Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
Mandates insurance policies, provides coverage to diagnose & treat infertility for women between 25 & 42 years, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Establishes general caseload limits for DCYF workers similar to those contained in the Council on Accreditation standards.
Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $800,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
Provides that dental services rendered to patients would be reimbursed by standards governed by the general laws of Rhode Island.
Authorizes the department of housing to issue bonds in the amount of $50,000,000 with a maturity date not to exceed 20 years, to establish the housing production revolving fund, to promote the development of housing and ensuring more affordable housing.
Repeals the provision that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their background checks.
Eliminates the sunset provision for the motion picture production tax credit.
Removes the municipal preemption on prohibiting the offering of residential units for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform.
Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from 5 years to 10 years.
