SB 2756: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Permits certain volunteer firefighters to purchase motor vehicles by utilizing state purchasing provisions.)
03/24/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
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SB 2457: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount.)
03/24/2022 Committee heard
Sponsors
Jonathon Acosta
(D)
,
Meghan Kallman
(D)
,
Roger Picard
(D)
,
Lou DiPalma
(D)
,
Hanna Gallo
(D)
+4 more
SB 2190: 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.)
03/24/2022 Committee heard
Sponsors
Ryan Pearson
(D)
,
Meghan Kallman
(D)
,
Kendra Anderson
(D)
,
Sandra Cano
(D)
,
Alana DiMario
(D)
+5 more
SB 2800: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Eliminates the requirement that the signature on all certifying envelopes containing a mail ballot be made before a notary public or before two (2) witnesses.)
03/24/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Sponsors
Walter Felag
(D)
,
Cynthia Armour Coyne
(D)
,
Frank Lombardo
(D)
,
Lou DiPalma
(D)
,
Hanna Gallo
(D)
+3 more
SB 2319: 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.)
03/24/2022 Committee heard
SB 2590: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Extends the date of commencement of construction projects for health and safety deficiencies and educational enhancement to December 30, 2023.)
03/24/2022 Committee heard
Sponsors
Cynthia Armour Coyne
(D)
,
Hanna Gallo
(D)
,
James A. Seveney
(D)
,
Dawn Euer
(D)
,
Val Lawson
(D)
SB 2051: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Provides districts with free and reduced lunch populations above 20% have their minimum housing aid share increased to 40% for projects completed after July 1, 2020 and school housing aid ratio increased to 5% if completed by December 30, 2027.)
03/24/2022 Committee heard
SB 2759: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX (Taxes property not considered a primary residence at a flat rate of five percent (5%) of the assess value.)
03/24/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
SB 2515: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT--PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF POLICE ROBOT TECHNOLOGY (Prohibits on-duty/off-duty law enforcement officer from utilizing any robot/police robot dog/UAV, whether armed/unarmed, within the scope of their employment as well as police departments from purchase/procurement of any robots/UVAs/police robot dogs.)
03/24/2022 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
SB 2752: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CORPS (Creation of RI Climate Corps to implement a work program developed and administered by ServeRI.)
03/24/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
SB 2781: AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - LIMITATIONS (Allows any city or town to add the municipality as a third-party beneficiary where the original contract causes a violation of a municipal ordinance, in the amount of three percent (3%) of the total compensation of the contract.)
03/24/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
SB 2309: 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.)
03/24/2022 Committee heard
Sponsors
Ryan Pearson
(D)
,
Jonathon Acosta
(D)
,
Hanna Gallo
(D)
,
Sandra Cano
(D)
,
Melissa Murray
(D)
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