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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY CLOUD-BASED | |
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Newberry, Edwards, Costa, Chippendale, and Marcello | |
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Date Introduced: January 10, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Finance | |
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RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
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consisting of nine (9) members: all of whom shall be members of the House of Representatives, |
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not more than five (5) of whom shall be from the same political party, to be appointed by the |
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Speaker. |
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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 which |
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is entitled to the appointment consents to the member of the general public. |
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The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of the feasibility |
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of requiring all state and quasi-public agencies to institute a system of virtual cloud-based |
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technology and to study whether such systems would result in cost savings for the state. |
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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 a co-chairperson. |
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Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
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The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
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All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
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documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
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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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House of Representatives no later than March 28, 2013, and said commission shall expire on June |
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20, 2013. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY CLOUD-BASED | |
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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This resolution would create a nine (9) member special legislative study commission |
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whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of the feasibility of requiring all state |
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and quasi-public agencies to institute a system of virtual cloud-based technology and to study |
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whether such system would result in cost savings for the state, and who would report back to the |
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House of Representatives no later than March 28, 2013, and whose life would expire on June 20, |
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2013. |
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