Introduced By: Senators Walton, Kells, Cicilline, Nygaard, Roberts, et. al.
Date Introduced : February 4, 1998
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 28-5 of the General Laws entitled "Fair Employment Practices" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
{ADD 28-5-20.1. Proceedings before other state administrative agencies. -- ADD} {ADD (a) The commission shall not be precluded from investigating, taking evidence, considering claims or issuing findings on matters which could have been presented to any other state administrative agency, but which were not actually presented and decided in a contested case as defined under the administrative procedures act, title 42, chapter 35. ADD}
{ADD (b) To the extent the commission is bound by findings of fact and conclusions of law of another state administrative agency, the commission shall be entitled to grant any relief authorized under this chapter in accordance with those findings to the extent that such relief was not available to, or within the authority of, the other agency to provide. ADD}
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
