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5/31/2022
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Finance Committee meets today to vote and hear legislation
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STATE HOUSE – The House Finance Committee will be meeting today, Tuesday, May 31 at the RISE of the House (approximately 5 p.m.) in Room 35 of the State House to vote on two bills and hear testimony on several other pieces of legislation.
The committee will be voting on the following bills:
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2022-H 7863, sponsored by Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee (D-Dist. 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett), extends until June 30, 2023, an increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
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2022-S 2819, sponsored by Sen. Frank A. Ciccone (D-Dist. 7, Providence, North Providence), extends the renewal period for lottery sales agent's license from one year to two years.
Among the legislation being heard are the following bills:
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2022-H 7283, sponsored by Rep. Julie A. Casimiro (D-Dist. 31, North Kingstown, Exeter), establishes the Rhode Island Early Educator Investment Act to develop and implement strategies to improve the compensation of early childhood educators.
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2022-H 8169, sponsored by Rep. Stephen M. Casey (D-Dist. 50, Woonsocket), prohibits prior authorization or step therapy protocol for the prescription of medication to assess or treat an enrollee's serious mental illness.
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2022-H 8266, sponsored by Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence), excludes eligible nonimmigrant visa holders from paying the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student.
Written testimony is strongly encouraged and may be submitted via HouseFinance@rilegislature.gov. Testimony will be posted on the General Assembly website: http://www.rilegislature.gov/Special/comdoc/Pages/HFIN.aspx.
The meetings will be televised live on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox on Channels 15 and 61, on i3Broadband on Channel 15 and on Channel 34 by Verizon subscribers.
They will also be live streamed at http://rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx.
For more information, contact:
Andrew Caruolo, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-6124
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