Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises from 15% to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses.
Increases the amount of unpaid parental or family leave available to an employee, from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-six (26) weeks, in any two (2) calendar years.
Prohibits state or municipality from contracts to detain individuals for civil immigration violations, and if such contract exists, it must end by July 1, 2025 and prohibits using public resources to detain those individuals.
Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2024.
This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to the Rhode Island Black Business Association.
Establishes a nine (9) member commission on pardons to provide recommendations to the governor as to who should receive executive pardons per the state constitution.
Reduces equitable relationships between packaging producers and local governments and communities by establishing the Package Reduction and Recycling Program.
