Chapter 533

2006 -- S 3153 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED

Enacted 07/04/06

A N A C T

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE METHOD OF

CHILD CARE IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, Issa, Ciccone, DaPonte, and Pichardo

Date Introduced: June 08, 2006

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall be from the House of

Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

Speaker; three (3) of whom shall be from the Senate, not more than two (2) from the same

political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be the Director

of R.I. Parents for Progress, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the New England

Health Care Employees Union, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of Rhode Island

Kids Count, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Child Care

Center Directors' Association, or designee; the following language: "one of whom shall be the

Executive Director of the Rhode Island Alliance of YMCAs, or his or her designee; and one (1)

of whom shall be the Executive Director of Options for Working Parents, or designee, and two

(2) one (1) of whom shall be a parents parent who participates in the Department of Human

Services Child Care Assistance Program, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and

President of the Senate.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a general assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party

which is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general

public.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to study the child care system in the state of

Rhode Island including, but not limited to, the cost of child care to working families and

accessing the state's Child Care Assistance Program; and to make recommendations on how to

improve the delivery of quality, accessible and affordable child care services for working parents

in this state.

     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the Speaker of the House and shall select from among the legislators a chairperson.

Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

general assembly on or before January 25, 2007 and said commission shall expire on March 1,

2007.

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