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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

HABITAT FOR JUSTICE

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Biah, Morales, Craven, Henries, Hull, J Lombardi,
Giraldo, Baginski, Alzate, and Abney

     Date Introduced: April 14, 2022

     Referred To: House Finance

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     WHEREAS, Justice Assistance has been in the vanguard of providing criminal justice

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services and improvements to the Rhode Island community since 1978; and

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     WHEREAS, Under the guidance and review of Justice Assistance, Habitat for Justice

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was developed as an innovative program to address employment, health, and housing for justice-

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involved individuals with hands-on training in the building trades, through the process of building

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and renovating affordable housing; and

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     WHEREAS, The program builds invaluable job skills and helps communities by

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rehabilitating under-utilized properties to create housing for the program's participants who are

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often at a great disadvantage in finding affordable housing; and

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     WHEREAS, The grant money would be matched dollar for dollar by Justice Assistance

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and would be self-funded after the initial grant; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2022-2023, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000)

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to the Justice Assistance Habitat for Justice to create a hands-on training program in the building

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trades, rehabilitate under-utilized properties, and provide affordable housing to participants; and

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the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the general treasurer

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for the payment of said sum, or so much thereof as may be from time to time required, upon

 

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receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

HABITAT FOR JUSTICE

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     This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $10,000,000 to the

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Justice Assistance Habitat for Justice.

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