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H7544 - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in order to qualify for the Promise Scholarship or the Hope Scholarship up to one year after high school graduation.
Samuel A. Azzinaro, Brian Patrick Kennedy, Arthur J. Corvese
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in order to qualify for the Promise Scholarship or the Hope Scholarship up to one year after high school graduation.
STATUS
Introduced
H7519 - Provides that dental services rendered to patients would be reimbursed by standards governed by the general laws of Rhode Island.
Joseph M. McNamara, Arthur J. Corvese, Maryann Shallcross-Smith
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT - Provides that dental services rendered to patients would be reimbursed by standards governed by the general laws of Rhode Island.
STATUS
Introduced
H7532 - Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.
Leonela Felix, Mary Duffy Messier, Karen Alzate
Last updated 3 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.
STATUS
Passed
H7531 - Commencing 1/1/25, gradually increases the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current ($3.89) to ($14.95) by 1/1/29 and on 1/1/30 the minimum wage shall be no less than the minimum wage established by the minimum wage law.
Leonela Felix, John G. Edwards, Karen Alzate
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Commencing 1/1/25, gradually increases the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current ($3.89) to ($14.95) by 1/1/29 and on 1/1/30 the minimum wage shall be no less than the minimum wage established by the minimum wage law.
STATUS
Introduced
H7545 - Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers.
Maryann Shallcross-Smith, Katherine S. Kazarian, Camille F. Vella-Wilkinson
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers.
STATUS
Introduced
H7513 - Delays the date for local education agencies to select one of the high quality curricula and material for math and English language arts from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Joseph M. McNamara, Robert D. Phillips
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Delays the date for local education agencies to select one of the high quality curricula and material for math and English language arts from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
H7512 - "Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
Joseph M. McNamara, Maryann Shallcross-Smith, Thomas E. Noret
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES - "Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
STATUS
Engrossed
H8099 - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation.
Samuel A. Azzinaro, William W. O'Brien, Joseph M. McNamara
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation.
STATUS
Introduced
H8097 - Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the nonprofit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub.
Samuel A. Azzinaro, William W. O'Brien, Joseph M. McNamara
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the nonprofit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub.
STATUS
Engrossed
H8025 - Creates the "Reproductive Tissue Safety and Storage Act of 2024."
Joseph M. McNamara, Teresa Ann Tanzi, Terri Cortvriend
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE SAFETY AND STORAGE ACT OF 2024 - Creates the "Reproductive Tissue Safety and Storage Act of 2024."
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Rhode Island district HD-019
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
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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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