guidelines for continued implementation and expansion of public, high-quality prekindergarten education programs.
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EducationEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Directs the state department of education to establish an anti-hazing policy in student athletics.
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Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for appliance and specified equipment purchased or installed after January 1, 2025.
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Provides Rhode Island residents over nonresidents with priority when making reservations to secure a campsite and other recreational facilities.
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Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature.
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Creates the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform.
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Increases continuing education requirements for physician assistants, removes restrictions of PAs to render charitable care and aid for school and youth programs or cardiac arrest and removes restrictive covenants as to ownership by a PA.
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Permits healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat patients remotely with store-and-forward technology when provision of services in such manner is consistent with the standard of care.
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Amends the timelines related to healthcare provider credentialing.
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Creates a special legislative commission to study and provide recommendations relating to shared services between Rhode Island school districts.
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Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards on or before September 8, 2026, contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
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Authorizes Cranston to issue not more than $4,000,000 general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the repair, construction and rehabilitation of storm drains and drainage improvements, and remediation and mitigation of drainage and flooding problems.
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Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue not more than $4,000,000 general obligation bonds/temporary notes for the acquisition, construction, improvement, renovation, repair and alteration of playgrounds, athletic fields and related equipment in the city.
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Authorizes Cranston to issue not more than $2,000,000 general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the acquisition, demolition, construction, improvement, renovation, repair, alteration, furnishing and equipping of public buildings in the city.
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Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue not more than eight million dollars ($8,000,000) general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the acquisition, improvement, renovation and repair of fire and public safety equipment in the city.
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES IN THE CITY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAVING, DRAINAGE, TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, ROAD MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND LANDSCAPING AND ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL OR RELATED THERETO BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $8,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE AND/OR ACQUISITION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY
Authorizes Cranston to issue no more $25,000,000 obligation bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness to finance the purchase and/or acquisition of land/buildings, construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing, equipping
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Creates multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, and for recycling of beverage containers.
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Changes the direct client contact hour requirements for applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist associate and applicants for licensure of marriage and family therapist.
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Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
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Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.
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Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth …
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Authorizes the city of Cranston to establish a housing division within its municipal court.
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Provides for an additional $117,600 to fund the rate increase recommended by the health insurance commissioner.
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Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).
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Allows the dependents of a national guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance.
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Requires transition planning for high school students with disabilities, who have a “504” plan, like the transition planning required for high school students with disabilities, who have an individualized education program (IEP).
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Includes shared services as one of the considerations in determining whether to authorize the creation of a regional school district.
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Increases reimbursement caps promulgated in 2018 and applies to eligible costs for library projects incurred from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2031, or ending earlier if the Office of Library Information Services amends the regulations.
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Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit.
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Gradually phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a five (5) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to one hundred percent (100%), beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
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Permits victims of stalking to recover for expenses related to relocation or home modification under the crime victim compensation program.
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Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
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Provides that public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.
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Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.
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Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.
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Proposes a bond measure to authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue up to $36,000,000 in bonds, subject to voter approval, to support the Boys and Girls Clubs.
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Authorizes the state retirement board to revoke or reduce an individual’s pension benefit if that individual is convicted or pleads guilty or no contest to a felony sex crime related to their public office or public employment.
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Provides that certain actions taken by pharmacy benefits managers are deceptive or unfair trade practices.
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Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.
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Increases from seven (7) days to nine (9) days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections. No certificates of election may be issued, until …
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Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter.
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Amends the school funding formula to ensure that local education authorities do not lose funding due to disruptions in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Amends the current law on Alzheimer’s care by enacting a specific list of protocols to be followed and those healthcare facilities subject to the law.
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Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for food and beverages during summer restaurant week and winter restaurant week.
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Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.
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Exempts an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island.
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Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Reduces funeral home inspections from twice a year to once a year and removes the practical exam requirement for out-of-state funeral directors and embalmers.
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Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.