HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE
PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE
NOTICE OF MEETING
| DATE: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
| | TIME: Rise of the House
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PLACE: Room 135 HOUSE LOUNGE - State House
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SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION ONLY
House Bill No. 7036
BY Gallison, McNamara, Rice A, Martin, Azzinaro
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION {LC62}
(school districts to work with the RI interscholastic league to develop guidelines for
educating coaches & players in youth sports about the risks associated with concussions /
limit the liability for such injuries)
01/07/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
01/20/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
01/20/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
03/24/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7375
BY Naughton, Rice M, Coderre E
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CLINICAL
LABORATORY SCIENCE PRACTICE {LC1127}
(
would exempt state health laboratory programs whose primary purpose is public
health surveillance or research from the regulations of the clinical laboratory science
practice act)
02/04/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/03/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/03/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
03/24/2010 Scheduled for consideration
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7551
BY Giannini, Walsh, Naughton, Pacheco, San Bento
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
CORRECTIONS {LC1356}
(would set standards for the treatment of pregnant prisoners)
02/24/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7701
BY Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- HEARING AIDS {LC674}
(would increase the hearing aid medical insurance coverage for those insured under the
age of nineteen to full cost and for those age nineteen and older to one thousand five
hundred dollars)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/10/2010 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7702
BY Jacquard, Handy, Naughton
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- IMPLANTABLE HEARING
DEVICES {LC676}
(would require health insurance providers to provide coverage for implantable hearing
restorative or assistive devices)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/10/2010 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7745
BY Melo, Walsh, Fierro, Silva, Segal
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MERCURY
REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT {LC1955}
(would amend certain provisions relative to lamps which are exempt from the sale
restrictions on mercury-added products)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Resolution No. 7746
BY Slater, Handy, Ajello, Naughton, Almeida
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A UNIVERSAL BREAKFAST
PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND {LC2008}
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7750
BY Naughton
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PATIENT
PROTECTION ACT {LC1833}
(would limit the "point of sale"/"mail in coupon" exemption under the Patient
Protection Act for certain products determined by the FDA to be biological products
pursuant to federal law)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/10/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/10/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7752
BY Handy, Naughton
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CAPTIONING OF ELECTRONIC
VIDEO MATERIALS {LC678}
(require that all publishers or manufacturers of electronic video instructional materials
offered for adoption or sale in the state intended to be used in the instructional
programs of ed. Inst. would supply such materials with or closed captionsā..)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7786
BY Handy, Naughton
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -
ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
{LC573}
(adopt the state section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended / require
all RI depts & agencies to provide access to electronic & info. technology to all
individuals, unless it would impose an undue hardship on the dept or agency)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
03/12/2010 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Robert Johnson
Committee Clerk
222-2296
POSTED: FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010, 10:07 AM
REVISED: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010, 11:52 AM
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE
PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE
THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED AGENDA I
NOTICE OF MEETING
| DATE: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
| | TIME: Rise of the House
|
PLACE: Room 135 HOUSE LOUNGE
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SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7419
BY Hearn
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES {LC1007}
(would place the office of library and information services under the direction of a chief
library officer rather than a chief information officer)
02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Robert Johnson
Committee Clerk
222-2296
POSTED: MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2010, 10:47 AM
REVISED: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010, 11:52 AM
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE
THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED AGENDA II
NOTICE OF MEETING
| DATE: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
| | TIME: Rise of the House
|
| PLACE: House Lounge State House
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SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7827
BY Diaz, Almeida
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
{LC1859}
(would require schools with excessive suspensions to establish a team of
professionals to establish in-house suspension programs)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/17/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/17/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Robert Johnson
Committee Clerk
222-2296
POSTED: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010, 12:30 PM
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE
THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED AGENDA III
NOTICE OF MEETING
| DATE: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
| | TIME: Rise of the House
|
| PLACE: House Lounge - State House
|
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7416
BY Giannini, Coderre E, Naughton, Fellela, Lima
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS --
NURSES--EDUCATION {LC1297}
(would require nurse applicants graduating with an associate's degree or diploma from a
nursing program to obtain a baccalaureate degree within ten years of their initial
licensure...)
02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/24/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Robert Johnson
Committee Clerk
222-2296
POSTED: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010, 12:46 PM
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE
NOTICE OF MEETING
| DATE: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
| | TIME: Rise of the House
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| PLACE: Room 135
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SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7260
BY Palumbo, Naughton, Corvese, Jackson, Caprio D
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
{LC106}
(would require coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders)
01/28/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
03/10/2010 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7512
BY Shallcross Smith, Almeida, Walsh, Ferri, Martin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY {LC1536}
02/23/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/10/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/10/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7633
BY Carnevale, Petrarca
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION {LC1700}
(would allow school districts that participate in the Northern Rhode Island Education
Collaborative and do not have its own vocational technical program to send students
to William E. Davies Vocational High School)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7665
BY Kilmartin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COOPERATIVE SERVICE AMONG
SCHOOL DISTRICTS {LC396}
(would allow school districts to adopt rules and regulations regarding all aspects of
the operations' mission and goals relative to cooperative service among school
districts)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7666
BY Gablinske
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- PRIVATE SCHOOLS {LC1692}
(would repeal section 16-40-10.1)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7667
BY Kilmartin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - BOARD OF REGENTS -
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION {LC404}
(
would prohibit changing the classification of certain positions at the department
of elementary and secondary education from classified service to non-classified
service.)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7668
BY Gablinske, Corvese, Gallison, Silva
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COOPERATIVE SERVICE AMONG
SCHOOL DISTRICTS {LC1748}
(would define the mission of the educational collaboratives in this state.)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7669
BY Gablinske
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION -- MERIT SYSTEM {LC1691}
(
would change the commissioner of higher education from an unclassified
position to that of a non-classified service position.)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/31/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Robert Johnson
Committee Clerk
222-2296
POSTED: FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010, 10:01 AM
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE
NOTICE OF MEETING
| DATE: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
| | TIME: Rise of the House
|
| PLACE: Room 135 - State House
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SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7748
(by request)
BY Watson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE {LC1446}
(would create a system of intrastate mutual aid between all political subdivisions within
the state)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
03/10/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/10/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7853
BY Sullivan, Winfield, Fierro, Guthrie, O`Neill JP
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - UTILIZATION OF
UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ACT {LC2046}
(would re-establish the pilot program to re-distribute unused prescription drugs)
03/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7854
BY Sullivan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY {LC2048}
(would establish a program to educate and promote treatment and research for "Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome," a nerve disorder that generally occurs at the site of
a trauma)
03/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7855
BY Sullivan, Winfield, Caprio D, Rice A
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COLLEGE TEXTBOOK
AFFORDABILITY ACT {LC2054}
(would express findings and declarations of the legislature relating to the cost of
college and university textbooks. It would also impose certain requirements upon
publishers who offer textbooks for sale and use in Rhode Island)
03/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7856
BY Sullivan, Fierro, Guthrie, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - DIESEL
EMISSION REDUCTION ACT {LC2090}
(would establish new and updated standards for lowering emissions from school
buses)
03/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7919
BY Walsh, Almeida, Ajello, Handy, Ferri
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE
OF HEALTH ADVOCACY AND EQUITY {LC2194}
(would establish the office of health advocacy and equity which would seek to eliminate
racial & ethnic health & health care disparitiesā..)
03/17/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7921
BY Trillo, Lima, DeSimone, Palumbo, Carnevale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PRICE DIFFERENTIALS
{LC2153}
(would prevent health care providers and pharmacies from charging uninsured patients
or customers a higher rate than that charged to insured patients or customers)
03/17/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7922
BY Carnevale, Almeida, Kilmartin, Marcello, Shallcross Smith
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES ACT {LC2165}
(require the director of health, after appropriate notice & hearing, to promulgate rules
& regulations for the purpose of adopting a system for electronic data transmission of
prescriptions for controlled substances in schedule II, III, IV, and V.)
03/17/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
04/07/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Robert Johnson
Committee Clerk
222-2296
POSTED: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010, 12:57 PM
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