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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6260 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002738 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - COMPOSITION OF FIRE |
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| 16 | 16 | | DISTRICT AND PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Place, and Newberry |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: April 05, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | GOVERNMENT" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | CHAPTER 165 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | COMPOSITION OF FIRE DISTRICT AND PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BOARDS OF 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | COMMISSIONERS 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 42-165-1. Fire districts. 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Any individual receiving a pension from the State of Rhode Island shall be allowed to serve 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | in any capacity on fire district boards or commissions. No compensation of ten thousand dollars 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | ($10,000) or less for chairpersons; five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less for officers; and one 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | thousand dollars ($1,000) or less for members on the fire department and volunteer department and 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | cities and towns boards and commissions or hours worked for said compensation shall be reported 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | to any agency of the state except for the purposes of taxation. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 42-165-2. Pascoag utility district. 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | The Pascoag utility district created by chapter 58 of title 45 shall allow any individual 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | receiving a pension from the State of Rhode Island to serve in any capacity on its board of utility 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | commissioners. No compensation of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less for chairpersons; five 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | thousand dollars ($5,000) or less for officers; and one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less for members 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | on the fire department and volunteer department and town boards and commissions or hours 18 |
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| 43 | 43 | | LC002738 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | worked for said compensation shall be reported to any agency of the state except for the purposes 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | of taxation. 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | LC002738 |
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| 52 | 52 | | LC002738 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 53 | 53 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 54 | 54 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 55 | 55 | | OF |
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| 56 | 56 | | A N A C T |
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| 57 | 57 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - COMPOSITION OF FIRE |
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| 58 | 58 | | DISTRICT AND PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS |
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| 59 | 59 | | *** |
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| 60 | 60 | | This act would allow any individual receiving a pension from the State of Rhode Island to 1 |
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| 61 | 61 | | serve on fire district boards and the Pascoag utility district board. This act would not require 2 |
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| 62 | 62 | | reporting of minimum compensation levels or hours worked for said compensation to any state 3 |
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| 63 | 63 | | agency, except for tax purposes. 4 |
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| 64 | 64 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 5 |
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| 66 | 66 | | LC002738 |
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