Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6424 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	VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTE R OF
16	16	THE TOWN OF COVENTRY
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Chippendale, Nardone, Roberts, and Serpa
18	18	Date Introduced: May 19, 2023
19	19	Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. In all respects in which the amendments to the home rule charter of the town 1
24	24	of Coventry, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of 2
25	25	Coventry on November 8, 2022, may require ratification, confirmation, validation, or enactment 3
26	26	by the general assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of said amendments to the home 4
27	27	rule charter of the town of Coventry are hereby ratified, confirmed, validated, and enacted. It is the 5
28	28	express intention of the general assembly, by the passage of this act, to give effect to, ratify, 6
29	29	confirm, validate, and enact those provisions of the said amendments to the home rule charter of 7
30	30	the town of Coventry that require ratification, confirmation, validation, or enactment and, by the 8
31	31	passage of this act, the legislature does hereby ratify, confirm, validate, and enact said provisions. 9
32	32	Nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers now or hereafter granted to 10
33	33	towns by the home rule amendment and other applicable laws of the State of Rhode Island or those 11
34	34	rights retained by said town of Coventry in its home rule charter. 12
35	35	SECTION 2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof, to the town of Coventry 13
36	36	or to any person or circumstances, is deemed invalid for any reason, the remainder of this act, or 14
37	37	the application of such provision, to aid town or other persons or circumstances, shall not be 15
38	38	affected thereby and, to this end, the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. 16
39	39	SECTION 3. Section 16-2-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-2 entitled "School 17
40	40	Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education 18
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44	44	Act]" is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
45	45	16-2-5. Composition of city or town school committees — Election and terms of 2
46	46	members — Vacancies. 3
47	47	The school committee of each city or town shall consist of three (3) residents of the city or 4
48	48	town, or of any number as at the present time constitute the committee. In cities or towns having 5
49	49	annual elections of city or town officers the committee shall be divided as equally as may be into 6
50	50	three (3) classes whose several terms of office shall expire at the end of three (3) years from the 7
51	51	dates of their respective elections. In cities or towns having biennial elections the committee shall 8
52	52	be divided as equally as may be into two (2) classes whose several terms of office shall expire at 9
53	53	the end of four (4) years from the dates of their respective elections. As the office of each class 10
54	54	shall become vacant, the vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by the city or town at its regular city 11
55	55	or town meeting for the election of state or city or town officers, or by the city or town council at 12
56	56	its next meeting after this. In case of a vacancy by death, resignation, or otherwise than as is 13
57	57	provided in this section, the vacancy shall be filled by the city or town council until the next regular 14
58	58	city or town meeting for the election of state or city or town officers, when it shall be filled for the 15
59	59	unexpired term as is provided in this section. This section shall not apply to the cities of Providence, 16
60	60	Central Falls, Woonsocket, or the Town towns of Coventry and North Smithfield. 17
61	61	SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage. 18
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68	68	EXPLANATION
69	69	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
70	70	OF
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72	72	VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO T HE HOME RULE CHARTER OF
73	73	THE TOWN OF COVENTRY
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75	75	This act would validate and ratify amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of 1
76	76	Coventry, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Coventry 2
77	77	on November 8, 2022. 3
78	78	This act would also provide an exception that the school committee members serve four 4
79	79	(4) year terms. 5
80	80	This act would take effect upon passage. 6
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