Rhode Island Bills

sponsored by Ryan Pearson

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SB 2235 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR INVESTMENT ACT (Requires the children’s cabinet, to develop a strategic plan to retain early childhood educators by creating a cross-departmental target wage scale of early educators and that of public school teaching staff or individuals with similar credentials.)
Feb 08 2022 04/08/2022 Referred To House Finance
Apr 08 2022
SB 2384 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Allows for the extension of child support obligations for non-custodial parents beyond emancipation if the children are attending a (2) or four (4) year college and still live with the custodial parent until such children reach the age of 21.)
Feb 15 2022 04/07/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 07 2022
SB 2293 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- THE OCEAN STATE CLIMATE ADAPTION AND RESILIENCE FUND (Imposes an adaption fee on every barrel of petroleum products and asphalt products received at a marine terminal within this state.)
Feb 15 2022 04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
SB 2286 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (Establishes a group to develop a tuition formula for schools sending students to technical programs.)
Feb 15 2022 04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
SB 2748 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (Assigns additional duties to the commissioner of on postsecondary education, including preparing strategic plan for public higher education provides for equitable distribution of public funds and adopts an outcomes based model.)
Mar 24 2022 04/06/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Apr 06 2022
SB 2845 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR FUEL TAX (Suspends the tax on fuel or manufactured biodiesel fuel sold or used from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, and requires the seller to reduce the per-gallon price of fuel or manufactured biodiesel fuel by a sum equal to the tax abatement.)
Apr 05 2022 04/05/2022 Introduced, Referred To Senate Finance
Apr 05 2022
SB 2734 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Felony to store firearms unlocked.)
Mar 24 2022 03/31/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 31 2022
SB 2313 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (Requires DHS to disburse $18,700,000 in $1,500 amounts total, $250 per month for 6 months as retention bonuses to direct care staff at childcare centers/licensed family providers.)
Feb 15 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022
SB 2334 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- PHYSICAL THERAPY COPAY (Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductible for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath.)
Feb 15 2022 03/29/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 29 2022
SB 2309 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE (Provides for a one-time appropriation of $1,000,000 and an annual appropriation thereafter to Rhode Island College providing to teachers at no costs to them certification and educational programs who teach students who don't speak English.)
Feb 15 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Heard
Mar 24 2022
SB 2319 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Amends the local share of education funding to be paid to charter public schools based on a comparison of performance data between the specific school from which the student is coming and the specific charter school that will be receiving the student.)
Feb 15 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Heard
Mar 24 2022
SR 2730 (2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Antoinette Gullifa
Mar 22 2022 03/24/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 24 2022
SB 2290 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island hope scholarship act to provide up to the cost of two (2) years of tuition costs and mandatory fees for eligible students in hopes to increase the numbers for enrollment and graduation.)
Feb 15 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2022
SR 2731 (2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of George Edward Castro, Jr.
Mar 22 2022 03/24/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 24 2022
SB 2685 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Expands the promise scholarship program to allow a student who is eligible to receive funds under the Rhode Island promise scholarship to use the same funds at most public or private institutions of postsecondary education in Rhode Island.)
Mar 17 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 24 2022
SB 2190 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE RHODE ISLAND QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN AFTERSCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME ACT (Provides funding for afterschool, summer learning and workforce development programs for students in grades K-12.)
Feb 08 2022 03/24/2022 Committee Heard
Mar 24 2022
SB 2420 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- WINE DIRECT SHIPPER LICENSE (Creates a wine direct license for licensed producers to directly ship limited wine to residents of RI over the age of twenty one (21).)
Feb 15 2022 03/23/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 23 2022
SB 2043 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) --TRAINING AND EVALUATION--EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS (Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to implement an assessment and evaluation system that applies to both teachers and administrators and is aligned with the state's standards.)
Jan 25 2022 03/23/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 23 2022
SB 2061 (2022 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Requires the contracting department of the department of human services or the department of administration to pilot at least one contract for professional or technical services using automatic verification software to verify hours billed under contract.)
Jan 25 2022 03/17/2022 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Mar 17 2022
SR 2566 (2022 Regular Session)
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Casey J. Contrada
Mar 10 2022 03/15/2022 Senate Read And Passed
Mar 15 2022

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