10-R274
2010 -- S 2871 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 05/26/10
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
CREATING A
SPECIAL SENATE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATED TO THE PROBLEM OF CYBERTHREATS,
CYBERBULLYING,
BULLYING, AND SEXTING
Introduced By: Senator John J. Tassoni
Date Introduced: May 12, 2010
RESOLVED,
That a special Senate commission be and the same is
hereby created
consisting of eleven (11) members: three (3) of whom shall be
members of the Senate, not more
than two (2) from the same political party, to be
appointed by the President of the Senate; one of
whom shall represent the Rhode Island State Police
Computer Crimes Unit, to be appointed by
the Colonel of the Rhode Island State Police; one of whom
shall be the Superintendent of Schools
for
designee; one of whom shall be the Superintendent of Schools
for
whom shall be a teacher from a
of the Senate; one of whom shall be a representative
from TalkWorks, to be appointed by the
President of the Senate;
one of whom shall be a teacher from a private high school in the State of
Judge of
the Rhode Island Family Court, or designee.
The
purpose of said commission shall be to study and make recommendations to the
Senate
relating to the problem of cyberthreats, cyberbullying, bullying, and sexting.
Upon
passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at the
call of
the President of the Senate and organize. The chairperson
shall be appointed by the President of
the Senate. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled
in like manner as the original
appointment.
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 and 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 unless said commission
has secured suitable quarters on its
own and at no expense to the State of
The
special study commission shall hold at least four meetings throughout the state
to
hear testimony from experts, students, teachers, parents,
and members of the public; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the commission shall report its findings and
recommendations to the
Senate on or before March
31, 2011, and said commission shall expire on April 28, 2011.
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