2024 -- H 7769 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE RI AFRICAN DIASPORA | |
COMMUNITY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Biah, Hull, Baginski, DeSimone, Abney, Alzate, | |
Date Introduced: February 28, 2024 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
1 | WHEREAS, The RI African Diaspora Community, with a population currently estimated |
2 | at about 85,000, is seeking to advance public policy discourse and follow-on investment |
3 | strategies by objectively researching, documenting, and reporting the socio-economic experiences |
4 | of the African Diaspora people in Rhode Island; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Funding will be used to inform, educate and foster equitable and lasting |
6 | solutions to the most pressing challenges facing People of African Descent in RI while elevating |
7 | their significant contributions through public opinion polling, demographic research, content |
8 | analysis and other data-driven social science research; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Working with expert Independent Consultants as well as with a network of |
10 | local African Diaspora led organizations, institutions, churches, mosques and other local partners, |
11 | the RI African Diaspora Community will focus on lessening its community constraints by |
12 | surrounding them with the proper professional resources; and |
13 | WHEREAS, The total $500,000 in required funding consists of: |
14 | Policy & Research, Inform, Educate & Foster Equitable & Lasting Solutions $180,000 |
15 | Leadership Development $80,000 |
16 | Civic Education $30,000 |
17 | Outreach/Promotion $15,000 |
18 | Consultants $35,000 |
19 | Annual Report $85,000 |
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1 | Administration of Project $75,000; and |
2 | WHEREAS, In addition, the RI African Diaspora Community seeks to annually launch |
3 | “The State of African Diaspora in Rhode Island Report” in order to explore the inequities across |
4 | Rhode Island’s economics, employment, public education, health, business development, |
5 | housing, criminal justice, and civic participation systems through rigorous research and data |
6 | collections that can be made available to public and private policy leaders across the State; now, |
7 | therefore be it |
8 | RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not |
9 | otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2024-2025, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars |
10 | ($500,000) to the RI African Diaspora Community to advance public policy discourse and |
11 | follow-on investment strategies; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw |
12 | his orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum, upon receipt of properly |
13 | authenticated vouchers. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE RI AFRICAN DIASPORA | |
COMMUNITY | |
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1 | This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to the RI |
2 | African Diaspora Community. |
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