Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0142 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	S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N
15	15	CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW RHODE
16	16	ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAG E
17	17	Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, F. Lombardi, Ciccone, McKenney, Tikoian, Quezada,
18	18	Murray, Paolino, Zurier, and Britto
19	19	Date Introduced: February 01, 2023
20	20	Referred To: Senate Labor
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23	23	RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created 1
24	24	consisting of eleven (11) members: four (4) of whom shall be members of the Senate, three (3) of 2
25	25	whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by 3
26	26	the Minority Leader; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor 4
27	27	and Training, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Hospitality 5
28	28	Association, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island 6
29	29	Manufacturers Association (RIMA), or designee; one of whom shall be the State Director of the 7
30	30	National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), or designee; one of whom shall be the 8
31	31	President of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, or designee; one of whom shall be a member of the 9
32	32	general public, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; and one of whom shall be a 10
33	33	Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island, to be appointed by the President of the 11
34	34	Senate. 12
35	35	The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of Rhode 13
36	36	Island’s minimum wage including a comparison and analysis of neighboring states practices and 14
37	37	provide recommendations that would benefit all Rhode Islanders. 15
38	38	Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at 16
39	39	the call of the President of the Senate and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the 17
40	40	legislators. 18
41	41	Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. 19
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45	45	The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. 1
46	46	All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, 2
47	47	documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or 3
48	48	desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. 4
49	49	The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide 5
50	50	suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further 6
51	51	RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 7
52	52	Senate no later than May 4, 2024, and said commission shall expire on January 4, 2025. 8
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59	59	EXPLANATION
60	60	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
61	61	OF
62	62	S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N
63	63	CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW RHODE
64	64	ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAG E
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66	66	This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative study commission 1
67	67	whose purpose it would be to study Rhode Island's minimum wage, and who would report back to 2
68	68	the Senate no later than May 4, 2024, and whose life would expire on January 4, 2025. 3
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