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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6278 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002641 |
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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 | | J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 15 | 15 | | MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $35,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FILM AND |
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| 16 | 16 | | TELEVISION OFFICE TO FUND A SENIOR SYSTEMS DESIGN PROGRAMMER |
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| 17 | 17 | | POSITION |
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| 18 | 18 | | Introduced By: Representative Lauren H. Carson |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: April 07, 2023 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Within the Rhode Island Council on the Arts, there is established a separate, 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | distinct office entitled the “Rhode Island film and television office.” This office was established 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | in order to promote and encourage film and television productions within the State of Rhode 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Island and is also responsible for the review of applications of motion picture productions; and 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The film office is required to review completed certification applications in 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | order to determine whether the certification of a production meets the requisite criteria and 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | qualifications and is subsequently required to issue a notice of initial certification to the motion 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | picture production company and to the tax administrator; and 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, A Senior Systems Design Programmer position was originally instituted in 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the General Assembly’s budget a decade ago, but was cut to a part-time position by then-10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Governor Donald Carcieri; and 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Since that time, the responsibilities of the Rhode Island film and television 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | office have increased ten-fold and the necessity to restore the position to full time is essential; 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | now, therefore be it 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2023-2024, the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | ($35,000) to the Rhode Island Film and Television Office to fund a senior systems design 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | programmer for the upcoming year; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | draw his orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum, or so much thereof as 19 |
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| 45 | 45 | | may be from time to time required, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers. 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 53 | 53 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 54 | 54 | | OF |
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| 55 | 55 | | J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 56 | 56 | | MAKING AN APPROPRIAT ION OF $35,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FILM AND |
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| 57 | 57 | | TELEVISION OFFICE TO FUND A SENIOR SYSTEMS DESIGN PROGRAMMER |
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| 58 | 58 | | POSITION |
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| 59 | 59 | | *** |
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| 60 | 60 | | This resolution would authorize the appropriation of $35,000 to the Rhode Island Film 1 |
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| 61 | 61 | | and Television Office to fund a full-time Senior Systems Design Programmer. 2 |
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