| Chapter 052 |
| 2017 -- S 0673 Enacted 06/27/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY |
| Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Sheehan, McCaffrey, Felag, and Algiere |
| Date Introduced: March 29, 2017 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 12-1.2-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-1.2 entitled "State |
| Crime Laboratory" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 12-1.2-6. Candidates for director and other positions -- Selection -- Appointment -- |
| Dismissals. |
| (a) Candidates for the position of director and all other positions of the crime laboratory |
| may be recommended to the commission by the executive secretary and/or other members of the |
| commission as well as from all other sources. |
| (b) The director and all other positions of the state crime laboratory shall be considered |
| limited appointment positions of the board of governors for higher education employees of the |
| council on postsecondary education and shall be subject to all employment policies, practices, |
| and procedures of the board of governors for higher education council on postsecondary |
| education and the University of Rhode Island. |
| (c) The appointive authority for the University of Rhode Island shall also be the |
| appointing authority for the position of director and all other positions of the state crime |
| laboratory subject to approval or disapproval by the commission. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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