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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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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 AND REVIEW RHODE

ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAGE

     Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, F. Lombardi, Ciccone, McKenney, Tikoian, Quezada,
Murray, Paolino, Zurier, and Britto

     Date Introduced: February 01, 2023

     Referred To: Senate Labor

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

consisting of eleven (11) members: four (4) of whom shall be members of the Senate, three (3) of

whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by

the Minority Leader; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor

and Training, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Hospitality

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

Manufacturers Association (RIMA), or designee; one of whom shall be the State Director of the

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), or designee; one of whom shall be the

President of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, or designee; one of whom shall be a member of the

general public, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; and one of whom shall be a

Professor of Economics at the University of Rhode Island, to be appointed by the President of the

Senate.

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

Island’s minimum wage including a comparison and analysis of neighboring states practices and

provide recommendations that would benefit all Rhode Islanders.

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

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

legislators.

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

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

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

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

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

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

suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further

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

Senate no later than May 4, 2024, and said commission shall expire on January 4, 2025.

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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 STUDY AND REVIEW RHODE

ISLAND'S MINIMUM WAGE

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     This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative study commission

whose purpose it would be to study Rhode Island's minimum wage, and who would report back to

the Senate no later than May 4, 2024, and whose life would expire on January 4, 2025.

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