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IntroducedJan 23, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2025
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.)
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House • Mar 21, 2025: 03/21/2025 Referred to House Finance
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AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff.)
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT (Creates the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and expands eligibility for the program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark.)
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- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- 03/21/2025 Referred to House Finance
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- 03/20/2025 Senate read and passed
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- 03/12/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/20/2025)
- Mar 11, 2025 | Senate
- 03/11/2025 Committee recommends passage
- Mar 07, 2025 | Senate
- 03/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025)
- Jan 23, 2025 | Senate
- 01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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