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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - NATIONAL GUARD | |
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Introduced By: Senators Felag, Pichardo, Walaska, Ottiano, and Bates | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 30-3-41 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-3 entitled "National |
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Guard" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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30-3-41. The Rhode Island Military Family Relief Fund. -- (a) There is hereby created |
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the Rhode Island Military Family Relief Fund. The purpose of this fund shall be to aid family |
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members of the Rhode Island National Guard and military force reservists and members of the |
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active duty military with either a home of record or military service point of entry being in the |
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State of Rhode Island |
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(b) In addition to funds deposited by the general treasurer in accordance with section 44- |
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30-2.9, the adjutant general is authorized to accept any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, |
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services in kind, assignment of money, binds or other valuable securities, or moneys appropriated |
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by the general assembly for deposit in and credit of the fund. |
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(c) The Rhode Island Military Family Relief Fund shall be administered by the adjutant |
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general or the adjutant general's designated representative. The adjutant general shall establish |
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criteria pertaining to eligibility for fund assistance. The funds will be distributed at the discretion |
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of the adjutant general and in accordance with the established criteria to the families of the |
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National Guard or military force reservists and members of the active duty military with either a |
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home of record or military service point of entry being in the State of Rhode Island. No funds |
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may be distributed unless the reserve amount in the fund is equal to or in excess of twenty |
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thousand dollars ($20,000).The criteria shall be established in accordance with Chapter 35 of |
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Title 42, the "Administrative Procedures Act." |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - NATIONAL GUARD | |
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This act would prevent funds from being distributed from the military family relief fund |
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unless the fund has a reserve amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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