Sen. Lawson receives committee assignments

State House — President of the Senate Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) has appointed Sen. Valarie J. Lawson (D–Dist. 14, East Providence) to serve on the Senate Health and Human Services and Labor committees.

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services handles all legislation and matters relative to public health and welfare; health care and human service access and quality; health and human service professional standards of practice, and facility standards of care.

The Senate Committee on Labor deliberates legislation relating to workers’ compensation and labor laws.

Senator Lawson is a social studies teacher at East Providence High School and is Vice President of the National Education Association Rhode Island. She was first elected to the Rhode Island Senate on November 4, 2018.