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| 2017 -- H 5888 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/13/2017 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS |
| Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Donovan, Craven, McNamara, and Shekarchi |
| Date Introduced: March 09, 2017 |
| RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
| consisting of fifteen (15) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of |
| Representatives, not more than two (2) of whom shall be from the same political party, to be |
| appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Rhode Island Commissioner of |
| Elementary and Secondary Education, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the |
| Rhode Island Association of School Committees, or designee; three (3) of whom shall be |
| Superintendents of Rhode Island school districts, one from a small district, one from a medium |
| sized district, and one from a large school district, to be appointed by the Executive Director of |
| the Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association; one of whom shall be the President of the |
| Rhode Island Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, or designee; one of whom shall be |
| the President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Education Association, or designee; |
| one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, or |
| designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools, or |
| designee; one of whom shall be the Chair of the Board of Directors at Rhode Island Mayoral |
| Academies, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island State |
| Nurses Association, or designee; and one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island |
| Medical Society, or designee. |
| 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. |
| The purpose of said commission shall be to study all aspects involved in changing the |
| start time of Rhode Island's public high schools including, but not limited to, the fiscal impact on |
| school districts, relevant health and educational issues, and the coordination of state-wide |
| afterschool activities, and to make recommendations with respect thereto. |
| 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, from among the legislators, a |
| chairperson. 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 January 31, 2018, and said commission shall expire on |
| March 31, 2018. |
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| LC001988/SUB A |
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