Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
Increases the income limits for disabled individuals to one hundred eighty percent of the federal poverty level to qualify for medical assistance coverage.
HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND THANKING THE HONORABLE ARTHUR G. CAPALDI ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE CITIZENS OF COVENTRY
Provides that the fifth day in April in each year be designated as "Rhode Island Gold Star Spouses Day" with appropriate exercises in public places and with flags flown at half-staff over the state house.
Eliminates the gross earning tax for every corporation whose principal business is manufacturing, selling, distributing and/or transmitting current of electricity and natural gas to be used for light, heat, or motive power.
Allows charter schools to engage in nontraditional approaches to learning, permits local communities to adopt all-charter school public school model for public education.
Establishes procedures to ensure agency regulations don't restrict individuals from businesses and professions, including home-based businesses, barbers, hairdressers and manicurists.
Requires that the primary election date, typically the eighth Tuesday preceding the biennial state elections, shall be held on the Wednesday immediately following Labor Day, only if the eighth Tuesday immediately follows Labor Day.
Changes the requirements of quarterly meetings of the board to monthly meetings. The chairperson of the board would be the commissioner or acting commissioner of the office of energy resources.