JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,700,000 TO BE USED FOR MATERNAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY (Appropriates the sum of $2,700,000 to the department of health for maternal health improvement and equity.)

H7708

2026 -- H 7708
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,700,000 TO BE USED FOR MATERNAL HEALTH
IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY

Introduced By:
Representative Lauren H. Carson

Date Introduced:
February 11, 2026

Referred To:
House Finance
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RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated beginning FY 2026, and annually
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thereafter, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2026-
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2027, the sum of two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000). The monies shall be
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appropriated as follows:
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(1) Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for the maternal health data and
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surveillance unit established pursuant to § 23-13.9-4;
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(2) One million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) for the workplace
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development program established pursuant to § 23-13.9-5;
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(3) Six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) for community maternal health access grants
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established pursuant to § 23-13.9-6; and
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(4) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for advisory council operations,
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community engagement and reporting.
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The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the general
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treasurer for the payment of said sum, or so much thereof as may be from time to time required,
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upon receipt by him of properly authenticated vouchers.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,700,000 TO BE USED FOR MATERNAL HEALTH
IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY
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This resolution would appropriate the sum of $2,700,000 to the department of health for
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maternal health improvement and equity.
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