R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-2
§ 42-98-2. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

It shall be the policy of this state to assure that:

(1) The facilities required to meet the energy needs of this and succeeding generations of Rhode Islanders are planned for, considered, and built in a timely and orderly fashion;

(2) Construction, operation, and/or alteration of major energy facilities shall only be undertaken when those actions are justified by long term state and/or regional energy need forecasts;

(3) The energy shall be produced at the least possible cost to the consumer consistent with the objective of ensuring that the construction, operation, and decommissioning of the facility shall produce the fewest possible adverse effects on the quality of the states environment; most particularly, its land and its wildlife and resources, the health and safety of its citizens, the purity of its air and water, its aquatic and marine life, and its esthetic and recreational value to the public;

(4) The licensure and regulatory authority of the state be consolidated in a single body, which will render the final licensing decision concerning the siting, construction, operation, and/or alteration of major energy facilities;

(5) An energy facility planning process shall be created through which the statewide planning program, in conjunction with the division of public utilities and carriers, will be empowered to undertake evaluations and projections of long and short term energy needs, and any other matters that are necessary to establish the state energy plans, goals, and policies. The state planning council shall be authorized and empowered to adopt a long term plan assessing the states future energy needs and the best strategy for meeting them, as part of the state guide plan by January 1, 1991.

(6) The construction, operation, and/or alteration of major energy facilities shall be consistent with the states established energy plans, goals, and policy.

(7) Before approving the construction, operation, and/or alteration of major energy facilities, the board shall determine whether cost-effective efficiency and conservation opportunities provide an appropriate alternative to the proposed facility.

(8) The energy facilities siting board shall give priority to energy generation projects based on the degree to which such projects meet criteria including, but not limited to:

(i) Using renewable fuels, natural gas, or coal processed by clean coal technology as their primary fuel;

(ii) Maximizing efficiency;

(iii) Using low levels of high-quality water;

(iv) Using existing energy-generation facilities and sites;

(v) Producing low levels of potentially harmful air emissions;

(vi) Producing low levels of wastewater discharge;

(vii) Producing low levels of waste into the solid waste stream; and

(viii) Having dual fuel capacity.

The board shall, within its rules and regulations, provide guidelines and definitions of appropriate standards for the criteria designated in this subsection (8) by January 1, 1991.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-37 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-37
§ 42-64-37. Loan and loan guarantee programs.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish by January, 2014, a risk management program for all loans, loan guarantees, and all other financial commitments into which the corporation enters. The program shall be established in conjunction with the states banking regulators and shall consist of at least the following components:

(1) A set of principles and guidelines for providing any financial commitments to be made by the corporation; and

(2) A public process for providing financial commitments to include the formation of a subcommittee of the board to review, analyze, and approve all commitments. This process shall include the formation of a subcommittee that consists of members of the board and other non-board members that shall have no affiliation with the corporation or with the organization seeking the financial commitment. The board shall appoint the non-board members. No employee of the corporation shall be a member of the subcommittee. The subcommittee shall be required to approve or reject the financial commitment in accordance with the set of principles established by the board.

(b) The board shall approve in public session all financial commitments after the subcommittee has rendered its opinion regarding the commitment. The board shall opine that the commitment meets the principles and guidelines established by the board.

(c) The board shall annually audit and provide a risk analysis of all outstanding financial commitments. The board shall engage an external firm qualified to conduct such analysis and shall submit the report to the general assembly, chairs of the house finance committee and the senate finance committee.

(d) The board shall establish a monitoring process for each financial commitment which shall be a part of the risk analysis report.

(e) The board shall review the risk analysis report and make modifications to the financial commitment as it deems necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-3
§ 42-75-3. Membership of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consist of fourteen (14) members, broadly representative of all fields of the performing and fine arts, to be appointed by the governor subject to the advice and consent of the senate from among those citizens of Rhode Island who are widely recognized for their interest, competence, and experience in connection with the performing, visual, and environmental arts. Appointments shall be made without regard to party, but due consideration shall be given to the recommendations of representative civic, educational, and professional associations and groups, concerned with or engaged in the production or presentation of the performing, visual, and environmental arts generally. The chairperson of the Rhode Island arts and tourism subcommittee of the Rhode Island council on the arts shall be a voting member of the Rhode Island council on the arts with a term of office to coincide with his or her term of office on the subcommittee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-15
§ 42-4-15. State drink.
Status: in_force

Coffee milk is hereby designated as the official state drink for the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-12
§ 42-64-12. Community advisory committees.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation may establish one or more local or regional community advisory committees to consider and advise the corporation upon matters submitted to them by the corporation concerning the development of any area or any project, and may establish rules and regulations with respect to those committees. The community advisory committees shall include, as members ex officio, the mayors of the cities and the presidents of the town councils of the cities and towns, respectively, situated in the area with respect to which the community advisory committees are established. Those members shall serve at the pleasure of the corporation and without salary, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(b) The corporation may purchase from, sell to, borrow from, loan to, contract with, or otherwise deal with any corporation, trust, association, partnership, or other entity in which any member of a community advisory committee has a financial interest, direct or indirect, provided that the interest is disclosed in the minutes of the corporation.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, general, special, or local, no officer or employee of the state or of any agency thereof shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his or her office or employment by reason of his or her acceptance of membership on a community advisory committee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-15.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-15.1
§ 42-35-15.1. Manner of taking appeals from administrative agencies.
Status: in_force

(a) Appeals from decisions by administrative agencies of the state or officers thereof shall be taken to the superior court or to the district court as provided by the general laws in respect to each agency; provided, however, the time limits for the taking of steps necessary to perfect the appeal to the superior court or the district court shall be governed by the provisions of § 42-35-15, any provisions in the general laws to the contrary notwithstanding.

(b) Review by the supreme court of final judgments of the superior court or the district court in respect to those appeals shall be governed by the provisions of § 42-35-16.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-84-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-84 / Section 42-84-6
§ 42-84-6. Reports required.
Status: in_force

On or before December 31 of each year, the director shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, and the auditor general a report concerning forms management, which shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) A detailed statement of the activities and accomplishments of the forms management center during the preceding year;

(2) The directors assessment of the effectiveness of the forms management center in carrying out the duties specified in § 42-84-4; and

(3) The directors recommendations for administrative action, legislation, and/or executive orders as are necessary or desirable to implement the goals of forms management as set forth in § 42-84-1. The recommendations shall include the directors recommendation as to whether the activities of the forms management center should be expanded, modified, or transferred.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-9
§ 42-72-9. Regional service centers.
Status: in_force

There shall be established as many regional or local service centers as may be deemed necessary by the director. Factors to be included in the determination are population density, travel time, and degree of correspondence to the geographic jurisdictions of other agencies. Each designated regional service center shall have an intake service capacity, child protective service capacity, and shall have the responsibility of responding to requests for information, assistance, and investigation of complaints initiated within its geographic jurisdiction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-13-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-13 / Section 42-13-7
§ 42-13-7. Transfer of services from department of transportation.
Status: in_force

There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

(1) Those functions of the department of transportation that were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

(2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces of the department of transportation who were performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c); and

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the director of transportation as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (1) and (2).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-7-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-7 / Section 42-7-9
§ 42-7-9. Cybersecurity incident response group.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall establish a cybersecurity incident response group, which shall include the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police, or designee; the adjutant general of the Rhode Island national guard, or designee; the director of the Rhode Island division of information technology, or designee; the director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency, or designee; the executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, or designee; and the secretary of state, or designee.

(b) The cybersecurity incident response group shall:

(1) Establish communication protocols in the event of a breach of cybersecurity in any agency or public body. The protocols shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) A list of potential cybersecurity breaches that would require reporting;

(ii) State and local entities covered within the communication plan;

(iii) Mechanisms to communicate a cybersecurity breach in a timely manner to members of the public and other relevant parties who may be affected by the breach; and

(iv) Primary contact at each agency or public body.

(c) The cybersecurity incident response group shall also establish long-term policy planning and goals for the state and municipalities regarding evolving cybersecurity threats and how to address them in a coordinated manner.

(d) The cybersecurity incident response group shall be subject to chapter 46 of this title (open meetings) and chapter 2 of title 38 (access to public records).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-73-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-73 / Section 42-73-2
§ 42-73-2. Appointment and term.
Status: in_force

The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a member of the bar of this state who has been admitted to practice law for at least three (3) years to fill the office of the child advocate, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office as set forth in § 42-73-7. The appointment shall be made from a list of at least three (3) persons prepared and submitted by a committee consisting of two (2) attorneys appointed by the Rhode Island Bar Association; two (2) judges of the family court appointed by the chief judge; one medical doctor appointed by the Rhode Island Medical Society; one psychologist appointed by the Rhode Island Psychological Association; one social worker appointed by the Rhode Island Alliance of Social Service Employees; one person appointed as a representative of private childrens agencies by the governor; one person representing the general public appointed by the governor; and one person appointed by the director of the department of human services. Six (6) members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. No one shall be eligible for appointment unless the person is a resident of this state. The board shall elect from among the members a chair and a vice-chair. The person appointed child advocate shall hold office for a term of five (5) years and shall continue to hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-128-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-128 / Section 42-128-7
§ 42-128-7. Powers and duties of the advisory council on housing and homelessness.
Status: in_force

The advisory council on housing and homelessness shall have the power and duty:

(1) To consider and make recommendations on all matters submitted to the council by the executive office of housing, the interagency council on housing production and preservation, or the interagency council on homelessness;

(2) To advise and make recommendations to the executive office of housing on the preparation and promulgation of guidelines, rules and regulations;

(3) To advise on the development of state housing and homelessness strategic plans and review updates on progress in achieving the goals of the strategic plans; and

(4) To assemble subcommittees or task forces, at the request of the secretary of the executive office of housing, to review emerging or priority needs and make relevant recommendations to the executive office of housing, the interagency council on housing production and preservation, or the interagency council on homelessness.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-158-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-158 / Section 42-158-3
§ 42-158-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter:

(1) Covered facility means any agency, organization, or public or private entity, regardless of the state agency under whose authority its license or certification is established, that provides support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment, or direct supervision to any person. Covered facility does not include any law enforcement department, the department of corrections, the training school for youth, or the forensic unit at the Eleanor Slater hospital.

(2) Prone restraint means a restraint or hold that limits or controls the movement or normal functioning of any portion, or all, of an individuals body while the individual is in a face-down position. Prone restraint does not include the temporary controlling of an individual in a prone position while transitioning to an alternative, safer form of restraint.

(3) Service provider means any person employed or contracted by a covered facility to provide support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment, or direct supervision.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-1
§ 42-157-1. Establishment of exchange.
Status: in_force

Purpose. The department of administration is hereby authorized to establish the Rhode Island health benefit exchange, to be known as HealthSource RI, to exercise the powers and authority of a state-based exchange which shall meet the minimum requirements of the federal act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-18
§ 42-26-18. Gang violence prevention advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established in the public safety grant administration office the gang violence prevention advisory committee. The committee exists as a permanent subcommittee of the public safety grant administration office, juvenile justice advisory committee. The committee shall be composed of members of the public safety grant administration office, juvenile justice advisory committee, which currently exists within the public safety grant administration office and is charged by the governor and the office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, to address issues relating to delinquency and youth violence within the state. Membership qualifications are described in subparagraphs (i)  (iii) of section 223(A)(3) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. § 5633(a)(3)(A)(i)  (iii)] as amended. The function and structure of this committee along with its historic activities in gang intervention/prevention will enable it to carry out the intent of this section.

(b) The gang violence prevention advisory committee shall coordinate, review, purpose, and oversee gang prevention, intervention, and suppression programs on a state level. The committee shall also coordinate with the public safety grant administration office in efforts to obtain federal funds, grants, or other appropriations necessary and useful to carry out the purpose of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-24 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-24
§ 42-8-24. Permanent commission on government information.
Status: in_force

(a) Creation. There is hereby created a permanent state commission on government information.

(b) Composition. The commission shall consist of ten (10) members: one of whom shall be the governor, or designee; one of whom shall be the secretary of state, or designee; one of whom shall be from the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker; one to be appointed jointly by the minority leaders of the house and senate; one of whom shall be from the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one of whom shall be the Director of State Library Services, or designee; four (4) of whom shall be public members, one to be appointed by the governor, one to be appointed by the secretary of state, one to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one to be appointed by the president of the senate.

(c) Purpose. The purpose of said commission shall be to develop and recommend to the general assembly and the secretary of state the implementation of government information systems that are readily accessible to the public, coordinate information exchanges between state agencies, and develop training programs for state employees in the use of new technologies.

(d) Election of chairperson. The commission will elect a chairperson from its members.

(e) Compensation. The members shall receive no compensation for their service.

(f) Facilitation of purposes. All departments and agencies of the state shall provide any advice, information, documentation and records as the commission deems necessary to facilitate the purposes of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-14
§ 42-35-14. Licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the grant, denial, or renewal of a license is required to be preceded by notice and opportunity for a hearing, the provisions of this chapter concerning contested cases apply.

(b) Whenever a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license or a new license with reference to any activity of a continuing nature, the existing license does not expire until the application has been finally determined by the agency, and, in case the application is denied or the terms of the new license limited, until the last day for seeking review of the agency order or a later date fixed by order of the reviewing court.

(c) No revocation, suspension, annulment, or withdrawal of any license is lawful unless, prior to the institution of agency proceedings, the agency sent notice by mail to the licensee of facts or conduct that warrant the intended action, and the licensee was given an opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license. If the agency finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary suspension of license may be ordered pending proceedings for revocation or other action. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-2
§ 42-82-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent:

(1) Agricultural land means any land in the state of five (5) contiguous acres or larger that is suitable for agriculture by reference to soil type, existing use for agricultural purposes, and other criteria to be developed by the commission and may include adjacent pastures, ponds, natural drainage areas, and other adjacent areas that the commission deems necessary for farm operations.

(2) Agricultural lands preservation commission or commission means the commission established pursuant to § 42-82-3.

(3) Agricultural operation means any individual, partnership, or corporation that complies with §§ 44-27-3 and 2-1-22(j) and produces and distributes a commercial food, feed, fiber, or horticultural product.

(4) Cost, when used with reference to acquisition of development rights, means as of any particular date the cost subsequently incurred of purchasing the development rights, property rights, and all other necessary expenses incident to planning, financing, and implementing the provisions of this chapter.

(5) Development rights means the rights of the fee simple owner to develop, construct on, divide, sell, lease, or otherwise change the property in such a way as to render the land unsuitable for agriculture; this includes the exercise of the owners rights to sell or grant easements or rights of way, or to sell the mineral or water rights or other rights if by that exercise the use of the land as productive agricultural land is diminished; but does not include the rights of the owner to sell, lease, or otherwise improve the agricultural land to preserve, maintain, operate, or continue the land as agricultural land or all other customary rights and privileges of ownership, including the right to privacy. Specific restrictions to farm-related development shall be formulated by the commission for each parcel of land to which the development rights are purchased and appended to the covenant at the time of its making.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-12
§ 42-12-12. Appropriations and disbursements.
Status: in_force

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or sums, or so much thereof as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the executive officer of the state department of human services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-167-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-167 / Section 42-167-10
§ 42-167-10. Rhode Island housing champion designation.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive office of housing shall develop a Rhode Island housing champion designation program for all qualifying municipalities. The Rhode Island housing champion designation program shall be voluntary. Each municipality shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to apply to the executive office of housing to receive the Rhode Island housing champion designation. In exchange for obtaining the Rhode Island housing champion designation, a municipality shall receive preferential access to state resources including, but not limited to, discretionary state funds, as available.

(b) The executive office of housing shall adopt rules to establish qualifications and procedures for a municipality to receive the Rhode Island housing champion designation. The designation procedure shall be based on a scoring system.

(c) Qualifications to receive the Rhode Island housing champion designation shall include:

(1) Adoption of such land use regulations and ordinances which the executive office of housing determines to be necessary to promote the development of housing consistent with the State Guide Plan housing element, and other types of housing necessary for the economic development of the state. In this subsection, land use regulations and ordinances may include, but are not limited to, zoning ordinances to innovative land use controls, subdivision, and the site plan regulations.

(2) Training of planning and zoning board members using training materials and programs provided by the executive office of housing that cover the processes, procedures, regulations, and statutes related to the board on which the member serves; approved by the executive office of housing.

(3) Planning or implementation of sewer and water infrastructure improvements and/or electric infrastructure improvements intended to support the development of housing consistent with the State Guide Plan housing element.

(4) Planning or implementation of sidewalks, bike lanes, or other infrastructure intended to support walkable or bikeable neighborhoods or public transportation.

(d) Qualifications to receive the Rhode Island housing champion designation may also include, but are not limited to, adoption of financial tools that incentivize the development of housing, including adoption of the community revitalization tax relief incentive program and establishment of municipal economic development and revitalization districts.

(e) Municipalities that receive a Rhode Island housing champion designation shall annually report such measures as the executive office of housing may determine including, but not limited to, land use board applications, approvals, and building permits.

(f) A Rhode Island housing champion designation shall be valid for three (3) years from the date such designation is awarded. A municipality may seek renewal of its Rhode Island housing champion designation for subsequent three-year (3) periods. The executive office of housing shall include in the criteria for renewal performance metrics including, but not limited to, the qualifications listed in subsection (c) of this section.

(g) Each year the executive office of housing shall develop a report which describes all actions taken related to the operation of the Rhode Island housing champion designation program in the preceding state fiscal year and assesses the overall impact of the Rhode Island housing champion designation program, including an assessment of the additional housing units produced in the state as a result of the programs operation and incentives. The report required by this section shall be submitted to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate on or before November 1 of each year, beginning in 2026, and upon such submission, the report shall be posted online on the website of the executive office of housing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-23 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-23
§ 42-12-23. Child care  Planning and coordinating.
Status: in_force

(a) The department of human services shall be the principal agency of the state for the planning and coordination of state involvement in the area of child care. To accomplish this purpose, the departments duties shall include submitting an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on the status of child care in Rhode Island.

(b) The annual report of the department shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(1) The amount of state and federal funds spent on child care in each of the two (2) preceding years;

(2) The number of childcare providers licensed;

(3) The number of children served in state-subsidized programs;

(4) The number of taxpayers who have claimed the childcare assistance and development tax credit pursuant to chapter 47 of title 44;

(5) The average cost for both infant and preschool child care;

(6) An estimate of unmet needs for child care;

(7) Information on childcare staff salaries and training and education programs; and

(8) Recommendations for any changes in childcare public policy.

(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 14.]

(d) The department is hereby charged with the responsibility of ensuring that a statewide childcare resource and referral system exists in this state to provide services and consumer information to assist parents in locating and choosing licensed, approved and/or certified providers, and to maintain data necessary for such referrals.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-122 / Section 42-122-1
§ 42-122-1. Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be titled the Natural Areas Protection Act of 1993.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-26 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-26
§ 42-12-26. Expansion and enhancement of early education and care for low-income children.
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate such funds as it deems necessary to enable the department of human services to establish a program whose express purposes are:

(1) To increase the numbers of eligible children in existing Head Start program, especially in underserved areas; and

(2) To increase resources to childcare providers for the enhancement of services to low-income children. Enhancement of services shall include social services, health, mental health, nutrition service, parent involvement and transition services for children entering kindergarten.

(b) The director of the department of human services is further authorized to request such appropriation for each state fiscal year as the director deems necessary to carry out the programs and purposes of this section.

(c) A panel comprised of the members of the childrens cabinet and five (5) members of the public, to be chosen by the chairperson of the childrens cabinet, shall be responsible for determining how the funds prescribed in this section shall be allocated; and shall by May 1, 1999, establish the methodology of enhancing comprehensive services in childcare programs serving low-income children and establish the numbers of additional Head Start slots in underserved areas to be funded; provided, however, that priority shall be given in the allocation of funds to applicants who serve children in underserved communities; who integrate children with special needs; who collaborate with existing early education and care programs and other existing services including child opportunity zone family centers, schools, and agencies providing health, mental health, nutrition, and social services; and who address the childcare needs of the families to be served.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-5
§ 42-20-5. Appointment of deputies.
Status: in_force

Wherever this title does not provide for a deputy director in any department, the director may designate some person in the department to act in the director's absence or incapacity, or whenever the circumstances may require. An alternate to the deputy may similarly be designated. Whenever in any general or public law provision is made for a director to be a member of or serve on a board, commission, committee or to act in some capacity as a result of the office the director holds, the director may, after filing written notice with the office of secretary of state as to the director's intention, designate the deputy or an alternate to serve in the director's place with the same powers as if the director were present. Any designation may be revoked at any time by filing a written revocation in the office of secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-1
§ 42-51-1. Establishment of commission.
Status: in_force

There is established within the executive department a permanent commission to be known as the governors commission on disabilities, hereinafter referred to as the commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-2.7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-2.7
§ 42-11-2.7. Office of diversity, equity and opportunity established.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of diversity, equity and opportunity (ODEO) shall be established as a division within the department of administration. The purpose of the office shall be to ensure nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, and equal opportunity in all aspects of state government, including, but not limited to, employment, procurement, policy and practices relative to state programs, services, and activities.

(b) The head of this division shall be known as the associate director of ODEO, who shall be appointed by the director of administration, in the classified service of the state, and shall be responsible to, and report to, the director. The associate director of ODEO shall oversee the ODEO in all aspects, including, but not limited to, coordination of the provisions of chapter 14.1 of title 37 (minority business enterprise) and chapter 5.1 of title 28 (equal opportunity and affirmative action) wherein the ODEO shall have direct administrative supervision of the states equal opportunity office.

(c) ODEO shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) Develop, administer, implement, and maintain a statewide diversity plan and program, including an equity, equal-opportunity, minority business enterprise, and supplier-diversity program, as well as other related plans and programs within the office;

(2) Provide leadership in the development and coordination of recruitment and retention activities in order to promote diversity and encourage the use of bias-free methods and practices in the hiring process, performance reviews, and promotions, and to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and policies;

(3) Support the growth and development of the states minority business enterprise program by engaging in concerted outreach programs to build relationships, maintaining effective programs to promote minority business enterprise utilization, and facilitating minority business enterprise in state procurement activities;

(4) Develop, coordinate, and oversee the recruitment, selection, and retention efforts and initiatives to promote and achieve the states diversity goals and objectives, developing and recommending recruitment strategies, and assisting with special recruitment efforts directed toward ethnic minorities, women, and other underrepresented groups;

(5) Provide leadership in advancing managements understanding, capacity, and accountability for embedding diversity and equity in employment and human resource management practices as an integral part of the states employment opportunities; and

(6) Create and execute a strategic plan for increased cultural competency for all state employees:

(i) ODEO shall prescribe by regulation a cultural competency model training program;

(ii) ODEO shall require all state employees to annually receive the training program beginning July 1, 2022; and

(iii) For the purposes of this section, cultural competency means an understanding of how institutions and individuals can respond respectfully and effectively to people from all cultures, economic statuses, language backgrounds, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, religions, genders, gender identifications, sexual orientations, veteran statuses, immigration status, and other characteristics in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth, and preserves the dignity, of individuals, families, and communities.

(d) The director of administration may promulgate rules and regulations recommended by the associate director in order to effectuate the purposes and requirements of this act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-16
§ 42-98-16. Violations.
Status: in_force

(a) Failure to comply with any promulgated board rule, regulation, requirement or procedure for the licensing of energy facilities shall constitute grounds for suspension or dismissal, with or without prejudice in its discretion, of licensing proceedings, provided that the applicant shall have a reasonable opportunity to show cause for and remedy the lack of compliance.

(b) Failure to comply with any provision, condition or limitation contained in a board license to site, build, or alter a major energy facility and/or failure to comply with a board cease and desist order and/or a board order to remedy a non-complying action shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, and/or shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). Each day of continuing noncompliance shall be considered a separate violation and so punished.

(c) The board may require the licensee to maintain those records as are reasonable and necessary to monitor compliance with license provisions, and shall have the authority to enter onto the property of licensees to investigate complaints of noncompliance and to perform routine inspections.

(d) The board may designate officials or staff of any state agencies as its agents for the purposes of investigating complaints, performing routine maintenance functions and issuing written cease and desist orders.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-2.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-2.1
§ 42-11-2.1. Filling of certain educational vacancies.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the authority of either the board of regents for elementary and secondary education, the board of governors for higher education, or the appointing authorities of the several colleges and institutions within the jurisdiction of the board of governors for higher education, or any general or public law to the contrary, the director of administration shall be notified by the aforesaid authorities of their vacant positions in the classified service of the state and the director shall give the directors approval thereto in writing before those vacancies may be filled.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-18
§ 42-116-18. Lien status  Recording.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any other law, including the Uniform Commercial Code, title 6A of the general laws:

(1) Any pledge or assignment of revenues of any kind, funds, loan agreements, property, or assets made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the corporation is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise, whether or not the parties have notice of these claims, and is deemed continuously perfected from the time it is made;

(2) No filing of any kind with respect to the pledge or assignment need be made under the Uniform Commercial Code, title 6A of the general laws, as amended, or otherwise;

(3) Unless otherwise provided in the loan agreement, a pledge of revenues of any kind is deemed to include a pledge of any accounts or general intangibles from which the pledged revenues are derived, whether existing at the time of the pledge or thereafter coming into existence and whether held at the time of the pledge or thereafter acquired by the corporation and the proceeds of the accounts or general intangibles; and

(4) The pledge of revenues of any kind, accounts, and general intangibles is subject to the lien of the pledge without delivery or segregation and the lien of the pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of contract or tort or otherwise against the corporation.

(b) A pledge of revenues of any kind under this chapter constitutes a sufficient appropriation of revenues for the purposes of any provision for appropriation and the revenues may be applied as required by the pledge without further appropriation.

(c) For the purposes of this section the word pledge is construed to include the grant of a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code, title 6A of the general laws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-143-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-143 / Section 42-143-4
§ 42-143-4. Reporting.
Status: in_force

The council shall in the month of December of each year submit a report to the governor and to each chamber of the general assembly detailing its activities in that year and providing recommendations to enhance science, technology, and innovation in the state and suggesting ways in which the leaders of the state can play a more active and pivotal role in creating an innovation economy that produces better jobs, better services, and better solutions to the problems facing the communities of the state. The report shall be posted electronically on the general assembly and secretary of state websites prescribed in § 42-20-8.2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-17
§ 42-82-17. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provisions of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or order, and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter, and it is declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter would have been enacted if those invalid parts had not been included in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-109-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-109 / Section 42-109-6
§ 42-109-6. Training programs to be established by department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.
Status: in_force

The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall develop and conduct training programs for members of the various community-based task forces established on substance abuse prevention established pursuant to chapter 21.2 of title 16. The director of the department of health, or the director's designated agent, shall make an annual report by September 1 each year to the commission which shall detail the expenditure of the funds appropriated for the training program or programs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-49-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-49 / Section 42-49-1
§ 42-49-1. Authority to establish little state houses.
Status: in_force

The governor is authorized to perform all acts necessary to establish and implement little state houses throughout the state of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-119-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-119 / Section 42-119-8
§ 42-119-8. Cooperation.
Status: in_force

All departments, boards, and agencies of the state shall cooperate with the commission and furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise, that may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-137-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-137 / Section 42-137-2
§ 42-137-2. Commission created  Composition.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created the Select Commission on Race and Police-Community Relations, hereinafter called the select commission.

(b) The select commission shall consist of fifteen (15) members:

(1) The attorney general, or designee;

(2) The superintendent of the state police, or designee;

(3) The chief of police of the Providence police department, or designee;

(4) The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, or designee;

(5) The president of the Statewide Fraternal Order of Police, or designee;

(6) The president of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, or designee;

(7) The president of the Rhode Island Minority Police Association, or designee, and the President of the Rhode Island Hispanic Officers Association, or designee;

(8) The president of the NAACP, New England Area Conference, or designee;

(9) The president of the Urban League of Rhode Island, or designee;

(10) Three (3) members appointed by the governor from civic, interfaith, and/or community service organizations;

(11) One member appointed by the governor from a list of names submitted by the president of the senate;

(12) One member appointed by the governor from a list of names submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c) The attorney general, superintendent of state police, and chief of police of the Providence police department are ex officio members with full voting rights and privileges, and each may send, in his or her place, a designated representative to a meeting and/or meetings. If the designation is made in writing, the representative shall have full voting privileges.

(d) The members of the select commission shall serve two-year (2) terms and shall be eligible for reappointment. In the event a vacancy arises it must be filled within thirty (30) days for the remainder of the term in the manner of the original appointment or designation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-124-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-124 / Section 42-124-4
§ 42-124-4. Cooperation.
Status: in_force

(a) All departments, boards and agencies of the state shall cooperate with the commission and forthwith furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise as may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The speaker of the house is authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters for the commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-23 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-23
§ 42-4-23. State fossil.
Status: in_force

The trilobite, a fossilized marine animal commonly found in Rhode Island, is hereby designated the state fossil.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-10
§ 42-116-10. Promulgation of regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may adopt rules, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and statements necessary or incidental to the powers and purposes of the corporation. The corporation may issue any rules, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and statements that the corporation considers necessary or appropriate to carry out this chapter.

(b) The corporation is subject to §§ 42-35-2 and 42-35-4(a), and shall by its rules provide for reasonable prior notice and comment by the public, in accordance with § 42-35-3(a)(1), except that the corporation is not required to effect the mailing of individual notice to interested persons. The foregoing notwithstanding, the corporation may adopt rules in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 42-35-3(b).

(c) Contested matters shall be resolved by the corporation in accordance with § 42-35-9, and any person aggrieved by a final order of the commission is entitled to judicial review of that order in accordance with §§ 42-35-10  42-35-16.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-15
§ 42-8-15. Deputies and employees.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall appoint a first deputy secretary of state, a second deputy secretary of state, an assistant in charge of archives, and other necessary employees. These employees shall perform the duties required by this chapter and those other duties that may be specified by the secretary of state; provided, however, that the secretary of state is hereby authorized to appoint, in cases of emergency, an acting deputy to act for the period of such emergency only, who shall have the power and authority as provided above.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-167-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-167 / Section 42-167-3
§ 42-167-3. Powers and duties of the executive office of housing.
Status: in_force

In order to provide housing opportunities for all Rhode Islanders, to maintain the quality of housing in Rhode Island, and to coordinate and make effective the housing responsibilities of the agencies and subdivisions of the state, the executive office of housing shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Policy, planning, and coordination of state housing functions:

(i) To prepare and adopt the states plans for housing, including but not limited to, any statewide housing and homelessness plan; provided, however, that this provision shall not be interpreted to contravene the prerogative of the state planning council to adopt a state guide plan for housing;

(ii) To prepare, adopt, and issue the states housing and homelessness policy;

(iii) To conduct research on and make reports regarding housing issues in the state; and

(iv) To advise the governor and general assembly on housing issues and to coordinate housing activities among government agencies and agencies created by state law or providing housing services under government programs;

(2) Establish, implement, and monitor state performance measures and guidelines for housing programs:

(i) To promulgate performance measures and guidelines for housing programs conducted under state law;

(ii) To monitor and evaluate housing responsibilities established by state law, and to establish a process for annual reporting on the outcomes of the programs and investments of the state in housing for low- and moderate-income people; and

(iii) To hear and resolve disputes pertaining to housing issues;

(3) Administer the programs pertaining to housing resources that may be assigned by state law. The executive office of housing shall have the power and duty to administer programs for housing, housing services, and community development including, but not limited to, programs pertaining to:

(i) Abandoned properties and the remediation of blighting conditions;

(ii) Services for the homeless;

(iii) Rental assistance;

(iv) Community development;

(v) Outreach, education, and technical assistance services;

(vi) Assistance, including financial support, to nonprofit organizations and community development corporations;

(vii) Tax credits that assist in the provision of housing or foster community development or that result in support to nonprofit organizations performing functions to accomplish the purposes of this chapter; and

(viii) The supportive services program, the purpose of which is to help prevent and end homelessness among those who have experienced long-term homelessness and for whom certain services in addition to housing are essential. State funding for this program may leverage other resources for the purpose of providing supportive services. Services provided pursuant to this subsection may include, but not be limited to: assistance with budgeting and paying rent; access to employment; encouraging tenant involvement in facility management and policies; medication monitoring and management; daily living skills related to food, housekeeping, and socialization; counseling to support self-identified goals; referrals to mainstream health, mental health, and treatment programs; and conflict resolution;

(4) Lead abatement and management. The executive office of housing will provide funding to support the administration of a lead hazard abatement program managed by the Rhode Island department of health in cooperation with the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation.

(5) The regulations promulgated under title 860 of the Rhode Island code of regulations will remain in full force and effect and shall be enforced by the executive office of housing until such a time as the rules are properly transferred to the executive office of housings title within the Rhode Island code of regulations, notwithstanding any other transfers authorized under § 42-128.1-7.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-3
§ 42-98-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) Agency means any agency, council, board, or commission of the state or political subdivision of the state.

(b) Alteration means a significant modification to a major energy facility, which, as determined by the board, will result in a significant impact on the environment, or the public health, safety, and welfare. Conversion from one type of fuel to another shall not be considered to be an alteration.

(c) Board for purposes of this chapter refers to the siting board.

(d) Clean coal technology means one of the technologies developed in the clean coal technology program of the United States Department of Energy, and shown to produce emissions levels substantially equal to those of natural gas fired power plants.

(e) Major energy facility means facilities for the extraction, production, conversion, and processing of coal; facilities for the generation of electricity designed or capable of operating at a gross capacity of forty megawatts (40 MW) or more; transmission lines of sixty-nine (69) Kv or over; facilities for the conversion, gasification, treatment, transfer, or storage of liquefied natural and liquefied petroleum gases; facilities for the processing, enrichment, storage, or disposal of nuclear fuels or nuclear byproducts; facilities for the refining of oil, gas, or other petroleum products; facilities of ten megawatts (10 MW) or greater capacity for the generation of electricity by water power, and facilities associated with the transfer of oil, gas, and coal via pipeline; any energy facility project of the Rhode Island commerce corporation; the board may promulgate regulations to further define major energy facility to the extent further definition is required to carry out the purpose of this chapter, provided that any waste to energy facility shall not be deemed a major energy facility for the purposes of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-3
§ 42-51-3. Officers.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate one member of the commission to serve as its chairperson during the governors term of office or until the governor appoints another member of the commission to serve in that capacity. The commission shall elect from its own membership a vice-chairperson, who shall serve until his or her successor is elected, and who is authorized to act as chairperson pro tempore of the commission should there be a vacancy for any cause in the office of the chairperson. The commission shall elect from its own membership other officers it deems necessary. The commission shall appoint an executive secretary to serve as executive officer and secretary of the commission, who shall be a full time employee. The commission may appoint additional personnel as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties prescribed by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-8
§ 42-12-8. Vocational rehabilitation services provided by department.
Status: in_force

The state department of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their return to civil employment. If any person, by reason of disability, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury, or disease, including those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, is or may be expected to be totally or partly incapacitated for remunerative employment, the state department of human services may, if the person is a suitable subject for rehabilitation, assist in rendering the person fit to engage in remunerative occupation by providing directly or through public or private instrumentalities, any service found by the department of human services to be necessary to compensate a person who is disabled for the persons employment barrier; such services including but not limited to, medical and vocational diagnosis, vocational guidance, counseling and placement, rehabilitation training, physical restoration including prosthetic appliances, transportation, occupational licenses, customary tools and equipment, maintenance and training books and materials, and neuropsychological evaluation and cognitive retraining. Provided however, with respect to those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, the department of human services shall not have any jurisdiction over the housing of said persons.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-12
§ 42-82-12. Terms and conditions of sales  Applications of premiums and accrued interest  Validity not affected by change in office.
Status: in_force

(a) Any bond or note issued under the authority of this chapter shall be sold from time to time at not less than the principal amount of the bond or note on any terms and conditions as the general treasurer, with the approval of the governor, shall deem to be for the best interest of the state. The purchaser of any bond or note shall pay accrued interest to the date of delivery of the bond or note.

(b) Any premium or accrued interest which may be received as the result of the sale of the bonds or notes shall be applied to the payment of debt service costs.

(c) Any bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this chapter and coupons on any bonds, if properly executed by the manual or facsimile signature, as the case may be, of officers of the state in office on the date of execution shall be valid and binding according to their tenor, notwithstanding that before the delivery of bonds, notes or coupons and payment for these, any or all officers shall for any reason have ceased to hold office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-114-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-114 / Section 42-114-1
§ 42-114-1. Establishment of advisory committee.
Status: in_force

There is created the Rhode Island audio/video programming advisory committee, consisting of seven (7) members: three (3) shall be appointed by the speaker of the house from among the members of the house of representatives, not more than two (2) of whom shall be from the same political party; two (2) shall be appointed by the president of the senate from among the members of the senate, not more than one of whom shall be from the same political party; and two (2) public members, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house, and one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-91-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-91 / Section 42-91-3
§ 42-91-3. Purpose and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the council shall be to develop those specific and comprehensive recommendations for executive and legislative action as may be necessary and proper to maintain and encourage the continued viability of small businesses in the state. To enable it to carry out that purpose, the council shall study the following matters and any others it deems appropriate:

(1) The problems and needs of small businesses.

(2) The role of small businesses in creating jobs, and what will assist small businesses in carrying out that role.

(3) The status of women and minorities as small business owners.

(4) The rules and regulations of the various departments, boards, and agencies of state and local government that affect small businesses.

(5) The policies, practices, and procedures of governmental bodies in dealing with small businesses.

(6) The communication of information concerning state and federal programs that may provide assistance to small businesses.

(7) The promotion of a continuing dialogue between government and small business.

(b) The council is empowered to appoint subcommittees to study specialized areas of concern and to report their findings to the council.

(c) The council is empowered to seek the advice and assistance of the United States Small Business Association, the United States Small Business Development Center, members of local small business associations, and members of small business councils of chambers of commerce.

(d) All departments, boards, and agencies of the state shall cooperate with the council and furnish any advice and information, documentary and otherwise, that may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.

(e) The council shall:

(1) Advise the ombudsman established pursuant to § 42-35.1-5 on matters of concern to small businesses relating to the enforcement activities of agencies;

(2) Report to the ombudsman on substantiated instances of enforcement actions of agencies against small business concerns including any findings or recommendations of the council as to agency enforcement policies or practices;

(3) Prior to publication, provide comment on the annual report of the ombudsman prepared under § 42-35.1-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-36 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-36
§ 42-116-36. Recording certain transfer documents.
Status: in_force

If the corporation receives or makes an assignment, conveyance or other transfer of commercial paper consisting of negotiable or non-negotiable instruments or contracts that are secured by any mortgage, assignment of rents, profits, or income of real estate, security interests in fixtures or personal property or other instruments or documents that provide collateral security for the commercial paper, the officer responsible for the recording of deeds or other instruments in the records of each city or town where the original instruments or documents that granted the collateral security were recorded shall accept for recording a duly executed and acknowledged general assignment, conveyance, or other transfer from or to the corporation which identifies the transferor and the transferee without requiring a separate document or instrument to be recorded to evidence the transfer, conveyance, or assignment of each individual item of collateral security or a reference to the book and page where each recorded instrument affected by the transfer was recorded. The general assignment, conveyance, or transfer shall be constructive notice to all persons of the assignment, conveyance, or transfer to or from the corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-4
§ 42-75-4. Terms of members.
Status: in_force

The term of office of each member shall be three (3) years. On June 1, 1967, the governor shall appoint three (3) members to serve until the first day of March, 1968, three (3) members to serve until the first day of March, 1969, and three (3) members to serve until the first day of March, 1970 and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. In the month of February, 1968, and in each year thereafter, the governor shall appoint three (3) members to hold office until the first day of March in the third year after their appointment and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Upon May 2, 1974, the governor shall appoint three (3) additional members to the existing council to serve until the first day of March 1976, and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. Thereafter in the month of February of any succeeding year, the governor shall appoint four (4) members to hold office until the first day of March in the third year after their appointment and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy which may occur in the commission shall be filled by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any member of the commission shall be eligible to succeed him or herself for one full term, but shall not thereafter be eligible for reappointment during a one-year period following the expiration of his or her second term.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-153-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-153 / Section 42-153-3
§ 42-153-3. Scope.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the otherwise lawful use of electronic monitoring devices by the department of corrections or the department of children, youth and families for individuals placed on electronic monitoring parole, home confinement, temporary community placement pursuant to § 14-1-36.1, or in community correctional programs. Global Positioning devices are excluded.

(b) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the use of RFIDs for the purpose of tracking students being transported to a hospital for emergency medical services in accordance with § 23-4.1-1; provided, however, that no information that personally identifies the individual shall be transmitted by the RFID unless HIPAA compliant.

(c) Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the use of RFIDs by a state or local government for the purpose of tracking the location of equipment or vehicles owned by the state or local government, provided that the RFID device shall not contain or transmit information that directly pertains to any student.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to apply to or prohibit the use of global positioning system devices.

(e) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit a schools use of RFID in the case of a student with special needs where: (1) It is determined that there is no less restrictive alternative available to monitor the students movement in order to prevent elopement; (2) The use of RFID has been agreed to by both the school and the students parent(s) or legal guardian; (3) The use of RFID technology is included in the students individual education plan; and (4) The students parent(s) or legal guardian have been provided information about the benefits and limits of the technology in tracking a student who has eloped.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-105-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-105 / Section 42-105-5
§ 42-105-5. Funding.
Status: in_force

Section 44-18-36.1 shall be applicable to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-13
§ 42-82-13. Investment of receipt pending expenditures.
Status: in_force

All moneys in the fund not immediately required for payment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be invested by the state investment commission, as established by chapter 10 of title 35, pursuant to the provisions of that chapter; provided, however, that the securities in which the fund is invested shall remain a part of the funds as shall other securities for which the investment may from time to time, pursuant to that chapter, be exchanged; and provided, further, that the income from that investment shall become part of the fund, and shall be used to the extent possible to pay debt service costs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-9.3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-9.3
§ 42-64-9.3. Criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under those sections, and no person shall falsify, tamper with or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under those sections.

(b) No person shall discharge into any outlet within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park any sewage or waste without a permit.

(c) No person shall construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank cesspool, dry well, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage wastes or other pollutants within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park.

(d) No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently breach, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment, or dump garbage, refuse, or other material into any drain, storm sewer, or other part of the wastewater collection or treatment system or on any property within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park.

(e) No person shall uncover, make any connection with, or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any interceptor or appurtenance of this interceptor, without first obtaining written permission from the corporation.

(f) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters such as storm water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to the corporations wastewater treatment facility.

(g) Any person who is found guilty of violating willfully or with criminal negligence any of the provisions of this chapter or of any permit, rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, or an order of the corporation shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment; and every person shall be deemed guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each day during which the violation shall be repeated or continued. Further, the person shall be liable for all damages directly related to the violation, including additional costs of handling and treatment of any prohibited wastes, and shall reimburse the corporation for actual enforcement costs incurred by the corporation including reasonable attorneys fees and administrative costs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-125-5.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-125 / Section 42-125-5.1
§ 42-125-5.1. Terms, quorums, vacancies, and removal of members.
Status: in_force

During the month of January in each year, the governor shall appoint a member to succeed the departing member. The newly appointed member will serve for a term of three (3) years commencing on the first day of February. The members of the council shall be eligible to succeed themselves. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any vacancy which may occur in the council shall be filled by the governor, for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the members predecessor as described in § 42-125-5. Four (4) members of the council shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of those present and voting shall be required for action. No vacancy in the membership of the council shall impair the right of quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the council. Members of the council shall be removable by the governor prior to the expiration of a term 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 § 42-46-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-46 / Section 42-46-9
§ 42-46-9. Other applicable law.
Status: repealed

The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to any and all other conditions or provisions of applicable law and are not to be construed to be in amendment of or in repeal of any other applicable provision of law, except § 16-2-29, which has been expressly repealed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-10
§ 42-10-10. Money accounts.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer shall keep a fair and correct account of all sums of money received into and paid from the treasury during the year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-21.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-21.2
§ 42-56-21.2. Restitution mandatory  Prior to work release.
Status: in_force

Any person who owes restitution pursuant to § 12-19-32 shall be ineligible to participate in that program established pursuant to § 42-56-21, unless and until that restitution has been paid in full, or satisfactory arrangements are made with the court if that person has the ability to pay. This agreement shall be in writing, and it shall be the burden of the person seeking work release to satisfy the sentencing judge or the department of correction, whichever is applicable, that this requirement has been met. Any person subject to the provisions of this section may request an ability to pay hearing by filing the request with the court that imposed the original sentence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-11
§ 42-82-11. Bonds and notes tax-exempt general obligation of state.
Status: in_force

All bonds and notes issued under the authority of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation in the state and shall be general obligations of the state, and the full faith and credit of the state are hereby pledged for the due payment of the principal and the interest on each bond and note as the principal and interest shall become due.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-5
§ 42-10-5. Tenure of deputies.
Status: in_force

The deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the general treasurer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-21
§ 42-4-21. State marine mammal.
Status: in_force

The harbor seal is hereby designated as the official state marine mammal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-80-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-80 / Section 42-80-4
§ 42-80-4. Authority.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized and empowered to hold public and private hearings. The commission may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of this state any assistance and data that will enable it to properly carry out its powers and duties. The commission may utilize any advisors it deems necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7.9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7.9
§ 42-64-7.9. Orders as to pretreatment of sewage.
Status: in_force

(a) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authority vested in the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall include the authority to limit, reject, or prohibit any direct or indirect discharge of pollutants or combination of pollutants as defined by applicable federal or state law, into any treatment facility operated by the corporation, to require that any person or class of user shall submit any and all discharges into the corporations wastewater collection and treatment system to those pretreatment standards and requirements as prescribed by the corporation.

(b) The corporation shall adopt rules, regulations and permit requirements for pretreatment. The corporation shall adopt rules, regulations and permit requirements necessary to ensure compliance by all parties with:

(1) Applicable federal and state laws

(2) State and federal discharge permit limitations for the corporations wastewater treatment facility

(3) Necessary and appropriate local limitations.

(c) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have the authority to issue or deny permits to any person for the direct or indirect discharge of any pollutants into any corporation wastewater treatment facility and to require the development of a compliance schedule by each discharger to insure compliance with any pretreatment required by the corporation. No person shall discharge any pollutant into the corporations wastewater facility except as in compliance with the provisions of this section and any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter and pursuant to all terms and conditions of a permit.

(d) The Rhode Island commerce corporation may, by regulation, order, permit, or otherwise require any person who discharges into any wastewater treatment facility owned by the corporation to:

(1) Establish and maintain records as required by federal or state statute, or by rule, regulation, compliance order or permit terms;

(2) Make any and all reports as required by federal or state statute or by rule, regulation, compliance order or permit terms;

(3) Install, calibrate, use and maintain any and all monitoring equipment or testing procedures including, where appropriate, biological monitoring methods;

(4) Sample any discharges and effluents in accordance with the methods and at the locations and at the intervals and in a manner as the corporation may prescribe, and

(5) Provide any other information relating to discharges into the facilities of the corporation that the corporation may reasonably require to insure compliance with prescribed pretreatment. The information shall include, but is not limited to, those records, reports, and procedures required by applicable federal and state laws.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have the authority, and shall accordingly prescribe the appropriate procedures, to immediately and effectively halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants into the facilities of the corporation which reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to human health or the environment. The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall also have the authority and shall prescribe the appropriate procedures, which shall include notice to the affected discharger and an opportunity to respond, to hold or prevent any discharge into the facilities of the corporation, that presents or may present a threat to the operation of the wastewater collection and/or treatment system. Procedures prescribed under this subsection, which comply in form to those provided in § 42-17.1-2(21) shall be deemed to be appropriate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-37 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-37
§ 42-28-37. Accident reports  Fee.
Status: in_force

The state police, upon written request, shall furnish to any person involved in an accident or the persons legal representative a copy of the official state police report of the investigation of the accident. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall accompany each written request. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-41-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-41 / Section 42-41-8
§ 42-41-8. Funding for grant audits.
Status: in_force

(a) Every state department and agency that receives federal assistance funds subject to the provisions of the uniform administrative requirements for grants-in-aid to state and local governments shall set aside an amount equal to one-tenth of one percent (.1%) of the funds received to pay for financial and compliance audits as required by the grantor or by state statute.

(b) Applications for grants, except where precluded by federal law, shall include requests for funds adequate to accomplish the objectives of the grant proposal, including monies to pay for financial and compliance audits as required by the grantor or by state statute. Monies included in a grant award budgeted and designated for auditing the grant or program shall not be used for any other purpose.

(c) All funds set aside and designated to be used for financial and compliance audits of federal assistance grants shall be deposited into a separate account maintained by the general treasurer for that purpose.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-1
§ 42-61-1. Division of state lottery established.
Status: in_force

There is established a state lottery division within the department of revenue.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-7
§ 42-4-7. Annual appropriation.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying § 42-4-6 into effect, the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) is hereby annually appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum, or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-35 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-35
§ 42-116-35. Excess interest forfeiture.
Status: in_force

Any person or entity who entered into an agreement with any institution subject to receivership pursuant to the Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Act for an interest rate above the highest publicly posted rate forfeits all of that interest in excess of the posted rate from the date of initial deposit.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-113-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-113 / Section 42-113-5
§ 42-113-5. Creation of Rhode Island housing and conservation trust fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a special account distributed by the Rhode Island infrastructure bank and administered by the housing and conservation board to be known as the Rhode Island housing and conservation trust fund. The fund shall be administered by the board and expenditures from the fund shall be made only to implement and effectuate the policies and purposes of this chapter. The board is authorized to accept any federal funding, private grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, loan, or assignment of money, bonds, or other valuable securities for deposit in and credit of the Rhode Island housing and conservation trust fund.

(b) Unexpended balances and any earnings shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the designated account created by the Rhode Island infrastructure bank for use in accord with the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The members of the board shall be appointed upon December 31, 2026.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-117-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-117 / Section 42-117-7
§ 42-117-7. Permitting or licensing requirements.
Status: in_force

The issuance of and the filing of a certificate of critical economic concern does not constitute, and shall not be considered, a waiver of any element, rule, regulation, or statute upon which the license or permit is granted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-7
§ 42-10-7. Seal of office.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer shall continue to use a seal in the general treasurers office. The form of an anchor shall be engraved on said seal; the motto thereof shall be the word Hope; and in a circle around the same shall be engraved the words, General Treasurer of the State of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-131-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-131 / Section 42-131-5
§ 42-131-5. Technical advisory committee.
Status: in_force

A technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the chairperson of the council. The technical advisory committee shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of the office of municipal affairs in the department of administration, statewide planning, the general assembly, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, and the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-122 / Section 42-122-7
§ 42-122-7. Designation as a natural area preserve.
Status: in_force

An area designated as a natural area preserve is declared to be put to its highest, best, and most important use for public benefit and no interest in this preserve owned by the state shall be alienated or put to any use other than as a natural area preserve, except upon a finding by the director in consultation with the natural heritage preservation commission, that the qualifying features of the land have been destroyed or irretrievably damaged and that the public purposes of the designation have been utterly frustrated.

Any finding the director is required to make under this section shall be made only after a public hearing and upon notice. The notice required by this section shall set forth the substance of the proposed action and describe, with or without legal description, the area affected and shall set forth the time and place of the hearing and shall be published at least twice (2) a week for three (3) successive weeks before the hearing in a newspaper published in the county where the property is located and in a newspaper with statewide distribution. No finding, which the director is required to make, shall be effective until the finding has been published. No action shall be taken by the state pursuant to the finding prior to the expiration of sixty (60) days after the finding becomes effective. During the sixty-day (60) period, any finding may be appealed by any resident of this state in a suit brought against the director in the superior court for the judicial district of Providence. In any action, the court shall vacate the finding if it finds the director acted arbitrarily or illegally in making the finding. During the pendency of an appeal the state shall take no action pursuant to the findings of the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-129-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-129 / Section 42-129-4
§ 42-129-4. Appropriation.
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2002, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the Persian Gulf War information and relief commission for general operating expenses and to conduct a health survey profile of Persian Gulf War veterans; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of this sum, or so much of it as may be from time to time required, upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-21-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-21 / Section 42-21-3
§ 42-21-3. Construction of laws and records.
Status: in_force

Whenever in any other general law, public law, or resolution of the general assembly, or in any document, record, or proceeding authorized by the general assembly, any word or phrase is used in reference to or descriptive of any department, agency, or officer, or employee thereof, or to its or their respective activities, whose powers, duties, or activities were assigned or transferred by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, the word, phrase, or reference shall hereafter, unless the context or provisions of this title otherwise require, be deemed to refer to, include, and describe such department, agency, officer, or employee as by chapter 660 was charged with carrying out powers, duties, and activities, as the context and provisions of chapter 660 may require.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-23-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-23 / Section 42-23-2
§ 42-23-2. Composition  Tenure of members.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission on interstate cooperation shall consist of:

(1) The governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate president, ex officio;

(2) Four (4) members of the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate, not more than three (3) of whom shall be members of the same political party;

(3) Four (4) members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker, not more than three (3) of whom shall be members of the same political party; and

(4) Five (5) qualified electors of the state, not more than four (4) of whom shall be members of the same political party, to be appointed by the governor.

(b) Each member of the commission who holds public office shall serve during the member's term of office and the other members shall serve during the pleasure of the governor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-1
§ 42-12-1. Department of human services.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby established within the executive branch of state government a department which shall be known as the department of human services. The department shall be headed by a director of human services who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(2) The director shall carry out all of the provisions of all of the general and public laws heretofore carried out by the department of education and the director of social welfare with relation to:

(a) Vocational rehabilitation;

(b) Division of correctional services; and

(c) Division of community services, whose several functions are by this chapter transferred to the department of human services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-137-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-137 / Section 42-137-6
§ 42-137-6. Authority of select commission.
Status: in_force

The select commission shall have the authority to conduct surveys, studies, and analyses consistent with its mission and its budget, approved by the Rhode Island general assembly. Consistent with its budget appropriations, mission, goals, and purpose, the select commission may engage the services of an executive director and such other managerial, administrative, and clerical employees as are necessary for the effective performance of its functions. The select commission is authorized and empowered to hold hearings, subject to chapter 46 of this title entitled Open Meetings, and may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of this state, or any of its political subdivisions, any assistance, records, and data that will enable it to carry out its powers and duties. The select commission may utilize any advisors it deems necessary, and may create and appoint such subcommittees, task forces, or advisory committees it deems necessary to carry out its mission. The chairperson of the select commission shall appoint members to chair subcommittees, task forces, or advisory committees; and may appoint persons who are not members of the select commission to serve on subcommittees, task forces, or advisory committees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-6
§ 42-98-6. Holding over in office.
Status: in_force

When the term of office of a member of the siting board expires or otherwise terminates, and that person has participated in hearing all or a substantial part of the evidence in a proceeding before the board, that person shall remain a member of the siting board for the sole purpose of completing the hearing and deciding the matter pending and signing the findings, orders, and judgments in the proceeding. For these services, the person shall be paid necessary expenses as fixed by the siting board as composed following the expiration of that persons term of office. For this purpose, a proceeding shall be deemed completed when the siting board enters its final decision therein regardless of whether that decision is or may be appealed to the supreme court and the case remanded to the siting board for further proceedings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-19 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-19
§ 42-99-19. Affirmative employment opportunities.
Status: in_force

The authority shall adopt workforce employment goals for the operation of the convention center and its affiliated entities, which considers the racial composition of the city of Providence as determined by the most recent national census data.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-23-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-23 / Section 42-23-1
§ 42-23-1. Establishment of commission  Functions.
Status: in_force

There shall be a commission on interstate cooperation whose duties and functions shall be as follows:

(1) To assist and promote foreign and domestic commerce in this state and to cooperate with commissions or officials in other states in any movement to develop or increase such commerce;

(2) To arrange and participate in conference with officials of other states and of other units of government and to formulate proposals for cooperation between this state and other states;

(3) To carry forward the participation of this state as a member of the council of state governments;

(4) To carry on negotiations with the purpose of adopting interstate compacts with other states on matters relating to labor and industry or to other subjects;

(5) To exercise such powers and duties in connection with the foregoing as may be set forth by the governor or by action of the general assembly;

(6) To promulgate an agenda on legislative matters;

(7) To establish on an annual basis a priority for projects that would be of assistance to Rhode Island legislators in carrying out their legislative functions; and

(8) To issue an annual report on their work and activities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-78-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-78 / Section 42-78-3
§ 42-78-3. Purpose of council.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the council shall be to provide a coordinating effort of all cultural activities of the various groups whose chairpersons and executive directors shall compose the council.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-10
§ 42-14-10. Actuary.
Status: in_force

The administrator of banking and insurance may appoint an actuary to assist him or her in the performance of his or her duties, including, but not limited to, evaluating fire, casualty, and other insurance rates. The actuary shall serve under the direction of the administrator and shall be removable at the pleasure of the administrator. Insurance companies doing business in this state shall be assessed according to a schedule of their direct writings of insurance in this state to pay for the compensation of the actuary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-145-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-145 / Section 42-145-3
§ 42-145-3. Authority to accept grants.
Status: in_force

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform these acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States government as may be necessary in the manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and be deposited by the general treasurer in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of those grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-28 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-28
§ 42-72-28. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidity. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-123-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-123 / Section 42-123-1
§ 42-123-1. E-911 communications building.
Status: in_force

The E-911 communications building, located at 1951 Smith Street in the town of North Providence, shall hereafter be named and known as the Zygmunt J. Friedmann Telecommunications Building.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-11
§ 42-28-11. Powers of superintendent  Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall be the executive and administrative head of the state police, and the superintendent is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the governor, to make rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the examination and qualifications of applicants for appointment to the state police, for the discipline, control, and removal of the other members, and relating to reimbursement for expenses properly incurred in the performance of their official duties, including an allowance for subsistence in an amount not less than six hundred dollars ($600) per annum for members of the state police below the rank of lieutenant and in an amount not less than nine hundred dollars ($900) per annum for members of the state police with the rank of lieutenant or higher than the rank of lieutenant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-8
§ 42-8-8. Transmission of appropriation laws and enactments.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall, immediately after the passage of any act or resolution making an appropriation out of the state treasury, transmit a copy of the act or resolution to the director of administration.

The secretary of state shall, immediately after the passage of any act or resolution, transmit the act or resolution to the law revision director for processing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-13.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-13.2
§ 42-26-13.2. Duties and responsibilities of committee.
Status: in_force

The committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) Establish goals or projections annually, based on an analysis of past activity, for each component of the criminal justice system; set capacities for each secure facility; and incorporate inmate population limits set by court order, consent decree, or otherwise, as may be amended from time to time.

(2) Monitor closely the compliance of each component of the criminal justice system with its established annual goals or projections.

(3) Coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of systemic improvements and intermediate sanctions as may be recommended and adopted by the committee from time to time.

(4) Coordinate and oversee such remedial measures as may be needed to address and reduce overcrowding at the adult correctional institutions, including, but not limited to, construction of additional prison beds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-9-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-4
§ 42-9-4. Prosecution of offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall draw and present all informations and indictments, or other legal or equitable process, against any offenders, as by law required, and diligently, by a due course of law or equity, prosecute them to final judgment and execution.

(b) The duty of the attorney general under this section shall include the duty to prosecute all charges of violations of §§ 31-27-2.1, 31-27-2.3, and/or 31-27-2.5, jurisdiction over the adjudication of which is conferred upon the traffic tribunal under chapter 41.1 of title 31.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-45-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-45 / Section 42-45-2
§ 42-45-2. Creation of commission  Members.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created within the executive department an historical preservation and heritage commission consisting of fifteen (15) members as follows:

(1) Ten (10) members shall represent the public and shall be appointed by the governor as herein provided. Of the ten (10) public members, at least one shall possess the background and qualifications of an historian, one an archaeologist, one an architect, or an architectural historian, one a museologist, one an anthropologist, one a landscape historian or landscape architect, and one a representative of a private nonprofit historic preservation organization.

(2) Five (5) members shall consist of: the director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation; the director of the department of environmental management; the associate director of administration for planning; the state building commissioner, and the state historic preservation officer, each of whom shall serve as nonvoting ex-officio members.

(3) The governor shall appoint the public members of the commission as follows: two (2) members to serve until the first day of June, 1970, three (3) members to serve until the first day of June, 1971, and four (4) members to serve until the first day of June, 1972, and all members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

(4) In the month of May, 1970, and in the month of May in each year thereafter, the governor shall appoint successors to the public members of the commission whose terms shall expire in that year, to hold office commencing on the first day of June in the year of appointment and until the first day of June in the third year after their respective appointments or until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.

(5) Any vacancy of a public member that may occur in the commission shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term. All gubernatorial appointments made pursuant to this subsection after the effective date of this act [July 15, 2005] shall be subject to the advice and consent of the senate. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the commission unless the person is a resident of the state. Each ex-officio member of the commission may designate a subordinate within the members department or agency to represent the member at all meetings of the commission. Members of the commission shall be eligible to succeed themselves.

(b) Members of the commission shall be removable by the governor pursuant to § 36-1-7 and for cause only, and any removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-6
§ 42-10-6. Employment of assistance.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer may employ a clerk in the general treasurers office, and such additional clerical assistance as the general treasurer may require in the discharge of the general treasurers duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-149-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-149 / Section 42-149-1
§ 42-149-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the State Expenditure for Non-State Employee Services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-9.6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-9.6
§ 42-64-9.6. Notice of decisions.
Status: in_force

Within a reasonable time following the conclusion of the hearing, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall render its decision and findings and shall give notice by publication in some newspaper of general circulation published in Rhode Island and distributed in Washington and Providence counties and by mailing a copy by registered or certified mail to each person who shall have registered with the corporation the person's name and address with a request for specific notification of the results of the hearing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-29 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-29
§ 42-116-29. Inapplicability of certain laws.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation is authorized and empowered to acquire and to dispose of real property without the necessity of obtaining the approval of the state properties committee or otherwise complying with the provisions of chapter 6 of title 37.

(b) Nothing in this statute or in the activities of the corporation constitutes a state mandate within the meaning of § 45-13-7 et seq.

(c) Employees of the corporation are not, by reason of that employment, deemed to be employees of the state for any purpose, any other provision of the general laws to the contrary notwithstanding, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, titles 28 and 36.

(d) Neither the corporation nor its board of directors are exempt from the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38, or chapter 46 of this title.

(e) The corporation establishes internal purchasing procedures consistent with the provisions of chapter 2 of title 37.

(f) The corporation is authorized and empowered to acquire the assets of an eligible institution, dispose of those assets, and assume liabilities of an eligible institution without the necessity of complying with the provisions of title 37.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-137-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-137 / Section 42-137-3
§ 42-137-3. Chairperson and vice-chairperson  Meetings  Quorum.
Status: in_force

The governor shall, at the time of the initial appointments to the select commission, designate one member to act as chairperson and another to act as vice-chairperson of the select commission for one year. Thereafter, the select commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The vice-chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson or in the event of a vacancy in that position. The select commission shall meet at least four (4) times in each year and shall hold meetings when called by the chairperson or, in the chairpersons absence, by the vice-chairperson. Eight (8) members of the select commission shall constitute a quorum.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-5
§ 42-51-5. Compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but may, at the discretion of the governor, be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-155-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-155 / Section 42-155-2
§ 42-155-2. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

It is hereby found that:

(1) Quasi-public corporations are established and empowered by state law, and would not exist but for their relationship with the state.

(2) Quasi-public corporations perform essential government functions and/or provide essential government services.

(3) Many quasi-public corporations are granted the public power to collect fees and/or generate other revenue and incur debt.

(4) Quasi-public corporations manage significant public resources; however, the majority are exempt from many kinds of public oversight, such as executive and legislative budgetary review required of state agencies and departments.

(5) It is essential that quasi-public corporations provide more, not less, transparency by making their decisions and budgets especially transparent and open to public scrutiny, and by demonstrating a commitment to protecting the interests of Rhode Island taxpayers by achieving the highest standards of transparent, effective, and ethical operation.

(6) Quasi-public corporations are governed by independent boards that serve a critical oversight function and there exists a need to strengthen the ability of board members to carry out this oversight role.

(7) Rhode Island citizens rely on their government to provide oversight of quasi-public corporations, with a goal of ensuring that these state entities carry out their government missions effectively, and exemplify a commitment to transparent, accountable, and effective government.

(8) The general assembly has made comprehensive amendments to the Rhode Island commerce corporations enabling legislation to enhance transparency and accountability; provide board members with additional tools to exercise crucial oversight; establish increased reporting requirements; and establish regularly scheduled audits of the corporation. All Rhode Island quasi-public corporations should be held to these higher standards of transparency and accountability.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-78-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-78 / Section 42-78-1
§ 42-78-1. Creation of council.
Status: in_force

There is created and established a state council to be known as the Rhode Island cultural coordinating council, hereinafter referred to as the council.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-19 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-19
§ 42-98-19. Applicability.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall take effect upon its passage and shall operate prospectively and shall not apply to any electric cogeneration energy facility capable of operating at a gross capacity of more than forty megawatts (40 MW) but less than eighty megawatts (80 MW) that, prior to May 30, 1990, has applied to the department of environmental management for an air quality permit or approval; provided, however, that, notwithstanding that application, this chapter shall apply to any facility capable, at any time, of operating at a gross capacity of eighty megawatts (80 MW) or more.

(b) The complete plans submitted pursuant to § 42-98-8 shall be the basis for determining jurisdiction under this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-18
§ 42-55-18. Pledge of the state.
Status: in_force

The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of any notes or bonds issued 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 or in any way impair the rights and remedies of those holders until those notes and bonds, together with their interest, 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 those holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of those notes or bonds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-12
§ 42-66-12. Transfer of powers and functions from department of elderly affairs.
Status: in_force

There are transferred to the department of administration:

(1) Those functions of the department of elderly affairs which were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

(2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces of the department of elderly affairs who were performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c); and

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related to these of the director of elderly affairs as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (1) and (2).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-6
§ 42-66-6. Administrative units.
Status: in_force

The director may from time to time, subject to appropriation, establish within the department those administrative units that may be necessary for its efficient and economical administration and, when necessary for that purpose, the director may abolish or merge any two (2) or more administrative units. The director shall prepare and keep current a statement of the organization of the department, of the assignment of functions to its various divisions, units, and employees, and of the places at which and the methods by which the public may receive information or make requests.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-16.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-16.1
§ 42-14-16.1. Order to cease and desist.
Status: in_force

(a) If the director, or the director's designee, has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting any activities requiring licensure under title 27 or any other provisions of the general laws or public laws within the jurisdiction of the department without obtaining a license, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license conducts any activities requiring licensure under title 27 or any other provisions of the general laws or public laws within the jurisdiction of the department, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to that person to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of applicable law.

(b) The order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named in the order in the same manner that summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order, certified mail, return receipt requested, to that person at any address at which the person has done business or at which the person lives. If, upon that hearing, the department is satisfied that the person is in fact violating any provision of applicable law, then the department may order that person, in writing, to cease and desist from that violation.

(c) All hearings shall be governed in accordance with chapter 35 of this title, the administrative procedures act. If that person fails to comply with an order of the department after being afforded a hearing, the superior court in Providence county has jurisdiction upon complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-27 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-27
§ 42-55-27. Lead paint removal revolving fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created, as a separate fund within the treasury, the lead paint removal revolving fund. The fund shall consist of any sums that the state may from time to time appropriate, as well as money received from donations, gifts, bequests, or otherwise from any public or private source, which money is intended to implement and encourage lead paint removal.

(b) The treasurer shall contract with the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation for the administration and disbursement of funding. The Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation shall adopt rules and regulations in conjunction with the department of health and appropriate community groups consistent with the purposes of this section and the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title, which provide for the orderly and equitable disbursement and repayment of funds.

(c) All funds placed in the lead paint removal fund shall be made available:

(1) To make loans to individuals and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing lead hazards in housing units for Rhode Islanders; and

(2) To fund improvements to residential property in conjunction with lead paint reduction as necessary to conduct lead hazard reduction.

(d) Loans made available under the provisions of this section may be made directly, or in cooperation with other public and private lenders, or any agency, department, or bureau of the federal government or the state.

(e) The proceeds from the repayment of any loans made for that purpose shall be deposited in and returned to the lead paint revolving fund to constitute a continuing revolving fund for the purposes provided in this section.

(f) The department of health and the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, in coordination with cities and towns, shall take any action necessary to obtain federal assistance for lead hazard reduction to be used in conjunction with the lead paint removal revolving fund.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-3.7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-3.7
§ 42-28-3.7. PURPLE alert.
Status: in_force

(a) This section establishes the PURPLE alert program to immediately alert the community about a missing adult with a serious or substantial physical, behavioral health, neurological disability, or condition that objectively establishes concerns for the immediate safety and wellbeing of the missing person.

(b) The division of state police, in consultation with the Rhode Island emergency management agency (RIEMA) and other appropriate agencies shall develop and institute the PURPLE alert program. The PURPLE alert program shall establish a voluntary partnership among law enforcement agencies, media outlets, and other appropriate entities to send out emergency alerts designed to expediently assist in locating a PURPLE alert citizen by utilizing available resources including the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).

(c) For purposes of this section and § 42-28-3.8, a PURPLE alert citizen means a person:

(1) Whose whereabouts are unknown;

(2) Whose domicile at the time the person is reported missing is Rhode Island;

(3) Whose age at the time the person is reported missing is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

(4) Who has a serious or substantial physical, behavioral health, neurological disability, or condition that objectively establishes concerns for the immediate safety and wellbeing of the missing person; and

(5) Whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of such person, as determined by the state police or other law enforcement agency.

(d) The serious physical, behavioral health, or neurological disability or condition shall be demonstrated by appropriate documentation presented by the missing persons family, legal guardian, long-term care ombudsperson, or long-term care facility where such person resides. Provided, however, that any medical or personal information provided pursuant to this section shall be kept strictly confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to chapter 2 of title 38 (access to public records).

(e) If a law enforcement agency has confirmed the disappearance of a missing adult with the above disability or conditions, the law enforcement agency shall immediately obtain descriptive information for the PURPLE alert; contact the state police to provide the descriptive information; and identify a point of contact within its agency.

(f) The PURPLE alert program shall provide a proactive emergency public alert plan, including, where appropriate, access and use of IPAWS as part of the response to the disappearance of a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disability or condition. This program shall be capable of being expediently triggered by law enforcement personnel in accordance with protocols, procedures, and rules established by the division of state police in consultation with appropriate law enforcement authorities, the Rhode Island emergency management agency, the department of health, state and local officials, and cooperating members of the broadcast media (PURPLE alert).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-10
§ 42-35-10. Rules of evidence  Official notice.
Status: in_force

In contested cases:

(1) Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. The rules of evidence as applied in civil cases in the superior courts of this state shall be followed; but, when necessary to ascertain facts not reasonably susceptible of proof under those rules, evidence not admissible under those rules may be submitted (except where precluded by statute) if it is of a type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent men and women in the conduct of their affairs. Agencies shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Objections to evidentiary offers may be made and shall be noted in the record. Subject to these requirements, when a hearing will be expedited and the interests of the parties will not be prejudiced substantially, any part of the evidence may be received in written form;

(2) Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, if the original is not readily available. Upon request, parties shall be given an opportunity to compare the copy with the original;

(3) A party may conduct cross examinations required for a full and true disclosure of the facts;

(4) Notice may be taken of judicially cognizable facts. In addition, notice may be taken of generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the agencys specialized knowledge; but parties shall be notified either before or during the hearing, or by reference in preliminary reports or otherwise, of the material noticed, including any staff memoranda or data, and they shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the material so noticed. The agencys experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge may be utilized in the evaluation of the evidence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-29 / Section 42-29-5
§ 42-29-5. Record of appointment of deputies.
Status: in_force

The appointment of every deputy shall be in writing under the hand and seal of the director of the department of public safety.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-9
§ 42-82-9. Temporary notes.
Status: in_force

(a) The general treasurer is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor, and in accordance with provisions of this chapter, to borrow upon temporary notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, from time to time, in the name and behalf of the state, sums of money for the purposes set forth in §§ 42-82-4 and 42-82-5.

(b) The notes shall be signed by the general treasurer and countersigned by the secretary of state and shall be issued at a time or times in any amounts, at any rates of interest, with any provisions of prepayment, with or without premium, acceleration, and other terms that may be fixed by the general treasurer, with the approval of the governor.

(c) The notes may be issued from time to time for periods not exceeding two (2) years and may be refunded or renewed from time to time by the issue of other notes for periods not exceeding two (2) years, but the notes, including all refundings and renewals, shall bear maturity dates not later than five (5) years from the date of each original issue. The total sum of the terms of the notes plus the term of the bonds, which the issuance of the notes anticipate, shall not exceed twenty-five (25) years in duration.

(d) The proceeds of the sale of the notes, inclusive of any premiums and any accrued interest which may be received from the sale of the notes, shall be applied to the purposes for which the notes are issued and shall be deposited by the general treasurer in the account described in § 42-82-8.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-156-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-156 / Section 42-156-4
§ 42-156-4. Duties and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The Task Force shall coordinate joint efforts to combat the underground economy and employee misclassification. The Task Force shall:

(1) Foster voluntary compliance with the law by educating business owners and employees about applicable requirements;

(2) Protect the health, safety, and benefit rights of workers;

(3) Restore competitive equality for law-abiding businesses; and

(4) Identify industries and geographic areas where evidence shows workers are most likely to be mistakenly or deliberately misclassified or are victims of wage theft and engage in proactive and particular efforts, including but not limited to proactive enforcement strategies, to reach those sectors where workers are least likely to report such violations.

(b) In addition to the duties and responsibilities set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the task force, working with the department of labor and training, shall institute an information campaign to educate the public, including but not limited to business owners, employers, and employees, regarding the changes in state law regarding payment of wages and in particular the new and enhanced civil and criminal penalties established in §§ 28-14-17, 28-14-19, and 28-14-19.1, which changes are set to be in effect January 1, 2024.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-2
§ 42-26-2. Legislative findings and purpose.
Status: in_force

The general assembly recognizes and declares that: crime and delinquency are essentially state and local problems; crime and delinquency are complex social phenomena requiring the attention and efforts of the criminal justice system, state, and local governments, and private citizens alike; the establishment of appropriate goals, objectives, and standards for the reduction of crime and delinquency and for the administration of justice must be a priority concern; the functions of the criminal justice system must be coordinated more efficiently and effectively; the full and effective use of resources affecting state and local criminal justice systems requires the complete cooperation of state and local government agencies; and training research, evaluation, technical assistance, and public education activities must be encouraged and focused on the improvement of the criminal justice system and the generation of new methods for the prevention and reduction of crime and delinquency.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-162-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-162 / Section 42-162-4
§ 42-162-4. Reporting.
Status: in_force

The department and office shall provide a report to the governor and general assembly by December 31, 2023, on the results of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program. The department and office shall provide an annual report to the governor and general assembly until the federal funds have been completely utilized.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-41-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-41 / Section 42-41-3
§ 42-41-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) Agency means all state offices, departments, divisions, institutions, boards, commissions, councils, committees, or other entities of the executive branch, offices of the judicial branch, and offices of the legislative branch of state government.

(b) Federal monies means any financial assistance made to a state agency by the United States government, whether a loan, grant, subsidy, augmentation, reimbursement, or in any other form.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-22 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-22
§ 42-10-22. Report of amounts receivable  Law violations.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer shall, with the report, report all those sums of money which within the general treasurers knowledge shall be due to the state from any person, corporation, or town, by virtue of any of the revenue laws, and what amount from each; and also report all breaches or want of enforcement of the license law, or any other of the revenue laws of the state, by any person or town, as shall come to his or her knowledge, or as may in the general treasurers opinion exist, whereby the state may be defrauded of any of its revenue.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-128-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-128 / Section 42-128-17
§ 42-128-17. Severability and liberal construction.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally in order to accomplish the purposes of the chapter, and where any specific power is given to the executive office of housing or the advisory council on housing and homelessness, the statement shall not be deemed to exclude or impair any power otherwise in this chapter conferred upon the executive office of housing or the advisory council on housing and homelessness.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-2-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-2 / Section 42-2-9
§ 42-2-9. Entry on lands for geological survey.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of making the surveys required of the federal geological survey by acts of the United States Congress, it shall be lawful for the persons employed in making the surveys to enter upon the lands within the boundaries of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-165-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-165 / Section 42-165-1
§ 42-165-1. Rhode Island integrated data system act.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Rhode Island Integrated Data System Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-13
§ 42-72-13. Liability for support of committed children.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, within available appropriations, shall pay for the support and maintenance of any child in residence, in any of the departments institutions or facilities or in transit from one institution or facility to another, whether public or private, under a purchase of services agreement. Nothing in this section shall exempt any person from liability of support of children under the supervision of the department when otherwise provided by law, or prohibit the department from charging fees for services in appropriate cases.

(b) Whenever possible, the department shall notify the person liable for the support and maintenance of the child of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-84-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-84 / Section 42-84-2
§ 42-84-2. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Forms Management Center Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-29 / Section 42-29-1
§ 42-29-1. Appointment  Powers and duties  Removal.
Status: repealed

(a) The director of the department of public safety shall appoint deputy sheriffs and other necessary classifications pursuant to rank structure, subject to the appropriations process. Deputy sheriffs and other employees of the division of sheriffs shall be subject to the supervision of the chief/sheriff appointed by the director of the department of public safety who may assign tasks and functions in order to ensure the proper management of the division of sheriffs. Any deputy sheriff hired after July 1, 2001, must successfully complete the sheriff academy and any courses deemed necessary at the municipal police training academy prior to assuming the duties of a deputy sheriff. Furthermore, the director of the department of public safety in conjunction with the personnel administrator shall be responsible for promulgating written class specifications with necessary minimum qualifications defined in them. Deputy sheriffs can be removed for just cause by their appointing authority.

(b) All deputy sheriffs shall perform all the duties required and exercise all the powers prescribed in this chapter; chapter 15 of title 5 [repealed]; chapters 5 and 10 of title 9; chapters 5, 10 and 14 of title 10; chapters 8, 31, 34, 36, and 44 of title 11; chapters 4, 5, and 6 of title 12; chapter 22 of title 17; chapters 4 and 6 of title 22; chapter 2 of title 28; chapter 6 of title 35; chapter 8 of title 37; and all other provisions of the general laws and public laws insofar as those powers and duties relate to the deputy sheriffs and as required and prescribed in all other provisions of the general laws and public laws relating to the powers and duties of the sheriffs.

(c) All resources of the sheriffs shall be transferred to the division of sheriffs within the department of public safety. These resources include, but are not limited to, all positions, property, accounts, and other funding pertinent to sheriffs.

(d)(1) Any reference in the general laws to a chief/sheriff within the division of sheriffs shall be deemed to mean a sworn member of the division of sheriffs.

(2) Any reference in the general laws to a member of the division of sheriffs shall be deemed to mean a sworn deputy sheriff within the division of sheriffs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-15
§ 42-61-15. State lottery fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the state lottery fund, into which shall be deposited all revenues received by the division from the sales of lottery tickets and license fees. The fund shall be in the custody of the general treasurer, subject to the direction of the division for the use of the division, and money shall be disbursed from it on the order of the controller of the state, pursuant to vouchers or invoices signed by the director and certified by the director of administration. The moneys in the state lottery fund shall be allotted in the following order, and only for the following purposes:

(1) Establishing a prize fund from which payments of the prize awards shall be disbursed to holders of winning lottery tickets on checks signed by the director and countersigned by the controller of the state or his or her designee.

(i) The amount of payments of prize awards to holders of winning lottery tickets shall be determined by the division, but shall not be less than forty-five percent (45%) nor more than seventy-one percent (71%) of the total revenue accruing from the sale of lottery tickets;

(ii) For the lottery game commonly known as Keno, the amount of prize awards to holders of winning Keno tickets shall be determined by the division, but shall not be less than forty-five percent (45%) nor more than seventy-two percent (72%) of the total revenue accruing from the sale of Keno tickets;

(2) Payment of expenses incurred by the division in the operation of the state lotteries including, but not limited to, costs arising from contracts entered into by the director for promotional, consulting, or operational services, salaries of professional, technical, and clerical assistants, and purchases or lease of facilities, lottery equipment, and materials; provided however, solely for the purpose of determining revenues remaining and available for transfer to the states general fund, expenses incurred by the division in the operation of state lotteries shall reflect (i) Beginning in fiscal year 2015, the actuarially determined employer contribution to the Employees Retirement System consistent with the states adopted funding policy; and (ii) Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the actuarially determined employer contribution to the State Employees and Electing Teachers OPEB System consistent with the states adopted funding policy. For financial reporting purposes, the state lottery fund financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board; and

(3) Payment into the general revenue fund of all revenues remaining in the state lottery fund after the payments specified in subsections (a)(1)  (a)(2) of this section.

(b) The auditor general shall conduct an annual post audit of the financial records and operations of the lottery for the preceding year in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards. In connection with the audit, the auditor general may examine all records, files, and other documents of the division, and any records of lottery sales agents that pertain to their activities as agents, for purposes of conducting the audit. The auditor general, in addition to the annual post audit, may require or conduct any other audits or studies the auditor general deems appropriate, the costs of which shall be borne by the division.

(c) Payments into the states general fund specified in subsection (a)(3) of this section shall be made on an estimated quarterly basis. Payment shall be made on the tenth business day following the close of the quarter except for the fourth quarter when payment shall be on the last business day.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-80-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-80 / Section 42-80-3
§ 42-80-3. Duties.
Status: in_force

The duties of the commission shall be to study all forms of prejudice, bias, or hatred in this state and to revise and codify, if possible, all laws relating to all forms of prejudice, bias, or hatred.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-1.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-1.1
§ 42-26-1.1. Name change.
Status: in_force

Wherever in the general or public laws, there appears the words, Rhode Island Justice Commission, it should now read, public safety grant administration office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-71-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-71 / Section 42-71-2
§ 42-71-2. Terms of office  Chairperson.
Status: in_force

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities: one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one for a term of three (3) years. The members shall annually elect one of them as chairperson of the commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-20 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-20
§ 42-116-20. Trust fund.
Status: in_force

All moneys and other property of any nature or description received by the corporation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the issuance of bonds or as revenues or otherwise, and all income of any nature or description derived directly or indirectly therefrom, are deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-33 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-33
§ 42-72-33. Youth diversion program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created in the department of children, youth and families, the youth diversion program, a community-based program providing outreach and advocacy services to youth between the ages of nine (9) and seventeen (17), who may be the subject of a family court petition or at risk for committing wayward or disobedient acts including truancy, running away, and violation of school rules. Referrals to the youth diversionary program shall be served for a maximum of ninety (90) days and include, but are not limited to, the following services:

(1) An assessment of the needs of the child and family;

(2) Development of a plan and provision of services to include educational and vocational support services and employment linkages;

(3) Counseling;

(4) Family mediation;

(5) Crisis intervention;

(6) Advocacy on the childs behalf with schools, police, employment resources, and other community agencies;

(7) Short-term respite limited to three (3) days during crisis periods; and

(8) Follow-up and after-care services as needed.

(b) In considering competitive proposals to establish local programs, the department will give priority to agencies that:

(1) Are part of a municipal government or nonprofit, local-based agencies;

(2) Have established a local advisory board representative of local government, police, schools, and youth-serving agencies;

(3) Locate in communities that have a juvenile-arrest rate that exceeds the most recently available statewide average juvenile-arrest rate;

(4) Collaborate with surrounding communities where the juvenile population may be too small to require a full-time program; and

(5) Coordinate with other youth-serving agencies and programs in the local community.

(c) Prior to a hearing on a petition alleging a first offense wayward or disobedient act as defined above, the family court shall ensure that a referral has been made to the appropriate local youth diversion program. A report by that program shall be submitted to the court at least one week prior to the adjudication hearing. The report shall identify the problems in the family, services provided, progress, and outcomes of the services, and recommendations for future intervention. The report shall become a part of the record and be used by the family court in disposing of the petition.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-8
§ 42-51-8. Transfer of personnel.
Status: in_force

(a) All of the personnel and employees of the governors committee on employment of the handicapped shall be transferred to the governors commission on the handicapped. No person in the classified, non-classified, or unclassified service of the state on May 28, 1985, shall be discharged, separated from service, or downgraded in service by reason of the enactment of this chapter as provided by law or in the personnel rules and regulations of the state applicable to affected personnel.

(b) All of the personnel and employees of the state building commission who enforce § 42-87-5 on August 1, 2002, shall be transferred to the governors commission on disabilities. No person in the classified, non-classified, or unclassified service of the state on August 1, 2002, shall be discharged, separated from service, or downgraded in service by reason of the enactment of this act as provided by law or in applicable personnel rules and regulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-14
§ 42-34-14. Record of accounts.
Status: in_force

The authority shall keep proper records of accounts and shall make an annual report of its condition to the state banking commissioner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-96-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-96 / Section 42-96-7
§ 42-96-7. Rules and regulations to be promulgated by the commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall issue and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this chapter, which shall include provisions concerning requirements as to eligibility for contracting with the commission; the form of applications for contracts; supervision and evaluation of organizations; reporting, budgeting, and record keeping requirements; provisions for renegotiation, modification, termination, extension, and renewal of contracts; provisions for technical services and assistance to organizations and any other matters not inconsistent with the purposes and provisions of this chapter that the commission shall deem necessary, proper, or appropriate. The commission shall cooperate with all applicants for funding as set forth in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-30 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-30
§ 42-28-30. Certificate of completion of training course.
Status: in_force

Upon the satisfactory completion of the prescribed course of training, the superintendent shall issue to each candidate a certificate of merit and shall forward to the appointing authority certification of the candidates qualifications for appointment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-25.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-25.2
§ 42-116-25.2. Indemnification.
Status: in_force

The state shall indemnify the tax administrator and any of his or her agents for any recovery against the administrator in his or her personal capacity arising out of any act or omission occurring within the scope of the administrators duties; provided that the act or omission is not the result of fraud, willful misconduct, or malice.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-38.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-38.2
§ 42-56-38.2. Furnishing of health records.
Status: in_force

No charge shall be made for furnishing a health record or part of a health record to any individual currently or formerly under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections, his or her attorney, or other authorized representative if the record or part of the record is necessary for the purpose of supporting a claim or appeal under any provision of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., or the Workers Compensation Act, chapters 29  38 of title 28, and the request is accompanied by documentation of the social security or workers compensation claim or appeal. The department shall furnish a health record requested pursuant to this section within thirty (30) days of the request. Further, for patients currently or formerly in the custody of the training school for youth, the director of the department of corrections is authorized to specify by regulation an alternative list of age appropriate rights commensurate with this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-1
§ 42-116-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-19 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-19
§ 42-14-19. Cost of legal fees.
Status: in_force

The director is hereby authorized and may in the director's discretion recover the reasonable cost of legal services provided by in-house attorneys of the office of legal counsel of the department of business regulation and incurred by the department of business regulation in matters pertaining to rate filings and examinations. Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the director to retain legal counsel and to recover the costs of such legal counsel pursuant to other provisions of the general laws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-13-2.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-13 / Section 42-13-2.1
§ 42-13-2.1. Duties of the department  Rhode Works project.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the responsibility of the department to identify the businesses affected and the specific impact of rhode works projects on small businesses and to deliver and communicate this information to the department of commerce. The department shall identify the traffic flow to Rhode Island small business commercial areas as it relates to road and bridge closings due to rhode works projects, and the realignment of the Newport Bridge ramps, identify road and bridge closings, parking restrictions, and alterations in traffic patterns to accommodate road and bridge repairs, including proposed dates of work, road closures, and re-routing of any traffic and parking patterns.

(b) During construction season (April through October), the department shall share the information collected in subsection (a) with the commerce corporation to allow at least two (2) months for the commerce corporation to assist small businesses affected by rhode works projects in the affected communities and neighborhoods as set forth in subsection (c). During emergencies, the department will contact the commerce corporation in order to coordinate a plan of action in the affected area. The department will meet with the commerce corporation on a regular basis in order to review upcoming projects and coordinate a plan of action for the affected businesses.

(c) The commerce corporation shall provide those affected businesses in the construction areas with a list of available resources, programs, and services that, if utilized, might minimize the economic and financial impact upon those businesses during road and bridge construction, including, but not limited to, contact by the commerce corporation to affected businesses and if desired, meeting with affected businesses during construction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-10.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-102 / Section 42-102-10.1
§ 42-102-10.1. Career opportunities for young adults.
Status: in_force

(a) The department of labor and training, governors workforce board, and department of children, youth and families shall work collaboratively to ensure that each young adult, as defined in § 14-1-3, shall upon request by the young adult, receive a vocational assessment and shall have access to all appropriate job training programs and eligible services.

(b) For those young adults who desire to participate in job training programs as part of their permanency plan to achieve independence and self-sufficiency, the department of labor and training, governors workforce board, and department of children, youth and families shall work collaboratively to devise an individual employment plan suitable to the talents and abilities of the young adult and to determine which additional specialized workforce and supportive services may be necessary to accomplish the goals of the plan and provide the additional services as needed.

(c) The governors workforce board, in conjunction with the department of labor and training, shall develop and expand career pathways, job training programs, and employment services for young adults as defined in § 14-1-3.

(d) The department of labor and training, governors workforce board, and department of children, youth and families shall track movement of these young adults into the workforce, and will publish an annual report on outcomes to the governor, the general assembly, and the family court.

(e) Programs and resources shall be contingent upon available funding.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-10
§ 42-12-10. Rehabilitation of disadvantaged persons.
Status: in_force

The state department of human services is hereby authorized to provide vocational evaluation and work adjustment services to disadvantaged persons who are disabled and other individuals disadvantaged by reason of their youth or advanced age, low educational attainment, ethnic or cultural factors, prison or delinquency records, or other conditions that constitute a barrier to employment. Services may also be provided to family members when necessary to the rehabilitation of the disadvantaged.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-14.3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-14.3
§ 42-11-14.3. Policies and procedures for credit card use  Payment for food and beverages.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of administration shall establish and implement policies and procedures regarding the use of state-issued credit cards and the payment for food and beverages. The policies and procedures shall be consistent with § 42-11-14.2 and shall be contained in the procedural handbook issued by the department of administration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-12
§ 42-98-12. Appeals and judicial review.
Status: in_force

(a) The licensing decision issued by the siting board shall constitute the sole, final, binding, and determinative regulatory decision within the state for the purposes of siting, building, operating, or altering a major energy facility.

(b) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board may within ten (10) days from the date of ratification of the decision, obtain judicial review of the decision in the manner and according to the standards and procedures provided in chapter 5 of title 39.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-14 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-14
§ 42-20-14. Liberal construction.
Status: in_force

This title shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose, which purpose is the coordination of the functions of the several departments, divisions, and other administrative agencies of the state, and the allocation of these functions to the departments and agencies established by this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-162-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-162 / Section 42-162-3
§ 42-162-3. Implementation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established an electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program. The department and office shall, in consultation with the department of environmental management, establish the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program to be administered by the office in consultation with the department.

(b) The department and office, in consultation with the department of environmental management, shall propose draft program and investment criteria on the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program and accept public comment for thirty (30) days. The draft shall specify the incentive levels, eligibility criteria, and program rules for electric vehicle charging infrastructure incentives. The program and investment criteria shall be finalized by the office and department after the public comment period closes and include responses to submitted public comments.

(c) The department and office shall provide a website for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment program to support public accessibility.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-3
§ 42-66-3. Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.
Status: in_force

There are transferred to the director of the department of elderly affairs:

(1) Those duties with respect to elderly citizens as enacted by former §§ 42-44-9 and 42-44-10;

(2) So much of other functions or parts of functions of the director of the department of community affairs; provided, however, that those duties with respect to housing facilities, projects, and programs for the elderly shall be within the jurisdiction of the governors office of intergovernmental relations; and

(3) Whenever in the general laws or in any public law the words administration of division of aging, division on aging and director and/or department of community affairs shall appear in relation to elderly affairs, the reference shall be deemed to mean and include the director and the department of elderly affairs, as the case may be.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-22.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-22.2
§ 42-28-22.2. State contributions.
Status: in_force

The state of Rhode Island shall make its contribution for the maintaining of the system established by § 42-28-22.1 and providing the annuities, benefits, and retirement allowances in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by (a) annually appropriating an amount that will pay a rate percent of the compensation paid after July 1, 1989, to members of the state police hired after July 1, 1987, and (b) appropriating an amount that will amortize the unfunded liability associated with the benefits payable to members of the state police hired on or before July 1, 1987. The dollar amount specified in subsection (b) above shall be computed on an actuarial basis using an eighteen-year (18) amortization schedule commencing on July 1, 2015, taking into account an initial supplemental contribution from the state, and certified in accordance with the procedures set forth in §§ 36-8-13 and 36-10-2 under rules and regulations promulgated by the retirement board pursuant to § 36-8-3. The contributions shall be transmitted on the date contributions are withheld but no later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-27-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-27 / Section 42-27-6
§ 42-27-6. Reactor usage charges.
Status: in_force

(a) Effective July 1, 2018, fees collected by the atomic energy commission for use of the reactor facilities and related services shall be deposited in a restricted receipt account to support the technical operation and maintenance of the agencys equipment.

(b) All revenues remaining in the restricted receipt account, after expenditures authorized in subsection (a) of this section, above two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be paid into the states general fund. These payments shall be made annually on the last business day of the fiscal year.

(c) A charge of up to forty percent (40%), adjusted annually as of July 1, shall be assessed against all university of Rhode Island (URI)-sponsored research activity allocations. The charge shall be applied to the existing URI-sponsored research expenditures within the atomic energy commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-18
§ 42-8-18. Powers of deputies.
Status: in_force

The first deputy shall, in the absence of the secretary of state, do all things by law required of the secretary of state, as fully as the secretary him or herself might or could do; the second deputy shall, in the absence of the secretary of state and the first deputy, do all things by law required of the secretary of state or first deputy, as fully as the secretary of state or the deputy might or could do; and the secretary of state shall be liable for any misconduct, neglect, or default of the first deputy or second deputy; provided, however, that the secretary of state is hereby authorized to appoint, in cases of emergency, an acting deputy to act for the period of an emergency only who shall have the power and authority as provided above.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-160 / Section 42-160-4
§ 42-160-4. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter:

(1) Coordinated entry system (CES) means the partnership of all homeless service providers in the state through this initiative of the Rhode Island continuum of care. CES manages all diversion/entry to the shelter system through the coordinated entry hotline and manages the permanent housing placement part of the program, once persons are in a shelter or are living on the street.

(2) Executive office means the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services.

(3) Homeless management information system (HMIS) means the database used to collect information in order to track and report on the scope of homelessness prevention/assistance and human service needs across the Rhode Island continuum of care (COC) as well as individually at each organization. The Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness is the current HMIS state lead.

(4) Homelessness means the category 1 and category 4 definitions outlined by HUD:

(i) Category 1  Literally homeless: the situation of an individual or family lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning:

(A) Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not meant for human habitation;

(B) Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state and local government programs); or

(C) Is exiting an institution where he or she has resided for ninety (90) days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.

(ii) Category 4  Fleeing/attempting to flee domestic violence: Any individual or family who:

(A) Is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence;

(B) Has no other residence; and

(C) Lacks the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.

(5) Independent evaluator means an independent entity selected by the state whose role includes assessing and reporting on the achievement of performance targets at the frequency required in the pay for success contract.

(6) Nonprofit organization means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).

(7) Outcome payor means the the Rhode Island state government.

(8) Pay for success contracts are contracts designed to improve outcomes and lower costs for contracted government services that are subject to the following requirements:

(i) A determination that the contract will result in significant performance improvements and budgetary savings across all impacted agencies if the performance targets are achieved;

(ii) A requirement that a substantial portion of any payment be conditioned on the achievement of specific outcomes based on defined performance targets;

(iii) An objective process by which an independent evaluator will determine whether the performance targets have been achieved;

(iv) A calculation of the amount and timing of payments that would be earned by the service provider during each year of the agreement if performance targets are achieved as determined by the independent evaluator; and

(v) Payments shall only be made if performance targets are achieved. Additionally, the success payment made pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed ten percent (10%) more than actual costs incurred by the program intermediary.

(9) Performance targets means the level of performance, as measured by an independent evaluator, that represents success. Success is defined in the pay-for-success contract.

(10) Permanent supportive housing (PSH) means a permanent deeply subsidized unit, tenant or project based subsidy, with supportive services, generally for persons experiencing homelessness for long periods of time who also have other significant challenges such as disability or mental illness.

(11) Program intermediary means a firm that contracts with a state agency to establish and deliver a service or program intervention by doing any of the following:

(i) Delivering or contracting for relevant services or outcomes;

(ii) Raising capital to finance the delivery of services or outcomes;

(iii) Providing ongoing project management and investor relations for the social impact funding instrument.

(12) Social impact bond, pay-for-success bond or bond means a contract between the public and private sectors in which a commitment is made to pay for improved financial and social outcomes that result in public sector savings. These contract agreements are funded by appropriation.

(13) Success payments refer to the payments that the state will make only if contractual performance targets are achieved as determined by the independent evaluator and approved by the office of management and budget.

(14) Target population means highly vulnerable persons who experience long-term homelessness and incur significant costs within the criminal justice, shelter, and/or healthcare systems, likely related to their housing instability, with an estimated average per person cost of Medicaid claims for adults in shelter, top twenty-five (25) clients, totaling two hundred twenty-nine thousand, six hundred ninety-five dollars and forty-four cents ($229,695.44), as per the Rhode Island Medicaid and HMIS data match for adults in shelter. Eligibility will be confirmed by data matching, case conferencing, and coordination with healthcare providers and the coordinated entry system (CES); data sources will be provided by the department of corrections, executive office of health and human services, and the Rhode Island homeless management information system.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-29 / Section 42-29-11
§ 42-29-11. Bond of deputies.
Status: in_force

Every deputy shall give bond with sufficient surety or sureties to the director of the department of public safety, in a sum satisfactory to the director, not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), for the faithful execution of the deputy's office according to law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-13
§ 42-34-13. Mortgages eligible for investment.
Status: in_force

Mortgages insured by the authority under this chapter and participations therein are hereby made legal investments for all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all credit unions, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, conservators, and other fiduciaries, pension, profit-sharing, and retirement funds, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-163-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-163 / Section 42-163-3
§ 42-163-3. Duties and powers of broadband director.
Status: in_force

(a) Creating or otherwise administering grants, programs, projects, initiatives, or mapping efforts to further the investment in and development of broadband and digital equity in the state. Pending availability of funding, these may include: developing a mapping process to review and verify transmission speeds and broadband availability throughout the state; providing information, advice, and technical assistance to municipalities, regions, and others to increase broadband adoption and digital equity; and proposing legislation that supports increased digital equity and sustainable adoption of broadband.

(b) The executive office of commerce may seek advice from the broadband advisory council in the review of proposals for adoption of technologies required to deploy broadband to residents, businesses, and municipalities. The executive office of commerce or any state agency or quasi-public state agency charged with administering such grant and other programs is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations that set forth the programs goals, investment criteria, principles, and parameters.

(c) The executive office of commerce or any state agency or quasi-public state agency charged with administering such grant and other programs shall follow applicable federal and state reporting and transparency requirements for any program established, including the allocation and utilization of federal dollars.

(d) In consultation with the governors workforce board, develop a statewide curriculum for advanced digital skills training to establish a talent pipeline matching job seekers and historically underrepresented populations and Rhode Island employers.

(e) The office shall include the office of regulatory reform and other administration functions that promote, enhance, or regulate various service and functions in order to promote the reform and improvement of the regulatory function of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-164-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-164 / Section 42-164-10
§ 42-164-10. Civil liability for knowing and intentional disclosure.
Status: in_force

No person shall knowingly and intentionally obtain or disclose a program participants actual address knowing that they were not authorized to do so. A person who violates this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). Each unauthorized disclosure shall constitute a separate civil violation. Nothing in this section shall preclude criminal prosecution for a violation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-36.4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-36.4
§ 42-72-36.4. Foundation grants.
Status: in_force

All grant funds from nonprofit charitable organizations accepted by the department of children, youth and families with formally established agreements with an approved budget for their use shall be deposited as restricted receipts.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-8.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-8.1
§ 42-20-8.1. Public access to state contracts.
Status: in_force

A complete and legible copy of each contract entered into after September 30, 1994, by any state agency and department of state government, including without limitation public and quasi-public agencies, authorities, boards, and commissions, involving the expenditure of more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be made available to the public at the office of any state agency and department of state government entering into the contract. The director of administration shall be responsible for compliance with this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-132-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-132 / Section 42-132-3
§ 42-132-3. Organization and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established, within the secretary of states first stop business information center, a business fast-start office (Fast-Start Office) which shall be under the direction of the director or other full-time state employee as appointed by the secretary of state. Additional staff sufficient to perform the duties of the fast-start office shall be provided under the direction of the secretary of state from the personnel currently assigned to the office of the secretary of state. Nothing in this section shall be construed to explicitly or implicitly permit the hiring of any additional personnel to perform the duties and responsibilities designated in this section. As a clearinghouse for state business licensing, the fast-start office will:

(1) Work in conjunction with the office to establish a license information service detailing requirements for establishing and engaging in business in this state, including state licensing and regulatory requirements. The fast-start office in later phases of its program will, to the extent feasible, extend its service to include local and federal requirements;

(2) Develop recommendations for the elimination, consolidation, simplification, and/or expediting of business licenses, or otherwise improving licensing procedures affecting business undertakings. These recommendations, with the approval of the secretary of state, will be submitted to the general assembly for approval;

(3) Promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(4) Develop an operating plan for an automated master application system;

(5) Determine the software and hardware needs of the system;

(6) Determine staffing levels and space required for the system.

(b) State agencies that issue business licenses shall assist and cooperate in the development and implementation of the plan as required by the fast-start office. In making the determination and developing an operating plan for an automated master application system, the fast-start office shall identify the business licenses appropriate for inclusion in a master application system and shall develop a master application form that consolidates the information needed for the various state agencies to issue the licenses.

(c) Each state agency that issues licenses shall cooperate fully with the fast-start office in providing information on the licenses and regulatory requirements of the agency and in developing a plan for an automated master application system.

(d) Each state agency shall designate a business license coordinator. The coordinator shall have the following responsibilities:

(1) Provide to the fast-start office the most recent application and supplemental forms required for each license issued by the agency, the most recent information available on existing and proposed changes in license requirements or agency rules and how those changes will affect the business community, and agency publications that would be of aid or interest to the business community;

(2) Receive and respond to communications from the fast-start office; and

(3) Review state agency regulatory and license requirements and provide a written report to the fast-start office no later than January 1, 2002, and every two (2) years thereafter that:

(i) Identifies the regulatory and licensing requirements that affect the business community;

(ii) Indicates which, if any, requirements should be eliminated, modified, or consolidated with other requirements; and

(iii) Explains the need for continuing those requirements not recommended for elimination.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-6-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-6 / Section 42-6-2
§ 42-6-2. Heads of departments.
Status: in_force

The governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer, hereinafter called general officers, shall each be in charge of a department. There shall also be a director of administration, a director of revenue, a director of public safety, a director of human services, a director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, a director of transportation, a director of business regulation, a director of labor and training, a director of environmental management, a director for children, youth and families, and a director of corrections. Each director shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and the director shall serve until the directors successor is duly appointed and qualified unless the director is removed from office by special order of the governor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-5.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-5.1
§ 42-157-5.1. Small business health options program (SHOP) innovation waiver.
Status: in_force

(a) As small business owners and sole proprietors are the life blood of this states economy, a recent change in the federal Affordable Care Act effective on January 1, 2016, has caused irreparable harm to the economic well-being of small business owners and sole proprietors by requiring them to secure health insurance coverage on the individual market as opposed to securing health insurance coverage on the small group market.

(b) In an effort to reduce and/or eliminate the irreparable economic harm, the director of the department of administration, with assistance from the commissioner of health insurance, shall seek a waiver under section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, for the purpose of allowing businesses classified as self-employed and sole proprietors to purchase insurance in the small group market through the HealthSource RI for employers SHOP program and not be forced into the individual market.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-17
§ 42-116-17. Bonds not obligations of the state.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter are not deemed to be a debt, obligation (moral or otherwise), or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any of its political subdivisions, but shall be payable solely from the revenues, funds, assets, and other property or any revenues or loans dedicated to corporate purposes of the corporation from which they are made payable pursuant to this chapter. Bonds issued by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter shall recite that neither the state nor any political subdivisions of the state shall be obligated to pay the bonds and that the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision of the state is not pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds. Further, every bond shall recite whether it is a general obligation of the corporation or a special obligation of the corporation payable solely from particular revenues, funds, assets, or other property pledged to its payment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-7-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-7 / Section 42-7-1
§ 42-7-1. Establishment  Powers of governor.
Status: in_force

There shall be an executive department. The head of the executive department shall be the governor. The governor shall have all powers and duties provided by R.I. Const., Art. IX, and by chapter 1 of title 43, and as further prescribed in all general laws and public laws relating to powers and duties of the governor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-81-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-81 / Section 42-81-2
§ 42-81-2. Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly finds that: (1) in the absence of mandatory allocation and price controls, and as a result of the unavailability of imports sufficient to satisfy Rhode Islands energy needs, the state may unnecessarily experience shortages of residual fuel oil and refined petroleum products; (2) these shortages will create severe economic hardships and emergencies, including loss of jobs, closing of factories and businesses, and curtailment of vital public services, including the transportation of food and other essential goods; (3) those hardships and emergencies jeopardize the normal flow of commerce and constitute a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare; and (4) the hardships can be reduced through a set-aside system administered by appropriate state agents and agencies to respond to shortages effectively and efficiently.

(b) Therefore, it is the purpose of this chapter to grant to the governor, or the governors designee, and direct him or her to exercise authority to establish a state set-aside system for propane, middle distillates, motor gasoline, residual fuel oil, and aviation fuels. The authority granted under this chapter shall be exercised for the purpose of diminishing adverse impacts of shortages on Rhode Islanders by providing the state with the flexibility to respond to specific energy-related problems.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-25 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-29 / Section 42-29-25
§ 42-29-25. Assistance in execution of office.
Status: in_force

Every deputy sheriff, in the due execution of the deputy's office, may command all necessary aid and assistance in the execution thereof; and every person who, whenever so required, shall refuse or neglect to give aid and assistance shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-5
§ 42-98-5. Board established.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the siting board which shall be a part of state government. The siting board shall consist of three (3) members, as follows: the chairperson of the public utilities commission, who shall serve as chairperson of the siting board; the director of the department of environmental management; and the associate director of administration for planning. Any member of the board who recuses him or herself shall designate his or her own successor from his or her respective agency.

(b) Each member of the board shall take an oath to administer the duties of office faithfully and impartially and that oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

(c) The members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The board may engage any consultants or expert witnesses that it deems necessary to implement its statutory responsibilities; provided, however, that to the maximum extent possible, board staff be drawn from existing state agencies. The board shall select a coordinator to be responsible for the publication and distribution of all official minutes, reports, and documents and to further serve as director of the board staff, which shall be located at the division of public utilities and common carriers. The coordinator, under the direction of the chairperson, shall coordinate and expedite the work of the various agencies to ensure that decisions are made within the time frame established by this chapter.

(d) A quorum shall consist of a majority of the board. A majority vote of the board shall be required for all actions, including licensing decisions; provided, however, one member of the board may conduct any hearings the board is authorized to conduct pursuant to this chapter.

(e) The board shall maintain and grant free access to records and reports in its files to members of the public during normal working hours and shall permit copies of those records and reports to be made by interested members of the public at their expense; provided, however, that the board shall not permit disclosure, other than to another government agency for the sole purpose of rendering an advisory opinion, of any information obtained by or submitted to the board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, upon a showing, satisfactory to the board, that the information is entitled to protection as trade secrets or as privileged, confidential, or proprietary information. No other governmental agency shall disclose any trade secrets or privileged, confidential, or proprietary information.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-113-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-113 / Section 42-113-10
§ 42-113-10. Condemnation prohibited.
Status: in_force

The board shall not have the authority or power to acquire property for the purposes of this chapter through condemnation or through the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-10
§ 42-99-10. Security for bonds and notes  Construction and acquisition of projects.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued by the corporation may be secured by a pledge of any revenues and receipts of the corporation and may be secured by a pledge, agreement, mortgage, or deed of trust or security agreement or trust indenture covering all or any part of a project, including any additions, improvements, extensions to, or enlargements of any projects thereafter made. The bonds or notes may also be secured by an assignment of the lease or other financing agreement with respect to any project for the construction and acquisition of which the bonds or notes are issued and by an assignment of the revenues and receipts derived by the corporation from a lease or other financing agreement. The resolution under which the bonds or notes are authorized to be issued and any mortgage, deed of trust, trust indenture, lease, or other financing agreement may contain agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered thereby, the fixing and collection of rents or other revenues for any portions leased, mortgaged or sold by the corporation to others, the creation and maintenance of special funds from those revenues and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the corporation shall deem advisable and not in conflict with the provisions hereof. Each pledge, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement and trust indenture (sometimes collectively referred to as a pledge) made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds or notes of the corporations shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made and shall continue effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes for the benefit of which they were made shall have been fully paid, or until provision shall have been made for payment in the manner provided in the resolution or resolutions under which the pledge may be authorized. The revenues, moneys, or properties pledged by the corporation shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the corporation, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded or filed in any public office. In the event of default in the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes or in any agreements of the corporation made as a part of the contract under which the bonds or notes are issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or notes or in any instrument executed as security therefor, the rights of affected bondholders or noteholders may be enforced by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver in equity, or by foreclosure of any such mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument, or any one or more of the remedies or any other remedy provided in any such proceedings.

(b) The corporation may provide in any proceedings under which the bonds or notes may be authorized that any project or part of a project or any addition, improvement, extension, or enlargement may be constructed by the corporation or the lessee or other occupant of the project or any designee of the corporation, the lessee, or other occupant of the project, or of any of them, and may also provide in the proceedings for the time and manner of and requisites for disbursements to be made for the cost of the construction and acquisition, and for all the certificates and approvals of construction and disbursements that the corporation shall deem necessary and provide for in the proceedings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-29 / Section 42-29-17
§ 42-29-17. Judgment for costs against defendant.
Status: in_force

If the defendant shall recover judgment for costs, execution shall issue therefor against the person for whose use the suit is brought, and not against the general treasurer or sheriff, and the surety for costs of such person, if any there be, shall be liable for such costs as such sureties are in other cases.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-11
§ 42-98-11. Final hearing  Standards  Decisions.
Status: in_force

(a) Within forty-five (45) days after the final date for submission of advisory opinions pursuant to § 42-98-10, the board shall convene the final hearing on the application. The purpose of this hearing shall not be to rehear the evidence which was presented previously in hearings before agencies designated under § 42-98-9, but rather to provide the applicant, intervenors, the public, and all other parties in the proceeding, the opportunity to address in a single forum, and from a consolidated, statewide prospective, the issues reviewed, and the recommendations made in the proceedings before the agencies designated under § 42-98-9. The board at this hearing may, at its discretion, allow the presentation of new evidence by any party as to the issues considered by the agencies designated under § 42-98-9. The board may limit the presentation of repetitive or cumulative evidence. The hearing shall proceed on not less than thirty (30) days notice to the parties and the public, shall be concluded not more than sixty (60) days following its initiation, and shall be conducted expeditiously.

(b) The board shall issue a decision granting a license only upon finding that the applicant has shown that:

(1) Construction of the proposed facility is necessary to meet the needs of the state and/or region for energy of the type to be produced by the proposed facility.

(2) The proposed facility is cost-justified, and can be expected to produce energy at the lowest reasonable cost to the consumer consistent with the objective of ensuring that the construction and operation of the proposed facility will be accomplished in compliance with all of the requirements of the laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances, under which, absent this chapter, a permit, license, variance, or assent would be required, or that consideration of the public health, safety, welfare, security and need for the proposed facility justifies a waiver of some part of the requirements when compliance cannot be assured.

(3) The proposed facility will not cause unacceptable harm to the environment and will enhance the socio-economic fabric of the state.

(c) Within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of the final hearing the board shall issue its final decision on the application. A decision in favor of the application shall constitute a granting of all permits, licenses, variances, or assents, which under any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance of the state or of a political subdivision thereof which would, absent this chapter, be required for the proposed facility. The decision may be issued requiring any modification or alteration of the proposed facility, and may be issued on any condition the board deems warranted by the record, and may be issued conditional upon the applicants receipt of permits required by federal law. The boards decision shall explicitly address each of the advisory opinions received from agencies, and the boards reasons for accepting, rejecting, or modifying, in whole or in part, any of those advisory opinions. The board shall, within ten (10) days of granting a license, with or without conditions, deliver the decision to the speaker of the Rhode Island house of representatives, and the president of the Rhode Island senate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-125-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-125 / Section 42-125-5
§ 42-125-5. Council created  Appointment of members.
Status: in_force

The greenways council shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed in the following manner:

Two (2) members shall represent the public and shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; one member shall be a city or town official and shall be appointed by the governor; one member shall be the director of administration, or the directors designee; one member shall be the chief executive officer of the commerce corporation, or the chief executive officers designee who shall be a subordinate within the commerce corporation who shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member; one member shall be the director of the department of environmental management, or the directors designee who shall be a subordinate within the department of environmental management; and one member shall be the director of the department of transportation, or the directors designee who shall be a subordinate within the department of transportation. No one shall be eligible for appointment unless the person is a resident of this state. The members of the council shall serve without compensation. Those members of the council as of the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006] who were appointed to the council by the governor shall continue to serve the balance of their current terms. Thereafter, members shall be appointed to three-year (3) terms. All appointments made under this section after the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006] shall be subject to the advice and consent of the senate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-4.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-4.1
§ 42-66-4.1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Abuse means physical abuse, sexual abuse, and/or emotional abuse of an elderly person by a caregiver as defined in subsection (2).

(i) Emotional abuse means a pattern of willful infliction of mental or emotional harm upon an elderly person by threat, intimidation, isolation, or other abusive conduct.

(ii) Physical abuse means the willful infliction of physical pain or injury (e.g., slapping, bruising, or restraining) upon an elderly person.

(iii) Sexual abuse means the infliction of non-consensual sexual contact of any kind upon an elderly person. Sexual abuse includes, but is not limited to, sexual assault, rape, sexual misuse or exploitation of an elderly person, as well as threats of sexual abuse where the perpetrator has the intent and the capacity to carry out the threatened abuse.

(2) Caregiver means a person who has assumed the responsibility for the care of the elderly person voluntarily, by contract, or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or who is otherwise legally responsible for the care of the elderly person.

(3) Elderly person or elder means any person sixty (60) years of age or older.

(4) Exploitation means the fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual, including, but not limited to, a caregiver or fiduciary, who uses the resources of an elderly person for monetary or personal benefit, profit, gain, or that results in depriving an elderly person of rightful access to, or use of, benefits, resources, belongings, or assets by use of undue influence, harassment, duress, deception, false representation, or false pretenses.

(5) Neglect means the willful failure by a caregiver or other person with a duty of care to provide goods or services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental harm, or mental illness to an elderly person, including, but not limited to, abandonment (withdrawal of necessary assistance) and denial of food or health-related services.

(6) Protective services means services and/or action intended to prevent and/or alleviate the abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect of elderly persons. Protective services may include supervision, counseling, and assistance in securing health and supportive services, safe living accommodations, and legal intervention.

(7) Self-neglect means a pattern of behavior in an elderly person that directly, imminently, and significantly threatens his/her own health and/or safety. Self-neglect includes, but is not limited to, an inability or an incapacity to provide self with food, water, shelter, or safety to the point of establishing imminent risk of any of the harm(s) described in the immediately preceding sentence.

(8) Willful means intentional, conscious, and directed toward achieving a purpose.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-69-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-69 / Section 42-69-3
§ 42-69-3. Terms of membership.
Status: in_force

When first appointed, three (3) of the members shall serve for a term of three (3) years, three (3) for a term of two (2) years, three (3) for a term of one year, as shall be designated by the governor. The successor of each member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. They shall annually elect from among their members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-161-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-161 / Section 42-161-2
§ 42-161-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Attorney general means the attorney general of the state of Rhode Island, or designee.

(2) Body-worn camera means a video and audio recording device that is carried by, or worn on the body of, a law enforcement officer and that is capable of recording the actions and interactions of the officer and the public.

(3) Director of the department of public safety means the director of public safety appointed by the governor pursuant to § 42-7.3-5, or designee.

(4) Public safety grant administration office means the public safety grant administration office as defined in chapter 26 of this title.

(5) State-supported implementation period means a period of five (5) years beginning on July 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2026.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-5
§ 42-56-5. Director to be the appointing authority.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of corrections, subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36, shall be the appointing authority for all employees of the department, and the director may assign this function to those subordinate officers and employees that may to the director seem feasible or desirable. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director shall appoint the assistant directors in charge of the divisions of the department created pursuant to § 42-56-4, as amended. The assistant director, institution/operations, the assistant director, rehabilitative services, and the assistant director, administration, shall be in the unclassified service, shall serve at the pleasure of the director, and shall be subject to the authority and supervision of the director who may assign to them those tasks and functions that the director deems appropriate in order to ensure the proper management and administration of the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-16
§ 42-72-16. Transfer of powers from department of human services.
Status: in_force

There are hereby transferred to the director of children, youth and families:

(1) Those functions of the department of human services that were administered through or with respect to the division of community services to include generally and specifically the administration of child welfare services in chapters: 11 of title 40, abused and neglected children; 15 of title 40, interstate compact on the treatment of children; 9 of title 11, children; 1 of title 14, proceedings in family court; 3 of title 14, orphanages; 4 of title 14, ORourke Childrens Center; and 7 of title 15, adoptions;

(2) All functions of the division of community services relating to children and their families as set forth in subsection (1) and all officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces of the division of community services; and

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the director of the department of human services as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (1) and (2).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-30 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-30
§ 42-64-30. Inconsistent provisions.
Status: in_force

Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law or ordinance, general, special or local, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-39-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-39 / Section 42-39-3
§ 42-39-3. Renunciation.
Status: in_force

Renunciation, within the meaning of article XII of the compact shall be accomplished by act of the legislature repealing the compact and by notice in accordance with that article. In the event of an act of repeal, the governor shall send the necessary notice to all other party states.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-32 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-32
§ 42-28-32. Annual appropriations.
Status: in_force

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for the purpose of suitable equipment and for operating expenses, maintenance, and supplies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-3-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-3 / Section 42-3-2
§ 42-3-2. Providence County.
Status: in_force

The cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Central Falls, and Cranston, and the towns of Smithfield, Scituate, Glocester, Cumberland, Johnston, North Providence, Foster, Burrillville, East Providence, North Smithfield, and Lincoln, shall constitute the county of Providence; and Providence shall be the county town.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-163-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-163 / Section 42-163-2
§ 42-163-2. Broadband director.
Status: in_force

An employee of the commerce corporation shall be designated by the secretary of commerce as the broadband director. The broadband director shall be responsible for connecting and communicating with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and other federal agencies, as appropriate, to access federal funds for broadband infrastructure deployment pursuant to federal grants, facilitating broadband service adoption, expanding digital literacy for residents experiencing economic hardship, and for future economic development. The broadband director shall perform such other duties as assigned by the secretary of commerce.