Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6436 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	H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
15	15	CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROV IDE
16	16	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE MERIT SYSTEM FOR PERSONNEL
17	17	ADMINISTRATION AND P ERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
18	18	HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAM ILIES
19	19	Introduced By: Representative Patricia A. Serpa
20	20	Date Introduced: May 24, 2023
21	21	Referred To: House Health & Human Services
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24	24	WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island has too many unfilled fulltime equivalent 1
25	25	positions in essential positions serving the State’s most vulnerable residents in the Department of 2
26	26	Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth and Families; and 3
27	27	WHEREAS, The lack of staffing has led to extended wait times for service in walk-in 4
28	28	offices and at the call centers. Residents are having to wait far too long to resolve any issues with 5
29	29	these departments; and 6
30	30	WHEREAS, The unfilled positions also impact the morale of the current staff, increasing 7
31	31	work load and stress which then increases turnover in these departments, creating more 8
32	32	vacancies; now, therefore be it 9
33	33	RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created 10
34	34	consisting of eleven (11) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island 11
35	35	House of Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by 12
36	36	the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department of 13
37	37	Administration, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department 14
38	38	of Human Services, or designee; one of whom shall be the Secretary of the Executive Office of 15
39	39	Health and Human Services, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of 16
40	40	Children, Youth and Families, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of Local 580, 17
41	41	SEIU, AFL-CIO, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Council 18
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45	45	94, or designee; and two (2) of whom shall be members of the public, to be appointed by the 1
46	46	Speaker of the House. 2
47	47	In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a legislative study 3
48	48	commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly resolution, the appointing 4
49	49	authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu of a legislator; provided 5
50	50	that, the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party which is entitled to the 6
51	51	appointment, consents to the member of the general public. 7
52	52	The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and provide 8
53	53	recommendations for changes to the merit system of personnel administration and personnel 9
54	54	management for the Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth and 10
55	55	Families. 11
56	56	Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at 12
57	57	the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson. 13
58	58	Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. 14
59	59	The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. 15
60	60	All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, 16
61	61	documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or 17
62	62	desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. 18
63	63	The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters 19
64	64	for said commission; and be it further 20
65	65	RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 21
66	66	House of Representatives no later than April 1, 2024, and said commission shall expire on May 22
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74	74	EXPLANATION
75	75	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
76	76	OF
77	77	H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
78	78	CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE
79	79	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE MERIT SYSTEM FOR PERSONNEL
80	80	ADMINISTRATION AND P ERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
81	81	HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAM ILIES
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83	83	This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative commission to 1
84	84	study and provide recommendations for changes to the merit system of personnel administration 2
85	85	and personnel management for the Department of Human Services and Department of Children, 3
86	86	Youth and Families, and who would report back to the House no later than April 1, 2024, and 4
87	87	whose life would expire on May 31, 2024. 5
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