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1/12/2021 Calkin to serve on Education; Health and Human Services Committees
STATE HOUSE – Senate President Dominick Ruggerio today appointed Sen. Jeanine Calkin (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) to serve on the Senate Committee on Education and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

The Education Committee considers legislation pertaining to education, including student performance, governance, programming and teacher preparation and planning.

The Health and Human Services Committee handles all legislation and matters relative to public health and welfare; health care and human service access and quality; health and human service professional standards of practice, and facility standards of care. 

Senator Calkin was inaugurated to her second term last week, having previously represented District 30 from 2017 to 2018.  She also served on the Health and Human Services Committee during her first term. She is a project manager at the nonprofit coalition Renew New England Alliance.



For more information, contact:
Meredyth R. Whitty, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-1923