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Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.
This bill would cancel or override a recommendation made by Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to continue the current turnaround plan for Providence's public schools.
Repeals the establishment of statewide academic standards for core subjects and the implementation into the curriculum of all public schools.
This Rhode Island bill would eliminate the state's requirement to have uniform academic standards for core subjects — like math, reading, science, and social studies — that all public schools across the state must follow.
Prohibits the use of heating systems utilizing fossil fuels as well as air or water heating systems in any state or municipal building open to the public constructed, altered or renovated on or after January 1, 2028.
This bill would ban the installation of heating systems that run on fossil fuels — such as natural gas, oil, or propane — in state and municipal (city or town) buildings that are open to the public.
Establishes minimum percentages of bio-based product contained in heating oil sold in the state and sets dates for compliance to set standards.
This bill would require that heating oil sold in Rhode Island contain a minimum percentage of bio-based ingredients — meaning fuel derived from natural, renewable sources like vegetable oils or animal fats rather than purely from petroleum.
Establishes the Plastic Waste Conversion Facility Act.
This bill would create a new set of rules in Rhode Island specifically for facilities that convert plastic waste into other products or materials — such as turning old plastic into fuel, chemicals, or raw materials that can be reused.
Amends the definition of farm and agricultural land to include land on which agricultural operations are being conducted or is suitable for agriculture operations, and further expand the definition of a farmer.
This bill proposes changes to how Rhode Island legally defines "farm," "agricultural land," and "farmer.
Creates the Microplastics Reduction Act to prohibit the sale or distribution of products containing synthetic polymer micro particles.
This bill would create a new law in Rhode Island called the "Microplastics Reduction Act.
Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days.
This bill would change the rules for how Rhode Island teachers earn credit toward their retirement benefits when they take unpaid leave for personal or medical reasons.
Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2009, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2009, cutoff date.
This bill would change how retirement benefits are calculated for Rhode Island public school teachers and state employees.
Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.
This bill would create a new "Education Freedom Account" program in Rhode Island that gives families more control over how their child's education funding is spent.
Repeals the act authorizing toll facilities on state roads.
This bill would repeal a law that currently allows the state of Rhode Island to set up toll facilities on state roads.
Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services.
This bill would require Rhode Island's Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to raise the amount the state pays doctors and clinics when they provide outpatient medical care to children covered by Medicaid.
Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours.
This bill would change the rules for retired municipal employees in Rhode Island who want to return to work for a city or town.
Suspends the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies until January 1, 2036.
This bill would temporarily suspend a specific tax that Rhode Island currently charges electric and gas utility companies.
Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.
This bill would make two specific positions within the state government — the Administrator of Community Confinement and the Home Confinement Coordinator — eligible to participate in Rhode Island's state employee retirement system.
Raises the minimum fee per barrel of petroleum products or crude oil from five cents ($0.05) to twelve cents ($0.12) per barrel as part of the uniform oil spill response and prevention fee.
This bill would increase a fee that oil companies and petroleum distributors pay on every barrel of oil or petroleum products that moves through Rhode Island.
Creates new tax on gains from sale or exchange of real property held for short periods of time, 6 years or less, establishes a comprehensive framework to calculate and implement enforcement and provides imprisonment and/or fines for those who evade taxes.
This bill would create a new state tax in Rhode Island specifically targeting profits made from selling real estate that was owned for six years or less.
Amends the current law on education to address unfunded mandates.
This bill proposes changes to Rhode Island's education laws to address "unfunded mandates" — situations where the state requires local school districts to provide certain programs or services but does not provide the money to pay for them.
Increases the amount of state aid distributed to the towns and cities through appropriation in lieu of property tax provisions applicable to certain private and state properties that are exempt from property tax.
In Rhode Island, certain properties are exempt from property taxes — this includes state-owned buildings and properties belonging to some private organizations (like nonprofits or educational institutions).
Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.
This bill would require the Rhode Island General Assembly to set aside at least $80,000 every year for the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA).
Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration when possible.
This bill would require that Rhode Island maintain or set up Medicaid health insurance coverage for people who are incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) during two specific windows of time: the first 30 days after someone enters prison or jail, and the last 30 days before they are released — when feasible.
Appropriates nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) to establish a bilingual education support fund within the department of elementary and secondary education and provides for implementation of support and access to bilingual education.
This bill would set aside $950,000 in state funding to create a new "Bilingual Education Support Fund" within Rhode Island's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Exempts a single-family, primary residence, owned by a taxpayer, who is at least sixty-five (65) years old, and has been a Rhode Island resident for at least forty (40) years. It also excludes multi-family and income-producing properties.
This bill would exempt certain Rhode Island homeowners from paying property taxes on their primary residence.
Includes both the MomsPRN and PediPRN teleconsultation lines in the healthcare services funding contributions payable by health insurers.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's existing Healthcare Services Funding Plan to include two medical telephone consultation services: MomsPRN and PediPRN.