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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: Senators Burke, Ciccone, and Pearson

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2025

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. 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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     (a) Any nonprofit entity that receives grants or other funding in excess of fifty thousand

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dollars ($50,000) from the general assembly directly or appropriated through the state budget for

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any fiscal year shall, within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the grant or appropriation, provide

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information relating to employee compensation within the nonprofit entity to the general assembly.

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     (b) The nonprofit entity shall disclose the total benefit package paid to the five (5) highest

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compensated employees with reportable compensation of at least one hundred thousand dollars

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($100,000) from the organization during the previous fiscal year. This disclosure shall include a

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description of the position, the total salary or compensation paid along with all benefits provided

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including, but not limited to, health insurance, retirement or pension contributions, and any other

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allowances for items such as automobiles, lodging or communication devices. Provided, however,

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the name of the individual employee need not be disclosed.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF

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     This act would require any nonprofit that receives grants or other funding from the general

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assembly in excess of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars to provide certain information relating to

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employee compensation of the previous year's five (5) highest compensated employees with

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reportable compensation of at least $100,000 to the general assembly, as a condition for requesting

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state funds from the general assembly.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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