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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Ackerman, Fellela, Read, Chippendale, Edwards,
O'Brien, Baginski, J. Brien, and Azzinaro

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2025

     Referred To: House State Government & Elections

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 22-6-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 22-6 entitled "Committees

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and Staff" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     22-6-15. Annual appropriations.

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     The general assembly shall annually appropriate a sum that shall be necessary to carry out

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the provisions of §§ 22-6-10 — 22-6-14 and § 22-6-16.

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     SECTION 2. Chapter 22-6 of the General Laws entitled "Committees and Staff" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     22-6-16. Nonprofit funding transparency.

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     Any nonprofit entity, as a condition to requesting state grants or funding from the general

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assembly, shall submit to the general assembly and post on their website, a complete and detailed

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list consisting of the ten (10) highest paid director, officer and employee salaries, costs, benefits

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including, but not limited to, health insurance and rental cars, and any and all forms of

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compensation provided to those individuals in the organization. Any other sources of funding,

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including fundraising, endowments, trusts, memorial giving and/or any and all activities that fund

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the nonprofit entity shall also be included in the disclosure.

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     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF

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     This act would require any nonprofit, as a condition for requesting state funds from the

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general assembly, to submit and to post on their website, a detailed list of ten of their highest paid

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director, officer and employee salaries, and any forms of compensation provided to those

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individuals. It would further require the disclosure to include fundraising, endowments, trusts,

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memorial giving and/or any and all activities that fund the nonprofit.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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