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H7000 - HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE NEIL A. CORKERY
K. Joseph Shekarchi, Christopher R. Blazejewski, Joseph M. McNamara
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Neil A. Corkery
STATUS
Passed
H7265 - Amends the licensing statute to allow a graduate of a board approved physical therapy school to be reinstated upon a failed examination upon the filing and registering for a second examination.
Brandon C. Potter, Michelle E. McGaw, Cherie L. Cruz
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - Amends the licensing statute to allow a graduate of a board approved physical therapy school to be reinstated upon a failed examination upon the filing and registering for a second examination.
STATUS
Introduced
H7017 - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers' needs.
David Morales, Arthur Handy, Joseph M. McNamara
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers' needs.
STATUS
Passed
H7007 - HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND RECOGNIZING BARBARA J. DISANTO ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF HER 90TH BIRTHDAY
Teresa Ann Tanzi, K. Joseph Shekarchi, Christopher R. Blazejewski
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Honoring And Recognizing Barbara J. Disanto On The Joyous Occasion Of Her 90th Birthday
STATUS
Passed
H7201 - Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.
David A. Bennett, Julie A. Casimiro, Carol Hagan McEntee
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION - Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.
STATUS
Introduced
H7249 - Restores longevity payments of five percent (5%) of base salary for employees after ten (10) years of service and increase to ten percent (10%) of base salary after twenty (20) years of service, beginning July 1, 2024.
Arthur J. Corvese, Samuel A. Azzinaro, Brian Patrick Kennedy
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - Restores longevity payments of five percent (5%) of base salary for employees after ten (10) years of service and increase to ten percent (10%) of base salary after twenty (20) years of service, beginning July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
H7082 - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for claims for their plans. The medical loss ratio would be eighty-five percent (85%).
Joseph M. McNamara, Susan R. Donovan, Brian C. Newberry
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAIR SHARE FOR DENTAL CARE ACT - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for claims for their plans. The medical loss ratio would be eighty-five percent (85%).
STATUS
Introduced
H7202 - Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
David A. Bennett, Julie A. Casimiro, Carol Hagan McEntee
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION - Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
STATUS
Introduced
H7274 - Amends sections of law relating to retirement of various public employees and the calculation of their final average salary and service accruals.
John G. Edwards, Deborah A. Fellela, Grace Diaz
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Amends sections of law relating to retirement of various public employees and the calculation of their final average salary and service accruals.
STATUS
Introduced
H7156 - JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO WRITE AN OLMSTEAD PLAN FOR RHODE ISLAND (This resolution creates a 28 member special legislative commission whose purpose is to write an Olmstead Plan for Rhode Island, and reports back to the General Assembly on or before January 3, 2025, and expires on July 1, 2025.)
David A. Bennett, John G. Edwards, Mia A. Ackerman
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Write An Olmstead Plan For Rhode Island (this Resolution Creates A 28 Member Special Legislative Commission Whose Purpose Is To Write An Olmstead Plan For Rhode Island, And Reports Back To The General Assembly On Or Before January 3, 2025, And Expires On July 1, 2025.)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Rhode Island district HD-019
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joseph M. McNamara is a former Chief of Police of the San Jose, California, Police Department. He served as Chief from 1976 until his retirement in 1991. McNamara implemented community policing strategies and reform measures in the San Jose Police Department to decentralize command staff, increase accountability, and improve community relations. He earned recognition for reducing the San Jose crime rate and modernizing the police force. McNamara later served as a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He has authored various publications regarding crime prevention and law enforcement policy.read less
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