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2011 -- H 5724 SUBSTITUTE A | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2011 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF | |
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ESTABLISHING A LOCATION AT A RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE FOR RHODE ISLAND | |
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VETERANS TO GO AND GET HELP WITH SCHOOL WORK AND/OR POST- | |
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TRAUMATIC SYNDROME DISORDERS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives MacBeth, Costa, McLaughlin, Jacquard, and Menard | |
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Date Introduced: March 03, 2011 | |
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Referred To: House Veterans` Affairs | |
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RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
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consisting of twelve (12) members: three (3) of whom shall be from the House of |
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Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the |
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Speaker; three (3) of whom shall be from the Senate, not more than two (2) from the same |
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political party, to be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be a veteran |
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representative, to be appointed by the Speaker; three (3) of whom shall be staff members of |
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public institutions of higher education, specifically one from each of the Rhode Island state |
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colleges and universities--URI, RIC, and CCRI--to be appointed by the chairperson of the Rhode |
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Island Board of Governors for Higher Education; one of whom shall be a veterans' advocate from |
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"Operation Vets," to be appointed by the Speaker; and one of whom shall be a social worker to be |
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appointed by the Senate President. |
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In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory |
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commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a general assembly |
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resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu |
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of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party |
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which is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general |
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public. |
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The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of all aspects of |
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the feasibility or possibility of establishing a location at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode |
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Island College or the Community College of Rhode Island for Rhode Island veterans to go and |
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get help with school work and/or post traumatic syndrome disorders. |
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Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
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the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select from among the legislators a |
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chairperson. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original |
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appointment. |
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The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
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All departments, boards, commissions, and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice |
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and information, documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed |
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necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
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The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters |
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for said commission; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
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General Assembly on or before February 1, 2012, and said commission shall expire on May 1, |
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2012. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF | |
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ESTABLISHING A LOCATION AT A RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE FOR RHODE ISLAND | |
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VETERANS TO GO AND GET HELP WITH SCHOOL WORK AND/OR POST- | |
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TRAUMATIC SYNDROME DISORDERS | |
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This resolution would create a twelve (12) member special legislative commission whose |
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purpose would be to make a comprehensive study of all aspects of the feasibility or possibility of |
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establishing a location at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College or the Community |
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College of Rhode Island for veterans to go and get help with school work and/or post-traumatic |
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syndrome disorders, and who would report back to the General Assembly no later than February |
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1, 2012, and whose life would expire May 1, 2012. |
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