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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND  | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY  | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022  | |
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A N A C T  | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN  | |
SERVICES  | |
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     Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Zurier, DiMario, Cano, Pearson, DiPalma, Murray,   | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2022  | |
Referred To: Senate Finance  | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:  | |
1  | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-12 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Human Services"  | 
2  | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:  | 
3  | 42-12-31. Childcare workers' retention bonus pay.  | 
4  | Notwithstanding any general or public law to the contrary, the department of human  | 
5  | services shall disburse the sum of eighteen million seven hundred thousand dollars ($18,700,00) in  | 
6  | the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) total, two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)  | 
7  | per month for six (6) months as retention bonuses to direct care staff at childcare centers and  | 
8  | licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing shortages.  | 
9  | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.  | 
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EXPLANATION  | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL  | |
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A N A C T  | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN  | |
SERVICES  | |
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1  | This act would direct the department of human services (DHS) to disburse the sum of  | 
2  | eighteen million seven hundred thousand dollars ($18,700,000) in the amount of one thousand five  | 
3  | hundred dollars ($1,500) total, two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per month for six (6) months  | 
4  | as retention bonuses to direct care staff at childcare centers and licensed family providers in  | 
5  | response to pandemic related staffing shortages.  | 
6  | This act would take effect upon passage.  | 
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