Chapter
254
2006 -- S 2997 AS AMENDED
Enacted 07/03/06
A N A
C T
RELATING TO STATE
AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Introduced By: Senators
Walaska, DaPonte, Sheehan, and Bates
Date Introduced: April 04,
2006
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND
GOVERNMENT"
is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER 143
THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COUNCIL
42-143-1.
Council established. – There is hereby created a Rhode Island
science and
technology
advisory council to consist of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall
be
appointed
by the governor, with two (2) of those so appointed to be designated by the
governor as
co-chairs;
six (6) of whom shall be the members of the science and technology advisory
council,
as
established by executive order 05-07; one of whom shall be appointed by the
speaker of the
house
of representatives; one of whom shall be appointed by the house minority
leader; and one
of
whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; and one of whom shall
be appointed
by
the senate minority leader. The membership of said council shall receive no
compensation for
their
services. The council shall support the state's research institutions, promote
entrepreneurial
development,
enable all organizations to become more innovative, and perform any other
advisory
functions as the legislature may designate.
42-143-2.
Terms of office. – The members shall be appointed for terms of four
(4) years
except
that the initial terms shall be as follows: six (6) members originally
appointed pursuant to
executive
order shall serve initial terms of six (6) years; one of the house and one of
the senate
appointees
shall serve initial terms of five (5) years; the governors appointees shall
serve initial
terms
of four (4) years; and the other of the house and senate appointees shall serve
initial terms
of
three (3) years; no member shall serve for more than two (2) concurrent terms.
42-143-3.
Authority to accept grants. – The council is authorized to accept
state grants
or
appropriations, or private monies, for its operational purposes. In addition to
any of its other
powers
and responsibilities, the council is authorized and empowered to accept any
grants made
available
by the United States government or any agency of the United States Government
and
the
council, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to
perform these acts
and
enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any
agency of the
United
States government as may be necessary in the manner and degree as shall be
deemed to be
in
the best interest of the state.
42-143-4.
Reporting. – The council shall in the month of December of each year
submit a
report
to the Governor and to each chamber of the general assembly detailing its
activities in that
year
and providing recommendations to enhance science, technology, and innovation in
the state
and
suggesting ways in which the leaders of the state can play a more active and
pivotal role in
creating
an innovation economy that produces better jobs, better services, and better
solutions to
the
problems facing the communities of the state. Said report shall be posted
electronically on the
General
Assembly and Secretary of State websites as prescribed in section 42-20-8.2 of
the
Rhode
Island General Laws.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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