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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0651 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002116 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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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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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S COMMISSIO N |
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| 16 | 16 | | ON DISABILITIES |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senators Miller, DiPalma, Euer, DiMario, Lawson, Valverde, and Murray |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 07, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Judiciary |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Sections 42-51-3 and 42-51-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-51 entitled 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | "Governor’s Commission on Disabilities" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 42-51-3. Officers. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | The governor shall designate one member of the commission to serve as its chairperson 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | during the governor’s term of office or until he or she appoints another member of the commission 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | to serve in that capacity. The commission shall elect from its own membership a vice-chairperson, 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | who shall serve until his or her successor is elected, and who is authorized to act as chairperson pro 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | tempore of the commission should there be a vacancy for any cause in the office of the chairperson. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The commission shall elect from its own membership other officers it deems necessary. The 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | commission shall appoint an executive secretary director to serve as executive officer and secretary 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the commission, who shall be a full time employee. The commission may appoint additional 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | personnel as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties prescribed by this chapter. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 42-51-10. State coordinating committee on disability rights. 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | The commission shall establish a state coordinating committee on disability rights to advise 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | and assist the commission to implement self-evaluation and compliance plans as required by federal 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities. The committee shall be 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | composed of thirteen (13) members who shall be as follows: one representative of each of the 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | general officers of the state, appointed by that general officer; one representative of the house of 18 |
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| 43 | 43 | | LC002116 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | representatives, appointed by the speaker of house; one representative of the senate, appointed by 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | the president of the senate; one representative of the judiciary, appointed by the chief justice of the 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | supreme court; one representative of each of the boards of education, appointed by the chairperson 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | of that board; one representative of the public transit authority, appointed by the chairperson of the 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | authority, and those additional representatives the chairperson of the governor’s commission on 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | disabilities may appoint from the executive branch and the general public. Those persons acting as 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | committee members on July 21, 1992 shall continue to so act until their successors are appointed. 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The chairperson of the 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | governor’s commission on disabilities shall preside at meetings of the committee. The executive 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | secretary director of the governor’s commission on disabilities shall serve as vice chairperson of 10 |
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| 54 | 54 | | the committee. 11 |
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| 55 | 55 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 12 |
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| 61 | 61 | | LC002116 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 62 | 62 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 63 | 63 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 64 | 64 | | OF |
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| 65 | 65 | | A N A C T |
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| 66 | 66 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S COMMISSIO N |
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| 67 | 67 | | ON DISABILITIES |
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| 68 | 68 | | *** |
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| 69 | 69 | | This act would change the title of secretary to director in the Governor's Commission on 1 |
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| 70 | 70 | | Disabilities. 2 |
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| 71 | 71 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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