Chapter
275
2005 -- S 0724 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/13/05
A N A C T
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CITIZENS' COMMISSION FOR
THE SAFETY AND CARE OF THE ELDERLY
Introduced By: Senator Leo R. Blais
Date Introduced: February 17, 2005
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Sections 12-1.4-3, 12-1.4-4, 12-1.4-7 and 12-1.4-9 of the General Laws in
Chapter
12-1.4 entitled "Citizens' Commission for the Safety and Care of the
Elderly" are hereby
amended
to read as follows:
12-1.4-3.
Purpose. -- The purpose of the commission shall be to act as a liaison
between
the
legislature, public safety officials, the department of elderly affairs,
and the older population
of Rhode
Island in the area of crime against the elderly., fire safety, and
protective service options
available
to the elderly.
12-1.4-4.
Membership. [Effective January 7, 2003] -- (a) The commission shall
consist
of nineteen
(19) twenty-one (21) members, eight (8) of whom shall be older citizens
appointed by
the
speaker and seven (7) of whom shall be older citizens appointed by the
president of the
senate.
The speaker shall appoint three (3) members and the president of the senate
shall appoint
two (2)
members for terms of three (3) years; the speaker shall appoint three (3)
members and the
president
of the senate shall appoint two (2) members for terms of two (2) years; and the
speaker
shall
appoint two (2) members and the president of the senate shall appoint three (3)
members for
a term
of one year. These terms shall commence with the date of appointment and expire
on the
January
31 after the appointment corresponding with the number of years of the term to
which
appointed.
Appointments shall be made for terms of three (3) years commencing on February
1 in
the year
of appointment and ending on January 31 in the third year after the
appointment. Any
vacancy
among the members shall be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder
of the
unexpired
term.
(b) The remaining four (4) six (6) members of the commission
shall be the president of
the
Police Chiefs' Association or his or her designee; the attorney general or his
or her designee;
the
director of elderly affairs or his or her designee, and a representative
of the state police
appointed
by the superintendent of the state police, the president of the fire chief's
association, or his
or
her designee and the state fire marshal or his or her designee; all four (4) six (6) of whom shall
be appointed
for a term of three (3) years.
(c) The members of the commission shall meet at the call of the speaker of the
house and
organize
and shall select a chairperson from among themselves.
12-1.4-7.
Cooperation of departments. – (a) All departments and agencies
of the state
shall
furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to the
commission and its
agents
deemed necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of
this chapter.
(b)
Each local police and fire chief shall designate at least one police officer or
fire
fighter
to serve as the department's "senior citizen police advocate" to work
as a liaison between
the
department and the elderly community to help address elderly safety and
protection issues.
12-1.4-9.
Reports to general assembly. -- The commission shall report its
findings and
recommendations
regarding the improvement of elder safety issues to the general assembly on
or
before
January 25 of each year.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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