Legislative Testimony

Budget testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the

 2020 legislative session:

• Article 5, Early Childhood Care and Education Capital Fund
• Article 5, Question 3(a), Affordable Housing Bond
• Article 10, RI Pre-K Expansion, Multilingual Learners, Mental Health Professionals at Public Schools
• Article 12, Housing
• Article 12, Affordable Housing Funding Stream
• Article 14, Perinatal Doula Services
• Article 21, Tobacco Products

Child Welfare testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session: 

• H7111, Annual Reports on the Academic Achievement of Students in Foster Care
• H7338, Mental Health Services for All Students
• H7541, Uniform Parentage Act
• H7429, Child Support

Early Learning testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

• H7293, The World Language and Dual Language Immersion Act
• H7271, Rhode Island Early Educator Investment Act

Economic Well-Being testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

• H7541, Uniform Parentage Act
• H7429, Child Support
• H7570, Minimum Wage
• S2147, Minimum Wage Incremental Increase

Education testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

• H7043 and H7069, Funding for Field Trips
• S2327, Funding for Field Trips
• H7071, Statewide Bullying Policy
• S2035, Competency-Based Learning Policy
• H7292, Strategies to Recruit Teachers of Color
• H7293, The World Language and Dual Language Immersion Act
• H7338, Mental Health Services for All Students
• H7439, Grades 5 or Below Suspensions
• H7797, Compulsory Attendance
• H7818, Advanced Placement Courses for All Students Act
• H7825, Compulsory Attendance Monitoring

Health & Dental testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

• H7070, Electronic Cigarettes
• H7041, Tobacco and Nicotine Products - Children
• H7338, Mental Health Services for All Students
• H7469, Healthy Beverage Act
• S2114, Little Cigar Tax
• S2124, Medical Assistance - Perinatal Doula Services
• S2465, Children's Catastrophic Illness Fund
• S2520, Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women

Housing & Homelessness testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

• S2134, Source of Housing Income

Juvenile Justice testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

Safety testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

• H7102, Prohibiting Firearms Undetectable by Metal Detectors
• H7103, The Julie Lynn Cardinal Act

Other testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

Budget testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 

2019 legislative session: