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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EVICTION

PROTECTION FOR TENANTS AND HOMEOWNERS POST FORECLOSURE

     Introduced By: Senators Metts, Jabour, Crowley, Pichardo, and Doyle

     Date Introduced: January 24, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

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

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consisting of eleven (11) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more

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than two (2) of whom shall be from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of

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the Senate; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing, or designee;

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one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Bankers Association, or designee; one of

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whom shall be the Chair of the Board of the Credit Union Association of Rhode Island, or

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designee; one of whom shall be the Chairperson of Direct Action for Rights & Equality (DARE),

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or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Urban League of Rhode Island,

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or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Minister of the Rhode Island State Council of

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Churches, or designee; one of whom shall be the Housing Resources Coordinator for the Rhode

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Island Housing Resources Commission, or designee, and one of whom shall be the Executive

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Director of Rhode Island Legal Services, 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 which

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is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public.

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     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of eviction

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protection for tenants and homeowners post foreclosure.  The commission shall review laws,

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including, but not limited to, Rhode Island and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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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 President of the Senate and organize.  The President of the Senate shall select a

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chairperson of the commission.

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     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original 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 in the state house for said commission; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and results to the Senate on or

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before March 7, 2013, and said commission shall expire on June 6, 2013. 

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EVICTION

PROTECTION FOR TENANTS AND HOMEOWNERS POST FORECLOSURE

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     This resolution would create a eleven (11) member special legislative commission whose

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purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of eviction protection for tenants and

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homeowners post foreclosure, and who would report back to the Senate on or before March 7,

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2013, and said commission would expire on June 6, 2013. 

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