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Requires school committees to provide transportation for any students who resides two (2) or more miles from school.
This bill would require local school committees in Rhode Island to provide transportation for any student who lives two or more miles from their school.
Permits a nurse who has the appropriate knowledge, credentials and clinical competency, to provide home services foot care, which includes routine foot and nail care, as well as implementing a plan of care that includes hygiene and fingernails.
This bill would allow licensed nurses in Rhode Island to provide basic foot care services to patients in their homes.
Authorizes the town of Bristol to apply the owner-occupied tax rate for mixed-used properties where the residential portion is owner-occupied.
This bill gives the town of Bristol, Rhode Island, the authority to offer a tax break to owners of mixed-use properties — buildings that combine both commercial and residential space, such as a storefront on the ground floor with an apartment above — when the owner lives in the residential portion of the property.
Prohibits landlords from inquiring about an applicant's prior incarceration and from discriminating against those who have been released from prison.
This bill would change Rhode Island's Fair Housing Practices Act to make it illegal for landlords to ask rental applicants about whether they have previously been incarcerated.
Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.
This bill would prevent schools and school districts in Rhode Island from tracking the location of students through their school-issued devices (like laptops or tablets) or their personal devices.
Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half.
This bill would set a maximum number of hours that peace officers in Rhode Island can work in a single day.
Authorizes the town council of Little Compton to establish a homestead exemption for residential dwellings.
This bill gives the town council of Little Compton, Rhode Island, the legal authority to create a "homestead exemption" for residential properties.
Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.
This bill proposes changing the way interest is calculated when someone wins a money judgment in a civil lawsuit in Rhode Island.
Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.
This bill would require every school district in Rhode Island to assist and cooperate with the Family Court when the court is handling cases involving children who are considered delinquent or dependent.
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.
This bill addresses what happens when a labor contract between a city or town and its police officers expires before a new agreement has been worked out.
Raises the gross weight of a vehicle eligible for reserve forces plates from 8,500 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. with US flag on the plates. Proof of honorable discharge to be provided to DMV.
This bill would make two changes to the rules governing special license plates available to members of the U.
Establishes guidelines for continued implementation and expansion of public, high-quality prekindergarten education programs.
This bill aims to set up a framework for expanding and continuing public prekindergarten (pre-K) programs across Rhode Island.
Directs the state department of education to establish an anti-hazing policy in student athletics.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Department of Education to create a statewide anti-hazing policy specifically for student athletics.
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 changes the number of direct client contact hours required for people seeking to become licensed marriage and family therapists in Rhode Island.
Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's Promise Scholarship program to include students enrolled in workforce-ready certificate programs at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI).
Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.
This bill would create a new commission in Rhode Island tasked with developing and establishing standards for homeless shelters across the state.
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.
This bill would ensure that when a contract between firefighters and their employer (typically a city or town) expires, all the terms and conditions of that contract remain in effect until a new agreement is reached.
Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
This bill would allow licensed independent clinical social workers (LICSWs) in Rhode Island to enroll directly as Medicaid providers and bill the state's Medicaid program on their own for services they provide to adult patients.
Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishments when new construction or renovations are being done and permits insurers to consider the installation to provide a discount on the owner's insurance policy.
This bill would require owners of commercial retail properties in Rhode Island to install vehicle safety barriers — such as bollards, planters, or other protective structures — in front of their stores and shops whenever they are doing new construction or major renovations.
Establishes a set rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for certain writs, citations or subpoenas.
This bill would set a fixed fee of $70.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provides that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
This bill proposed changes to how the Urban Collaborative — a cooperative program that serves students from multiple urban school districts in Rhode Island — is organized and governed.
Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provide that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
This bill would have changed how the Urban Collaborative — a cooperative program that serves students across multiple urban school districts in Rhode Island — is organized and managed.