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H8128 - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, provides fines for failure to comply and requires notice of denials be sent to the prospective tenants.
June Speakman, Joshua J. Giraldo, Brandon C. Potter
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
PROPERTY -- FAIR CHANCE IN HOUSING ACT - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, provides fines for failure to comply and requires notice of denials be sent to the prospective tenants.
STATUS
Introduced
H8143 - Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to 1 per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The Rhode Island attorney would have the authority to impose sanctions for violations.
Rebecca M. Kislak, Megan L. Cotter, Kathleen A. Fogarty
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to 1 per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The Rhode Island attorney would have the authority to impose sanctions for violations.
STATUS
Introduced
H7880 - Provides a procedure requiring that healthcare facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all Medical facility items.
Julie A. Casimiro, Thomas E. Noret, David Morales
Last updated 3 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DISCLOSURE OF PRICES -- MEDICAL FACILITY ITEMS - Provides a procedure requiring that healthcare facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all Medical facility items.
STATUS
Passed
H7875 - Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations.
Teresa Ann Tanzi, Lauren H. Carson, Cherie L. Cruz
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination services, care planning and follow-up care recommendations.
STATUS
Introduced
H7895 - Codifies the Katie Beckett Program pursuant to federal guidelines.
Leonela Felix, Brianna E. Henries, David Morales
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Codifies the Katie Beckett Program pursuant to federal guidelines.
STATUS
Introduced
H7869 - Mandates that school districts provide culturally competent, de-escalation, and trauma-informed methods to minimize classroom disruptions and improve student learning.
David Morales, Grace Diaz, Rebecca M. Kislak
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS - Mandates that school districts provide culturally competent, de-escalation, and trauma-informed methods to minimize classroom disruptions and improve student learning.
STATUS
Introduced
H7890 - Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.
Jennifer A. Stewart, David Morales, Leonela Felix
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS - Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.
STATUS
Introduced
H7907 - Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and repeals the categorical funding for these students.
Leonela Felix, Brianna E. Henries, David Morales
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and repeals the categorical funding for these students.
STATUS
Introduced
H7888 - Requires every public school in Rhode Island to have a school library or library media center in a permanent and dedicated space available to students in grades K-12 with a librarian available.
Rebecca M. Kislak, David Morales, June Speakman
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES ACT - Requires every public school in Rhode Island to have a school library or library media center in a permanent and dedicated space available to students in grades K-12 with a librarian available.
STATUS
Introduced
H7877 - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of testing and treating infertility, including preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Karen Alzate, Leonela Felix, Teresa Ann Tanzi
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of testing and treating infertility, including preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF).
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Rhode Island district HD-058
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
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ABOUT
Cherie L. Cruz is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing District 45. She was first elected to the chamber in 2018. Cruz is a customer service representative for Hawaiian Airlines. Her professional experience also includes working in management for Liberty Dialysis Hawaii.read less
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Rhode Island House from Rhode Island
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