R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-2
§ 42-34-2. Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) It is declared that a statewide need exists for industrial buildings and the expansion, rehabilitation, renovation, and reconstruction of existing industrial buildings and additional machinery and equipment to provide enlarged opportunities for gainful employment by the people of Rhode Island and to thus insure the preservation and betterment of the economy of the state and its inhabitants. It is also declared that it is in the interest of the public welfare and purpose to promote the expansion and diversification of industry to increase employment, prevent or reduce unemployment, and to provide a larger taxable base for the economy of the state of Rhode Island, and to generally promote economic development in Rhode Island. Therefore, the Rhode Island industrial building authority is created to encourage the making of mortgage loans for the purpose of furthering industrial expansion in the state, and, thus, improve the welfare of the public for the foregoing reasons and, by the stimulation of a larger flow of private investment funds from banks, building and loan associations, credit unions, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and other financial institutions, including pension, retirement, and profit-sharing funds, meet the need of new industrial plant expansion, the expansion, rehabilitation, and renovation of existing industrial plants, and the acquisition of new machinery and equipment.

(b) It is further declared that there is a need for the abatement or control of pollution of the environment of the state which is necessary to protect the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the state, and in particular the abatement or control of pollution by industries now operating in the state or that may in the future operate in the state. The Rhode Island industrial authority shall also exist to encourage the making of mortgage loans to enable such industries to abate or control pollution.

(c) It is further declared that a statewide need exists for new recreational buildings, facilities, developments, and improvements to preserve the health and welfare of the people and to better the economy of the state. It is also declared that it is in the interest of the public welfare and purpose to promote the expansion and diversification of our recreational facilities, to increase employment, and to provide a wider tax base. Therefore, the Rhode Island industrial-recreational authority is created to encourage the making of mortgage loans for the purpose of furthering recreational expansion in the state, and, thus, improve the welfare of the public for the foregoing reasons and, by the stimulation of a larger flow of private investment funds from banks, building and loan associations, credit unions, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and other financial institutions, including pension, retirement, and profit-sharing funds, meet the need of recreational plant expansion.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-23-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-23 / Section 42-23-3
§ 42-23-3. Appointment of chairperson and elector members.
Status: in_force

At the January session in each odd-numbered year, the governor shall appoint five (5) qualified electors as members of the commission on interstate cooperation to hold office until the first day of February in the second year after their appointment, and the governor may designate the member who shall serve as chairperson.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-4
§ 42-10-4. Delegation of powers to deputies.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer may, from time to time in writing, authorize the deputies to do any and all things required of the general treasurer, and the acts of the deputies so authorized shall have the same legal effect as if done by the general treasurer, provided, however, that in no case shall the deputies have power to sign the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the state, and provided, further, that the authorization may be terminated at the pleasure of the general treasurer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-31-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-31 / Section 42-31-2
§ 42-31-2. Oath of office.
Status: in_force

Before any commissioner shall perform any duty of the commissioners office, the commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath before some officer authorized to administer oaths in the state, country or territory, or District of Columbia, for which the commissioner is appointed, that the commissioner will faithfully discharge all the duties of the commissioners office; a certificate of which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state of this state within six (6) months after the taking of the oath.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-7
§ 42-28-7. Deputy superintendent as acting superintendent.
Status: in_force

The deputy superintendent shall, while there is a vacancy in the office of superintendent, be vested with all the powers and authority of superintendent.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-6
§ 42-34-6. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent:

(1)(i) Cost of project means in the case of an industrial project described in subsection (4)(i), the cost or fair market value of acquisition, whichever is lower, or the cost of construction, alteration, reconstruction, expansion, or rehabilitation of an industrial project by a local industrial development corporation or by a project owner, and in the case of an industrial project described in subsection (4)(ii), the cost of acquisition by a local development corporation or by a project owner. There may be included in cost of project the costs of all financing charges, existing encumbrances, interest during construction period, engineering, architectural and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys, cost estimates, studies, and other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the development, construction, financing, and placing in operation of an industrial project.

(ii) Cost of project in the case of a recreational project described in subsection (12) means the cost or fair market value of new construction (including renovations or remodeling of existing structures if the authority determines that such renovation or remodeling adds fifty percent (50%) or more to the fair market value of the structure exclusive of the value of the land upon which it rests if any), lands, property rights, machinery, easements, franchises, fixtures, financing charges, interest, engineering and legal services, plans, specifications, surveys, cost estimates, studies, and other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the development, construction, financing, and placing in operation of a recreational project; provided, however, that the expense of any renovations or remodeling of existing structures shall not be included in cost of project to the extent that expense exceeds the fair market value of the structure (exclusive of the land upon which it rests if any) as so renovated or remodeled.

(2) Federal agency means and includes the United States of America, the President of the United States of America, and any department of, or corporation, agency, or instrumentality heretofore or hereafter created, designated, or established by the United States of America.

(3) Industrial pollution means any gaseous, liquid, or solid waste substance, or combination thereof, resulting from the operations of an industry referred to in subsection (4)(i) of this section, that pollute the land, water, or air of Rhode Island.

(4)(i) Industrial project means lands or buildings or other real estate improvements in Rhode Island, or any interest therein, acquired and constructed, reconstructed, improved, expanded, renovated, or rehabilitated by a local development corporation or by a project owner, together with all easements and other interests in the property, provided that the industrial project is to be used:

(A) By any industry for the manufacturing, processing, or assembling of raw materials or manufactured products; or

(B) For the providing of research or warehousing facilities for the benefit of any such industry; or

(C) An office and/or wholesale and/or retail facility, which facility is to be at least fifty-one percent (51%) owner-occupied, and provided further that the authority has determined that the industrial project or other real estate improvement will tend to provide gainful employment for the people of Rhode Island, or to prevent, eliminate, or reduce unemployment in Rhode Island, increase the tax base of the economy, diversify and expand industry so that periods of large-scale unemployment and distressed times may be avoided, and generally benefit economic development in Rhode Island. An industrial project as defined herein may be located on leased land provided the term of the lease extends at least until the maturity date, as defined in this section.

(ii) Industrial project also means any machinery and equipment provided:

(A) The machinery and equipment has been acquired for use in connection with any building new or otherwise, or other real estate improvement in Rhode Island, used for the manufacturing, processing, or assembling of raw materials or manufactured products or for the providing of research facilities in connection therewith, furniture and/or fixtures, or used for office and/or wholesale and/or retail purposes in a facility that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owner-occupied;

(B) The authority has determined that the machinery and equipment will tend to provide gainful employment for the people of Rhode Island or to prevent, eliminate, or reduce unemployment in Rhode Island, increase the tax base of the economy and diversify and expand industry so that periods of large-scale unemployment and distressed times may be avoided, and generally benefit economic development in Rhode Island;

(C) The owner therefore has agreed not to remove the machinery and equipment from the building or real estate improvement until the principal obligation of any mortgage on the machinery and equipment, the mortgage payments under which are insured by the authority pursuant to §42-34-10, has been paid in full, except that the machinery and equipment may be removed from the building or real estate improvement with the prior written consent of the authority if such owner has agreed to substitute in place thereof other machinery and equipment approved by the authority and the mortgage within such reasonable period of time as the authority shall prescribe.

(iii) An industrial project as defined herein shall cost more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); provided, however, where the authority commences to insure mortgage payments on an industrial project defined in subsection (4)(ii) at the same time as it commences to insure mortgage payments on an industrial project defined in subsection (4)(i) it shall have the power to commence insuring mortgage payments on such industrial project defined in subsection (4)(ii) without limitation as to the minimum amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) provided for herein.

(iv) An industrial project under the provisions of subsections (4)(i) and (4)(ii) may include a real estate improvement or machinery and equipment suitable for the abatement or control of industrial pollution to be used in connection with any buildings, real estate improvement, or machinery and equipment; provided, however, that the determinations under the provisions of subsections (4)(i) and (4)(ii) of this section need not be made by the authority.

(5) Local development corporation means any corporation or foundation organized and operated primarily for the purposes of fostering, encouraging, and assisting the physical location, settlement, and resettlement of industrial and manufacturing enterprises or recreational enterprise within the state or promoting the industry or recreational promotion of the state, including, for recreational purposes, the Rhode Island industrial facilities corporation no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(6) Maturity date means the date on which the mortgage indebtedness would be extinguished if paid in accordance with periodic payments provided for in the mortgage.

(7)(i) Mortgage means for a subsection (4)(i) or (4)(ii) project, a first mortgage or security agreement on an industrial project creating and constituting a first lien of record, together with bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness, or other credit instruments issued by a mortgagor to finance such project and secured thereby; provided, however, a first mortgage shall include a second or subsequent mortgage or security agreement on an industrial project if:

(A) The holder of such second or subsequent mortgage or security agreement is also the holder of a prior mortgage or security agreement on such industrial project under which prior mortgage or security agreement the authority is already insuring mortgage payments; and

(B) No other person or legal entity holds an intervening mortgage, security interest, or lien on such industrial project prior to such second or subsequent mortgage or security interest; and provided further, that mortgage shall also mean a second mortgage or security agreement that: (I) is issued by a project owner to a local development corporation; and (II) involves a principal obligation that does not exceed forty percent (40%) of the cost of project. Industrial projects described in subsections (4)(i), (4)(ii), and (4)(iv) may be financed and secured together if the requirements of §42-34-10 are met.

(ii) Mortgage means for the purpose of a subsection (12) project, a first mortgage (including a first preferred ship mortgage) on a recreational project together with bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness, or other credit instruments issued by a mortgagor to finance such project and secured thereby.

(8) Mortgagee means the original lender approved by the authority under a mortgage, and its successors and assigns and may include all insurance companies, trust companies, banks, building and loan associations, credit unions, savings and loan associations, investment companies, savings banks, local development corporations, individuals, executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees, and other fiduciaries; including pension, retirement, and profit-sharing funds; provided, however, that where there has been appointed a trustee under an indenture of trust or other similar document for the benefit of the holders of bonds or notes issued to finance an industrial project secured by a mortgage, mortgagee means such trustee. A local development corporation can be a second mortgagee only for a subsection (4)(i) or (4)(ii) project if the second mortgage or security agreement is issued by the project owner to the local development corporation and the principal obligation of the second mortgage does not exceed forty percent (40%) of the cost of the project.

(9) Mortgage payments means periodic payments by the mortgagor to the mortgagee required by the mortgage, and may include interest, installments of principal, taxes and assessments, land lease rentals, mortgage insurance premiums and hazard insurance premiums, or any of them as the authority may prescribe.

(10) Mortgagor means a local development corporation as defined herein.

(11) Project owner means any business entity, other than a local development corporation, that owns an industrial project.

(12) Recreational project means any building, facility, development, or improvement in Rhode Island and the interest of the owner of such building, facility, development, or improvement in and to the land upon which it may be located, provided that the owners interest be in fee simple or be a leasehold interest in land owned by the state of Rhode Island having a term expiring not less than ten (10) years after the date of recording the mortgage herein defined, and provided the building, facility, development, or improvement is designed in whole or in part to attract tourists to this state and including, without limiting in any way the generality of the foregoing, marinas, ships, beaches, bathing facilities, ski facilities, convention facilities, hotels, motels, golf courses, campgrounds, arenas, theaters, lodges, guest cottages, and all types of facilities, and furniture and/or fixtures, related thereto as may be determined from time to time by the authority and that the authority has determined will contribute to the health and welfare of the people or will tend to improve the economy of the state, increase employment, or provide a wider tax base. A recreational project as defined herein shall cost more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(13) Ship means a sailing vessel that is:

(i) Over one hundred fifty feet (150²) in length overall;

(ii) Registered with the United States coast guard;

(iii) Displaces at least four hundred fifty (450) registered tons; and

(iv) Has its hailing port in Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-13
§ 42-26-13. Criminal justice oversight committee created  Purpose and composition.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created within the public safety grant administration office, pursuant to the provisions of §42-26-7, the criminal justice oversight committee for the purpose of maintaining the secure facilities at the adult correctional institutions within their respective population capacities as established by court order, consent decree, or otherwise.

(b) The criminal justice oversight committee (hereinafter referred to as the committee) shall consist of the following members who shall assemble annually or more often at the call of the chairperson or upon petition of a majority of its members:

(1) The presiding justice of the superior court;

(2) The chief judge of the district court;

(3) The attorney general;

(4) The public defender;

(5) The superintendent of state police;

(6) The director of the department of corrections;

(7) The chairperson of the parole board;

(8) The director of the Rhode Island public safety grant administration office;

(9) A member of the governors staff selected by the governor;

(10) Four (4) members of the general assembly, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker; and one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; one of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; and one of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader;

(11) A qualified elector of this state who shall be appointed by the governor and designated as chairperson of the committee;

(12) A member of the Victims Rights Group, appointed by the speaker of the house;

(13) The president of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers; and

(14) The chief justice of the supreme court.

Each member of the committee may appoint a permanent designee to attend committee meetings in the members absence. A quorum at meetings of the committee shall consist of a majority of its current membership.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-36-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-36 / Section 42-36-2
§ 42-36-2. Entitlement and distribution of annual reports.
Status: in_force

The report shall be entitled Digest of Annual Reports of State Agencies. It shall be published and distributed by the director of administration to the governor and to members of the general assembly annually in the month of January, and thereafter be made available for public distribution as long as the supply shall last.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-40-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-40 / Section 42-40-6
§ 42-40-6. Status of employees of other governments.
Status: in_force

(a) When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this chapter may:

(1) Be given appointments in the receiving agency covering the periods of such assignments, with compensation to be paid from receiving agency funds or without compensation; or

(2) Be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency.

(b) Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without regard to the laws or regulations governing the selection of employees of the receiving agency.

(c) Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall not by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof, except as provided in subsection (d), nor shall they be paid a salary or wage by the receiving agency during the period of their detail. The supervision of the duties of those employees during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.

(d) Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of the assignment, or sustained in the performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated for the purpose of the receiving agencys employee compensation program, as an employee, as defined in that act, who has sustained injury in the performance of that duty, but shall not receive benefits under that act for any period for which he or she elects to receive similar benefits as an employee under the sending agencys employee compensation program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-8
§ 42-133-8. Bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) In furtherance of this chapter:

(1) The corporation may issue bonds, from time to time, for the purposes and in the manner authorized by this chapter. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be secured by the pledge of a portion of the states tobacco receipts sold to the corporation, any monies derived therefrom, and any other sources available to the corporation. The corporation may also issue refunding bonds, including advance refunding bonds, for the purpose of refunding previously issued bonds.

(2) The corporation may issue its bonds in such principal amounts and at such rate or rates of interest as the corporation by resolution of the board may determine, establish reserves to secure the bonds, and pay the costs of issuance of the bonds and all other expenditures of the corporation incident to and necessary to carry out the corporations purposes or powers. The bonds are investment securities and negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for the purposes of title 6A.

(3) Bonds issued by the corporation are payable solely and only out of the monies, assets, or revenues pledged by the corporation, and are not a general obligation or indebtedness of the corporation or an obligation or indebtedness of the state or any subdivision of the state. The corporation has no power or authorization to pledge the credit or taxing power of the state or any political subdivision of the state, or create a debt or obligation of the state, or make its debts payable out of any monies except monies of the corporation.

(4) Bonds shall state on their face that the bonds are payable both as to principal and interest solely out of the assets of the corporation pledged for such purpose and; neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds; do not constitute an indebtedness of the state or any political subdivision of the state; are secured solely by and are payable solely from the tobacco receipts sold to the corporation and other monies of the corporation; do not constitute a general, legal, or moral obligation of the state or any political subdivisions thereof and that the state has no obligation or intention to satisfy any deficiency or default of any payment of the bonds.

(5) Any pledge by the corporation of a portion of the states tobacco receipts shall be valid and binding at the time such pledge is made. Tobacco receipts so pledged and then or thereafter received by the corporation shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind against the corporation, whether such parties have notice of the lien. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the resolution of the corporation or any other instrument by which a pledge is created need not be recorded or filed to perfect such pledge.

(6) The proceeds of bonds may be invested in any manner approved by the board and specified in the trust indenture or resolution pursuant to which the bonds are issued.

(b) All bonds issued by the corporation shall comply with all of the following:

(1) Bonds shall be in a form, issued in denominations, executed in a manner, and payable over terms and with rights of redemption, as the board prescribes in the resolution authorizing their issuance.

(2) Bonds shall be fully negotiable instruments under the laws of this state and may be sold at prices, at public or private sale, and in a manner as prescribed by the board.

(3) Bonds shall be subject to the terms, conditions and covenants providing for the payment of the principal, redemption premiums, if any, interest, and other terms, conditions, covenants and protective provisions safeguarding payment, not inconsistent with this chapter and as determined by resolution of the board authorizing their issuance.

(c) Bonds must be authorized by a resolution of the board; provided, that a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds may delegate to an officer of the corporation the power to negotiate and fix the details of an issue of bonds by an appropriate certificate of the authorized officer.

(d) To comply with all applicable federal law with respect to the issuance of bonds, including, but not limited to, tax-exemption provisions of Internal Revenue Code, the corporation may issue a certain series of bonds, or periodically issue several series of bonds, so that interest on the bonds remains exempt from federal taxation or to comply with the purposes specified in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-8.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-8.1
§ 42-66-8.1. Abuse of elderly persons  Telephone line.
Status: in_force

The director shall provide, for the use of the general public, a statewide toll-free, twenty-four (24) hour a day, seven (7) days a week telephone line, to report abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect of elderly persons.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-32-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-32 / Section 42-32-1
§ 42-32-1. Creation of science and research council.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created within the executive department a special agency to be known as the science and research council of Rhode Island, consisting of eighteen (18) members, fifteen (15) of whom shall be appointed by the governor as follows: two (2) each from the faculties of Brown University, Providence College, and the University of Rhode Island, three (3) qualified electors of the state who shall possess an interest in research, six (6) from scientific, industrial, and/or public or private research establishments located within the state, and the presidents of Brown University, Providence College, and the University of Rhode Island, ex officio. The governor shall designate the chairperson of the council.

(b) Vacancies occurring on the council shall be filled by the governor in like manner as the original appointments.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-12
§ 42-26-12. Termination or modification.
Status: in_force

The public safety grant administration office shall annually submit a performance report to the governor and the general assembly. This report and other relevant material shall be the basis for determining whether to continue the office, modify the office, or abolish the office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-140-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-140 / Section 42-140-11
§ 42-140-11. Electric vehicle charging stations operating and maintenance fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a restricted receipt account within the general fund of the state, to be known as the electric vehicle charging stations operating and maintenance account, to be administered by the office of energy resources for the purposes of installing, operating, and maintaining electric vehicle charging stations on state properties.

(b) Effective January 1, 2025, the office of energy resources shall establish electric vehicle charging station fees for electric vehicle charging stations operating on state properties.

(c) The office of energy resources shall post the proposed charging station fees on its website and solicit public comment for a period of thirty (30) days.

(d) Funds deposited into the electric vehicle charging stations operating and maintenance account shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-6
§ 42-28-6. Superintendents bond  Reports.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of the superintendents office, the superintendent shall file with the secretary of state a bond to the state of Rhode Island in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) with a surety or sureties to be approved by the general treasurer conditioned upon the faithful performance of the superintendents duties, and the premium on that bond shall be paid out of the appropriation for expenses of the division. The superintendent shall annually in the month of January make a report to the general assembly showing the activities of the division and shall also make such reports to the governor concerning the division as the governor shall request.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-13
§ 42-116-13. Bonds of the corporation.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may provide by resolution of the board for the issuance from time to time of bonds of the corporation for any of its corporate purposes or for the borrowing of money in anticipation of the issuance of these bonds. Bonds issued by the corporation may be issued as general obligations of the corporation or as special obligations payable solely from particular revenues or funds as may be provided for in any trust agreement or other agreement securing bonds or any revenues dedicated to corporate purposes. Special obligation bonds secured by the special revenue fund created by § 42-116-31 shall not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount for which the aggregate maximum annual debt service payments for principal and interest thereon calculated at the time of the current issuance of any of these bonds, exceeds the receipts exclusive of any receipts resulting from any expansion of the coverage of the sales and use taxes through legislation enacted subsequent to February 1, 1992, produced by six tenths of one percent (0.6%) within the existing sales and use tax rates established in §§ 44-18-18 and 44-18-20 for any twelve (12) consecutive months out of the eighteen (18) consecutive months immediately preceding the issuance of the bonds. Proceeds (net of costs of issuance, reserves, and capitalized interest, if any) of any special obligation bonds secured by the special revenue fund created by § 42-116-31 issued after March 1, 1992, shall be utilized only to effectuate transactions authorized by § 42-116-6(j) and/or to effectuate the provisions of § 42-116-12(e)(1) and (e)(2), or to refund special obligation bonds previously issued for these purposes. These proceeds shall not be utilized to effectuate the provisions of § 42-116-12(e)(3). Any proceeds from the special obligation bonds issued after March 1, 1992, not utilized to effectuate transactions authorized by § 42-116-6(j) and/or to effectuate the provisions of § 42-116-12(e)(1) and (e)(2), or for refunding purposes, shall be segregated, placed in a separate fund, and may be utilized to defease and/or to redeem the special obligation bonds as determined by the corporation from time to time. The corporation may also provide by resolution of the board of directors for the issuance from time to time of temporary notes in anticipation of the revenues to be collected or received by the corporation, including without limitation in anticipation of any payments to the corporation from the state pursuant to § 42-116-11, or in anticipation of the receipt of other grants or aid. The issue of these notes shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter relating to the issue of bonds of the corporation other than those temporary notes as they may be applicable; provided, however, that notes issued in anticipation of revenues shall mature no later than one year from their respective dates, or the date of expected receipt of those revenues, if later, and notes issued in anticipation of grants, or other aid and renewals thereof, shall mature no later than six (6) months after the expected date of receipt of that grant or aid.

(b) The bonds of each issue shall be dated, may bear interest at a rate or rates, including rates variable from time to time as determined by an index, bankers loan, rate or other method determined by the corporation, and shall mature or otherwise be payable at the time or times, as may be determined by the corporation, and may be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the corporation or the holder thereof at a price or prices and under those terms and conditions that may be fixed by the corporation. The corporation shall determine the form of bonds, and the manner of execution of the bonds, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or outside of the state. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds shall cease to be an officer before the delivery thereof, the signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if that officer had remained in office until delivery. The corporation may provide for authentication of bonds by a trustee, fiscal agent, registrar or transfer agent. Bonds may be issued in bearer or in registered form, or both, and, if notes, may be made payable to bearer or to order, as the corporation may determine. The corporation may also establish and maintain a system of registration for any bonds whereby the name of the registered owner, the rights evidenced by the bonds, the transfer of the bonds, and those rights and other similar matters are recorded in books or other records maintained by or on behalf of the corporation, and no instrument evidencing the bond or rights need be delivered to the registered owner by the corporation. A copy of the books or other records of the corporation pertaining to any bond registered under the registration system certified by an authorized officer of the corporation or by the agent of the corporation maintaining the system shall be admissible in any proceeding without further authentication. The board of directors may by resolution delegate to any member or officer of the corporation or any combination of these persons the power to determine any of the matters set forth in this section. In the discretion of the corporation, bonds of the corporation may be issued with those terms that will cause the interest on these bonds to be subject to federal income taxation. The corporation may sell its bonds in any manner either at public or private sale, for the price, at the rate or rates of interest, or at discount in lieu of interest, that it may determine will best effect the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The corporation may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, exchangeable for definitive bonds when the bonds shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The corporation may also provide for replacement of any bonds which shall have become mutilated or shall have been destroyed or lost. The corporation, by itself or through any agent it may select, may purchase and invite offers to tender for purchase any bonds of the corporation at any time outstanding; provided, however, that no purchase by the corporation shall be made at a price, exclusive of accrued interest, if any, exceeding the principal amount thereof or, if greater, the redemption price of the bonds when next redeemable at the option of the corporation, and may resell any bonds so purchased in a manner and for a price that it may determine will best effect the purposes of this chapter.

(d) In the discretion of the board of directors, any bonds issued under this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement in a form and executed in a manner as may be determined by the board of directors between the corporation and the purchasers or holders of those bonds or between the corporation and a corporate trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The trust agreement may pledge or assign, in whole or in part, any loan agreements, and the revenues, funds, and other assets or property held or to be received by the corporation, whether then existing or thereafter coming into existence and whether then held or thereafter acquired by the corporation, and the proceeds thereof. The trust agreement may contain any provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights, security and remedies of the bondholders, as may be reasonable and proper including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions defining defaults and providing for remedies in the event thereof which may include the acceleration of maturities, restrictions on the individual right of action by bondholders, and covenants setting forth the duties of and limitations on the corporation in relation to the custody, safeguarding, investment, and application of moneys, the enforcement of loan agreements, the issue of additional or refunding bonds, the fixing, revision, charging, and collection of charges, the use of any surplus bond proceeds, the establishment of reserves and the making and amending of contracts.

(e) In the discretion of the board of directors, any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter may be issued by the corporation in the form of lines of credit or other banking arrangements under terms and conditions, not inconsistent with this chapter, and under any agreements with the purchasers or makers thereof or any agent or other representative of any purchasers or makers, that the board of directors may determine to be in the best interests of the corporation. In addition to other security provided in this section or otherwise by law, bonds issued by the corporation under any provision of this chapter may be secured, in whole or in part, by financial guarantees, by insurance or by letters or lines of credit issued to the corporation or a trustee or any other person, by any bank, trust company, insurance, or surety company or other financial institution, within or outside of the state, and the corporation may pledge or assign, in whole or in part, any loan agreements, funds, and other assets and property held or to be received by the corporation, and any contract or other rights to receive any loan agreements, funds, and other assets and property, whether then existing or thereafter coming into existence and whether then held or thereafter acquired by the corporation, and the proceeds thereof, as security for those guarantees or insurance or for the reimbursement by the corporation to any issuer of the line or letter of credit.

(f) It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company to act as a depository or trustee of the proceeds of bonds, revenues, or other moneys under a trust agreement of the corporation and to furnish indemnification and to provide security as may be required by the corporation. It is hereby declared that any pledge or assignment made by the corporation under this chapter is an exercise of the governmental powers of the corporation, and loan agreements, revenues, funds, assets, property, and contract or other rights to receive a pledge or assignment and the proceeds thereof which are subject to the lien of a pledge or assignment created under this chapter shall not be applied to any purposes not permitted by a pledge or assignment.

(g) Any holder of a bond issued by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter and any trustee or other representative under a trust agreement securing the bond, except to the extent the rights given in this section may be restricted by the trust agreement, may bring suit upon the bonds in the superior court and may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding for legal or equitable relief, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted under this chapter or under a trust agreement, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this chapter or by a trust agreement, to be performed by the corporation or by any officer of the corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-25.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-25.1
§ 42-28-25.1. Trainee compensation for death, disability, or injury.
Status: in_force

(a) All trainees of the state police training academy shall be compensated for death, disability, or injury incurred while in training under the provisions of this chapter as follows:

(1) All medical expenses incurred as a result of such injury shall be paid by the state; and

(2) Death and disability payments shall be paid in accordance with § 42-28-21 and § 45-19-1 relating to compensation for injuries causing disability or causing death to full-time members of the state police in the course of performance of their duties.

(b) In the computation of the benefits set forth in § 42-28-21(b), any member of the state police training academy suffering an injury causing disability or death, shall be construed to have been receiving the amount of salary to the lowest grade of full-time members of the state police at the time of injury or death unless the disability as a result of injury incurred in the state police training academy occurs subsequent to the trainee being sworn in as a member of the state police, in which case the benefits shall be computed based upon the highest rank attained by the individual at the time of disability.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-34 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-34
§ 42-56-34. Designation of land and buildings for training school for youth.
Status: in_force

The buildings comprising the Rhode Island training school for boys and the Rhode Island training school for girls, all of which are located in Cranston, and the grounds surrounding those buildings and any other buildings and grounds, wherever located, as shall hereafter be maintained for those purposes are declared to be the training school for youth.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-70-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-70 / Section 42-70-1
§ 42-70-1. Oliver H. Stedman Government Center.
Status: in_force

The Washington County Government Center located at the former Mount St. Joseph College in South Kingstown, is named the Oliver H. Stedman Government Center.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-2
§ 42-157-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent:

(1) Director means the director of the department of administration.

(2) Federal act means the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152), and any amendments to, or regulations or guidance issued under, those acts.

(3) Health plan and qualified health plan have the same meanings as those terms are defined in section 1301 of the federal act [42 U.S.C. § 18021].

(4) Insurer means every medical service corporation, hospital service corporation, accident and sickness insurer, dental service corporation, and health maintenance organization licensed under title 27, or as defined in § 42-62-4.

(5) Qualified dental plan means a dental plan as described in section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the federal act [42 U.S.C. § 18031].

(6) Qualified individuals and qualified employers shall have the same meaning as defined in federal law.

(7) Secretary means the Secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-156-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-156 / Section 42-156-1
§ 42-156-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-16
§ 42-116-16. No additional consent required.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this section, bonds may be issued under this chapter without obtaining the consent of any executive office, department, division, commission, board, bureau, or corporation of the state or any political subdivision of the state, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any condition or acts other than those proceedings, conditions or acts which are specifically required in this chapter or under any applicable bond act, and the validity of and security for any bonds issued by the corporation pursuant to this chapter shall not be affected by the existence or nonexistence of any consent or other proceedings, conditions, or acts.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-6.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-6.2
§ 42-51-6.2. Committees and mediation teams.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is authorized to create advisory committees and mediation teams to perform tasks within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) The commission may itself, or it may empower these committees and mediation teams to:

(1) Study the concerns of people with disabilities in reaching the maximum in independent living and human development and exercising all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of this state;

(2) Arouse community interest in the concerns of people with disabilities;

(3) Foster through community effort or otherwise good will among the groups and elements of the population of the state towards people with disabilities; and

(4) Attempt by informal methods of conference, persuasion, and conciliation, to induce compliance with matters within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(c) The committees and teams may make recommendations to the commission for the development of policies and procedures in general.

(d) Advisory committees and mediation teams created by the commission shall be composed of representative citizens serving without pay, but with reimbursement for actual and necessary traveling expenses.

(e) Three (3) members of a committee constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of that committee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-38 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-38
§ 42-56-38. Assessment of costs.
Status: in_force

(a) Each sentenced offender committed to the care, custody, or control of the department of corrections shall reimburse the state for the cost or the reasonable portion of the cost incurred by the state relating to that commitment; provided, however, that a person committed, awaiting trial and not convicted, shall not be liable for the reimbursement. Items of cost shall include physical services and commodities such as food, medical, clothing, and specialized housing, as well as social services such as specialized supervision and counseling. Costs shall be assessed by the director of corrections, or the directors designee, based upon each persons ability to pay, following a public hearing of proposed fee schedules. Each offenders family income and number of dependents shall be among the factors taken into consideration when determining ability to pay. Moneys received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The rules and regulations shall provide that the financial situation of persons, financially dependent on the person, be considered prior to the determination of the amount of reimbursement. This section shall not be effective until the date the rules and regulations are filed with the office of the secretary of state.

(b) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a), or any rule or regulation promulgated by the director, any sentenced offender who is ordered or directed to the work release program shall pay no less than thirty percent (30%) of his or her net salary for room and board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-11
§ 42-35-11. Examination of evidence by agency.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever in a contested case a majority of the officials of the agency who are to render the final decision have not heard the case or read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party to the proceeding other than the agency itself, shall not be made until a proposal for decision is served upon the parties, and an opportunity is afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present briefs and oral argument to the officials who are to render the decision.

(b) The proposal for decision shall contain a statement of reasons and include the determination of each issue of fact or law necessary to the proposed decision, prepared by the person who conducted the hearing or one who has read the record. The parties by written stipulation may waive compliance with this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-159-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-159 / Section 42-159-1
§ 42-159-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-8
§ 42-66-8. Abuse, neglect, exploitation, and self-neglect of elderly persons  Duty to report.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who has reasonable cause to believe that any person sixty (60) years of age or older has been abused, neglected, or exploited, or is self-neglecting, shall make an immediate report to the director of the office of healthy aging, or the directors designee. The office of healthy aging may then notify law enforcement if appropriate. This section applies to any person sixty (60) years of age or older regardless of where the person lives in the community.

(b) Any physician, physician assistant, medical intern, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurses aide, orderly, certified nursing assistant, medical examiner, dentist, optometrist, optician, chiropractor, podiatrist, coroner, police officer, probation officer, emergency medical technician, firefighter, speech pathologist, audiologist, social worker, pharmacist, physical or occupational therapist, or health officer, who has reasonable cause to believe that any person sixty (60) years of age or older has been abused, neglected, or exploited, or is self-neglecting, shall make an immediate report to the director of the office of healthy aging, or the directors designee. The office of healthy aging may then notify law enforcement if appropriate. This section applies to any person sixty (60) years of age or older regardless of where the person lives in the community. Reporting requirements relating to individuals in healthcare facilities are further set forth in § 23-17.8-2. The report pursuant to this section shall contain:

(1) The name, address, telephone number, occupation, and employers address and the phone number of the person reporting;

(2) The name and address of the patient or resident who is believed to be the victim of the abuse, mistreatment, or neglect;

(3) The details, observations, and beliefs concerning the incident(s);

(4) Any statements regarding the incident made by the patient or resident and to whom they were made;

(5) The date, time, and place of the incident;

(6) The name of any individual(s) believed to have knowledge of the incident;

(7) The name of any individual(s) believed to have been responsible for the incident;

(8) The name of the individuals caretaker, if known;

(9) Any medical treatment being received if immediately required and need to coordinate care, if known;

(10) Any other information the reporter believes relevant to the investigation; and

(11) The name and address of the reporter and where the reporter can be contacted. The reporters identity shall remain confidential unless disclosure is consented to by the reporter or by court order.

(c) Individuals required to report pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall, whenever practical and if known, provide twenty-four hour (24) notice of discharge to the office of healthy aging and shall include the address and telephone number of the individual being discharged.

(d) In cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, any person who fails to make the report shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Nothing in this section shall require an elderly person who is a victim of abuse, neglect, exploitation or who is self-neglecting, to make a report regarding such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect to the director of the office of healthy aging, or the directors designee. The office of healthy aging may then notify law enforcement if appropriate.

(e) No person required to report pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be liable in any civil or criminal action by reason of the report; provided, however, that such person did not perpetrate, inflict, or cause the abuse. No employer or supervisor may discharge, demote, transfer, reduce pay, benefits, or work privileges; prepare a negative work performance evaluation; or take any other action detrimental to an employee or supervisee who files a report in accordance with the provisions of this section by reason of such report.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-25 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-25
§ 42-28-25. State and municipal police training school established.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the Rhode Island state police there is hereby created and established a state and municipal police training school.

(b) The superintendent of the state police shall have supervision of the state and municipal police training academy and shall establish standards for admission and a course of training. The superintendent shall report to the governor and general assembly a plan for a state and municipal police training academy on or before December 31, 1993. The superintendent shall, in consultation with the Police Chiefs Association and the chairperson of the Rhode Island commission on standards and training make all necessary rules and regulations relative to the admission, education, physical standards, and personal character of the trainees and such other rules and regulations as shall not be inconsistent with law.

(c) Applicants to the state and municipal police training academy shall pay an application fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00); provided, however, the superintendent may waive such application fee if payment thereof would be a hardship to the applicant.

(d) Trainees shall pay to the division an amount equal to the actual cost of such training uniforms which remain the personal property of the trainees.

(e) All fees and payments received by the division pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-7
§ 42-72-7. Central registry.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be established a central registry within the department responsible for the collection, receipt, dissemination, reporting, and maintenance of all files relating to children under the jurisdiction of this chapter. The central registry will be the main repository for all case files, shall establish uniform forms and standards for data acquisition and transmission, and shall take all necessary precautions to assure confidentiality of records protected by this chapter.

(b) Any request for information, assistance, and investigation of complaints must be registered with the central registry in order to assure the elimination of duplication and for the purpose of gathering statistical data in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-18
§ 42-14-18. Form and rate filing fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The following fees shall be charged for the services of the division of insurance in reviewing policy or certificate forms, as those terms are defined in § 27-29-2(8), and related forms and rates that are required by law to be submitted by insurers, as that term is defined in § 27-29-2(5), for review and approval by the director prior to use:

(1) For each policy or certificate form included in a single package, including any related forms, rates, and other documents submitted in the same package  forty dollars ($40.00); and

(2) For related forms or revised rates in connection with a policy that has been previously approved, submitted in a single package, charged based upon the number of policies involved  twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(b) Fees shall be submitted with each filing and shall be deposited as general revenue. These fees shall be in addition to any taxes and fees otherwise payable to the state.

(c) Before any form approved pursuant to chapter 2.5 of title 27 may be used in the state of Rhode Island, the fees specified in this section must be paid.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-7-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-7 / Section 42-7-7
§ 42-7-7. Transfer of functions from the E-911 uniform emergency telephone system authority to the executive department of public safety.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby transferred to the department of public safety all of the powers, authority, and duties necessary to operate the E-911 uniform emergency telephone system contained in chapter 21 of title 39.

(b) The corporate existence of the E-911 uniform emergency telephone system authority is hereby terminated and all its rights and properties are hereby vested in the E-911 uniform emergency telephone system division in the department of public safety of the state of Rhode Island.

(c) In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the department of public safety is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency thereof, and the division, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform such acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States of America or any agency thereof as may be necessary in such manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of grants so received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and by the general treasurer deposited in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of the grants.

(d) E-911 uniform emergency telephone system benefits are extremely valuable and this service would be an enhancement to the quality of life throughout our state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-6.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-6.2
§ 42-35-6.2. Compliance.
Status: in_force

An action taken under this chapter is not valid unless taken in substantial compliance with this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-14
§ 42-72-14. Voluntary admissions.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may, in the director's discretion, admit to the department on a voluntary basis any child who, in the director's opinion, could benefit from any of the services offered in foster care or residential facilities administered by or under contract with, or otherwise available to, the department.

(b) A child voluntarily admitted to the department shall be deemed to be within the care of the department until terminated. The department shall terminate admissions within ten (10) days after receipt of a written request for termination from a parent or guardian of any child or from the child unless prior to that time the department has sought and obtained from the family court an order of temporary custody as provided by law. The department may terminate the admission of any child after giving reasonable notice, in writing, to the parent or guardian of any child. Any child admitted voluntarily to the department may be placed in, or transferred to, any resource facility or institution within the department or available to the department; provided, however, that written notice shall be given to the child and the childs parent or other guardian of an intention to make a transfer at least ten (10) days prior thereto, or unless waived, in writing, by those entitled to the notice, or unless an emergency commitment of the child is made by law. In any case of voluntary admission, or termination or transfer of a voluntary admission, the occurrence shall be reported to the office of the child advocate.

(c) Within one hundred twenty (120) days of admitting a child on a voluntary basis, the department shall petition the family court for a determination as to whether continuation in care is in the childs best interest and, if so, whether there is an appropriate case service plan. The family court shall assume jurisdiction over the case and schedule a hearing on the matter within sixty (60) days of the filing of the petition. The department shall notify the child, the child's parent or other guardian, and the office of the child advocate of any petition and the time of the scheduled hearing. In the case of a child with an emotional, behavioral, or mental disorder or developmental or physical disability who is voluntarily placed with the department by a parent or guardian for the purpose of accessing an out-of-home program for the child in a program that provides services for children with disabilities, including, but not limited to, residential treatment programs, residential counseling centers, and therapeutic foster care programs the petition shall seek review, pursuant to §§ 14-1-11.1 and 40-11-12.1, as to whether the continuation of the placement is in the best interest of the child.

(d) At the time of admission to the custody of the department, the department shall notify the person liable for the support and maintenance of the child of the provisions of § 15-9-1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-11
§ 42-20-11. Power to bring proceedings.
Status: in_force

All prosecutions or proceedings authorized by law to be made by an administrative officer of the state shall be prosecuted by a department head or a person duly designated by a department head or as the law may direct.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-6
§ 42-12-6. Unemployment relief.
Status: in_force

The department of human services and director of the department of human services shall exercise and perform all the powers, duties, and functions formerly exercised or performed by the state unemployment relief commission, which was abolished by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-2
§ 42-12-2. Management of institutions.
Status: in_force

The department of human services shall have the management, supervision, and control of the adult correctional institutions, training school for boys, training school for girls, Doctor Patrick I. ORourke childrens center, and Rhode Island veterans home, and such other functions as have been or may be assigned. The department also shall operate, maintain, and repair the buildings, grounds, and other physical property at the institutions, other than the roads and driveways thereof which shall be under the care and supervision of the department of transportation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-5
§ 42-28-5. Superintendent  Appointment, tenure, duties, and retirement.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint the superintendent of state police, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall perform the duties prescribed by this chapter.

(b) Any superintendent who has served for at least ten (10) years and has reached the age of sixty (60) years, may resign the superintendents office, and thereafter shall receive annually during his or her life a sum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the salary the superintendent was receiving at the time of the superintendents resignation, or for any superintendent hired on or after July 1, 2012, a sum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the average compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(5)(a) the superintendent was receiving at the time of the superintendents resignation.

(c) In no event shall the retirement allowance granted to a superintendent in accordance with subsection (b) plus any other retirement allowance received by the superintendent from any state or municipal retirement system exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the average compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(5)(a) the superintendent was receiving at the time of the superintendents resignation. This subsection (c) shall only apply to superintendents hired on or after July 1, 2012.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-109-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-109 / Section 42-109-3
§ 42-109-3. Duties of permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention.
Status: in_force

The permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention established pursuant to the provisions of § 16-21.2-9 shall provide oversight on the implementation and administration of this chapter and shall advise and make recommendations to the general assembly as to the adequacy and efficiency of all statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines, practices, and programs relating to substance abuse prevention. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this chapter. The commission may request and shall receive from any instrumentality of the state, including the division of substance abuse of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals and from any municipality or any instrumentality of a municipality, any information and assistance it deems necessary for the proper execution of its powers and duties under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-88-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-88 / Section 42-88-1
§ 42-88-1. J. Howard McGrath Judicial Complex.
Status: in_force

The new Rhode Island judicial complex, to be located on Tower Hill Road in the town of South Kingstown, shall be named the J. Howard McGrath Judicial Complex.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-1
§ 42-10-1. General treasurer  Duties in general.
Status: repealed

There shall be a treasury department. The head of the treasury department shall be the general treasurer. The general treasurer shall perform the duties required by this chapter, chapters 11 and 15 [repealed] of title 5; chapter 4 of title 35; chapter 21 of title 44; and all other provisions of the general laws and public laws insofar as those powers and duties relate to the general treasurer and the treasury department. The general treasurer shall receive all revenues of the state except as may otherwise be specified by law. The general treasurer shall disburse only such sums of money as are authorized by the department of administration, except as may otherwise be provided by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-129-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-129 / Section 42-129-1
§ 42-129-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Commission means the Persian Gulf War information and relief commission.

(2) Department means the department of human services.

(3) Director means the director of the department of human services.

(4) Gulf War-related risk substance means any environmental or chemical substance or condition that was present in the Persian Gulf region during and following the Persian Gulf War or that was present during hostilities in Southwest Asia subsequent to September 11, 2001, including, but not limited to, pesticides, chemical or biological warfare agents, vaccines, pyridostigmine bromide, infectious diseases, depleted uranium, oil well fires and smoke and petroleum products.

(5) Veteran means a person who (i) was a resident of the state at the time of the persons induction into the armed forces of the United States or is currently a resident of the state, and (ii) served during the Persian Gulf War during Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm, as defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any hostilities in Southwest Asia conducted after September 11, 2001.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-161-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-161 / Section 42-161-1
§ 42-161-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Statewide Body-Worn Camera Program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-2
§ 42-55-2. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby found and declared as follows: there exists a serious shortage of safe and sanitary residential housing and shelter in the state available to and affordable by persons and families of low and moderate income, the elderly and workers, and their families; this condition is conducive to disease, crime, environmental decline, and poverty, and impairs the economic development of the state and communities and the economic value of large areas, which are characterized by depreciated value, impaired investments, and reduced capacity to pay taxes and is a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the citizens of the state; this condition results in a loss of population and further deterioration accompanied by added costs to communities in the creation of new public facilities and services elsewhere; it is difficult and uneconomical for individual owners independently to remedy this condition; it is desirable to encourage joint efforts to clear, re-plan, rehabilitate, and reconstruct these areas; it is necessary to create inducements and opportunities for private and public investment in these activities in these areas with appropriate planning, land use, and construction policies; it is also necessary to assist owners of residential housing to retain and operate these units; these activities on a large scale are necessary for the public welfare and are public uses and purposes for which private property may be acquired; one major cause of this condition has been recurrent shortages of funds from private sources; these shortages have contributed to reductions in construction of new residential units, have resulted in the sale of existing housing owned by persons and families of low and moderate income, and have made the purchase of existing residential units a virtual impossibility in certain parts of the state; hospital and other healthcare services provided at reasonable cost are of vital concern to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state, and existing hospitals and other healthcare facilities are no longer adequate to meet the needs of modern medical care; the ordinary operations of private enterprise have not in the past corrected these conditions; the reduction in residential and healthcare facility construction has caused substantial unemployment and under-employment in the construction industry which results in hardships, wastes human resources, increases the public assistance burdens of the state, impairs the security of family life, impedes the economic and physical development of the state, and adversely affects the welfare, health, and prosperity of all the people of the state; a stable supply of adequate funds for residential and healthcare facility financing is required to encourage new housing and healthcare facilities in an orderly and sustained manner and thereby reduce these results; it is necessary to create a state housing and mortgage finance corporation to encourage the investment of private capital and stimulate and assist in the construction, rehabilitation, operation, retention, and maintenance of residential housing and healthcare facilities through the use of public financing, to provide construction and mortgage loans, to make grants to shelters for the homeless, and to make provision for the purchase of mortgage loans and otherwise; it is further necessary that the corporation be provided with the power to acquire and operate housing projects on an individual or partnership basis in order to meet the housing demands of the state; and all of the foregoing are public purposes and uses for which public moneys may be borrowed, expended, advanced, loaned, or granted.

(b) It is further found and declared as follows: Rhode Island has distinctive historical development patterns and natural systems, which are critical to public health, welfare, community and neighborhood identity and functionality, and quality of life, and which merit preservation, protection, and enhancement; state and local government have planning and regulatory processes that have as their purposes the accomplishment of this preservation, protection, and enhancement; it is necessary that the corporation exercise its powers and administer its programs and responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with and advances the purposes of duly adopted state plans, including specifically the state guide plan, adopted pursuant to § 42-11-10, and with local comprehensive plans, prepared and adopted pursuant to chapter 22.2 of title 45, that have been approved as consistent with the state guide plan.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-105-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-105 / Section 42-105-2
§ 42-105-2. Composition.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors bureau dba Discover Newport shall be comprised of eighteen (18) members who are residents of the state of Rhode Island, preferably from Newport and Bristol Counties.

(2) All members of the bureau as of September 1, 2005, shall cease to be members of the authority on September 1, 2005, and the bureau shall thereupon the board of directors be reconstituted as follows:

(i) Three (3) board members shall be appointed by the Newport City Council; two (2) of whom shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(ii) Three (3) board members shall be appointed by the Middletown Town Council; two (2) of whom shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(iii) One board member shall be appointed by the Jamestown Town Council who shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(iv) One board member shall be appointed by the Portsmouth Town Council who shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(v) One board member shall be appointed by the Tiverton Town Council who shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(vi) One board member shall be appointed by the Little Compton Town Council who shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(vii) One board member shall be appointed by the Bristol Town Council who shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(viii) One board member shall be appointed by the Warren Town Council who shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties;

(ix) One board member shall be appointed by the Barrington Town Council who shall be associated with the hospitality industry within Newport and/or Bristol Counties; and

(x) Those board members appointed pursuant to paragraph (i)  (ix) shall thereupon appoint five (5) board members, who shall be from Newport and/or Bristol Counties:

(A) One representative of hotels of more than one hundred (100) rooms;

(B) One representative of hotels, inns, or bed-and-breakfasts of less than one hundred (100) rooms;

(C) One representative of the restaurant industry;

(D) One representative of the attractions industry; and

(E) One member of the public to serve as an at-large representative who shall be associated with the hospitality industry.

(3) Each board member shall be appointed to serve a term of three (3) years. Members of the board shall be eligible for appointment for two (2) consecutive terms or until their successor is appointed and qualified.

(4) Those board members appointed under paragraphs (2)(i) and (2)(ii) of this section shall be Group A and terms shall expire in 2025, 2028, and every successive three-year (3) period thereafter.

(5) Those board members appointed under paragraphs (2)(iii), (2)(iv), (2)(v), (2)(vi), (2)(vii), and (2)(viii) under this section shall be Group B and terms shall expire in 2023, 2026, and every successive three-year (3) period thereafter.

(6) Those board members appointed under paragraphs (2)(ix) and (2)(x) of this section shall be Group C and terms shall expire in 2024, 2027, and every successive three-year (3) period thereafter.

(7) The chairperson shall be elected by the members of the board of directors.

(i) The chairperson may be permitted to serve up to two (2) additional one-year terms on the board; provided they are serving in the position of chair.

(8)(i) No state legislator shall serve or be otherwise eligible to serve on the board of directors of Discover Newport.

(ii) The members of the board of directors of Discover Newport shall serve without compensation.

(iii) Discover Newport shall meet six (6) times a year at a time to be designated by the chairperson and/or president/CEO of Discover Newport.

(iv) Special meetings of Discover Newport may be called by the chairperson and/or president/CEO of Discover Newport in accordance with the open meetings law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-167-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-167 / Section 42-167-4
§ 42-167-4. Secretary of housing.
Status: in_force

The head of the executive office of housing shall be the secretary of housing, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The position of secretary of housing is hereby created in the unclassified service. The secretary of housing shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor. Before entering upon the discharge of duties, the secretary shall take an oath to faithfully execute the duties of the office. The secretary of housing shall:

(1) Prior to hiring, have completed and earned a minimum of a masters graduate degree in the field of urban planning, economics, or a related field of study or possess a juris doctor law degree. Preference shall be provided to candidates having earned an advanced degree consisting of an L.L.M. law degree or Ph.D. in urban planning or economics. Qualified candidates must have documented five (5) years full-time experience employed in the administration of housing policy and/or development;

(2) Be responsible for overseeing all housing and homelessness policy and planning initiatives in the state of Rhode Island and developing a housing plan, including, but not limited to, the development of affordable housing opportunities to assist in building strong community efforts and revitalizing neighborhoods;

(3) Coordinate with all agencies directly related to any housing and homelessness initiatives and participate in the promulgation of any regulation having an impact on housing and homelessness including, but not limited to, the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, the coastal resources management council (CRMC), and state departments including, but not limited to: the department of environmental management (DEM), the department of business regulation (DBR), the department of transportation (DOT), and division of statewide planning;

(4) Formulate an integrated housing report to include findings and recommendations to the governor, speaker of the house, senate president, each chambers finance committee, and any committee whose purview is reasonably related to, including, but not limited to, issues of housing, municipal government, and health on or before April 15 annually. This report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(i) The total number of housing units in the state with per community counts;

(ii) Every three (3) years, beginning in 2026 and contingent upon funding for data collection, an assessment of the suitability of existing housing stock in meeting accessibility needs of residents;

(iii) The occupancy and vacancy rate of the units referenced in subsection (4)(i);

(iv) The change in the number of units referenced in subsection (4)(i), for each of the prior three (3) years in figures and as a percentage;

(v) The number of net new units in development and number of units completed in the previous calendar year;

(vi) For each municipality the number of single-family, two-family (2), and three-family (3) units, and multi-unit housing delineated sufficiently to provide the lay reader a useful description of current conditions, including a statewide sum of each unit type;

(vii) Every three (3) years, beginning in 2026, a projection of the number of units required to meet estimated population growth and based upon household formation rates;

(viii) A comparison of regional and other similarly situated state funding sources that support housing development including a percentage of private, federal, and public support;

(ix) A reporting of unit types by number of bedrooms for rental properties including an accounting of all:

(A) Single-family units;

(B) Accessory dwelling units;

(C) Two-family (2) units;

(D) Three-family (3) units;

(E) Multi-unit sufficiently delineated units;

(F) Mixed use sufficiently delineated units; and

(G) Occupancy and vacancy rates for the prior three (3) years;

(x) A reporting of unit types by ownership including an accounting of all:

(A) Single-family units;

(B) Accessory dwelling units;

(C) Two-family (2) units;

(D) Three-family (3) units;

(E) Multi-unit sufficiently delineated units;

(F) Mixed use sufficiently delineated units; and

(G) Occupancy and vacancy rates for the prior three (3) years;

(xi) A reporting of the number of applications submitted or filed for each community according to unit type and an accounting of action taken with respect to each application to include, approved, denied, appealed, approved upon appeal, and if approved, the justification for each appeal approval;

(xii) A reporting of permits for each community according to affordability level that were sought, approved, denied, appealed, approved upon appeal, and if approved, the justification for each approval;

(xiii) A reporting of affordability that shall include the following:

(A) The percent and number of units of extremely low-, very low-, low-, moderate-, fair-market rate, and above moderate-income; including the average and median costs of those units;

(B) The percent and number of units of extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderate-income housing units by municipality required to satisfy the ten percent (10%) requirement pursuant to chapter 24 of title 45; including the average and median costs of those units;

(C) The percent and number of units for the affordability levels above moderate-income housing, including a comparison to fair-market rent; including the average and median costs of those units;

(D) The percentage of cost burden by municipality with population equivalent;

(E) The percentage and number of home financing sources, including all private, federal, state, or other public support;

(F) The disparities in mortgage loan financing by race and ethnicity based on Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data by available geographies;

(G) The annual median gross rent growth for each of the previous five (5) years by municipality; and

(H) The annual growth in median owner-occupied home values for each of the previous five (5) years by municipality;

(xiv) A reporting of municipal healthy housing stock by unit type and number of bedrooms and providing an assessment of the states existing housing stock and enumerating any risks to the public health from that housing stock, including, but not limited to: the presence of lead, mold, safe drinking water, disease vectors (insects and vermin), and other conditions that are an identifiable health detriment. Additionally, the report shall provide the percentage of the prevalence of health risks by age of the stock for each community by unit type and number of bedrooms;

(xv) A recommendation shall be included with the report required under this section that shall provide consideration to any and all populations, ethnicities, income levels, and other relevant demographic criteria determined by the secretary, and with regard to any and all of the criteria enumerated elsewhere in the report separately or in combination, provide recommendations to resolve any issues that provide an impediment to the development of housing, including specific data and evidence in support of the recommendation. All data and methodologies used to present evidence are subject to review and approval of the chief of revenue analysis, and that approval shall include an attestation of approval by the chief to be included in the report; and

(xvi) Municipal governments shall provide the executive office of housings requested data relevant to this report on or before February 15 annually;

(5) Establish rules and regulations as set forth in § 45-24-77;

(6) On or before July 1, 2026 and every three years thereafter, create a statewide strategic plan to prevent, address, and end homelessness, considering input from the advisory council on housing and homelessness, the interagency council on homelessness, and the Rhode Island continuum of care created pursuant to Part 578 of Subchapter C of Chapter V of Subtitle B of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations;

(7) Coordinate with the Rhode Island continuum of care on funding and programming to address homelessness; and

(8) On or before January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, develop a calculation of the percentage of low- and moderate-income housing units, for each city and town to accurately reflect the percentage of low- and moderate-income housing units in each city and town, and publish a chart showing the number of eligible units for each city and town, the basis for the determination of each type of unit and any other information the secretary of the executive office of housing deems relevant. The chart shall then be forwarded to the respective city or town, which shall have thirty (30) days to suggest modifications or revisions. Thereafter, and after review of any proposed modifications, the secretary of housing shall, in writing, certify the chart for that year. The chart, together with supporting documentation, shall be kept in the possession of the executive office of housing, and shall be available for public inspection and copying.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-132-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-132 / Section 42-132-2
§ 42-132-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Department means the secretary of states office.

(2) Director means the director of the secretary of states first stop business information center.

(3) License means any certificate, permit, or other evidence, by whatever name called, of a right or privilege to engage in any business activity, except occupational licenses.

(4) Occupational license means any certificate, permit, or other evidence, by whatever name called, of a right or privilege to engage in a profession, occupation, or field of endeavor that is issued by an occupational licensing agency.

(5) Occupational licensing agency means any board, commission, committee, or other agency of this state that is established for the primary purpose of regulating the admission or conduct of persons in a particular profession, occupation, or field of endeavor, and is authorized to issue and revoke licenses. The term does not include a state agency or department that issues permits or licenses as only part of its regular function.

(6) Office means the first stop business information center.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-102 / Section 42-102-4
§ 42-102-4. Terms of office and voting.
Status: in_force

(a) Of the eighteen (18) public members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, nine (9) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and nine (9) shall be appointed for three (3) years. After the initial appointments of those individuals serving two-year (2) terms, they, or their successors, shall be appointed to three-year (3) terms. A vacancy in the office of a member, other than by expiration of the members term, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but only for the remainder of the prevailing term. Members whose terms expire may be reappointed.

(b) Only members shall have the right to vote.

(c) A simple majority of board members shall constitute a quorum.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-26 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-26
§ 42-64-26. Authorization to accept appropriated moneys.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized to accept any moneys as may be appropriated from time to time by the general assembly for effectuating its corporate purposes including, without limitation, the payment of the initial expenses of administration and operation and the establishment of reserves or contingency funds to be available for the payment of the principal of and the interest on any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-87-1.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-87 / Section 42-87-1.1
§ 42-87-1.1. Other definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Auxiliary aids and services includes:

(i) Qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments;

(ii) Qualified readers, taped texts, or other effective methods of making visually delivered materials available to individuals with visual impairments;

(iii) Acquisition or modification of equipment or devices; and

(iv) Other similar services and actions.

(2) Discrimination:

(i) Includes those acts prohibited on the basis of race by 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 and those on the basis of disability by 29 U.S.C. § 794, and those on the basis of disability by 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and those on the basis of disability by chapter 5 of title 28.

(ii) Nothing in this chapter shall provide the basis for a claim by an individual without a disability that the individual was subject to discrimination because of the individuals lack of disability.

(3) Readily achievable means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense. In determining whether an action is readily achievable, factors to be considered include:

(i) The nature and cost of the action needed under this chapter;

(ii) The overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the action; the number of persons employed at such facility; the effect on expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise of such action upon the operation of the facility;

(iii) The overall financial resources of the covered entity; the overall size of the business of a covered entity with respect to the number of its employees; the number, type, and location of its facilities; and

(iv) The type of operation or operations of the covered entity, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of such entity; the geographic separateness, administrative or fiscal relationship of the facility or facilities in question to the covered entity.

(4) Reasonable accommodation may include:

(i) Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and

(ii) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, appropriate adjustment or modifications of examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

(iii) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an individual with a disability to accept an accommodation, aid, service, opportunity, or benefit that such individual chooses not to accept.

(iv) An employer, state or local government agency and any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation, need not provide a reasonable accommodation or a reasonable modification to policies, practices, or procedures to an individual who meets the definition of disability in § 42-87-1(1) solely under subparagraph (4)(iii).

(5) Reasonable modifications:

(i) Include modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability, unless the covered entity can demonstrate that making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity.

(ii) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an individual with a disability to accept an accommodation, aid, service, opportunity, or benefit that such individual chooses not to accept.

(iii) Any person or entity covered by § 42-87-2, need not provide a reasonable modification to policies, practices, or procedures to an individual who meets the definition of disability in § 42-87-1(1) solely under subparagraph (iii).

(iv) Nothing in this chapter alters the provision, specifying that reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures shall be required, unless an entity can demonstrate that making such modifications in policies, practices, or procedures, including academic requirements in postsecondary education, would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations involved.

(6) Undue hardship means:

(i) An action requiring significant difficulty or expense, when considered in light of the factors set forth in subsection (6)(ii) of this section.

(ii) In determining whether an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on a covered entity, factors to be considered include:

(A) The nature and cost of the accommodation needed under this chapter;

(B) The overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the provision of the reasonable accommodation; the number of persons employed at such facility; the effect on expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise of such accommodation upon the operation of the facility;

(C) The overall financial resources of the covered entity; the overall size of the business of a covered entity with respect to the number of its employees; the number, type, and location of its facilities; and

(D) The type of operation or operations of the covered entity, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of such entity; the geographic separateness, administrative, or fiscal relationship of the facility or facilities in question to the covered entity.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-30 / Section 42-30-11
§ 42-30-11. Continuation of powers without reappointment.
Status: in_force

Every justice of the peace appointed by the governor and not reappointed may continue to officiate for a space of thirty (30) days after the date on which the justice's commission expires.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-5
§ 42-26-5. Chairperson and vice chairperson.
Status: in_force

The chairperson and vice chairperson of the office shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-15
§ 42-34-15. Additions to mortgage insurance fund.
Status: in_force

(a) If from time to time in the opinion of the authority the addition of moneys to the mortgage insurance fund is required to meet obligations, the authority shall in writing request the governor to provide sufficient moneys by a day specified for that purpose. The governor shall request the general assembly, if in session, to appropriate moneys, in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for that purpose. If the general assembly is not in session or will not be in session within sixty (60) days of the date specified in the request of the authority, or, if the general assembly has not provided the moneys requested within thirty (30) days of that date, the governor shall direct the general treasurer to issue bonds in an amount at least equal to the amount requested by the authority and as shall be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter in serial form in the name and behalf of the state to be signed by the general treasurer and countersigned by the secretary of state under the seal of the state to be designated the Rhode Island industrial-recreational building authority loan. The bonds shall be of the denomination of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or any multiple thereof, shall be in coupon or registered form, shall bear interest at such rate or rates of interest as may be fixed in accordance with the provisions of this section, payable semi-annually, and the principal thereof and interest thereon shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States that at the time of payment shall be legal tender for public and private debts. The date of maturity of the bonds shall be fixed by the general treasurer, but shall not in any case be later than twenty-five (25) years from the date of issue.

(b) The bonds so issued shall be deemed a pledge of the faith and credit of the state and shall be exempt from taxation in this state. Whenever the governor shall approve the issuance of the bonds, the governor shall certify the approval to the secretary of state and that approval shall also be endorsed on each bond so approved with a facsimile of the signature of the governor.

(c) The bonds shall be sold from time to time at not less than par, at public auction, or in such other mode and at such times, in such amounts and at such rate or rates of interest as the general treasurer, with the advice of the governor, shall deem for the best interests of the state; provided, however, that the general treasurer, with the approval of the governor, may from time to time sell any of the bonds to the sinking fund commission as provided by law instead of selling them at public auction or in some other mode as above provided; provided, further, however, that in the solicitation of bids, the general treasurer shall require all bidders to state the lowest interest rate, expressed in multiples of one tenth of one percent (.1%), at which the bidders will purchase the bonds for not less than par.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-9
§ 42-51-9. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words and terms, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, shall have the following meanings:

(1) Coordinating compliance means the authority to:

(i) Issue guidelines, directives, or instructions that are necessary to effectuate compliance with federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities;

(ii) Establish a grievance procedure to promptly and equitably resolve complaints of noncompliance with federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities involving state agencies, including the power to investigate possible discrimination and eliminate unlawful practices by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion;

(iii) Initiate complaints against any state agency that willfully fails to comply with federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities to the appropriate state or federal agency; and

(iv) Develop, make periodic revisions to, and oversee the implementation of a transition plan for the removal of environmental and communication barriers in state-owned facilities.

(2) Disability means a disability as defined in § 42-87-1.

(3) Federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities means, but is not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794; R.I. Const., art. I, § 2; the provisions of chapter 87 of this title, and §§ 23-6.3-11, 37-8-15, 37-8-15.1, and 42-46-13.

(4) Promoting on behalf of the people with disabilities and assuring, on behalf of the state, that people with disabilities are afforded the opportunities to exercise all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of this state means the authority to act and appear on behalf of the people with disabilities to present evidence and make arguments before any federal, state or local agency or public body regarding matters pending before that agency or public body that may have an adverse effect on persons with disabilities.

(5) Providing technical assistance to public and private agencies, businesses, and citizens on complying with federal and state laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities means information dissemination and training designed to encourage the voluntary compliance with laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities; conducting disability accessibility surveys and providing advice on how to overcome any barriers to accessibility; and a mediation service to assist parties who voluntarily chose to utilize that service to resolve allegations of discrimination on the basis of disability.

(6) State agency means any department, division, agency, commission, board, office, bureau, council, or authority, either branch of the Rhode Island general assembly or any agency or any committee thereof, or any other agency that is in any branch of Rhode Island state government and which exercises governmental functions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-140-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-140 / Section 42-140-12
§ 42-140-12. Clean transportation programs.
Status: in_force

There is established a restricted receipt account within the general fund of the state, to be known as the clean transportation programs, to be administered by the office of energy resources. The purpose of the account is to receive and expend funds for clean transportation programs, including but not limited to electric vehicle rebate, electric bicycle rebate and other programs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-5
§ 42-99-5. Transactions with the corporation.
Status: in_force

Any municipality is authorized from time to time to sell or otherwise convey to the corporation any property held by the municipality and to lease from the corporation, or contract with the corporation with respect to any facilities, or any interest therein, held by the corporation under this chapter. The provisions of any other laws or ordinances, general, special, or local, or of any rule or regulation of the state or the municipality, or of any municipal charter provision, restricting or regulating in any manner the power of the state or the municipality to lease (as lessee or lessor) or sell or convey property, real, personal, or mixed, shall not apply to leases and sales made pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-39-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-39 / Section 42-39-1
§ 42-39-1. Compact enacted.
Status: in_force

The New England Interstate Planning Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with any other state or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:

New England is by virtue of geographic location and other characteristics a great population, cultural, economic and resource area which, with more intense use of physical, social, and economic resources, increasingly requires coordinated planning as a basic ingredient of effective and orderly growth of the region. To this end, it is the intent of this compact to establish and provide for the operation of an interstate planning agency for New England.

It is the purpose of this compact to provide, in the New England region, improved facilities and procedures for the coordination of the policies, programs, and activities of interstate significance in the New England region in the field of physical, social and economic resources, and to study, investigate, and plan appropriate governmental activities with respect to the conservation, development and use of the same; to provide means by which interstate conflicts may be resolved; and to provide procedures for interstate coordination of the interests of all public and private agencies, persons and entities in the fields covered by this compact, and to provide an organization for cooperation in such coordination.

There is hereby created the New England interstate planning commission, hereinafter called the commission.

The commission shall consist of one member from each party state to be appointed and to serve, in accordance with and subject to the laws of the state which he or she represents. Any member of the commission may be represented by an alternate with power to act in his or her place and stead, if the laws of his or her state so provide and if notice of the designation of such alternate is given to the commission in such manner as its bylaws may provide.

To carry out the purpose of the compact it shall be the responsibility of the commission to prepare studies and plans, and to recommend procedures for implementing coordination of the policies and programs and activities of interstate significance in the field of physical, social, and economic conservation and development in the New England region which may include the following:

(1) Collection and interpretation of basic data.

(2) Investigation, planning, and programming (including scheduling) of projects of interstate or regional significance.

(3) Planning and scheduling of governmental services and programs which would be of assistance to the orderly growth and prosperity of the region, and to the well-being of its population.

(4) Encouraging of the referral of plans or proposals for projects and programs of interstate or regional significance to the commission.

(5) Studying and recommending means for the most effective utilization of such federal assistance as may be available on a regional basis or as may have an interstate or regional impact.

(6) Assisting the party states, or any of them, in cooperative planning undertakings with the federal government or any agencies thereof.

To avoid duplication of effort and in the interests of economy, the commission shall make use of existing studies, surveys, plans, data, and other materials in the possession of the governmental agencies of the party states and their respective subdivisions or in the possession of other interstate agencies. Each such agency, within available appropriations and if not expressly prevented or limited by law, is hereby authorized to make such materials available to the commission and to otherwise assist it in the performance of its functions. At the request of the commission each such agency is further authorized to provide the commission with information regarding plans and programs affecting the New England region so that the commission may have available to it current information with respect thereto.

The commission shall use qualified public and private agencies to make investigations and conduct research, but if it is unable to secure the undertaking of such investigations or original research by a qualified public or private agency, it shall have the power to make its own investigations and conduct its own research. The commission may make contracts with any public or private agencies or private persons or entities for the undertaking of such investigations or original research within its purview.

The officers and personnel of agencies of the party state, and of any other government or agency whatever, or private citizens, or representatives of private organizations, may serve at the request of the commission upon such advisory committees as the commission may determine to create; and such officers and personnel of any such government or agency, may serve upon such committees without forfeiture of office or employment and with no loss or diminution in the status, rights and privileges which they otherwise enjoy.

Each party state is hereby authorized to participate in cooperative or joint planning undertakings with the federal government, any appropriate agency or agencies thereof, or with any interstate agency or agencies. Such participation shall be at the instance of the governor or in such other manner as state law may provide or authorize. The commission shall facilitate the work of state representatives in any joint interstate or cooperative federal-state undertaking authorized by this article, and each such state shall keep the commission advised of its activities in respect of such undertakings, to the extent that they have interstate or regional significance.

The commission shall hold at least four (4) regular meetings a year. No action of the commission shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the commission members are present and a majority of the total number of votes on the commission are cast in favor thereof: provided that any action not binding by reason of failure to meet this requirement may be ratified within thirty (30) days by the concurrence in writing of a majority of the commission members.

(a) The commission shall submit to the governor or designated officer of each party state a budget including a statement of all funds expected to be available to the commission and their sources and, a request for an appropriation to cover that states share of expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that jurisdiction for presentation to the legislature thereof.

(b) With due regard for such monies and other assistance as may be made available to it, the commission shall be provided with such funds by each of the several states participating therein to provide the means of establishing and maintaining facilities, a staff of personnel, and such activities as may be necessary to fulfill the powers and duties imposed upon and entrusted to the commission.

With due allowance for monies otherwise available, each budget of the commission shall be the responsibility of the party states, to be apportioned among them as follows: fifty percent (50%) on an equal basis; thirty percent (30%) on the basis of population; twenty percent (20%) on the basis of area either within incorporated places or places having units of local government, such population to be determined in accordance with the last official United States census of population.

(c) The commission shall not pledge the credit of any jurisdiction. The commission may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it under article IX (e) of this compact, provided that the commission takes specific action setting aside such funds prior to the incurring of any obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner.

(d) The members of the commission shall be paid by the commission their actual expenses incurred and incidental to the performance of their duties, subject to the approval of the commission.

(e) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited by a qualified public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the commission.

(f) The accounts of the commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by such agency, representative, or representatives of the jurisdictions which appropriate funds to the commission.

(a) The commission may sue and be sued and shall have a seal.

(b) The commission shall elect annually, from among its members, a chairperson, vice-chairperson and treasurer. The commission shall appoint an executive director who shall also act as secretary, and together with the treasurer, shall be bonded in such amounts as the commission may require.

(c) The commission shall appoint and remove or discharge such personnel as may be necessary for the performance of its functions irrespective of any civil service laws which might otherwise apply. The commission shall establish and maintain, independently by contract or agreement, or in conjunction with any one or more of the party states, suitable retirement programs for its employees. Employees of the commission shall be eligible for social security coverage in respect to old age and survivors insurance provided that the commission takes such steps as may be necessary pursuant to federal law to participate in such program of insurance as a governmental agency or unit. The commission may establish and maintain or participate in such additional programs of employee benefits as may be appropriate to afford employees of the commission terms and conditions of employment similar to those enjoyed by employees of the party states generally.

(d) The commission may borrow, accept or contract for the services of personnel from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, from an intergovernmental agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation.

(e) The commission may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact any and all appropriations, donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, conditional or otherwise, from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, or intergovernmental agency, or any institution, person, firm or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same.

(f) The commission may establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the transacting of its business. The commission may acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property and any interest therein.

(g) The commission may adopt, amend, and rescind bylaws, rules, and regulations for the conduct of its business.

(h) The commission shall make and transmit annually, to the legislature and governor of each party state, a report covering the activities of the commission for the preceding year, and embodying such recommendations as may have been adopted by the commission. The commission may issue such additional reports as it may deem desirable.

Nothing in this compact shall be construed to impair, or otherwise affect the jurisdiction of any interstate agency in which any party state participates nor to abridge, impair, or otherwise affect the provisions of any compact to which any one or more of the party states may be a party, nor to supersede, diminish, or otherwise affect any obligation assumed under any such compact; nor shall anything in this compact be construed to discourage additional interstate compacts among some or all of the party states or the establishment of intergovernmental agencies in sub-areas of the region. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit the jurisdiction or activities of any participating government, agency, or officer thereof, or any private person or agency.

This compact shall become effective when entered into and enacted into law by any three (3) of the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Thereafter it shall become effective with respect to any other aforementioned state upon its enacting this compact into law.

This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each party state until renounced by it. Renunciation of this compact must be preceded by sending three (3) years notice of writing of intention to withdraw from the compact to the governor of each of the other states party hereto.

The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be unconstitutional or the applicability thereof, to any state, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof, to any other state, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. It is the legislative intent that the provisions of this compact be reasonably and liberally construed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-12
§ 42-99-12. Pledge of the state.
Status: in_force

The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued by the corporation under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the notes and bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement with the holders of the notes or bonds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-15
§ 42-157-15. Special enrollment  Pregnancy.
Status: in_force

(a) In general. The exchange may establish a special enrollment period that allows for the enrollment of a pregnant individual at any time after the commencement of the pregnancy. If established, coverage shall be effective as of the first of the month in which the pregnant individual applies for coverage.

(b) Non-interference with federal and state law. Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to conflict with or preempt any other applicable requirements for enrollment in a qualified health plan under federal and state law. The special enrollment period described in subsection (a) is in addition to any other special enrollment periods that are required under federal and state law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-15
§ 42-98-15. Exemption.
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter or the provisions thereof shall not apply to chapter 19 of title 23, and shall not apply to any matter over which any agency, department, or instrumentality of the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction or has jurisdiction concurrent with that of the state and has exercised that jurisdiction to the exclusion of regulation of the matter by the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-14.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-14.1
§ 42-64-14.1. Exclusive jurisdiction of general assembly to approve or deny oil refinery or nuclear plant project plans.
Status: reserved

The final approval or denial of a project plan for the location and construction of an oil refinery or a nuclear plant within the state is hereby expressly reserved to the general assembly notwithstanding any general or public law or ordinance to the contrary, and exclusively within the jurisdiction of the general assembly. The exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the general assembly notwithstanding any other general, special, or public law to the contrary, including, but not limited to, those laws granting regulatory powers to the cities and towns, and any ordinances enacted pursuant to these laws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-142-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-142 / Section 42-142-2
§ 42-142-2. Powers and duties of the department.
Status: in_force

(a) The department of revenue shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To operate a division of taxation;

(2) To operate a division of motor vehicles;

(3) To operate a division of state lottery;

(4) To operate an office of revenue analysis;

(5) To operate a division of property valuation;

(6) To operate a central collections unit; and

(7) To convene, in consultation with the governor, an advisory working group to assist in the review and analysis of potential impacts of any adopted federal tax actions. The working group shall develop options for administrative action or general assembly consideration that may be needed to address any federal funding changes that impact Rhode Island revenues.

(b) The advisory working group may include, but not be limited to, the state tax administrator, chief of revenue analysis, director of management and budget, as well as designees from the following: state agencies, businesses, healthcare, public sector unions, and advocates.

(c) As soon as practicable after the enactment of the federal budget for fiscal year 2026, but no later than October 31, 2025, the advisory working group shall forward a report to the governor, speaker of the house, and president of the senate containing the findings, recommendations, and options for consideration to become compliant with federal changes prior to the governors budget submittal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-46 / Section 42-46-14
§ 42-46-14. Burden of proof.
Status: in_force

In all actions brought under this chapter, the burden shall be on the public body to demonstrate that the meeting in dispute was properly closed pursuant to, or otherwise exempt from the terms of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-105-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-105 / Section 42-105-8
§ 42-105-8. Audits and annual report.
Status: in_force

The books of the Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors bureau dba Discover Newport as they pertain to the revenues derived from the room tax shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant annually who shall make a report to the Discover Newport board of directors within six (6) months after the close of the fiscal year. Included with the audit shall be the managements discussion and analysis (MD&A), which will serve as the annual report. The MD&A shall include an organization chart, a summary of performance of sales and marketing activities during the fiscal year under audit, highlights of next years fiscal budget, and a schedule of the following calendar years meetings. Discover Newport shall file copies of the annual audit with the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, and each city or town council in Newport and Bristol County.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-2
§ 42-8-2. Keeper of the seal.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall be the keeper of the seal of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-9
§ 42-14-9. Payment of expenses  Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for the payment of the salary of the administrator of banking and insurance, for the payment of the salaries of his or her deputies and for the payment of the clerical and other assistance, office and traveling expenses of the administrator of banking and insurance, his or her deputies and assistants, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders for the payment of those sums, or so much of them as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers, approved by the director of business regulation. All fees, charges for examinations, and other collections received by him or her as administrator of banking, insurance, and securities shall be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state.

(b) Reimbursements.

(1) Certain operational costs of the department of business regulation are eligible for reimbursement from third parties, including, but not limited to, costs of licensing, and shall also include the following expenses:

(i) All reasonable technology costs related to the examination and licensing process. Technology costs shall include the actual cost of software and hardware utilized in the licensing process and the cost of training personnel in the proper use of the software or hardware.

(ii) All necessary and reasonable education and training costs incurred by the state to maintain the proficiency and competence of the examining and licensing personnel. All these costs shall be incurred in accordance with appropriate state of Rhode Island regulations, guidelines, and procedures.

(iii) All revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as restricted receipts.

(2) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the banking division reimbursement account. All funds in the account shall be utilized by the department of business regulation to effectuate the provisions of this subsection (b). All funds received for the banking division pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be deposited in the banking division reimbursement account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw the treasurers orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of business regulation.

(3) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the office of the health insurance commissioner reimbursement account. All funds in the account shall be utilized by the department of business regulation to effectuate the provisions of this subsection (b) that relate to reimbursements. All funds received for the health insurance commissioner pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be deposited in the office of the health insurance commissioner reimbursement account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw the treasurers orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of business regulation.

(4) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the securities division reimbursement account. All funds in the account shall be utilized by the department of business regulation to effectuate the provisions of this subsection (b) that relate to reimbursements. All funds received for the securities division pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be deposited in the securities division reimbursement account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw the treasurers orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of business regulation.

(5) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the commercial licensing and racing and athletics division reimbursement account. All funds in the account shall be utilized by the department of business regulation to effectuate the provisions of this subsection (b) that relate to reimbursements. All funds received for the commercial licensing and racing and athletics division pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be deposited in the commercial licensing and racing and athletics division reimbursement account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw the treasurers orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of business regulation.

(6) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the insurance division reimbursement account. All funds in the account shall be utilized by the department of business regulation to effectuate the provisions of this subsection (b) that relate to reimbursements. All funds received for the insurance division pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be deposited in the insurance division reimbursement account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw the treasurers orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of business regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-8
§ 42-75-8. Authority of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized and empowered to hold public and private hearings, to enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available for these contracts, with individuals, organizations, and institutions for services furthering the objectives of the commissions programs; to enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available for these contracts, with local and regional associations for cooperative endeavors furthering the objectives of the commissions programs; to accept gifts, contributions, and bequests of unrestricted funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations or institutions which shall be deposited as general revenues; to make and sign any agreements and to do and perform any acts that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The commission may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state any assistance and data that will enable it properly to carry out its powers and duties. The commission may empanel any advisors that it deems necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-6
§ 42-9-6. Legal adviser  Representation of state officers and agencies.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise in the general laws provided, the attorney general, whenever requested, shall act as the legal adviser of the individual legislators of the general assembly, of all state boards, divisions, departments, and commissions and the officers thereof, of all commissioners appointed by the general assembly, of all the general officers of the state, and of the director of administration, in all matters pertaining to their official duties, and shall institute and prosecute, whenever necessary, all suits and proceedings that they may be authorized to commence, and shall appear for and defend the above-named individual legislators, boards, divisions, departments, commissions, commissioners, and officers, in all suits and proceedings that may be brought against them in their official capacity.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-146-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-146 / Section 42-146-1
§ 42-146-1. Commission established.
Status: in_force

There shall be an American and Panamanian cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Panamanian ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The commission shall establish, maintain, and develop cultural ties between Panamanians and Panamanian-Americans and shall foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social, and artistic life of the countries involved; and shall help establish and/or promote the Spanish language in Rhode Islands schools.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-14
§ 42-55-14. Reserve funds and appropriations.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may create and establish one or more special funds (capital reserve funds), and shall pay into each capital reserve fund (1) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purpose of the fund, (2) any proceeds of sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided in the resolution or resolutions of the corporation authorizing the issuance thereof, and (3) any other moneys which may be made available to the corporation for the purpose of the fund from any other source or sources. All moneys held in any capital reserve fund, except as provided in this section, shall be used, as required, solely from the payment of the principal of bonds secured in whole or in part by the fund or of the sinking fund payments hereinafter mentioned with respect to the bonds, the purchase or redemption of the bonds, the payment of interest on the bonds or the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when the bonds are redeemed prior to maturity; provided, however, that moneys in the fund shall not be withdrawn at any time in an amount that would reduce the amount of the fund to less than the minimum capital reserve requirement established for the fund except for the purpose of making with respect to bonds secured in whole or in part by the fund payment when due, of principal, interest, redemption premiums, and the sinking fund payments for the payment of which other moneys of the corporation are not available. Any income or interest earned by, or incremental to, any capital reserve fund due to the investment thereof may be transferred by the corporation to other funds or accounts of the corporation to the extent it does not reduce the amount of the capital reserve fund below the minimum capital reserve fund requirement for that fund.

(b) The corporation shall not at any time issue bonds secured in whole or in part by a capital reserve fund, if upon the issuance of bonds, the amount in the capital reserve fund will be less than the minimum capital reserve fund requirement for that fund, unless the corporation, at the time of issuance of those bonds, shall deposit in the fund from the proceeds of the bonds so to be issued, or from other sources, an amount which, together with the amount then in the fund, will not be less than the minimum capital reserve fund requirement for the fund; provided, however, that the corporation by resolution may permit the issuance of bonds to provide loans to mortgage lenders pursuant to § 42-55-10(e) without complying with the foregoing limitation. For the purposes of this section, the term minimum capital reserve fund requirement shall mean, except to the extent the corporation by resolution may modify that term with respect to bonds issued to finance loans to mortgage lenders pursuant to § 42-55-10(e), as of any particular date of computation, an amount of money, as provided in the resolution or resolutions of the corporation authorizing the bonds or notes with respect to which that fund is established, equal to not more than the greatest of the respective amounts, for the current or any future fiscal year of the corporation, of annual debt service on the bonds of the corporation secured in whole or in part by that fund, the annual debt service for any fiscal year being the amount of money equal to the aggregate of:

(1) All interest payable during the fiscal year on all bonds secured in whole or in part by the fund outstanding on the date of computation; plus

(2) The principal amount of all of those bonds outstanding on the date of computation which mature during that fiscal year; plus

(3) All amounts specified in any resolution of the authority authorizing any of the bonds as payable during the fiscal year as a sinking fund payment with respect to any of the bonds which mature after the fiscal year, all calculated on the assumption that those bonds will, after the date of computation, cease to be outstanding by reason, but only by reason, of the payment of bonds when due and application in accordance with the resolution authorizing those bonds of all of those sinking fund payments payable at or after the date of computation.

(c) In computing the amount of the capital reserve funds for the purpose of this section, securities in which all or a portion of those funds shall be invested shall be valued at par or, if purchased at less than par, at their cost to the corporation.

(d) To assure the continued operation and solvency of the corporation for carrying out of its corporate purposes, provision is made in subsection (a) for the accumulation in each capital reserve fund of an amount equal to the minimum capital reserve fund requirements for the fund; provided, however, the foregoing computation shall not apply to bonds issued to fund loans to mortgage lenders pursuant to § 42-55-10(e). In order further to assure the maintenance of the capital reserve funds, the chairperson of the corporation shall annually, on or before December 1, make and deliver to the governor his or her certificate stating the sum, if any, required to restore each capital reserve fund to the minimum capital reserve fund requirement for the fund. During each January session of the general assembly, the governor shall submit to the general assembly printed copies of a budget including the sum, if any, required to restore each capital reserve fund to the minimum capital reserve fund requirement for the fund. All sums appropriated by the general assembly, if any, and paid to the corporation shall be deposited by the corporation in the applicable capital reserve fund.

(e) All amounts paid over to the corporation by the state pursuant to the provisions of this section shall constitute and be accounted for as advances by the state to the corporation and, subject to the rights of the holders of any bonds or notes of the corporation, shall be repaid to the state without interest from all available operating revenues of the corporation in excess of amounts required for the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the corporation, the capital reserve funds, and operating expenses.

(f) The corporation shall create and establish any other fund or funds that may be necessary or desirable for its corporate purposes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-46 / Section 42-46-10
§ 42-46-10. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any particular meeting or type of meeting, is held invalid or unconstitutional, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions or the other applications of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7.1
§ 42-64-7.1. Subsidiaries.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The parent corporation shall have the right to exercise and perform its powers and functions, or any of them, through one or more subsidiary corporations whose creation shall be approved and authorized by the general assembly.

(2)(i) Express approval and authorization of the general assembly shall be deemed to have been given for all legal purposes on July 1, 1995, for the creation and lawful management of a subsidiary corporation created for the management of the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park, that subsidiary corporation being managed by a board of directors, the members of which shall be constituted as follows: (A) two (2) members who shall be appointed by the town council of the town of North Kingstown; (B) two (2) members who shall be residents of the town of North Kingstown appointed by the governor; (C) four (4) members who shall be appointed by the governor; (D) the chairperson, who shall be: (i) the executive director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation until such time that the secretary of commerce is appointed; (ii) upon the appointment of a secretary of commerce, the chief executive officer of the Rhode Island commerce corporation, who also shall be the secretary of the Rhode Island executive office of commerce; and (E) non-voting members, who shall include the members of the general assembly whose districts are comprised in any part by areas located within the town of North Kingstown and one non-voting member who shall be a resident of the town of Jamestown, appointed by the town council of the town of Jamestown. Upon receipt of approval and authorization from the general assembly, the parent corporation by resolution of the board of directors may direct any of its directors, officers, or employees to create subsidiary corporations pursuant to chapter 1.2 or 6 of title 7 or in the manner described in subsection (b); provided, that the parent corporation shall not have any power or authority to create, empower, or otherwise establish any corporation, subsidiary corporation, corporate body or any form of partnership or any other separate entity, without the express approval and authorization of the general assembly.

(ii) The approval and authorization provided herein shall terminate upon the establishment of the Quonset Development Corporation as provided for in chapter 64.10 of this title.

(iii) The Quonset Development Corporation shall be deemed a subsidiary of the Rhode Island commerce corporation:

(A) As set forth in §42-64.10-6(3); and

(B) Insofar as it exercises any powers and duties delegated to it by the corporation pursuant to this chapter for any project other than on real and personal property owned, leased, or under the control of the corporation located in the town of North Kingstown, and the corporation shall be deemed to have authority to delegate any of its powers, with the exception of the power to issue any form of negotiable bonds or notes and the power of eminent domain, in order to accomplish the purposes of chapter 64.10 of this title; provided, however, that the corporation may, as provided for in this chapter, issue bonds or exercise the power of eminent domain on behalf of the Quonset Development Corporation or to undertake a project of the Quonset Development Corporation.

(b) As used in this section, subsidiary public corporation means a corporation created pursuant to the provisions of this section. The person or persons directed by the resolution referred to in subsection (a) shall prepare articles of incorporation setting forth: (1) the name of the subsidiary public corporation; (2) the period of duration, which may be perpetual; (3) the purpose or purposes for which the subsidiary public corporation is organized which shall not be more extensive than the purposes of the corporation set forth in §42-64-5; (4) the number of directors (which may, but need not be, more than one) constituting the initial board of directors and their names and business or residence addresses; (5) the name and business or residence address of the person preparing the articles of incorporation; (6) the date when corporate existence shall begin (which shall not be earlier than the filing of the articles of incorporation with the secretary of state as provided in this subsection); (7) any provision, not inconsistent with law, that the board of directors elect to set forth in the articles of incorporation for the regulation of the internal affairs of the subsidiary public corporation; and (8) a reference to the form of authorization and approval by the general assembly and to the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the preparation of the articles of incorporation. Duplicate originals of the articles of incorporation shall be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the articles of incorporation conform to the provisions of this subsection, the secretary shall endorse on each of the duplicate originals the word Filed, and the month, day, and year of the filing; file one of the duplicate originals in the secretary's office; and a certificate of incorporation to which the secretary shall affix the other duplicate original. No filing fees shall be payable upon the filing of articles of incorporation. Upon the issuance of the certificate of incorporation or upon a later date specified in the articles of incorporation, the corporate existence shall begin and the certificate of incorporation shall be conclusive evidence that all conditions precedent required to be performed have been complied with and that the subsidiary public corporation has been duly and validly incorporated under the provisions hereof. The parent corporation may transfer to any subsidiary public corporation any moneys, real, personal, or mixed property or any project in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Each subsidiary public corporation shall have all the powers, privileges, rights, immunities, tax exemptions, and other exemptions of the parent corporation except to the extent that the articles of incorporation of the subsidiary public corporation shall contain an express limitation and except that the subsidiary public corporation shall not have the condemnation power contained in §42-64-9, nor shall it have the powers contained in, or otherwise be subject to, the provisions of §42-64-12 and §42-64-13(a), nor shall it have the power to create, empower, or otherwise establish any corporation, subsidiary corporation, corporate body, any form of partnership, or any other separate entity, without the express approval and authorization of the general assembly.

(c) Any subsidiary corporation shall not be subject to the provisions of §42-64-8(a), (c), and (d), except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation of the subsidiary corporation.

(d) The Rhode Island commerce corporation, as the parent corporation of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, shall not be liable for the debts or obligations or for any actions or inactions of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, unless the Rhode Island commerce corporation expressly agrees otherwise in writing.

(e) The East Providence Waterfront District shall, with the approval of its commission and the board of directors of the corporation, be a subsidiary of the Rhode Island commerce corporation for the purposes of exercising such powers of the corporation as the board of directors shall determine, and notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b), the act creating the District shall be deemed fully satisfactory for the purposes of this section regarding the establishment of subsidiary public corporations, and the express approval and authorization of the general assembly shall be deemed to have been given for all legal purposes for the creation and lawful management of a subsidiary corporation created for the purposes of implementing the purposes of the District.

(f) The parent corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to create a subsidiary corporation for the expressed purpose to issue bonds and notes of the type and for those projects and purposes specified in the Joint Resolution and Act of the general assembly adopted by the Rhode Island house of representatives and the Rhode Island senate.

(g) The I-195 redevelopment district shall be a subsidiary of the Rhode Island commerce corporation for the purposes of exercising such powers of the corporation as the board of directors shall determine, and notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b), the chapter creating the district shall be deemed fully satisfactory for the purposes of this section regarding the establishment of subsidiary public corporations, and the express approval and authorization of the general assembly shall be deemed to have been given for all legal purposes for the creation and lawful management of a subsidiary corporation created for the purposes of implementing the purposes of the district.

(h) The Rhode Island airport corporation  appointment of directors:

The board of directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation shall consist of seven (7) members: The board of directors shall have extensive experience in the fields of finance, business, construction, and/or organized labor.

The governor of the State of Rhode Island shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate when nominated to serve, the seven (7) members of the board of directors. One director shall be appointed for a term of one year; two (2) directors shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years; three (3) directors shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years; and one director shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years. Appointments made thereafter shall be for four-year (4) terms.

Any vacancy occurring in the board of directors shall be filled by the governor of the State of Rhode Island in the same manner prescribed for the original appointments.

A director appointed to fill a vacancy of a director appointed by the governor of the State of Rhode Island shall be appointed for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the director whose vacancy is to be filled.

All members of the board of directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation shall serve without compensation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-164-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-164 / Section 42-164-8
§ 42-164-8. Assistance for program applicants.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence or abuse to assist persons applying to be program participants. Any assistance and counseling rendered by the secretary of state or designee to applicants shall in no way be construed as legal advice.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-10
§ 42-66-10. Confidentiality of records.
Status: in_force

Any records of the office of healthy aging or other agency pertaining to a person reported to be abused, neglected, exploited, or self-neglecting shall be confidential. The records shall not be deemed public and shall be considered records under § 38-2-2(4). The director may, however, disclose to the attorney general, any local, state, or federal police officials, appropriate courts, state departments, public or private agencies, or medical personnel, pertinent information that is necessary to investigate reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect, the coordination of needed services, the protection of the elderly victim, or criminal prosecution.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-41-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-41 / Section 42-41-2
§ 42-41-2. Purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to clarify the roles of the state executive and legislative branches in budgeting and appropriating federal monies received by the state to:

(1) Assure adherence to state policies and priorities established by statute or executive orders pursuant thereto;

(2) Avoid commitments of present state monies or implied commitments of future state monies to replace withdrawn or diminished federal monies except through established budgetary and appropriation processes; and

(3) Assure that acceptance and use of such federal monies is in the overall best interest of the state.

(b) Furthermore, it is the purpose of this chapter to permit agencies of this state to meet certain administrative requirements for receiving federal grants-in-aid without delay and without awaiting specific legislation for each grant program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-3
§ 42-10-3. Deputy treasurers  Appointment and bond.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer is hereby empowered, from time to time, to appoint one or more deputies under the general treasurer who shall be engaged to the faithful performance of the deputys duties, and shall, before entering the duties of the deputys office, give bond to the state with sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the governor, in the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the true and faithful performance of the duties of the deputys office; which bond shall be deposited with and kept by the secretary of state. The general treasurer shall be liable for any misconduct, neglect, or default of those deputies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-46 / Section 42-46-8
§ 42-46-8. Remedies available to aggrieved persons or entities.
Status: in_force

(a) Any citizen or entity of the state who is aggrieved as a result of violations of the provisions of this chapter may file a complaint with the attorney general. The attorney general shall investigate the complaint and if the attorney general determines that the allegations of the complaint are meritorious the attorney general may file a complaint on behalf of the complainant in the superior court against the public body.

(b) No complaint may be filed by the attorney general after one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of public approval of the minutes of the meeting at which the alleged violation occurred, or, in the case of an unannounced or improperly closed meeting, after one hundred eighty (180) days from the public action of a public body revealing the alleged violation, whichever is greater.

(c) Nothing within this section shall prohibit any individual from retaining private counsel for the purpose of filing a complaint in the superior court within the time specified by this section against the public body that has allegedly violated the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that if the individual has first filed a complaint with the attorney general pursuant to this section, and the attorney general declines to take legal action, the individual may file suit in superior court within ninety (90) days of the attorney generals closing of the complaint or within one hundred eighty (180) days of the alleged violation, whichever occurs later.

(d) The court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff, other than the attorney general, except where special circumstances would render such an award unjust. The court may issue injunctive relief and declare null and void any actions of a public body found to be in violation of this chapter. In addition, the court may impose a civil fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) against a public body or any of its members found to have committed a willful or knowing violation of this chapter.

(e) Nothing within this section shall prohibit the attorney general from initiating a complaint on behalf of the public interest.

(f) Actions brought under this chapter may be advanced on the calendar upon motion of the petitioner.

(g) The attorney general shall consider all complaints filed under this chapter to have also been filed under § 38-2-8(b) if applicable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-105-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-105 / Section 42-105-6
§ 42-105-6. Transfer of assets, rights, and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

All assets presently held by the Newport and Bristol tourism and convention authority are transferred to the corporation created by this chapter. Assets include all property, tangible and intangible, whether located within or without the state. Whenever in the general laws or any public law reference is made to the Newport and Bristol tourism and convention authority, the Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors bureau dba Discover Newport shall be substituted, and the bureau shall assume all responsibilities and rights as may be set forth in the general or public law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-10.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-10.1
§ 42-11-10.1. Transfer of powers, functions, and resources from the water resources board.
Status: in_force

(a) There are hereby transferred to the division of planning within the department of administration those powers and duties formerly administered by the employees of the water resources board as provided for in chapter 15 of title 46 (Water Resources Board) through chapter 15.8 of title 46 (Water Use and Efficiency Act), inclusive, and any other applicable provisions of the general laws; provided, however, the governor shall submit to the 2012 assembly any recommended statutory changes necessary to facilitate the merger.

(b) All resources of the water resources board, including, but not limited to, property, employees, and accounts, are hereby transferred to the division of planning.

(c) As part of the above transfer, except for the general manager, all employees of the water resources board currently subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36 shall continue to be subject to those provisions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-7
§ 42-51-7. Gifts, grants, and donations.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to receive any gifts, grants, or donations made for any of the purposes of its program, and to disburse and administer them in accordance with the terms of its program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-19 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-19
§ 42-55-19. Credit of state not pledged.
Status: in_force

Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision of the state but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the corporation. Each obligation issued under this chapter shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the corporation shall not be obligated to pay the obligation or the interest on the obligation except from the revenues or assets pledged and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or of any political subdivision of the state is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-95-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-95 / Section 42-95-5
§ 42-95-5. Termination of fund.
Status: in_force

Ninety (90) days following the submission to the governor of the final audit of the project by the state auditor general, the fund shall cease to exist and any un-obligated monies in the fund shall be distributed between the city of Providence and the state general fund subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement(s) between the city and the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-45-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-45 / Section 42-45-8
§ 42-45-8. Executive director  Employees.
Status: in_force

The historical preservation and heritage commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36; and shall set the executive directors compensation and terms of employment. The executive director, through a vote of the commission, may be delegated to act as authorized agent for the approval of all fiscal and personnel documents requiring an authorized signature. The commission shall also cause to be employed such staff, and technical and professional consultants, as may be required to carry out the powers and duties set forth in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-140-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-140 / Section 42-140-4
§ 42-140-4. Commissioner.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a commissioner of energy resources, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The commissioner shall be the director of the office of energy resources and shall have all such powers, consistent with law, as are necessary and/or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the office and administer its functions. The commissioner shall have authority to exercise all of the powers and duties heretofore exercised by the head of the state energy office. In the performance of the duties set forth in this paragraph, the commissioner shall consult with the energy efficiency and resources management council established pursuant to chapter 140.1 of this title.

(b) The commissioner shall have authority to apply for, receive, and administer grants and funds from the federal government and all other public and private entities to accomplish the purposes of the office.

(c) All revenues collected by the office from public and private entities, including, but not limited to, demand side management grants from public utilities, shall be deposited as restricted receipts.

(d) The commissioner shall have authority to serve as executive secretary of the governors technical assistance committee, established by § 42-60-4, and shall provide such staff and technical support to the technical assistance committee as the technical assistance committee may require, and shall have authority to carry out any duties assigned to the office by the governor in the event of a declaration of a state energy crisis as authorized under chapter 60 of this title relating to energy crisis management.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-7
§ 42-75-7. Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

The duties of the commission shall be:

(1) To stimulate and encourage throughout Rhode Island the study and presentation of the performing, visual, and environmental arts and public interest and participation therein;

(2) To survey and assess the needs of the arts throughout Rhode Island and to make recommendations to the general assembly and the governor to encourage the arts so as to meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of the citizens of the state;

(3) To take any steps necessary and appropriate to expand the states cultural resources and to encourage the growth of local community arts councils;

(4) To encourage and protect freedom of artistic expression in Rhode Island;

(5) To cooperate with the commissioner of elementary and secondary education in all areas in which the arts are applicable to primary and secondary education, including the use of educational television and other media in the promotion and presentation of the arts; and

(6) To coordinate activities among state departments and agencies engaged in the creation and implementation of arts districts. To cooperate with and provide guidance and assistance to municipalities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, citizen groups, and individuals in the creation and implementation of arts districts as provided in § 44-18-30B and to promote arts districts in the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-6
§ 42-116-6. Additional general powers.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers enumerated in this chapter, except to the extent inconsistent with any specific provision of this chapter, the corporation has power:

(1) To acquire or purchase all or any portion of the assets of one or more eligible institutions, and to hold those assets in the manner that the corporation deems advisable and sell or dispose of those assets acquired or held by it at prices without relation to cost and in the manner as the corporation deems advisable, and to secure its own bonds with these assets, all as provided in this chapter;

(2) In connection with the acquisition of all or any portion of the assets of an eligible institution, to assume all, none, or any portion of the liabilities, including deposit liabilities, of an eligible institution at the terms and in the manner that the corporation deems advisable; provided, however, that the corporation is responsible and liable only for those liabilities specifically assumed and bears no responsibility or liability for any other debts or liabilities of the eligible institutions;

(3) To abandon any of the corporations assets or property as the corporation deems advisable;

(4) To redeem any of the assets or properties of the corporation which are subject to a pledge, mortgage, or security interest, upon the terms and conditions as the corporation deems advisable;

(5) To establish and collect or cause to be collected the fees and charges that the corporation determines to be reasonable;

(6) To make loans in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation, including, without limitation, to renegotiate, rewrite, extend, and modify loans and other obligations;

(7) To make advance, progress, or other payments;

(8) To modify, renegotiate, or restructure any agreement relating to any assets acquired or liabilities assumed by the corporation;

(9) To make and enter into indemnity and guaranty agreements;

(10) To assist in the acquisition of federal deposit insurance with respect to any deposit liabilities (or any deposit obligations issued in full or partial satisfaction thereof) whether from the National Credit Union Administration or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and whether or not the acquisition of federal insurance is by merger, purchase and assumption, consolidation, liquidation, conversion, or otherwise, which assistance may include without limitation the corporations pledge or payment of its revenues to or for the benefit of an institution (which term for the purposes of this subsection includes an eligible institution and any institution that facilitates the acquisition of federal deposit insurance and any affiliate of the institution), sales or other transfer of assets of the corporation to or purchases or other acquisitions of assets from this institution, secured or unsecured loans to this institution, secured or unsecured guaranties of or indemnities against losses or liabilities of this institution and/or purchases or other acquisitions by the corporation of capital stock of this institution; and

(11) To act as and be the conservator of an eligible institution in accordance with chapter 16 of title 19 or to act as a receiver in accordance with title 19, chapter 15 or to act as the operating, managing, liquidating, or other agent for the conservator or the receiver of an eligible institution.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-136-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-136 / Section 42-136-6
§ 42-136-6. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provisions of this chapter or their application to any person or circumstance are held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without regard to the invalid provisions or application.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-155-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-155 / Section 42-155-8
§ 42-155-8. Outside employment.
Status: in_force

No employee of a quasi-public corporation may accept outside employment that will impair his or her judgment as to duties and responsibilities in the course of employment with the quasi-public corporation. Generally, outside employment is barred if the private employer can benefit from the official actions of the employee of the quasi-public corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-105-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-105 / Section 42-105-10
§ 42-105-10. Training.
Status: in_force

The bureau shall conduct a training course for newly appointed and qualified members of the board and new designees of ex-officio members within six (6) months of their qualification or designation. The course shall be developed by the chair of the bureau, approved by the bureau, and conducted by the chair of the bureau. The bureau may approve the use of any bureau or staff members or other individuals to assist with training. The training course shall include instruction in the subject area of this chapter and chapter 46 of this title, and chapter 2 of title 38; and the bureaus rules and regulations. The president and CEO of Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors bureau dba Discover Newport shall, within ninety (90) days of a member of the board of directors being appointed, disseminate training materials relating to the provisions of chapter 46 of this title and chapter 2 of title 38.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-8
§ 42-72-8. Confidentiality of records.
Status: in_force

(a) Any records of the department pertaining to children and their families in need of service pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or for whom an application for services has been made, shall be confidential and only disclosed as provided by law.

(b) Records may be disclosed when necessary:

(1) To individuals, or public or private agencies engaged in medical, psychological, or psychiatric diagnosis or treatment or education of the person under the supervision of the department;

(2) To individuals or public or private agencies for the purposes of temporary or permanent placement of the person, and when the director determines that the disclosure is needed to accomplish that placement, including any and all healthcare information obtained by the department in accordance with the provisions of chapter 37.3 of title 5 and applicable federal laws and regulations;

(3) When the director determines that there is a risk of physical injury by the person to himself or herself or others, and that disclosure of the records is necessary to reduce that risk;

(4) To the family court, including periodic reports regarding the care and treatment of children; provided, that if a child is represented by a guardian ad litem or attorney, a copy of the family court report will be made available to the guardian ad litem or attorney prior to its submission;

(5) To inform any person who made a report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to § 40-11-3, whether services have been provided the child as a result of the report; provided, however, that no facts or information shall be released pursuant to this subsection other than the fact that services have been, or are being, provided;

(6) To permit access to computer records relating to child abuse and neglect investigations by physicians who are examining a child when the physician believes that there is reasonable cause to suspect that a child may have been abused or neglected;

(7) To the office of the department of attorney general, upon the request of the attorney general or assistant attorney general, when the office is engaged in the investigation of, or prosecution of, criminal conduct by another relating to the child or other children within the same family unit;

(8) To the department of corrections in the case of an individual who has been transferred to the jurisdiction of that department pursuant to the provisions of § 14-1-7.3 or § 14-1-7.1;

(9) To the office of the department of the attorney general, upon the request of the attorney general or assistant attorney general, when the office is engaged in the investigation of, or prosecution of, criminal conduct as defined in § 40-11-3.2;

(10) To individuals employed by a state or county child-welfare agency outside of Rhode Island when the director determines that the information is needed to ensure the care, protection, and/or treatment of any child; provided, however, any records relating to allegations previously determined to be unfounded, unsubstantiated, or not indicated shall not be disclosed;

(11) Whenever a person previously under the supervision of the training school becomes subject to the jurisdiction of the department of corrections as an adult offender, the director of corrections, or the director's designee, shall receive, upon request, the portions of the persons training school records limited to the escape history, disciplinary record, and juvenile classification history;

(12) In an administrative hearing held pursuant to § 42-35-9, the records, or exact copies of the records, shall be delivered to the administrative hearing officer pursuant to a written request by one of the parties, and shall be delivered to the party making the request or shall be reviewed in camera by the administrative hearing officer for purposes of making a determination of relevancy to the merits of the administrative matter pending before the hearing officer, as the hearing officer may direct. If the records or a portion are relevant to the matter, those records may be viewed and/or copied by counsel of record, at the expense of the party requesting the records. The records shall not be disseminated in any form beyond the parties, counsel of record and their agents, and any experts, except as otherwise specifically authorized by the hearing officer, and provided further that at the conclusion of the action, the records shall be sealed; and

(13) In a criminal or civil action, the records, or exact copies of the records, shall be delivered to a court of proper jurisdiction pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum, properly issued by one of the parties, and shall be delivered to the party issuing the subpoena, or shall be reviewed in camera by the trial justice for purposes of making a determination of relevancy to the merits of the civil or criminal action pending before the court, as the court may direct. If the records or a portion are relevant to the civil or criminal action, those records may be viewed and/or copied by counsel of record, at the expense of the party requesting the records. The court shall issue a protective order preventing dissemination of the records in any form beyond the parties, counsel of record and their agents, and any experts, except as otherwise specifically authorized by the court, and provided, further, that at the conclusion of the action, all records shall be sealed.

(c) Disclosure required. (1) The director shall notify the office of the child advocate verbally and electronically, in writing, within 48 hours of a confirmed fatality or near fatality of a child who is the subject of a DCYF case. The department shall provide the office of the child advocate with access to any written material about the case. For purposes of this chapter, near fatality shall mean a child in serious or critical condition as certified by a physician as a result of abuse, neglect, self-harm, or other unnatural causes. (2) The director shall make public disclosure of a confirmed fatality or near fatality of a child who is the subject of a DCYF case within 48 hours of confirmation, provided disclosure of such information is in general terms and does not jeopardize a pending criminal investigation. (3) The director shall disclose to the office of the child advocate information, within five (5) days of completion of the departments investigation, when there is a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect that resulted in a child fatality or near fatality. The department may disclose the same information to the office of the attorney general and other entities allowable under 42 U.S.C. § 5106a. (4) The information that must be disclosed in accordance with subsection (c)(3) includes: (i) A summary of the report of abuse or neglect and a factual description of the contents of the report; (ii) The date of birth and gender of the child; (iii) The date that the child suffered the fatality or near fatality; (iv) The cause of the fatality or near fatality, if such information has been determined; (v) Whether the department of children, youth and families, or a court-appointed special advocate, had any contact with the child before the fatality or near fatality and, if so: (A) The frequency of any contact or communication with the child or a member of the childs family or household before the fatality or near fatality and the date on which the last contact or communication occurred before the fatality or near fatality; (B) Whether the department provided any child welfare services to the child, or to a member of the childs family or household, before, or at the time of, the fatality or near fatality; (C) Whether the department made any referrals for child welfare services for the child, or for a member of the childs family or household, before or at the time of the fatality or near fatality; (D) Whether the department took any other action concerning the welfare of the child before or at the time of the fatality or near fatality; and (E) A summary of the status of the childs case at the time of the fatality or near fatality, including, without limitation, whether the childs case was closed by the department before the fatality or near fatality and if so, the reasons why the case was closed; and (vi) Whether the department, in response to the fatality or near fatality: (A) Has provided, or intends to provide and/or make, a referral for child welfare services to the child, or to a member of the childs family or household; and (B) Has taken, or intends to take, any other action concerning the welfare and safety of the child, or any member of the childs family or household.

(d) If a public panel is convened or established by the department to evaluate the extent to which the department is discharging its child-protection responsibilities, the panel, or any of its members or staff, shall not disclose identifying information about a specific child protection case, nor make public any identifying information provided by the department, except as may be authorized by law. Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to civil sanctions as provided by law.

(e) If a public panel is convened or established by the department, this panel, in the course of its evaluation, may review, but shall not investigate, any child fatality that is under the jurisdiction of the child advocate in accordance with the provisions of § 42-73-7(2).

(f) In the event records and information contained within DCYF records are shared with individuals or public or private agencies as specified in subsection (b) above, any such individual, and/or public or private agency, shall be advised that the shared information cannot be further disclosed, except as specifically provided for under applicable federal and/or state law and regulation. Any individual and/or public or private agency who or that violates this subsection shall be subject to civil sanctions as provided in chapter 37.3 of title 5, and any other federal or state law pertinent thereto.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-8
§ 42-56-8. Departmental seal.
Status: in_force

The department shall have a seal which shall have engraved upon it the words Department of Corrections, State of Rhode Island, and the seal shall be affixed to all written contracts which the department is authorized and directed to make under the provisions of this chapter, and the contracts shall be signed by the director of the department. The seal shall also be affixed to those other orders and papers issued by the department that the department may by rule or order direct.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-117-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-117 / Section 42-117-3
§ 42-117-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) Economic development corporation is the Rhode Island economic development corporation set forth in § 42-64-4.

(2) Person means any natural person, company, corporation, partnership, or any type of business entity.

(3) Project of critical economic concern means an undertaking designated by the economic development corporation to be significant, in its operational stage, by its ability to enhance, promote, and encourage business, commerce, and industry in Rhode Island and to stimulate jobs and relieve underemployment and unemployment in Rhode Island.

(4) State agency means any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, authority, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-6
§ 42-133-6. Board and officers.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The powers of the corporation shall be vested in a board consisting of five (5) members, which shall constitute the governing body of the corporation, and which shall be comprised as follows: the state budget officer, who shall serve as chairperson; the general treasurer, or designee; the director of revenue, or designee; and two (2) members of the general public appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Each public member shall serve for a term of four (4) years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only until the expiration of the unexpired term of the members predecessor in office. Each public member shall continue to hold office until a successor has been appointed. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. No person shall be eligible for appointment unless the person is a resident of the state. Each member, before entering upon the duties of the office of member, shall swear or solemnly affirm to administer the duties of office faithfully and impartially, and the oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 11.]

(3) Newly appointed and qualified public members shall, within six (6) months of their qualification or designation, attend a training course that shall be developed with board approval and conducted by the chair of the board and shall include instruction in the subject area of chapters 46 of this title, 133 of this title, 14 of title 36, and 2 of title 38; and the boards rules and regulations. The director of the department of administration shall, within ninety (90) days of July 9, 2005, prepare and disseminate training materials relating to the provisions of chapters 46 of this title, 14 of title 36 and 2 of title 38.

(b) Members shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties.

(c) Three (3) members shall constitute a quorum, and any action to be taken by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by resolution approved by a majority of the members present and voting at any regular or special meeting at which a quorum is present.

(d) The board shall appoint a secretary and additional officers as it shall deem appropriate.

(e) Any action taken by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by vote at any regular or special meeting, and the vote shall take effect immediately.

(f) Any action required by this chapter to be taken at a meeting of the board shall comply with chapter 46 of this title, entitled Open Meetings.

(g) To the extent that administrative assistance is needed for the functions and operations of the board, the corporation may by contract or agreement obtain this assistance from the director of administration, the attorney general, and any successor officer at such cost to the corporation as shall be established by the contract or agreement. The board, however, shall remain responsible for, and provide oversight of, proper implementation of this chapter.

(h) Members of the board and persons acting on the corporations behalf, while acting within the scope of their employment or agency, are not subject to personal liability resulting from carrying out the powers and duties conferred on them under this chapter.

(i) The state shall indemnify and hold harmless every past, present, or future board member, officer or employee of the corporation who is made a party to or is required to testify in any action, investigation, or other proceeding in connection with or arising out of the performance or alleged lack of performance of that persons duties on behalf of the corporation. These persons shall be indemnified and held harmless, whether they are sued individually or in their capacities as board members, officers or employees of the corporation, for all expenses, legal fees, and/or costs incurred by them during or resulting from the proceedings, and for any award or judgment arising out of their service to the corporation that is not paid by the corporation and is sought to be enforced against a person individually, as expenses, legal fees, costs, awards, or judgments occur; provided, that neither the state nor the corporation shall indemnify any member, officer, or employee:

(1) For acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

(2) For any transaction from which the member derived an improper personal benefit; or

(3) For any malicious act.

(j) Public members of the board shall be removable by the governor, pursuant to the provisions of § 36-1-7, for cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-31 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-31
§ 42-116-31. Special revenue fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a special revenue fund. Commencing July 1, 1991, one half of one percent (0.5%) and an additional one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) as of February 1, 1992, for a total of six-tenths of one percent (0.6%) as of February 1, 1992, which is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, within the existing sales and use tax rate established in §§ 44-18-18 and 44-18-20 will be dedicated to the special revenue fund; provided, the six-tenths of one percent (0.6%) dedicated to the special revenue fund shall not apply to any receipts resulting from any expansion of the coverage of the sales and use taxes through legislation enacted subsequent to February 1, 1992.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the revenue estimating conference, in consultation with the tax administrator, shall determine conclusively and annually no later than June 1 of each year for the succeeding fiscal year the amount of receipts to result from the expansion of the coverage of the sales and use taxes. The proceeds for the fund shall be utilized to pay the debt service of the corporation and otherwise effectuate the purposes of the corporation, including, without limitation, the payment of operating expenses. The portion of the fund not required in the fiscal year, commencing on July 1, 1995, (but not to exceed fourteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($14,500,000) in the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 1996, (but not to exceed fifteen million eight hundred thousand dollars ($15,800,000) in the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 1997, (but not to exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) in the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 1999, (but not to exceed twelve million two hundred thousand dollars ($12,200,000)), to effectuate the purposes of the corporation, to pay principal and interest becoming due on any special obligation bonds secured by the special revenue fund or to be deposited into any debt service fund or other fund established in connection with the issuance of any special obligation bonds for those purposes shall be returned to the state. Any of these funds returned to the state shall be recorded on an accrual basis. The portion of the fund not required in any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1997, to effectuate the purposes of the corporation, to pay principal and interest becoming due on any special obligation bonds secured by the special revenue fund or to be deposited into any debt service fund or other fund established in connection with the issuance of any special obligation bonds for these purposes shall be used to pay the loan obligations or bond indebtedness of the corporation. It is the intent of the general assembly to appropriate, from time to time, amounts to the special revenue fund not less in any fiscal year than the amount of the principal and interest becoming due on any special obligation bonds secured by the special revenue fund in that fiscal year or the amount required to be deposited into any debt service fund or other fund established in connection with the issuance of any special obligation bonds for those purposes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-13
§ 42-28-13. Members assigned to department of environmental management.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the director of environmental management, duly presented to the superintendent, that a member or members of the division be assigned to duty with the department of environmental management, the superintendent, in the superintendents discretion, may assign a member or members of the division to duty with the department of environmental management, and thereupon the superintendent, in the superintendents judgment, may appoint a member or members of the division of state police in addition to the number of members hereinabove provided for; provided, however, that upon making the request, the director of environmental management shall agree to pay the salary and expenses of the member or members of the division of state police during the period of the duty in the manner hereinafter specified. Each such additional member of the division shall thereupon become a member of the division of state police, and each member so assigned to duty as aforesaid shall during the period of such duty continue to be a member of the division of state police, but the members salary and expenses shall be paid by the director of environmental management. The superintendent shall have full power at all times to withdraw any member assigned to duty with the department of environmental management and assign another member to the members place or to discontinue such duty and to make no assignment to replace.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7.3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7.3
§ 42-64-7.3. Voluntary dissolution of a subsidiary public corporation.
Status: in_force

(a) A subsidiary public corporation may be dissolved only by approval and authorization of the general assembly, directing the adoption of a resolution to dissolve the subsidiary public corporation by the board of directors of the parent corporation. Upon the adoption of the resolution, a statement of intent to dissolve shall be executed in duplicate by the subsidiary public corporation by its president or a vice president and by its secretary or an assistant secretary, which statement shall set forth:

(1) The name of the subsidiary public corporation;

(2) The names and respective addresses of its officers;

(3) The names and respective addresses of its directors;

(4) A copy of the approval and the authorization from the general assembly and a copy of the resolution adopted by the board of directors of the parent corporation authorizing the dissolution of the subsidiary public corporation; and

(5) If, pursuant to subsection (c), the date when the subsidiary public corporation is to cease to carry on its business is to be subsequent to the date of the filing, the date when the corporation is to cease to carry on its business.

(b) Duplicate originals of the statement of intent to dissolve shall be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the statement conforms to law, the secretary shall:

(1) Endorse on each of the duplicate originals the word Filed, and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(2) File one of the duplicate originals in the secretary's office; and

(3) Return the other duplicate original to the subsidiary public corporation or its representative.

(c) Upon the filing by the secretary of state of a statement of intent to dissolve, or upon a later date, not more than thirty (30) days after the filing, as may be set forth in the statement, the subsidiary public corporation shall cease to carry on its business, except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up, but its corporate existence shall continue until a certificate of dissolution has been issued by the secretary of state.

(d) After the filing by the secretary of state of a statement of intent to dissolve:

(1) The subsidiary public corporation shall immediately cause notice to be mailed to each known creditor of the subsidiary public corporation; and

(2) The subsidiary public corporation shall proceed to collect its assets, sell, or otherwise dispose of any of its properties that are not to be distributed in kind to the parent corporation, pay, satisfy, and discharge its liabilities and obligations and do all other acts required to liquidate its business and affairs, and, after paying or adequately providing for the payment of all of its obligations, distribute the remainder of its assets, either in cash or in kind, to the parent corporation.

(e) When all debts, liabilities, and obligations of the subsidiary public corporation have been paid and discharged, or adequate provision has been made, and all of the remaining property and assets of the subsidiary public corporation have been distributed to the parent corporation, articles of dissolution shall be executed in duplicate by the subsidiary public corporation by its president or a vice president and by its secretary or an assistant secretary, which statement shall set forth:

(1) The name of the subsidiary public corporation;

(2) That the secretary of state has filed a statement of intent to dissolve the subsidiary public corporation, and the date on which the statement was filed;

(3) That all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the subsidiary public corporation have been paid and discharged or that adequate provision has been made for their payment or discharge;

(4) That all of the remaining property and assets of the subsidiary public corporation have been distributed to the parent corporation; and

(5) That there are no suits pending against the subsidiary public corporation in any court, or that adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment, order, or decree which may be entered against it in any pending suit.

(f)(1) Duplicate originals of the articles of dissolution shall be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the articles of dissolution conform to law, the secretary shall:

(i) Endorse on each of these duplicate originals the word Filed, and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(ii) File one of these duplicate originals in the secretary's office; and

(iii) Issue a certificate of dissolution to which the secretary shall affix the other duplicate original.

(2) The certificate of dissolution, together with the duplicate original of the articles of dissolution affixed to the certificate of dissolution by the secretary of state, shall be returned to the representative of the dissolved subsidiary public corporation. Upon the issuance of the certificate of dissolution the existence of the subsidiary public corporation shall cease, except for the purpose of suits, other proceedings and appropriate corporate action by directors and officers as provided in this section.

(g) The dissolution of a subsidiary public corporation either: (1) by the issuance of a certificate of dissolution by the secretary of state, or (2) by expiration of its period of duration, shall not take away or impair any remedy available to or against the subsidiary public corporation, its directors, or officers, for any right or claim existing, or any liability incurred, prior to the dissolution if any action or other proceeding by or against the subsidiary public corporation is commenced within two (2) years after the date of the dissolution. Any action or proceeding by or against the subsidiary public corporation may be prosecuted or defended by the subsidiary public corporation in its corporate name. The directors and officers shall have power to take any corporate or other action appropriate to protect the remedy, right, or claim.

(h) The approval and authorization of the general assembly to dissolve the Quonset/Davisville Management Corporation established pursuant to §42-64-7.1(a)(2)(i), shall be deemed to have been granted by the enactment of chapter 64.10 of this title, creating the Quonset Development Corporation, and the Quonset/Davisville Management Corporation shall be dissolved upon the establishment of the Quonset Development Corporation pursuant to the provisions of chapter 64.10 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-30 / Section 42-30-7
§ 42-30-7. Powers of justices.
Status: in_force

The officers mentioned in §§ 42-30-3  42-30-5, inclusive, shall possess all the powers that now are, or hereafter may be, conferred by law upon justices of the peace.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-3
§ 42-26-3. Public safety grant administration office created  Composition.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created within the department of public safety a public safety grant administration office which shall be under the jurisdiction of the governor.

(b) The public safety grant administration office shall consist of: (1) a criminal justice policy board; and (2) such permanent and ad hoc committees and task forces as the board deems necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-1
§ 42-26-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Public Safety Grant Administration Office Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-11
§ 42-11-11. Approval of contracts for support of medical education.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of administration shall approve any contract negotiated jointly with the department of health, for the support by the state of medical education. The support may include appropriations for the education of medical students at public or private educational institutions in the state. The approval shall be a condition precedent to the contract becoming a binding obligation of the state. The director shall solicit, receive, and review recommendations from the director of the department of health, and the commissioner of higher education prior to approving any above described contract.

(b) The commissioner of higher education shall, no less often than annually, review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding all aspects of medical education programs in the state.