SB 938
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT -- ANNUAL POLICY REVIEW (Requires the board of education to conduct a comprehensive study of the Massachusetts Education Reform Act and report yearly to the governor, the senate and the house of representatives.)
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May 30 2019 |
06/27/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 27 2019
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SB 939
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM AND ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES (Requires all high school students graduating in 2021 and thereafter attending public or any schools managed and controlled by the state to demonstrate proficiency in one course in computer science education.)
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May 30 2019 |
06/27/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 27 2019
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SB 263
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Requires charter public schools include on their board of governors or trustees, one member from host community to be appointed by the school committee of said community.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/27/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 27 2019
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SB 338
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES (Excludes the possession of buprenorphine from those controlled substances that can result in criminal penalties.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/27/2019 Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 27 2019
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SB 547
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION] (Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education would be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education would serve at the pleasure of the governor.)
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Mar 14 2019 |
06/26/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 26 2019
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SB 267
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PSYCHOLOGISTS (Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists, and limits the authorization of school psychologist to practice school psychology to the school setting.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/26/2019 Referred To House Corporations
Jun 26 2019
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SB 299
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE (Allows pregnant women with an annual family income above applicable Medicaid income limit to be eligible to purchase health insurance through one of the Medicaid managed care plans.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/21/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 21 2019
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SB 719
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIP (Adds elementary or secondary school mathematics, world languages or science educators to those individuals eligible for a fellowship.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
06/21/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 21 2019
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SB 262
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Removes the condition that there needs to be a reasonable expectation that a 19 year old will complete a program in secondary school in order to qualify as a dependent child.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/19/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 19 2019
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SB 115
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Provides increased school housing aid for communities that utilize resident architectural firms, for the architectural services included in a new school or school renovation project.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
06/19/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 19 2019
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SB 119
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Requires that all high school students attending public schools fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education, commencing with the graduating class of 2020.)
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Jan 24 2019 |
06/19/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 19 2019
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SB 653
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Establishes courses that include instruction in career and technical education programs.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
06/19/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 19 2019
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SB 199
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHING A CLASS SIZE MAXIMUM FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO (2) (Limits public school K through 2 class size to twenty (20) students.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
06/19/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 19 2019
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SB 978
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BOARD OF REGENTS FOR ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY EDUCATION (Requires that the library-media program outlined in the Rhode Island Basic Education Plan (BEP) in section G-13-1.3.11 be staffed by a school librarian with certification from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited program.)
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Jun 13 2019 |
06/19/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 19 2019
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SB 913
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes the issuance of farmer brewery and farmer distillery licenses to qualifying farms subject to conditions and regulations issued by the department of regulation.)
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May 22 2019 |
06/19/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 19 2019
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SB 238
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES-MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Imposes $250 substance abuse education assessment for conviction of driving under the influence or a violation for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer. Funds would be allocated to BHDDH and used to fund substance abuse programs.)
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Jan 31 2019 |
06/14/2019 Referred To House Judiciary
Jun 14 2019
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SB 864
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Direct the council on elementary and secondary education to provide professional support and assistance to LEAs regarding effective ways to use data such as the LEA’s budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve student performance.)
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May 08 2019 |
06/14/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 14 2019
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SB 680
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- ENSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (Establishes the medication assisted treatment (MAT) program which uses medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to create a comprehensive approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.)
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Mar 21 2019 |
06/14/2019 Referred To House H.E.W.
Jun 14 2019
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SB 437
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Sets the minimum hourly wages for employees of developmental disabilities organizations who have developmental disabilities at thirteen dollars and seventy seven cents ($13.77) with an increase to fifteen dollars ($15.00) commencing on July 1, 2020.)
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Feb 27 2019 |
06/13/2019 Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study
Jun 13 2019
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SB 307
(2019 Regular Session)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING (Requires hospital to incorporate consent for peer recovery specialist services into comprehensive patient consent form. Creates MAT program using meds and counseling and to create a comprehensive approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.)
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Feb 13 2019 |
06/12/2019 Referred To House Finance
Jun 12 2019
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