Budget testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the
2023 legislative session:
Budget testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the
2023 legislative session:
H6110 Equity – State Budget - April 18, 2023
S-527, Equity – State Budget - May 11, 2023
Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner- RI Reconnect - March 23, 2023
Governor's FY 2023 Revised and FY 2024 & Capital Budgets — Department of Children, Youth and Families and Office of the Child Advocate - House Finance Committee - March 7, 2023
Governor's FY 2023 Revised and FY 2024 & Capital Budgets — Department of Children, Youth and Families and Office of the Child Advocate - Senate Finance Committee - March 30, 2023
H-5200, RIDE Budget, RI Pre-K funding, Senate Finance Committee - March 8, 2022
H-5200, RIDE Budget, RI Pre-K funding - April 4, 2023
H5200 Related to DHS Budget, Medicaid Redeterminations - March 21, 2023
H5200, RIDE Budget, RI Pre-K funding - Senate Finance Committee - March 8, 2022
H-5200, Article 3, Section 1 Related to Government Reform and Reorganization (RI Longitudinal Data System Act) - Senate Finance - February 14, 2023
H5200, Article 8 Relating to Education (Funding Formula) - House Finance - March 1, 2023
H5200, Budget Article 9: Medical Assistance -- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics and Cedar Rate Increase - House Finance Committee - March 2, 2023
H5200, Budget Article 9: Medical Assistance -- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics and Cedar Rate Increase - Senate Finance Committee - May 4, 2023
Governor’s Budget Amendment 9 (RI Hope Scholarship) - /Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/2023 Testimony/Budget%20Amendment%209-%20Rhode%20Island%20Hope%20Scholarship%20April%2019%202023_PC-FINAL.pdf?ver=2023-04-28-123654-917April 20, 2023
Child Welfare testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session:
S183, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government -- Department of Children, Youth and Families - March 8, 2023
S768 Department of Children, Youth and Families - May 17, 2023
S780 - Department of Children, Youth and Families' Higher Education Opportunity Incentive Grant
- May 18, 2023
S782, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government — Office of Health and Human Services - May 4, 2023
S1011 DCYF Need Assessment - May 30, 2023
H5458, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government -- Department of Children, Youth and Families - team of educational advocates - April 4, 2023
H5635, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government -- Department of Children, Youth and Families' Higher Education Opportunity Incentive Grant - April 20, 2023
H6189 Tuition Waiver Program for Children In Rhode Island Foster Care - April 20, 2023
H5987, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government — Office of Health and Human Services - May 4, 2023
Early Learning testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H5085 Relating to Education – Establishing a Class Size Maximum for Kindergarten through Grade 2 - February 15, 2023
H5166 Office of the Special Education Ombud - April 19, 2023
H5339 Relating to Education – Education Services to Very Young Children - March 1, 2023
H5371 Relating to Labor – Removing Exemption from Minimum Wage Statute for People Who Work In/About Private Homes - March 29, 2023
H5429 Relating to Health and Safety – Licensing of Summer Camps - February 28, 2023
H5447, Temporary Caregivers Insurance - March 15, 2023
H5616 Relating to State Affairs and Government – Open Meetings - April 5, 2023
H5722 Relating to State Affairs and Government – Open Meetings - April 5, 2023
H5770 to approve and publish and submit to the electors a proposition of Amendment to the Constitution – Samed Day Voter Registration - March 14, 2023
H5781 Temporary Caregivers Insurance - March 1, 2023
H5810 The Rhode Island Family Home Visiting Act - May 4, 2023
H6044 An Act Relating to Insurance – Kids Connect program - March 8, 2023
H6148 An Act Relating to Taxation – Revenue for Rhode Island - May 9, 2023
H6253 Relating to Education – Certification of Teachers - April 19, 2023
H5983 Stay Invested in Wavemaker Fellowships – Early Intervention - April 20, 2023
H6378 The Office of Early Childhood Development and Learning - May 24, 2023
S63 Office of the Special Education Ombud - May 17, 2023
S122 Relating to State Affairs and Government – Open Meetings - April 4, 2023
S139 Temporary Caregivers Insurance - March 1, 2023
S232 An Act Relating to Taxation – Revenue for Rhode Island - February 28, 2023
S145 Relating to Labor and Labor Relations – Rhode Island Parental and Family Medical Leave Act - March 1, 2023
S177 Relating to Education – Establishing a Class Size Maximum for Kindergarten through Grade 2 - March 8, 2023
S185 Relating to Human Services – Early Learning Hubs - April 26, 2023
S207 The Rhode Island Family Home Visiting Act - May 4, 2023
S377 Child Care for Child Care Educators (RI Works) - May 18, 2023
S424 Relating to Labor – Removing Exemption from Minimum Wage Statute for People Who Work In/About Private Homes - April 26, 2023
S463 Relating to Education – Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act - April 26, 2023
S482 Relating to State Affairs and Government – The Office of Early Childhood Development and Learning - April 26, 2023
S492 Rhode Island Early Educator Investment Act - April 26, 2023
S523 Stay Invested in Wavemaker Fellowships – Early Intervention - April 27, 2023
S534 Temporary Caregivers Insurance - June 6, 2023
S608 to approve and publish and submit to the electors a proposition of Amendment to the Constitution – Same Day Voter Registration - April 4, 2023
S699 Relating to Education – Education Services to Very Young Children - April 26, 2023
S790 An Act Relating to Insurance – Kids Connect program Senate - May 11, 2023
S815 Relating to State Affairs and Government – Open Meetings - April 4, 2023
S977 Department of Human Services Child Care Licensing Inspectors - May 24, 2023
S978 Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act – Enrollment at Progreso Latino - May 24, 2023
Economic Well-Being testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H5160- An Act Relating to Financial Institutions - Licensed Activities - Lenders and Loan Brokers - Check Cashing - March 20, 2023
H5622 Rhode Island Public Transit Authority - May 11, 2023
H5644 Rhode Island Works - May 3, 2023
5799 Public Assistance Act SNAP Benefit - May 3, 2023
S227 Rhode Island Works - May 18, 2023
S527 Relating to Public Finance – State Budget - May 11, 2023
Education testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H5010- School-Based Mental Health Reimbursement - February 15, 2023
H5099 The Rhode Island Hope Scholarship - April 20, 2023
H5396 Increase School Social Workers - April 26, 2023
H5520 Sub A Building Opportunities for Out of School Time - May 3, 2023
H5547 Council on Elementary and Secondary Education - March 15, 2023
H5628 Categorical Funding for School Security - April 26, 2023
H5638- LANGUAGE ACADEMIES ACT - April 25, 2023
H5772 Relating to Education -- Children With Disabilities - March 20, 2023
H5421- Recruitment and retention of diverse educators - March 1, 2023
H6007 Federal AID School Lunch and Breakfast Program - April 26, 2023
H5639 Healthy School Meals for All - May 2, 2023
H6053 Relating to The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Success Investment Initiative -
March 22, 2023
H5739 Curriculum - March 29, 2023
H5741 Relating to-Education Accountability Act - March 21, 2023
H5777-An Act Relating to Education-Support and Access to Bilingual Education Act - Committee
March 20, 2023
H6023 Multilingual Educators Investment Act - April 26, 2023
H6149 School Resource Officers - April 26, 2023
H6243 Appropriating Funds to Support Rhode Island College’s Hispanic-Serving Institution Status
- May 2, 2023
S35 - Ability to vote - March 7, 2023
S64 - Mental health providers in schools - March 6, 2023
S67 - The Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act - March 6, 2023
S68 - Healthy School Meals for All - May 10, 2023
S72- Amendment to the Rhode Island Constitution-Right to An Adequate Education - March 8, 2023
S77 Regarding The Rhode Island Hope Scholarship - April 27, 2023
S178 An Act Relating to Education-Apprenticeships - April 18, 2023
S180 - Children with Disabilities - March 8, 2023
S183, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government -- Department of Children, Youth and Families - March 8, 2023
S229 Wavemaker Fellowship - April 27, 2023
S236 - Increase student success factor - March 6, 2023
S456 - Multilingual Learner funding - March 6, 2023
S484 Council on Elementary and Secondary Education - April 19, 2023
S258 Increase School Social Workers - May 9, 2023
S491 Language Academies Act - May 31, 2023
S549 An Act Relating to Education-Support and Access to Bilingual Education Act - May 9, 2023
S559- Multilingual Educators Investment Act - May 9, 2023
S780 Department of Children, Youth and Families' Higher Education Opportunity Incentive Grant - May 18, 2023
S861 Building Opportunities for Out-of-School Time - May 16, 2023
Health & Dental testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H5006 Equality in Abortion Coverage Act (EACA) - March 6, 2023
H5007 Lead Poisoning Prevention Act - April 25, 2023
H5318 Lead Poisoning Prevention Act - April 25, 2023
H5350 Limit Out-of-Pocket Co-pays for Specialty Drugs - March 21, 2023
H5426 Relating to Safeguarding ACA Consumer Protections - April 20, 2023
H5522 – Psychiatry Resource Network Funding Act - April 25, 2023
H5986 Continuous Coverage Birth through 5 - May 4, 2023
H6239, H6238, H6201 -- Lead Prevention and Equity in Housing - April 25, 2023
S23 Safeguard ACA Consumer Protections - March 23, 2023
S243 Children’s Catastrophic Illness Fund - May 4, 2023
S530 Psychiatry Resource Network Funding Act - May 4, 2023
S579 Behavioral Health Services Stabilization - March 23, 2023
Housing & Homelessness testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H5689 Immigration status of tenant - March 2, 2023
H5749 Community Opportunity to Purchase Act - March 7, 2023
H5760 Access to stable housing for formerly incarcerated individuals - March 2, 2023
H5946 Regarding Lead Hazard Mitigation - March 17, 2023
H6323 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act – Sealing of Residential Eviction Proceedings - May 23, 2023
S135 Access to stable house for formerly incarcerated - June 1, 2023
S316 Community Opportunity to Purchase Act - May 10, 2023
S390 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act -- Immigration Status - May 30, 2023
S912 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act – Sealing of Residential Eviction Proceedings - May 30, 2023
Juvenile Justice testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H5227 An Act Relating to Delinquent and Dependent Children – Proceedings in Family Court - March 16, 2023
H5359 Relating to Delinquent and Dependent Children – Proceedings in Family Court - March 16, 2023
H5686, An Act Relating to Criminal Procedure -- Sentence and Execution - parental status - April 4, 2023
S344 Relating to Delinquent and Dependent Children – Proceedings in Family Court - May 16, 2023
S376 An Act Relating to Criminals – Correctional Institutions – Parole - March 21, 2023
S404, An Act Relating to Delinquent and Dependent Children – Proceedings in Family Court - youth interrogation - March 30, 2023
S405, An Act Relating to Criminal Procedure -- Sentence and Execution - parental status - March 28, 2023
Safety testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H5300, An Act Relating to Criminal Offenses – Assault Weapons - April 17, 2023
H5434, An Act Relating to Criminal Offenses –Weapons - April 17, 2023
S321, An Act Relating to Criminal Offenses –Weapons - Safe Storage - April 25, 2023
S379, An Act Relating to Criminal Offenses – Assault Weapons - April 25, 2023
Other testimony submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session.
H-5763 Equity Impact Statement Act - March 14, 2023
SR-152 – Adopting the Rules of the Senate for 2023-2024 - remote testimony - February 6, 2023