| R 424 |
| 2026 -- S 2940 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED Enacted 06/11/2026 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS |
Introduced By: Senators Vargas, LaMountain, Quezada, Bell, DiMario, Urso, Mack, Acosta, Bissaillon, and Euer |
| Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 |
| RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and same is hereby created |
| consisting of nineteen (19) members: one of whom shall be the Chief Judge of the Family Court, |
| or designee; one of whom shall be the director of the Department of Children, Youth & Families, |
| or designee; one of whom shall be the Attorney General, or designee; one of whom shall be the |
| Public Defender, or designee; four (4) of whom shall be members of the Senate, with at least one |
| member of the minority party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall |
| be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, or designee; one of |
| whom shall be the Child Advocate, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of |
| Rhode Island Kids Count, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of Rhode |
| Island Community Justice, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the |
| League of Cities and Towns, or designee; and six (6) current members or coordinators of an |
| existing Juvenile Hearing Board to be appointed by the President of the Senate. |
| The purpose of said commission shall be to study current practices of state and municipal |
| Juvenile Hearing Boards established pursuant to ยงยง 8-10-23.1 or 8-10-23.2, to identify best |
| practices, evaluate statewide coordination and board member training opportunities, examine |
| appropriate methods of data collection and reporting standards, and provide recommendations to |
| the Senate for revisions to state law. |
| Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
| the call of the President of the Senate, and shall commence in October 2026, organize, and select |
| one member to serve as chairperson of the commission. |
| 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 President of the Senate 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 |
| Senate on or before November 30, 2027, and shall expire on December 31, 2027. |
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| LC005844/SUB A |
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