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Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Racial Justice

R.I. Civil Rights Act (H 7361, S 2143)

The General Assembly unanimously passed a bill promoted by the Affiliate to make clear that plaintiffs have three years, rather than one year, to sue under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act, a major state law prohibiting discrimination in employment and other settings.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Automated Traffic Monitoring Systems

Despite a recent and detailed ACLU report documenting that “red light cameras” appear to have had no positive impact on driver safety and have cost the City of Providence close to a million dollars, the legislature authorized their permanent use, repealing a sunset clause on the technology’s utiliza

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Disorderly Conduct

While significantly increasing the criminal penalties for “indecent exposure,” the legislature refused to approve an amendment which would have prevented police officers from serving as the sole complaining witnesses to such a charge.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Radio Frequency ID (H 8027, S 2113)

In two previous years, the Governor had vetoed ACLU legislation that restricted the state and municipalities from using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on students, employees or clients.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Students’ Rights

School Bullying

ACLU efforts prevailed in removing language from an “anti-bullying” bill that would have turned name-calling between students into an offense that could lead to the filing of a “wayward/delinquent” petition, Family Court jurisdiction and a potential sentence to the Training School.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Students’ Rights

Training School

Budget articles passed by the legislature took some positive steps in addressing the continued overcrowding problem at the R.I. Training School.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Health Information Exchange

One of the ACLU’s major, though not unexpected, defeats involved the passage of a bill that formalizes the establishment of a centralized health records database in the state.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

HIV Testing

For the third year in a row, doctors pushed to expand HIV testing, while reducing the confidentiality protections in place for patients and severely limiting HIV counseling requirements.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Newborn Screening

The ACLU was unsuccessful in tightening up language, added at the last minute to a budget article, authorizing the Department of Health to require newborn screening for a variety of unspecified “conditions.”

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Racial Justice

R.I. Civil Rights Act (H 7361, S 2143)

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Automated Traffic Monitoring Systems

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Disorderly Conduct

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Radio Frequency ID (H 8027, S 2113)

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Students’ Rights

School Bullying

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Students’ Rights

Training School

Budget articles passed by the legislature took some positive steps in addressing the continued overcrowding problem at the R.I. Training School.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Health Information Exchange

One of the ACLU’s major, though not unexpected, defeats involved the passage of a bill that formalizes the establishment of a centralized health records database in the state.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

HIV Testing

For the third year in a row, doctors pushed to expand HIV testing, while reducing the confidentiality protections in place for patients and severely limiting HIV counseling requirements.

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Legislation

Mar 07, 2008

Privacy

Newborn Screening

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