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Senate Bill No.2170
Introduced by Senators: Maselli, Jabour, Moura, McCaffrey, Doyle
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - CERTIFICATION OF CHILD CARE AND YOUTH WORKERS
(Require criminal records checks for volunteers)
Action:
01/31/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
03/11/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/11/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Senate Bill No.2270
Introduced by: Senator Levesque C
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION
(Raise the tax credit to taxpayers providing adult or child day care services to its employees or provides real property for child day care services from thirty percent (30%) to seventy-five percent (75%) of the total amount expended)
Action:
02/07/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance Senate Bill No.2271
Introduce by: Senator Levesque C, Perry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ACT
(Expands eligibility for childcare assistance to 185% of FPL and to children from age 13 to 16. Expands eligibility for child care assistance to include parents who attend an education or training program provided that the parent is employed for at least twenty-five (25) hours per week) Action:
02/07/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Senate Bill No.2398 SUB A, House Bill No. 7740
(Children, Youth and Families)
Introduced by: Senator Gibbs
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LICENSING AND MONITORING OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AND CHILD PLACING AGENCIES
(Disclosure of licensing violations) Action:
S-2398 SUB A
02/12/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
03/19/2008 Scheduled for hearing
03/19/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
05/28/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/28/2008 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
05/29/2008 Placed on Senate Calendar
06/04/2008 Senate passed Sub A
06/10/2008 Referred to House H.E.W. H-7740
02/26/2008 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/08/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/08/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Senate Bill No.2477
(by request)
Introduced by: Senator Issa
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING AND STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LICENSING AND MONITORING OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
(Would set an aggregate licensing fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for non profit child care centers with multiple sites) Action:
02/13/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
04/02/2008 Scheduled for hearing
04/02/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study Senate Bill No.2552
(Children, Youth and Families)
Introduced by: Senator Gibbs
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - CERTIFICATION OF CHILD CARE AND YOUTH WORKERS
(Add what constitutes "disqualifying information" to the definition section of the provisions of the general laws pertaining to the certification of child care and youth serving agency workers federal criminal records check)
Action:
02/13/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary Senate Bill No.2921
Introduced by Senators: Paiva-Weed, Revens, Gallo, Maselli
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT
Summary: This act would establish the Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act, which would require the planning of an initial pilot prekindergarten program to serve children ages 3 and 4 in communities with low performing schools) Action:
04/03/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
05/07/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
05/07/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
06/19/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
06/19/2008 Committee recommends passage
06/19/2008 Senate read and passed
06/19/2008 Placed on House Calendar
06/20/2008 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
06/20/2008 Placed on Senate Calendar
06/21/2008 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
06/21/2008 Transmitted to Governor
06/30/2008 Effective without Governor's signature House Bill No.7249
Introduced by Representatives: Ucci, Mattiello, Fellela, O`Neill, Petrarca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - CERTIFICATION OF CHILD CARE AND YOUTH WORKERS
(Require criminal records checks for volunteers)
Action:
01/24/2008 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/08/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/08/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No.7741
(Children, Youth and Families)
Introduced by Representatives: Story, Long
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CERTIFICATION OF CHILD CARE AND YOUTH WORKERS
(Add what constitutes "disqualifying information" to the definition section of the provisions of the general laws pertaining to the certification of child care and youth serving agency workers federal criminal records check) Action:
02/26/2008 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/19/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/19/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study House Bill No.7625
Introduced by Representatives: Segal, Diaz, Slater, Almeida
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CHILD CARE
(Provide on October 1, 2008 a one-time reimbursement of $500 to all child care providers who are serving department of human services subsidized children as of that date)
Action:
02/26/2008 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/30/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/30/2008 Committee heard House Bill No.7846
Introduced by Representatives: Dennigan, Ferri, Handy, Silva
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ACT
(Expand eligibility for child care assistance to 225% of FPL and allows families to remain eligible as long as their incomes is below 250% of FPL.)
Action:
02/26/2008 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/23/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/23/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study House Bill No.7886
Introduced by Representatives: Diaz, Ajello, Slater, Almeida, Segal
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LICENSING AND MONITORING OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
(Authorize, based upon delays in the department's licensing unit, the granting of provisional licenses to child day care providers and child-placement agencies)
Action:
02/26/2008 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. House Bill No.8168 as a amended
Introduced by Representatives: Fox, Pacheco, Ajello, Coderre E, Rice
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT
(establish the Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act, which would require the planning of an initial pilot prekindergarten program to serve children ages 3 and 4 in communities with low performing schools)
Action:
04/22/2008 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
06/17/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
06/17/2008 Committee recommends passage
06/17/2008 Placed on House Calendar
06/19/2008 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
06/20/2008 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
06/20/2008 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
06/27/2008 Transmitted to Governor KINDERGARTEN House Bill No.7410
Introduced by Representatives: Ucci, McNamara, Fellela, Petrarca, Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ELIGIBILITY FOR ATTENDANCE
(Authorize school departments to admit children into their kindergarten programs even though those children have not reached age 5 by September 1 of the school year)
Action:
02/12/2008 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/02/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/02/2008 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
04/23/2008 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/23/2008 Committee recommends passage
04/23/2008 Placed on House Calendar
05/08/2008 House read and passed
05/27/2008 Referred to Senate Education Senate Bill No.2102
Introduced by: Senator Moura, Maselli
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - ELIGIBILITY FOR ATTENDANCE
(Authorizes school departments to admit children into their kindergarten programs even though those children have not reached age 5 by September 1 of the school year)
Action:
01/22/2008 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
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