Signed by Governor Gina Raimondo

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.

Highlights:

• Authorizes pay raises for state employees and others in state-subsidized industries (Article 10, Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the state to reimburse 50 percent of the cost of salaries and benefits for  security resource officers in schools (Article 9, Sec. 2).

• Requires some of the funds that were originally allocated to child-care assistance for college students and raising the state’s earned income tax credit to instead go towards expanding the state’s film tax credit program (Article 3, Sec. 12).

• Requires 51 percent of the revenue from sports gambling to go to the state, while the rest be allocated to the casinos (Article 4, Sec. 2).

• Appropriates nearly $272 million to services for individuals with developmental disabilities (Article 1, Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a budget for fiscal year 2018-2019.

Highlights:

• Authorizes pay raises for state employees and others in state-subsidized industries (Article 10, Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the state to reimburse 50 percent of the cost of salaries and benefits for  security resource officers in schools (Article 9, Sec. 2).

• Requires some of the funds that were originally allocated to child-care assistance for college students and raising the state’s earned income tax credit to instead go towards expanding the state’s film tax credit program (Article 3, Sec. 12).

• Requires 51 percent of the revenue from sports gambling to go to the state, while the rest be allocated to the casinos (Article 4, Sec. 2).

• Appropriates nearly $272 million to services for individuals with developmental disabilities (Article 1, Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text