Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5860 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO INCORPORATING THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL
16	16	AND COMMUNITY SERVIC E
17	17	Introduced By: Representative Teresa A. Tanzi
18	18	Date Introduced: March 01, 2023
19	19	Referred To: House Education
20	20	(Dept. of Education (RIDE)
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Section 2 of Chapter 395 of the Public Laws of 2017, as amended, entitled 1
24	24	"An Act Incorporating the Rhode Island Commission For National and Community Service" is 2
25	25	hereby further amended to read as follows: 3
26	26	SECTION 2. (a) There is hereby created a commission, the name of which is the Rhode 4
27	27	Island commission for national and community Service, d/b/a Serve RI (the "commission"). 5
28	28	(b) The commission is organized for the following purposes: to carry out on behalf of the 6
29	29	State of Rhode Island the objectives of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as 7
30	30	amended. 8
31	31	(c) The powers of the commission shall be vested in a board of commissioners which will 9
32	32	have twenty-five (25) no less than fifteen (15) voting members who have demonstrated a 10
33	33	commitment to public service. To the extent possible, membership of the commission shall be 11
34	34	reflective of Rhode Island’s diverse population in terms of race, ethnicity, age, gender, and 12
35	35	geographic location. 13
36	36	(d)(1) The governor shall appoint twenty-five (25) all voting members of the board of 14
37	37	commissioners. The governor and shall appoint the chair of the commission from among the voting 15
38	38	members. 16
39	39	(2) Of the voting members of the board of commissioners, nine (9) shall be appointed for 17
40	40	initial terms of three (3) years beginning September 1, 2017; eight (8) shall be appointed for initial 18
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44	44	terms of two (2) years beginning September 1, 2017; and eight (8) shall be appointed for initial 1
45	45	terms of one year beginning September 1, 2017. Thereafter, appointments shall be made for terms 2
46	46	of three (3) years. A vacancy in the office of a commissioner, created, other than by expiration of 3
47	47	a term, or in the office of a chairperson shall be filled in like manner as an original appointment but 4
48	48	only for the unexpired portion of the term. Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves; 5
49	49	however, members shall not be appointed to successive terms totaling more than eight (8) years. 6
50	50	(3) The governor shall appoint twenty-five (25) voting members with a minimum of one 7
51	51	member selected from each of the following categories: 8
52	52	(i) An individual with expertise in the educational training and developmental needs of 9
53	53	youth, particularly disadvantaged youth; and 10
54	54	(ii) An individual with experience in promoting the involvement of older adults fifty-five 11
55	55	(55) years old or over) in service and volunteerism; and 12
56	56	(iii) A representative of community-based agencies within the state; and 13
57	57	(iv) A representative of local government; and 14
58	58	(v) A representative of a local labor organization; and 15
59	59	(vi) A representative of a for-profit business; and 16
60	60	(vii) An individual between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty-five (25) who is, or has 17
61	61	been a participant or supervisor in a volunteer or service program; and 18
62	62	(viii) A representative of a national service program; and 19
63	63	(ix) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education or his or her designee and 20
64	64	the commissioner of postsecondary education or his or her designee. 21
65	65	(4) In addition, the governor shall have the authority to appoint nonvoting members to the 22
66	66	board of commissioners, one of whom shall be the designated representative of the Corporation of 23
67	67	National and Community Service. Other nonvoting members shall serve at the pleasure of the 24
68	68	governor. 25
69	69	(5) To the extent practicable, members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed 26
70	70	in the manner described by the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended 42 27
71	71	U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) 28
72	72	(6) Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the voting members of the board of 29
73	73	commissioners may be officers and/or employees of state government, although additional state 30
74	74	agency representatives may be appointed to the board of commissioners as nonvoting members. 31
75	75	(7) Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting members of the board of commissioners 32
76	76	plus one voting member may be from the same political party. 33
77	77	(8) The members of the board of commissioners will receive no compensation for their 34
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81	81	services, except that members are entitled to compensation for expenses incurred in the 1
82	82	performance of their duties on the commission in the same manner as state employees. 2
83	83	(e) The commission will act on behalf of the state to: 3
84	84	(1) Prepare and implement a three-year (3) national service plan for the state as called for 4
85	85	under the National Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, including conducting local 5
86	86	outreach to develop a comprehensive and inclusive state service plan, and coordinating with 6
87	87	existing programs in order to prevent unnecessary competition for private sources of funding; 7
88	88	(2) Administer a competitive process to select the national service programs to be included 8
89	89	in any application for funding and prepare and submit the annual state applications for federal 9
90	90	funding of commission-selected national service programs; 10
91	91	(3) Administer the grants and oversee the monitoring of the programs after the national 11
92	92	service funds are awarded; 12
93	93	(4) Fulfill federal program administration requirements, such as assisting in the provision 13
94	94	of health care and child care for program participants; 14
95	95	(5) Integrate new national service programs and existing ACTION and Older American 15
96	96	Volunteer Programs into the state strategic service plan; 16
97	97	(6) Provide technical assistance to service programs, including the development of training 17
98	98	methods and curriculum materials; 18
99	99	(7) Develop a statewide recruitment and placement system for individuals interested in 19
100	100	community service opportunities; 20
101	101	(8) Prepare annual reports on progress for submission to the governor and the general 21
102	102	assembly; and 22
103	103	(9) Identify and make application for financial support, particularly funding made available 23
104	104	under the National and Community Service Trust Action of 1990, as amended to sustain the 24
105	105	commission’s program and activities and to receive gifts and grants from public and private 25
106	106	sources. 26
107	107	(g) Any conflicts of interest that arise will be resolved as prescribed by the Corporation for 27
108	108	National and Community Service. 28
109	109	SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. 29
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116	116	EXPLANATION
117	117	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
118	118	OF
119	119	A N A C T
120	120	RELATING TO INCORPORATING THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL
121	121	AND COMMUNITY SERVIC E
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123	123	This act would reduce the number of commissioners on the board of commissioners to no 1
124	124	less than fifteen and would add a d/b/a Serve RI designation after commissions name. 2
125	125	This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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