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| 2018 -- S 2894 Enacted 05/17/2018 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LEARNING COMMISSION" |
| Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Metts, Sheehan, and Gallo |
| Date Introduced: May 16, 2018 |
| RESOLVED, That the Out of School Time Learning Commission be and the same is |
| hereby created consisting of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the |
| Rhode Island Senate, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the |
| President of the Senate; one of whom shall be the President of the National Education |
| Association of Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the American |
| Federation of Teachers, or designee; one of whom shall be the Rhode Island Commissioner of |
| Elementary and Secondary Education, or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of United |
| Way of Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the |
| Providence After School Alliance (PASA), or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive |
| Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket, or designee; one of whom shall be the |
| Executive Director of the YMCA of Greater Providence, or designee; one of whom shall be the |
| Chief of Library Services of the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS), |
| or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Partnership for Community |
| Schools – Child Opportunity Zone (COZ), or designee; and one of whom shall be the Department |
| Chairperson of the Rhode Island College School of Education (Youth Development Program), 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, 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 recommendations to improve and |
| increase the number of quality out-of-school and learning programs in the state by monitoring the |
| plan and guidelines set forth in § 16-88-3. |
| Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
| the call of the President of the Senate and organize and shall select 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 Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide |
| suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the commission shall make an interim report on its findings and |
| recommendations to the Senate no later than January 31, 2019, and said commission shall make a |
| final report no later than January 31, 2020, and shall expire on January 31, 2020. |
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