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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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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 THE GOVERNANCE

STRUCTURE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

     Introduced By: Senator Louis P. DiPalma

     Date Introduced: June 04, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Education

     WHEREAS, Effective January 1, 2013, the General Assembly created a Board of

Education consisting of seventeen (17) public members to be appointed by the Governor with the

advice and consent of the Senate, eight (8) of whom to be designated to serve on the council for

elementary and secondary education and eight (8) of whom to be designated to serve on the

council for postsecondary education. The chairperson of the board would serve as a member of

both councils; now, therefore be it

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

consisting of seven (7) members: seven (7) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more

than five (5) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a legislative study

commission, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in

place of a legislator; provided that, the Senate President or the Minority Leader of the political

party that is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general

public.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to study, review, and make recommendations on

how to most efficiently and effectively administer the governance of the kindergarten through

sixteen (16) public education system in the State of Rhode Island.

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

the call of the President of the Senate, who shall appoint a chairperson.

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

     A quorum of the commission shall consist of a majority of its membership, and 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 or 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

President of the Senate on or before March 1, 2025, and said commission shall expire on July 1,

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 THE GOVERNANCE

STRUCTURE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

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     This resolution would create a 7-member legislative commission to study the governance

structure of Rhode Island's public education system, and who would report back to the Senate no

later than March 1, 2025, and whose life would expire on July 1, 2025.

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