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Requires the state investment commission to create a capital access initiative to expand potential investment opportunities for the state’s pension fund and engage qualified but traditionally underrepresented investment managers.
This bill would require Rhode Island's State Investment Commission — the group responsible for managing the state's public pension fund — to create a new program called a "Capital Access Initiative.
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.
This bill proposes a complete overhaul of how Rhode Island funds its public schools, from elementary through higher education.
Allows a modification for up to $50,000 of individual retirement account income that is included in federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year; provided that the person with individual retirement accounts has no income from pensions.
This bill would allow certain Rhode Island retirees to exclude up to $50,000 of income drawn from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) from their Rhode Island state income taxes.
Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to apply an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) to the Medicaid reimbursement rates paid for assisted living services provided pursuant to this chapter.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to automatically apply a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the Medicaid payment rates for assisted living services.
Mandates health insurance coverage by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings in order to enable patients to get the critical care they need without delay.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to cover lung cancer screenings at no cost to patients.
Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and provides penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information.
This bill would require healthcare facilities in Rhode Island — such as hospitals, nursing homes, and similar medical institutions — to disclose information when ownership or certain significant assets are transferred from one party to another.
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.
This bill would change the number of hours that people need to spend working directly with clients in order to qualify for a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) or a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate in Rhode Island.
Provides that licensed assisted living community is not required to hold a residential unit for a Medicare-eligible resident absent from the facility for a period exceeding 10 days unless EOHHS provides payment to the facility to hold the bed.
This bill addresses what happens to a resident's room at an assisted living facility when they temporarily leave — for example, to go to a hospital or rehabilitation center.
Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.
This bill would prevent doctors, hospitals, and health insurance plans from refusing to pay or process a medical bill just because the injury or illness might have been caused by someone else — such as in a car accident, slip-and-fall, or workplace injury.
Prohibits municipalities from restricting certain landscaping equipment based on its power source. It also prohibits any changes in the regulation of the use of power equipment in the municipality, without a positive referendum vote.
This bill would prevent cities and towns in Rhode Island from banning or restricting landscaping equipment — such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, or trimmers — based on what powers them.
Authorizes the town of North Providence, if an aggregate of two hundred fifty (250) or more units should be proposed in comprehensive permit project(s), to enact an emergency moratorium until the permit requirement of § 45-53-4 are amended.
This bill would give the town of North Providence a special legal tool to temporarily pause certain affordable housing development projects under specific circumstances.
Allows the town of North Providence to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning.
This bill gives the town of North Providence special authority to set its own rules about "density bonuses" — a tool that allows housing developers to build more homes or units on a piece of land than the standard rules would normally allow.
Permits those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provides criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good moral character.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's existing expungement law to allow people who have been convicted of multiple felonies and/or misdemeanors to apply to have those criminal records cleared.
Requires a court considering evidence for the issuance of a temporary emergency protective order to cause the respondent to be taken into protective custody by law enforcement and sent to an emergency room of any hospital, pursuant to § 40.1-5-7.1.
This bill deals with "extreme risk protection orders" (sometimes called "red flag laws"), which are legal tools used when someone may pose a danger to themselves or others, often involving firearms.
Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year.
This bill would require Rhode Island cities and towns to publicly disclose information about lawsuits in which they are named as a defendant.
Amends the Law Enforcement Officers’ Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act" by changing the provision for payment of legal fees.
This bill proposes a change to an existing Rhode Island law called the "Law Enforcement Officers' Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act.
Sets an earlier deadline from June to April for filing of declaration of candidacy and nomination papers.
This bill would move up the deadline for people who want to run for office in Rhode Island to officially declare their candidacy.
Increases the role of the DMV in the voter registration and address verification process, by establishing very specific obligations and responsibilities that must be followed before offering an individual an application to register to vote.
This bill would change how Rhode Island's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) handles voter registration when people visit for driver's licenses, ID cards, or other DMV services.
Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
This bill would make it illegal to bring items into or take items out of Rhode Island's Training School for Youth — the state's secure facility that houses juveniles who have been committed by the courts — without first getting permission from the executive director of the Division of Youth Development within the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF).
Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.
This bill would make changes to the fees that people must pay when they want to appeal a decision from Rhode Island's District Court.
Eliminates prescribed timelines for hearing and determination in certain enforcement actions before the department labor and training to align with reasonable practice.
This bill makes a change to how Rhode Island's Department of Labor and Training handles certain wage-related enforcement cases.
Permits retired superior court magistrates to be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits.
This bill would allow retired Superior Court magistrates in Rhode Island to return to work for the court system without losing any of their retirement benefits.
Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services.
This bill would place new rules and requirements on pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) — the companies that act as middlemen between insurance plans, drug manufacturers, and pharmacies to manage prescription drug benefits.
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.
This Rhode Island bill would require health insurance companies to cover certain follow-up care after a hospital stay — without requiring patients or doctors to get advance approval first.