| R 375 |
| 2015 -- H 6195 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/11/2015 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, Keable, Costa, Blazejewski, and Craven |
| Date Introduced: May 13, 2015 |
| RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
| consisting of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of |
| Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the |
| Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, |
| or designee; one of whom shall be the Rhode Island Attorney General, or designee; one of whom |
| shall be a municipal police officer, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom |
| shall be a representative of public higher education, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; |
| one of whom shall be a representative of private higher education, to be appointed by the Speaker |
| of the House; one of whom shall be a sexual assault treatment provider, to be appointed by the |
| Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a representative of a sexual assault advocacy group, |
| to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a survivor of sexual assault, to |
| be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a current campus police law |
| enforcement officer at a post-secondary education institution, to be appointed by the Speaker of |
| the House; and one of whom shall be an individual with experience as a Title IX investigator, |
| program officer, or hearing officer pursuant to Title IX of the United States Education |
| Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. ยงยง 1681-1688), to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. |
| In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory |
| commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly |
| resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu |
| of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which |
| is entitled to the appointment consents to the member of the general public. |
| The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of options, |
| actions, and provide recommendations to eliminate the occurrence of sexual assaults on college |
| campuses in our state. |
| Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
| the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the |
| legislators. |
| 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 Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters |
| for said commission; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
| House of Representatives no later than May 31, 2016, and said commission shall expire on June |
| 30, 2016. |
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| LC002627/SUB A |
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