07-R346

2007 -- S 0360

Enacted 06/19/07

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

AMENDING THE JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senators Gibbs, Bates, and Perry

Date Introduced: February 13, 2007

     RESOLVED, That the permanent legislative commission on child care in Rhode Island

created by resolution No. 217 passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 1989,

and approved July 7, 1989 entitled "Joint Resolution Creating A Permanent Legislative

Commission On Child Care In Rhode Island" and as amended by resolution No. 219 passed by

the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 1991, and approved June 20, 1991 entitled

“Joint Resolution In Amendment Of The Joint Resolution Creating A Permanent Legislative

Commission On Child Care In Rhode Island” and as further amended by resolution No. 325

passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 1998, and approved by the General

Assembly on June 27, 1998 entitled “Joint Resolution Amending the Permanent Legislative

Commission on Child Care In Rhode Island” be and the same are hereby amended as follows:

Establish staggered commission membership terms of not more than three (3) years, with the

exception of legislative members, and effective as of January 1, 2007; The completion of terms,

commencing in 2008, shall be staggered so that not more than forty percent (40%) of the

membership terms shall be completed in any year; Said commission shall consist of not more

than thirty-five (35) members; The members of the commission may succeed themselves; The

commission may elect members to fill any vacancies in the membership of the commission, with

the exception of legislative members; provided, however, that the commission shall maintain a

fair balance of active members among the following categories of designated members:

Providers/Provider Associations/Provider Networks, Resource Organizations, Families/Youth

Representatives, Advocacy/Research Organizations, Business Organizations, Funder

Organizations, and Government Agencies; Twelve (12) members of the commission shall

constitute a quorum of the commission; and the commission shall have the power to adopt such

bylaws and procedures as may be necessary to effectuate its purposes.

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