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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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Felix, J. Lombardi, Batista, Hull, Tanzi, Giraldo, Stewart, | |
Date Introduced: February 13, 2025 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-46 of the General Laws entitled "Open Meetings" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 42-46-15. Translation and interpretation services. |
4 | (a) All public bodies shall develop a translation assistance plan setting forth the steps |
5 | necessary to ensure that all open meetings of said bodies shall have the proceedings accessible to |
6 | an individual in a language they understand, upon request, including American Sign Language |
7 | (ASL). |
8 | (b) The public body shall implement the translation assistance plan under this section by |
9 | September 1, 2026. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS | |
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1 | This act would require public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of |
2 | said bodies. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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