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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2004

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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF

ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

     Introduced By: Senator Daniel P. Connors

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2004

     Referred To: Senate Constitutional & Gaming Issues

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

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consisting of nineteen (19) members: eight (8) of whom shall be from the House of

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Representatives, not more than five (5) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

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Speaker; eight (8) of whom shall be from the Senate, not more than five (5) from the same

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political party, to be appointed by the Senate President; one (1) of whom shall be the Attorney

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General, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the Governor, or designee; and one (1) of whom

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shall be the General Treasurer, or designee.

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

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

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

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

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

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public.

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     The purpose of said commission shall be to study the feasibility of establishing the office

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of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the purpose of

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preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of

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public funds.

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

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the call of the Senate President and organize and shall select, from among the legislators, a

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

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appointment.

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

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

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

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

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     The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide

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suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further

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

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General Assembly on or before February 3, 2005 and said commission shall expire on April 3,

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2005.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF

ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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     This resolution would create a nineteen (19) member special legislative commission

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whose purpose it would be to study the feasibility of establishing the office of inspector general

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and who would report back to the general assembly no later than February 3, 2005 and whose life

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would expire on April 3, 2005.

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