Wednesday, March 3, 2021
9:30am Governor McKee
Governor Daniel McKee met with staff and state agency directors. Tackling covid is his first priority.
3pm HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
H5068 by McNamara ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION LC79/1 (Promotes healthy school buildings and grounds by prohibiting the use of certain appliances in school buildings.) VideoH5236 by McNamara, Amore, Noret, Casimiro ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP STABILIZE COSTS AND OTHER FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RHODE ISLAND’S CITIES’ AND TOWNS’ STUDENT TRANSPORTATION LC1105/1 (Creates an 11 member commission to examine and provide recommendations to stabilize cities’ and towns’ student transportation costs and regulations, and who would report back to the House by January 4, 2022, and expire on April 4, 2022.) VideoH5328 by Carson, Cortvriend, Speakman, Fogarty, Ruggiero, Caldwell, Donovan, Alzate, Barros ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL LC195/1 (Requires schools to comply with composting and recycling laws.) VideoH5351 by Cortvriend, Amore, Bennett, Carson, Cassar, Fogarty, Kislak ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — SEIZURE SAFE SCHOOLS ACT LC694/1 (Requires elementary/secondary schools to have at least 1 school employee trained to administer/assist with the self-administering of seizure rescue medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder systems and the use of prescribed electrical stimulation.) VideoH5353 by Cortvriend, Ruggiero, Carson, Amore, Tanzi, Solomon, Cassar, McGaw, Henries, Alzate ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — SUICIDE PREVENTION–THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT LC677/1 (Creates the “Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act” which requires training of teachers/students/school personnel regarding suicide awareness and prevention, and the establishment of a conflict resolution process between teachers or school personnel/students.) VideoH5516 by Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Cardillo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS LC913/1 (Authorizes Providence to have elected school committee effective July 1, 2025 subject to approval of electors at general / special election held prior to July 1, 2025) VideoH5517 by Tobon, Caldwell, Baginski, Alzate, Edwards, Barros, Corvese, Amore, Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — CURRICULUM LC1254/1 (Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2023 all high school students attending public schools demonstrate proficiency in computer science.) VideoH5519 by Tobon, Baginski, Alzate, Edwards, Barros, Amore, Craven ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — MANDATORY EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE LC1251/1 (Requires all students in kindergarten to grade twelve (K-12) to perform a minimum amount of community service each school year and grants them the option to perform certain forms of community service for academic credit.) VideoH5520 by Lombardi, McGaw, Henries ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — CURRICULUM LC1692/1 (Requires the department of education to develop and make available for school use a mental health curriculum. Schools would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.) VideoH5604 by Kislak, Donovan, Potter, Henries, Morales, Alzate, Felix, McGaw ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — CURRICULUM LC1605/1 (Requires courses in family life or sex education be taught in grades 6 -12 and be appropriate for students of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.) Video
3:30pm SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT & AGRICULTURE
Presentation
ISO New England Overview and Regional Update: ISO-NE oversees the operation of New England’s bulk electric power system and transmission lines, generated and transmitted by its member utilities
Kerry Schlichting, External AffairsKerry Schlichting is an External Affairs Representative for ISO New England, where she is responsible for performing outreach to government officials in the New England states. VideoEric D. Johnson, Director, External AffairsEric is Director of External Affairs for ISO New England, the operator of the region’s electric grid. He is responsible for managing the ISO’s outreach to government officials in the six New England states. Video
SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION
S0078 by Euer, Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Sosnowski, Coyne, Cano, Murray, Valverde, Kallman ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT – 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE LC1231/1 (Establishes a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate.) Video
3:30pm SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
S0196 by Ciccone, Acosta, Calkin, Goodwin, Lawson, Anderson, Valverde, Murray, Bell, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS — DIGNITY AT WORK ACT LC848/1 (Establishes the Dignity at Work Act, to provide workers with more protection from bullying and harassment in the workplace.) Video
5pm SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
S0031 by Seveney, Euer, DiPalma, Miller, Coyne, Goodwin ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — SUICIDE PREVENTION–THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT LC368/1 (Creates the “Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act” which requires training of teachers/students/school personnel regarding suicide awareness and prevention, and the establishment of a conflict resolution process between teachers or school personnel/students.) VideoS0076 by Gallo, Cano, Lawson, Euer, Pearson, Miller, McCaffrey, Sosnowski, Ruggerio, Seveney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — CURRICULUM LC1054/1 (Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all subsequent graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools shall fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education.) VideoS0150 by Picard ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT LC1056/1 (Requires that the board of elementary and secondary education adopt a competency-based/proficiency-based learning policy whereby students can earn credits through demonstration of competency.) VideoS0209 by Lawson, Gallo, Euer, Cano, Pearson, Picard, Sosnowski, DiPalma, Goldin, Quezada ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT LC1537/1 (Updates Access to Advanced Placement Courses for All Students Act.) VideoS0210 by Felag, McCaffrey ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – CURRICULUM LC1194/1 (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education, in collaboration with the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation, to make educational resources available regarding litter prevention and recycling awareness to elementary school students.) VideoS0211 by Gallo, Lombardo, Picard, DiPalma ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS LC1213/1 (Establishes courses that include instruction in career and technical education programs.) VideoS0212 by Gallo, Pearson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION – REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 – THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) LC1223/1 (Seeks to advance economic development by guaranteeing students the right to enroll in approved career technical educational programs and allows them to enroll outside the district of residence if their district does not offer a duplicate program.) VideoS0285 by Gallo, DiPalma, Seveney ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION — RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL-TO-CAREER TRANSITION ACT OF 1996 LC1217/1 (Implements an individual career and academic plan graduation requirement for each student enrolled in public schools in the sixth through twelfth grade, starting with students entering the sixth grade in the 2023-2024 school year.) Video
5pm SENATE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL LEGISLATION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
S0067 by Seveney, Sosnowski, Coyne, Archambault, Murray, McCaffrey, Bell, DiMario, Burke, Mack ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — STATE EMBLEMS LC381/1 (This act would designate “Northern Star Coral” as the official state coral.) VideoS0068 by Sosnowski, Algiere, Valverde ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY — HOLLEY LANDING LC418/1 (Renames the landing in South Kingstown known as Wordens Pond Landing to Holley Landing.) VideoS0198 by Raptakis, Murray, Felag, Morgan, Lawson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES LC449/1 (Allows business vehicles which are owned by an entity which a veteran owns, and is registered and authorized to conduct business in the state of Rhode Island, to register such business vehicles with veteran plates.) VideoS0200 by Felag, Gallo, Murray, Raptakis, Lombardo ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES LC1195/1 (Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for recipients of the United States Bronze Star Medal.) VideoS0276 by Coyne, Lawson, Mendes ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES LC1476/1 (Authorizes the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates to Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse.) VideoS0320 by Archambault, Murray ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES LC1048/1 (Provides for a reduction in the minimum number of special plates to be ordered from the DMV to one hundred fifty (150) sets upon payment of a conditionally refundable fee of three thousand dollars ($3,000).) Video
6pm HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
H5020 by Slater ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS LC222/1 (Allows persons with multiple misdemeanors and felonies to seek expungement of up to six convictions provided that convictions for multiple alcohol related offenses or domestic violence offenses and crime of violence are not eligible.) VideoH5084 by Knight ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS LC573/1 (Allows for the sealing of records pertaining to cases for which a person is acquitted or otherwise exonerated from a charged offense and eliminates the one hundred dollar ($100) fee for the expungement of a criminal record.) VideoH5085 by Knight ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — SENTENCE AND EXECUTION LC575/1 (Requires termination of imprisonment on a deferred sentence when, after consideration by an assistant or special assistant designated by the attorney general, the state or arresting police department, in their discretion, dismisses the charge(s).) VideoH5086 by Knight ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS LC583/1 (Permits persons with felony records to petition the court to have their court records, where there has been dismissal/no true bill/no information or if the person has otherwise been exonerated from the offense, sealed by the clerk of the court.) VideoH5103 by Knight, Williams ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS LC578/1 (Makes convictions for crimes that have been decriminalized, including misdemeanor and felony convictions for marijuana, eligible for expungement. Upon filing motion, the court where the original conviction took place, shall hold a hearing on the motion.) VideoH5304 by Williams, Knight, Biah, Giraldo, Morales, Batista ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS LC73/1 (Makes any acquittal or dismissal of any offense eligible for sealing under chapter 1 of title 12, lowers the time limitations for certain expungements and amends the eligibility requirements for certain expungements.) VideoH5307 by Williams, Batista, Giraldo, Morales, Vella-Wilkinson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — THE RHODE ISLAND MARIJUANA EXPUNGEMENT ACT OF 2021 LC929/1 (Provides that past criminal misdemeanors and felonies for possession of marijuana may be expunged, and the charges from said criminal act could not be used against a person from entering the cannabis industry or any government assistance programs.) VideoH5636 by Knight, Speakman, Felix, Batista ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS– IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS LC582/1 (Act repeals fee payment for expungements and makes eligible persons convicted of felony simple possession for expungement 5 years after completion of sentence.) VideoH5144 by Casimiro, Ranglin-Vassell, Craven, Knight, Williams, McEntee ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS — PAROLE LC129/1 (Makes minors who were sentenced as adults, eligible for parole after serving fifteen (15) years of a sentence and would not apply to those serving life without parole and would apply to those prisoners whose offenses were committed after 1/1/91.) VideoH5380 by Casimiro, Noret ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — THREE WHEEL VEHICLES LC128/1 (Provides that three (3)-wheeled motorcycles be included under the licensing requirements of the department of motor vehicles.) VideoH5396 by Filippi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES LC986/1 (Prohibits the use of a stingray cell-site simulator device by any law enforcement agency except upon application for its use and the granting of its order by the presiding justice of the superior court.) VideoH5428 by Place, Chippendale, Quattrocchi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS LC348/1 (Establishes policy for regulation of occupations, specifying criteria for government regulation to increase opportunities, competition, protect consumers and create a process to review criminal histories to reduce offenders’ disqualifications.) VideoH5566 by Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Shanley ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES – ASSAULTS LC1122/1 (Makes an assault on taxi drivers a felony punishable by up to three (3) years imprisonment and an assault with a dangerous weapon punishable by five (5) to twenty (20) years imprisonment.) VideoH5567 by Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES – MOTORCYCLE HELMETS LC1120/1 (Requires all operators of motorcycles to wear a helmet. Violation results in a one hundred dollar ($100) fine. Increases the fine for failure of passenger’s to wear a helmet from eighty-five dollars ($85) to one hundred dollars ($100).) VideoH5574 by Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES LC1685/1 (Increases the penalties for driving so as to endanger, death resulting, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment from ten (10) years to twenty (20) years, and the maximum term of license suspension from five (5) years to ten (10) years.) VideoH5576 by Lombardi ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW– GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS — UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES LC1688/1 (Makes it a felony to price gauge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage.) VideoH5614 by Noret ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES — CHILDREN LC1781/1 (Makes it a misdemeanor to possess, transfer and/or produce child erotica for the specific purpose of sexual gratification or arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more ($1,000), or both.) VideoH5615 by O’Brien ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES — COMPUTER CRIME LC569/1 (Allows for a civil action against parents of a student who demonstrates disregard for the suspension of their child who has committed the offense of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.) VideoH5616 by O’Brien ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY – CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LC565/1 (Prohibits declawing of a cat or other animal, unless a licensed veterinarian has determined that the procedure is necessary for a therapeutic purpose. Any person who violates this section would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.) VideoH5617 by O’Brien ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY — CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LC563/1 (Prohibits person convicted of unnecessary cruelty to animals from owning or exercising control of an animal for life. Penalty for violation one thousand dollars ($1000) and forfeiture of animal.) VideoH5637 by Knight, McEntee ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES — GENERAL POWERS LC1892/1 (Repeals the power granted to certain municipal courts to execute search warrants to the extent the warrants could be executed by a judge of the district court.) VideoH5653 by Ajello, Ranglin-Vassell, Tanzi, Williams, Knight, Morales, Kislak, Craven, Cassar, Speakman ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY–POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015 LC1903/1 (Data collection on police traffic stops and/or searches. Requires appointment of community review board.) Video
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