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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 UNDERTAKE A

COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION

LEGISLATION IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Doyle, Gallo, DiPalma, and Tassoni

     Date Introduced: February 28, 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 thirteen (13) members: one of whom shall be the Senate President, or designee; one

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of whom shall be the Presiding Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, or designee; one of

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whom shall be the Chief Judge of the Rhode Island District Court, or designee; one of whom shall

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be the Chief Judge of the Rhode Island Family Court, or designee; one of whom shall be the

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Rhode Island Attorney General, or designee; one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Public

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Safety, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department of

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Children, Youth & Families, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island

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Department of Corrections, or designee; one of whom shall be the Chairperson of the Rhode

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Island Parole Board, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Police

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Chiefs Association, or designee; one of whom shall be the Rhode Island Public Defender, or

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designee; one of whom shall be a member of the Rhode Island Bar with expertise in constitutional

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and sexual registration law, to be appointed by the President of the Rhode Island Bar; and one of

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whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Association of Defense Lawyers, or designee.

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

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and implications related to the enactment of sex offender registration and notification legislation

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and to make recommendations to the Senate.  This study commission shall specifically consider,

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but is not limited to, the following: The legality, specifically the Constitutional concerns under

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the Rhode Island and United States Constitutions, fiscal ramifications, and logistical concerns of

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adopting and implementing the Federal laws concerning the Sex Offender Registration and

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Notification Act (SORNA), codified as Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety

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Act of P.L. (109-248), 42 U.S.C. §16911 et. Seq. as amended.  The study commission is also

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authorized to study and recommend amendments, new enactments, or deletions to any previously

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enacted laws relating to sex offenders.

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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, whom shall serve as commission Chairperson.

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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 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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Senate no later than April 2, 2013, and said commission shall expire on July 30, 2013.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO UNDERTAKE A

COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION

LEGISLATION IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

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     This resolution would create a thirteen (13) member special legislative study commission

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whose purpose it would be to make a study of all aspects and implications related to the

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enactment of sex offender registration and notification legislation, and who would report back to

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the Senate not later than April 2, 2013, and whose life would expire on July 30, 2013.

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