R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-46 / Section 42-46-7
§ 42-46-7. Minutes.
Status: in_force

(a) All public bodies shall keep written minutes of all their meetings. The minutes shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1) The date, time, and place of the meeting;

(2) The members of the public body recorded as either present or absent;

(3) A record by individual members of any vote taken; and

(4) Any other information relevant to the business of the public body that any member of the public body requests be included or reflected in the minutes.

(b)(1) A record of all votes taken at all meetings of public bodies, listing how each member voted on each issue, shall be a public record and shall be available to the public at the office of the public body within two (2) weeks of the date of the vote. The minutes shall be public records and unofficial minutes shall be available to the public at the office of the public body within thirty-five (35) days of the meeting or at the next regularly scheduled meeting, whichever is earlier, except where the disclosure would be inconsistent with §§ 42-46-4 and 42-46-5 or where the public body by majority vote extends the time period for the filing of the minutes and publicly states the reason.

(2) In addition to the provisions of subsection (b)(1), all volunteer fire companies, associations, fire district companies, or any other organization currently engaged in the mission of extinguishing fires and preventing fire hazards, whether it is incorporated or not, and whether it is a paid department or not, shall post unofficial minutes of their meetings within twenty-one (21) days of the meeting, but not later than seven (7) days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting, whichever is earlier, on the secretary of states website. Except for discussions related to finances, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a volunteer fire company if the matters of the volunteer fire company are under the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of another public body.

(c) The minutes of a closed session shall be made available at the next regularly scheduled meeting unless the majority of the body votes to keep the minutes closed pursuant to §§ 42-46-4 and 42-46-5.

(d) All public bodies shall keep official and/or approved minutes of all meetings of the body and shall file a copy of the minutes of all open meetings with the secretary of state for inspection by the public within thirty-five (35) days of the meeting; provided that this subsection shall not apply to public bodies whose responsibilities are solely advisory in nature.

(e) All minutes and unofficial minutes required by this section to be filed with the secretary of state shall be electronically transmitted to the secretary of state in accordance with rules and regulations that shall be promulgated by the secretary of state. If a public body fails to transmit minutes or unofficial minutes in accordance with this subsection, then any aggrieved person may file a complaint with the attorney general in accordance with § 42-46-8.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-1
§ 42-11-1. Director of administration.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established within the executive branch of the state government, a department of administration. The head of the department shall be the director of administration, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-21-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-21 / Section 42-21-7
§ 42-21-7. Transfer of seals.
Status: in_force

All powers and authority heretofore vested by law in any administrative department or other agency to use a seal or seals shall hereafter be transferred to the proper department or agency in accordance with the transfer of other powers and duties by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, and the seals themselves may be changed accordingly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-102 / Section 42-102-1
§ 42-102-1. Establishment of workforce board.
Status: repealed

There is established an independent workforce board to be known as the governors workforce board Rhode Island, hereinafter referred to as the workforce board, that shall have as its purposes strategic planning, evaluation and coordination of work force development efforts in Rhode Island and support of innovative and state-of-the-practice initiatives and programs for work development. The board shall serve as the state workforce investment board, pursuant to Executive Order 05-18 dated September 22, 2005, in conformity with the requirements of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. [repealed], or its successor. The board shall be the principal workforce policy body for the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-10
§ 42-34-10. Insurance of mortgages.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is authorized, upon application of the proposed mortgagee, to insure mortgage payments required by a mortgage on any industrial and/or recreational project, upon such terms and conditions as the authority may prescribe, provided the aggregate amount of the unpaid principal balance of all obligations of all mortgages so insured outstanding at any one time shall not exceed eighty million dollars ($80,000,000).

(b) To be eligible for insurance under the provisions of this chapter a mortgage shall:

(1) Be one that is made to and held by a mortgagee approved by the authority;

(2) Involve a principal obligation, including initial service charges and appraisal, inspection and other fees approved by the authority, not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) for any one project and not to exceed ninety percent (90%) of the cost of any project described in § 42-34-6(4)(i) and not to exceed eighty percent (80%) of the cost of any project described in § 42-34-6(4)(ii), and not to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of any project described in § 42-34-6(12);

(3) Have a maturity date satisfactory to the authority but in no case later than twenty-five (25) years from the date of the mortgage for any project described in § 42-34-6(4)(i) and (12) and twenty (20) years from the date of the mortgage for any project described in § 42-34-6(4)(ii);

(4) Contain complete amortization provisions satisfactory to the authority requiring periodic payments, costs of local property taxes and assessments, land lease rentals, if any, and hazard insurance on the property and such mortgage insurance premiums as are required under § 42-34-11, all as the authority shall from time to time prescribe or approve;

(5) Be in such form and contain such terms and provisions, with respect to property, insurance, repairs, alterations, payment of taxes and assessments, restrictions as to location of machinery and equipment, default reserves, delinquency charges, default remedies, anticipation of maturity, additional and secondary liens, and other matters as the authority may prescribe. No mortgage for any project described in § 42-34-6(12) shall be insured under the provisions of this chapter unless the authority shall have made affirmative determinations in accordance with subsections (15) and (16) of § 42-34-7.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-6
§ 42-35-6. Petition for promulgation of rules.
Status: in_force

Any person may petition an agency to promulgate a rule. An agency shall prescribe, by rule, the form of the petition and the procedure for its submission, consideration, and disposition. Not later than thirty (30) days after submission of a petition, the agency shall:

(1) Deny the petition in a record and state its reasons for the denial; or

(2) Initiate rulemaking.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-98-1.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-98 / Section 42-98-1.1
§ 42-98-1.1. Capital city underground utility initiative.
Status: in_force

(a) Legislative findings .

(1) In 2004, the cities of Providence and East Providence exercised their rights under this section as it was originally enacted in 2004, to forego receipt of a customer credit owed to the Narragansett Electric Companys (company) electric customers residing in those communities, opting instead to use those communities allocated share of the customer credit to fund a portion of the cost of constructing the Underground Alignment of a portion of the E-183 115 kilovolt electric transmission line as defined in the Settlement Agreement approved by the Board on May 28, 2004 in Docket No. SB-2003-01.

(2) The Settlement Agreement approved by the Board in Docket No. SB-2003-01 provided, in part, that the parties to the Settlement Agreement would work to reach an agreement on a route for the Underground Alignment while the Rhode Island attorney general would work to secure funding for construction of the Underground Alignment. The Settlement Agreement provided further that if the Underground Alignment was found not to be feasible for reasons including cost or constructability, other identified alignments of the relevant portion of the E-183 electric transmission line would be considered in order of preference.

(3) On January 17, 2018, the Board issued an Order determining that the Underground Alignment and the Bridge Alignment North, as defined in the Settlement Agreement, were not feasible, and approving construction of the Bridge Alignment South, as defined in the Settlement Agreement.

(4) Following appellate review pursuant to § 42-98-12, on June 17, 2022, in Case No. 2018-40-M.P., the Supreme Court of Rhode Island upheld the Boards January 17, 2018 Order.

(5) Due to the foregoing events and decisions, as of 2025, no portion of the E-183 transmission line has been constructed underground and no part of the customer credit referred to in subsection (a)(1) of this section has been returned to electric customers in the cities of Providence and East Providence.

(6) The customer credit that arose from the companys base distribution rate case in 2004, which the cities of Providence and East Providence did not accept on behalf of their ratepayers, has been segregated and has accrued interest for the benefit of Providence and East Providence electric distribution customers.

(7) The cities of Providence and East Providence desire to have portions of the E-183 electric transmission line located underground and require legislative authorization for funding mechanisms to pay the incremental cost, over and above the estimated cost of the Bridge Alignment South, of the burial of portions of the E-183 electric transmission line along the southern shore of Fox and India Points that are south of Interstate 195 and in East Providence on the east side of the Seekonk River (the Bridge Alignment South  Hybrid).

(b) The public utilities commission shall permit the city of Providence and the city of East Providence, upon petition by a duly authorized representative of such municipality, to apply all of the respective municipalitys pro rata share of the refund accruing to the ratepayers of the respective municipality as computed under section 11(c) of the Third Amended Settlement Agreement in Docket No. 2930, plus accrued interest, toward the incremental cost of constructing the Bridge Alignment South  Hybrid.

(c) The Company shall apply to the regional grid operator or its successor organization for approval to charge New England regional network service customers for the capital costs associated with undergrounding portions of the E-183 transmission line as described herein and as verified for feasibility by the Narragansett Electric Company. Any Portion of costs not categorized as eligible for regional cost allocation shall be governed by subsections (d) through (f) of this section and remain chargeable to the electric customers of Providence and East Providence.

(d) Notwithstanding the Supreme Courts June 17, 2022, affirmation of the Boards January 17, 2018 Order, the Board shall have jurisdiction to consider a modification to the license to include burial of a portion of the E-183 electric transmission line without having to consider whether the requirements of §§ 42-98-11(b)(1) and (b)(2) have been met. Following approval by the Board of a modified license, the company shall be authorized to proceed with the construction of the modification which will include consideration of the Bridge Alignment South  Hybrid, subject to the passage of resolutions by both city councils of the cities of Providence and East Providence agreeing that any incremental costs above funding made available pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may be included in electric rates of electric customers in those cities. Such resolutions must be delivered to the public utilities commission no later than July 1, 2026. To the extent the actual costs for the Bridge Alignment South  Hybrid exceed the funding obtained for the project pursuant to this section and from any other sources, the company is authorized to include the incremental costs above those funding levels, including interest, any resulting tax adjustments, and billing system modification costs in rates charged to the electric distribution customers within the cities of Providence and East Providence in a manner approved by the public utilities commission, subject to the timely passage and delivery of the resolutions specified above. Such rate adjustment shall be billed as a per kilowatt hour charge designed to recover the full incremental cost of the Bridge Alignment South  Hybrid, including interest, any resulting tax adjustments, and billing system modification costs, over a period not less than three (3) years subject to reconciliation of the final cost compared to billed revenues. The incremental costs of undergrounding net of the customer credit referenced in subsection (b) of this section will be allocated to each city based on the actual cost of the underground portions in each respective city. The company shall book the revenues collected through the rate adjustment for such incremental underground construction costs as contribution in aid of construction in the appropriate transmission accounts.

(e) If the cities of Providence and East Providence obtain any other source of funding that can be used to offset the cost of burial of the E-183 electric transmission line, that source of funding shall offset the amount of the rate adjustment charged to the electric ratepayers in the cities of Providence and/or East Providence under subsection (c) of this section as defined by the source of funding.

(f) If the conditions precedent to the construction of the Bridge Alignment South  Hybrid are satisfied, the cities of Providence and East Providence shall acquire and convey to the company, all easements or property rights needed in the companys reasonable judgment for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the relevant segment of E-183. Any costs associated with the transfer of property rights will be included in the overall project costs and allocated as described in subsection (d) of this section. Any property and easements no longer being used by the company for utility purposes after the Bridge Alignment South  Hybrid is completed also shall be transferred to the city in which such property is located after the completion of the project, at the citys request and at no additional cost to the city. If there is any dispute about the extent to which property or easements are needed and therefore should not be transferred, the public utilities commission shall decide the issue upon petition by the affected city.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-3
§ 42-72-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) Advocate means the child advocate or any of the child advocate's agents, servants, or employees as established pursuant to this title.

(2) Child or children means any person under the age of eighteen (18); provided that children over the age of eighteen (18) and who continue to receive services from the department and/or who are defined as emotionally disturbed and/or as children with functional developmental disabilities as referenced in this section shall be considered children for all the purposes of this chapter.

(3) Child abuse and neglect is that term as defined in chapter 11 of title 40.

(4) Department means the department of children, youth and families.

(5) Director means the director of children, youth and families, or the director's designee.

(6) Infant means any person under the age of twenty-four (24) months.

(7) Near fatality means an act that, as certified by a physician, placed the child in serious or critical condition.

(8) Regional service center means the respective local or regional units established by the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-41-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-41 / Section 42-41-6
§ 42-41-6. Appropriations not delegated.
Status: in_force

(a) Any federal monies which are received by a state agency after July 1, 1992, which are not otherwise appropriated to that state agency by the annual appropriation acts of the regular session of the general assembly, are hereby appropriated for that state agency for the purpose set forth in such federal grant or receipt, except that no expenditure shall be made from and no obligation shall be incurred against any such federal grant or other federal receipt, which has not been previously appropriated or reappropriated or approved by the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate, until that authorization has been transmitted to the state agency to make expenditure therefrom.

(b) State agencies desiring the governors approval to expend or obligate federal grants or other federal receipts not appropriated or reappropriated by the assembly in the annual appropriation act or supplemental appropriation act shall forward a request to the state budget officer who shall forward a copy to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-15
§ 42-99-15. Dissolution.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the board of commissioners of the corporation shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially fulfilled and all bonds issued prior to this time by the corporation have been fully paid or adequate provision has been made for their payment, the board of commissioners shall file a written statement in the office of the secretary of state for their payment, which statement shall set forth:

(1) That the board of commissioners of the corporation has, prior to this time, adopted a resolution to dissolve the corporation and that the resolution received the vote of the majority of the commissioners in office;

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

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

(b) Upon the filing of a written statement as required in this section, the existence of the corporation shall cease and title to all funds and properties owned by the corporation at that time of dissolution shall vest in and become the property of the state. Any filing required to be made with the secretary of state pursuant to this section may be made without the payment of a filing fee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-82-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-82 / Section 42-82-3
§ 42-82-3. Agricultural lands preservation commission.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) There is established the agricultural lands preservation commission consisting of the directors of the department of environmental management and the department of administration, or their respective designees, both ex officio with the power to vote; and seven (7) public members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The public appointees shall include at least two (2) members with knowledge or experience in agriculture, one member familiar with land use and community planning issues, and one member active in land preservation. All gubernatorial appointments made under this section after January 1, 2005, shall be subjected to the advice and consent of the senate. No person shall be eligible for appointment pursuant to this section after the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006] unless the person is a resident of this state.

(2) The members appointed by the governor shall serve for terms of five (5) years each; provided, however, that of the members first appointed, one shall serve for one year, one shall serve for two (2) years, one shall serve for three (3) years, one shall serve for four (4) years, and two (2) shall serve for five (5) years, from January first next succeeding their appointment, as the governor shall designate; provided, however, that those members of the commission as of the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006] who were appointed upon the recommendation of members of the general assembly shall cease to be members of the commission on the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006].

(3) Any vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(4) Upon expiration of a members term, that member shall continue as a member until that members successor is appointed and qualified. Any person serving a term shall be eligible for appointment.

(5) No member, including ex-officio members, shall receive compensation for the performance of the members duties as a member; provided, however, that each appointed member may be reimbursed if funds are appropriated for the members actual and necessary expenses incurred during the performance of the members official duties.

(6) [Deleted by P.L. 2006, ch. 22, § 5 and P.L. 2006, ch. 27, § 5.]

(7) The commission shall designate annually from its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson.

(8) Whenever public hearings are required under this chapter, or whenever the commission determines a public hearing is appropriate, the commission shall use reasonable efforts to hold those hearings at a place or places that will reasonably accommodate the interested parties.

(b) Five (5) voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the commission. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commission shall have the power to act by a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance.

(c) The governor may remove any member for cause or misconduct in office after giving the member a copy of the charges against the member and an opportunity to be heard, in person or by counsel, in the members defense, upon not less than ten (10) days notice. If any member shall be removed, the governor shall file in the office of the secretary of state a complete statement of charges made against the member and his or her findings, together with a complete record of the proceedings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-15
§ 42-10-15. Requiring payment of revenues.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer shall require the payment of all balances due into the treasury referred to in § 35-6-34.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-113-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-113 / Section 42-113-7
§ 42-113-7. Allocation system.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the allocation of funds available for the purposes of this chapter, the board shall evaluate each proposal on the basis of the following criteria:

(1) The need to maintain balance between the dual goals in allocating resources;

(2) The need for a timely response to unpredictable circumstances or special opportunities to serve the purposes of this chapter;

(3) The level of funding or other participation by private or public sources in the activity being considered for funding by the board;

(4) What resources will be required in the future to sustain the project;

(5) The need to pursue the goals of this chapter without displacing low- and moderate-income Rhode Island households;

(6) The long-term effect of proposed activity and, with respect to low- and moderate-income households, the likelihood that the activity will prevent the loss of subsidized housing units and will result in the preservation of affordability; and

(7) The eligible applicant has demonstrated a commitment to long-term affordability.

(b) The boards allocation system shall include a method, defined by rule, that evaluates the need for, impact of, and quality of, activities proposed by applicants.

(c) Any eligible owner or prospective eligible owner of a development where eligible units are located will specifically agree to make at least fifty percent (50%) of all units located in the development available and affordable to eligible tenants subject to a long-term deed restriction as described in the definition of low- or moderate-income housing in § 45-53-3.

(d) Thirty-five percent (35%) of the annual funds will be utilized to fund housing projects, thirty-five percent (35%) will support conservation projects, and the remaining thirty percent (30%) of the total annual fund can be used for either type of project with projects combining these goals and satisfying the above factors receiving highest priority.

(e) No more than five percent (5%) of the total annual budget of the board, including funds to be distributed, shall be devoted to the costs of administration of this chapter.

(f) Housing projects must result in units that are affordable for at least ninety-nine (99) years with the housing and conservation board retaining first right of refusal in the event of sale or transfer of property for which funds from this trust fund have been used. Open space conservation projects for which funds from this trust fund were used must remain for the purpose specified in the application for which they were granted.

(g) The board shall have the authority to establish, remove, or modify from time to time according to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of this title, rules and regulations governing application and allocation procedures for grants and other functions necessitated by administration of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-30 / Section 42-30-5
§ 42-30-5. Application for appointment.
Status: in_force

(a) Application. Any individual desiring to be appointed a justice of the peace shall make written application to the governor over his or her own signature.

(b) Qualifications of applicants: (1) The person qualified for a justice of the peace commission shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age and reside legally within Rhode Island; and (2) The applicant for appointment to the office of justice of the peace can speak, read, and write the English language and has sufficient knowledge of the powers and duties pertaining to that office.

(c) Attorneys and accountants. A member of the Rhode Island bar, and certified public accountants under § 5-3.1-5, shall, regardless of residence, be appointed a justice of the peace upon application and presentment of a certified copy of their certificate of admission to the bar or certificate of public accountancy.

(d) Any person making written application to be appointed a justice of the peace shall, at the time of application, pay to the secretary of state the sum of eighty dollars ($80.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7.5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7.5
§ 42-64-7.5. Acceptance of federal grants.
Status: in_force

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the Rhode Island commerce corporation 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 corporation, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform any acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States as may be necessary in any manner and degree that shall be deemed to be in the best interests of the state. The proceeds of any grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and deposited in a separate fund to be used solely for the purposes of the grant or grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-99-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-99 / Section 42-99-3
§ 42-99-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) Chief municipal officer means:

(i) If the municipality is a city, its mayor, or

(ii) If the municipality is a town, the president of its town council.

(2) Convention center means a facility used to house conventions, trade shows, exhibitions, displays, meetings, banquets, and other events, as well as facilities related thereto such as parking lots and garages, a civic center, connection walkways, hotels, and office buildings (including any retail facilities which are incidental to and located within any of the foregoing); provided, however, that any office building which is not a part of, or physically connected to, a hotel may not be financed by the issuance of bonds of the corporation.

(3) Corporation means the corporation established by this act.

(4) Governor means the governor of the state.

(5) Municipality means the city or town within which the convention center and other facilities constructed, managed, or operated by the corporation is located.

(6) Project means the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, development of, or any expenditure with respect to, any real or personal property for the corporations purposes.

(7) State means the state of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-57-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-57 / Section 42-57-2
§ 42-57-2. Purpose.
Status: in_force

In order to achieve the objective and to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the foundation shall, in close cooperation with and through recommendations to the director of the department of environmental management, initiate, coordinate, and support planning, development, and conduct of the programs, projects, and use of Fort Adams, provide for all activities in a manner that will be consistent with the purposes of this chapter, and carry out all responsibilities provided by this chapter concerning the restoration and use of the Fort Adams structure.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-23 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-23
§ 42-64-23. Credit of state.
Status: in_force

(a) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter, except those obligations secured by mortgages that are insured by the industrial building authority, shall not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision of the state other than the Rhode Island commerce corporation or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any political subdivision other than the corporation but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the corporation. Each obligation issued under this chapter, except those obligations secured by mortgages that are insured by the industrial building authority, shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the corporation shall not be obligated to pay the obligation or interest on the obligation except from revenues or assets pledged therefor and that neither the faith and credit nor the taking power of the state or any political subdivision of the state other than the corporation is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligation.

(b) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter that are secured by mortgages insured by the industrial building authority, in addition to being payable from the revenues or assets of the corporation, shall be secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the state consistent with the terms and limitations of chapter 34 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-21
§ 42-116-21. Authorization to accept appropriated monies.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation is authorized to accept any monies that may be appropriated from time to time by the general assembly for effectuating its corporate purposes including, without limitation, the payment of the initial expenses of administration and operation of the corporation and the establishment of reserves or contingency funds to be available for the payment of the principal of and the interest on any bonds, notes, certificates or other obligation of the corporation.

(b) The corporation is authorized to participate in any federal plan designed to alleviate a banking crisis and to accept any federal funds made available for that purpose.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-2.5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-2.5
§ 42-11-2.5. Information technology restricted receipt account and large systems initiatives fund.
Status: in_force

(a) All sums from the sale of any land and the buildings and improvements thereon, and other real property, title to which is vested in the state, except as provided in § 37-7-15(b) through (d), shall be transferred to an information technology restricted receipt account (ITRR account) that is hereby established. This ITRR account shall consist of such sums from the sale of any land and the buildings and improvements thereon, and other real property, title to which is vested in the state, except as provided in § 37-7-15(b) through (d), as well as a share of first response surcharge revenues collected under the provisions of § 39-21.1-14. This ITRR account may also consist of such sums as the state may from time to time appropriate; as well as money received from the disposal of information technology hardware, loan, interest, and service charge payments from benefiting state agencies; as well as interest earnings, money received from the federal government, gifts, bequests, donations, or otherwise from any public or private source. Any such funds shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.

(1) This ITRR account shall be used for the purpose of acquiring information technology improvements, including, but not limited to: hardware, software, consulting services, and ongoing maintenance and upgrade contracts for state departments and agencies.

(2) The division of enterprise technology strategy and services of the Rhode Island department of administration shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with the purposes of this chapter and chapter 35 of this title, in order to provide for the orderly and equitable disbursement of funds from this ITRR account.

(3) For all requests for proposals that are issued for information technology projects, a corresponding information technology project manager shall be assigned.

(b) There is also hereby established a special fund to be known as the large systems initiatives fund (LSI fund), separate and apart from the general fund of the state, to be administered by the chief information officer within the department of administration for the purpose of implementing and maintaining enterprise-wide software projects for executive branch departments. The LSI fund shall consist of such sums as the state may from time to time directly appropriate to the LSI fund, any accrued interest, and any funds collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section. After the completion of any project, the chief digital officer shall inform the state controller of unexpended sums previously transferred to the LSI Fund for that project and the state controller shall subsequently transfer any such unexpended funds to the information technology restricted receipt account. The state controller shall transfer any excess interest accrued in the LSI fund and any funds collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section to the ITRR account.

(1) The director of the department of administration may allocate and charge capitalized costs, in accordance with the statewide cost allocation plan, to agencies that benefit from initiatives funded through the LSI Fund. The department of administration shall include as part of its budget submission pursuant to § 35-3-4 an expected billing schedule for any capitalized costs that the department intends to charge to agencies for the next ensuing fiscal year.

(c) For any new project initiated using sums expended from the LSI Fund, as part of its budget submission pursuant to § 35-3-4 relative to state fiscal year 2025 and thereafter, the department of administration shall include a statement of project purpose and the estimated project cost.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-13
§ 42-51-13. Livable home modification program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established the livable home modification program for home modification and accessibility enhancements to construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals with significant disabilities to remain in community settings.

(b) Any eligible resident who retrofits or hires an individual to retrofit an existing residence, provided that, such retrofitting meets the qualification criteria and guidelines as established by the commission, shall be eligible for a livable home modification grant of fifty percent (50%) of the total amount spent, not to exceed an amount annually appropriated by the commission in accordance with § 35-3-24.

(c) The commission is authorized and directed to issue regulations regarding:

(1) Income eligibility and other qualifications for a grant;

(2) Application guidelines;

(3) The maximum reimbursement;

(4) Filing claims for reimbursement; and

(5) Appeal procedures for applicants who are determined to be ineligible.

(d) By August 15 of each year, the commission shall submit an annual report to the governor, speaker of the house, senate president, and chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees for the period from July 1 to June 30 on the actual:

(1) Number of grants issued to qualifying individuals;

(2) Number of applications that did not qualify;

(3) Total dollar amount of grants issued;

(4) Average dollar amount of the grants issued;

(5) Number of retrofits by accessibility features; and

(6) Prognosis for the individual if the retrofit had not been made which shall determine:

(i) Increased likelihood of falls and other related emergency room, hospital, and/or rehabilitation expenses;

(ii) Loss of independence; and

(iii) Move into a long-term care facility.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-30 / Section 42-30-3
§ 42-30-3. Appointment of justices.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint as many justices of the peace for the several towns and cities, as the governor may deem expedient; and every justice of the peace, so appointed, shall hold office for four (4) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-153-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-153 / Section 42-153-2
§ 42-153-2. Civil action alleging a violation.
Status: in_force

In any civil action allowing a violation of this chapter, the court may:

(1) Award damages and reasonable attorneys fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff; and

(2) Afford injunctive and other appropriate relief against any agency that commits or proposes to commit a violation of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-102 / Section 42-102-11
§ 42-102-11. State Work Immersion Program.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The workforce board (board) shall develop a state work immersion program and a non-trade apprenticeship program. For the purposes of this section, work immersion shall mean a temporary, paid work experience that provides a meaningful learning opportunity and increases the employability of the participant. The programs shall be designed in order to provide Rhode Island residents and/or students attending secondary schools, postsecondary schools, or training programs with a meaningful work experience, and to assist employers by training individuals for potential employment.

(2) Funding for the work immersion program will be allocated from the job development fund account and/or from funds appropriated in the annual appropriations act. Appropriated funds will match investments made by employers in providing meaningful work immersion positions and non-trade apprenticeships.

(b) Employers participating in the work immersion program may be eligible to receive a reimbursement of up to seventy-five percent (75%) of the approved program participants wages paid during their work experience.

(c) The board shall create a non-trade apprenticeship program and annually award funding on a competitive basis to at least one new initiative. This program shall meet the standards of apprenticeship programs defined pursuant to § 28-45-9. The board shall present the program to the state apprenticeship council, established pursuant to chapter 45 of title 28, for review and consideration.

(d) An eligible participant in programs established in subsections (b) and (c) must be a Rhode Island resident. Provided, however, any non-Rhode Island resident, who is enrolled in a college or university located in Rhode Island, is eligible to participate while enrolled at the college or university.

(e) In order to fully implement the provisions of this section, the board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations. The rules and regulations shall define eligible employers that can participate in the programs created by this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-11
§ 42-64-11. Disposition of projects.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Rhode Island commerce corporation may sell or lease to any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, or to any local redevelopment agency, or to any state or federal agency or instrumentality, or to any municipality or political subdivision of the state empowered to enter into the sale or lease, any project without public bidding or public sale, for consideration and upon terms as may be agreed upon between the corporation and the purchaser or lessee; provided that in the case of a lease, the term shall not exceed ninety-nine (99) years. The sale or lease or agreement may be consummated as entered into prior to, at the date of, or subsequent to the acquisition or completion of the project. Where a contract of sale or lease is entered into prior to the completion of construction of the project to be conveyed or leased, the corporation may complete the project prior or subsequent to the consummation of the sale or lease.

(b) In connection with the corporations disposition by sale, lease, or otherwise of any of its projects, the corporation is authorized to require that the party acquiring the project, or any interest therein or any right to use or occupy the project, may not sell, assign, convey, lease, sublease, or otherwise dispose of, in whole or in part, its interest in the project or its right to use and occupy the project without the approval, in writing, of the corporation. The corporation may not unreasonably withhold that approval; and shall state the reason or reasons upon which that withholding of approval is based. In determining whether to grant or withhold that approval, the corporation shall consider whether the proposed disposition will further the purposes of this chapter and may consider any and all other relevant factors as well.

(c) The provisions of subsection (b) shall not be deemed to limit in any manner the corporations authority in connection with the disposition by sale, lease, or otherwise of any of its projects or to impose those terms and conditions permitted by law with respect to those dispositions as it shall determine to be desirable.

(d) The corporation shall dispose, by sale, lease, transfer, or other agreement, of projects on or related to former Navy lands in the town of North Kingstown through the Quonset Development Corporation as provided for in chapter 64.10 of this title and may dispose, by sale, lease, transfer, or other agreement, of other projects related to land and real estate development, regardless of location in Rhode Island, through the Quonset Development Corporation as may be mutually agreeable to the corporation and the Quonset Development Corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-142-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-142 / Section 42-142-8
§ 42-142-8. Central collections unit.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the department of revenue is authorized to establish within the department of revenue a central collections unit (the CCU) for the purpose of assisting state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, corporations, authorities, quasi-state agencies, councils, the judicial branch, and other political subdivisions (referred to herein individually as a state agency and collectively as state agencies) in the collection of debts owed to the state. The director of the department of revenue may enter into an agreement or memorandum of understanding with any state agency to collect any delinquent debt owed to the state.

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2023, ch. 199, § 1 and P.L. 2023, ch. 200, § 1.]

(c) State agencies that enter into an agreement or memorandum of understanding with the CCU shall refer debts owed by delinquent debtors where the nature and amount of the debt owed has been determined and reconciled by the state agency and the debt is: (i) The subject of a written settlement agreement and/or written waiver agreement and the delinquent debtor has failed to timely make payments under the agreement and/or waiver and is therefore in violation of the terms of the agreement and/or waiver; (ii) The subject of a final administrative order, decision, invoice, or statement and the debtor has exhausted or waived any available administrative hearing process and has not timely appealed the order, decision, invoice, or statement; (iii) The subject of a final order, judgment, or decision of a court of competent jurisdiction and the debtor has not timely appealed the order, judgment, or decision. The CCU shall not accept a referral of any delinquent debt unless it satisfies subsection (c)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section.

(d) Any state agency entering into an agreement with the department of revenue to allow the CCU to collect a delinquent debt owed to the state shall indemnify the department of revenue against injuries, actions, liabilities, or proceedings arising from the collection, or attempted collection, by the CCU of the debt owed to the state.

(e) Before referring a delinquent debt to the CCU, the state agency must notify the debtor of its intention to refer the debt to the CCU for collection not less than twenty (20) days before the debt is formally referred to the CCU.

(f) At such time as the state agency refers a delinquent debt to the CCU, the state agency shall: (i) Represent in writing to the CCU, upon the referral form prescribed by the CCU, that it has complied with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations relating to the collection of the debt, including, but not limited to, the requirement to provide the debtor with the notice of referral to the CCU under subsection (e) of this section; and (ii) Provide the CCU personnel with all relevant supporting documentation including, but not limited to, notices, invoices, ledgers, correspondence, emails, agreements, waivers, decisions, orders, and judgments necessary for the CCU to attempt to collect the delinquent debt.

(g) The referring state agency shall assist the CCU by providing any and all information, expertise, and resources deemed necessary by the CCU to collect the delinquent debts referred to the CCU.

(h) Upon receipt of a referral of a delinquent debt from a state agency, the amount of the delinquent debt shall accrue interest at the annual rate of interest established by law for the referring state agency or at an annual rate of thirteen percent (13%), whichever percentage rate is greater.

(i) Upon receipt of a referral of a delinquent debt from a state agency, the CCU shall provide the delinquent debtor with a Notice of Referral advising the debtor that:

(1) The delinquent debt has been referred to the CCU for collection; and

(2) The CCU has the authority to initiate, in its name, any action that is available under state law for the collection of the delinquent debt, including, but not limited to, referring the debt to a third party to initiate said action.

(j) Upon receipt of a referral of a delinquent debt from a state agency, the director of the department of revenue, or designee, within the CCU shall have the authority to institute, in its name, any action(s) that are available under state law for collection of the delinquent debt and interest, penalties, and/or fees thereon and to, with or without suit, settle the delinquent debt.

(k) In exercising its authority under this section, the CCU shall comply with all state and federal laws and regulations related to the collection of debts to the extent that they are applicable and the CCU is not otherwise exempt from their application.

( l ) Upon the receipt of payment from a delinquent debtor, whether a full or partial payment, the CCU shall disburse/deposit the proceeds of the payment in the following order:

(1) To the appropriate federal account to reimburse the federal government funds owed to them by the state from funds recovered; and

(2) The balance of the amount collected to the referring state agency.

(m) Notwithstanding the above, the establishment of the CCU shall be contingent upon an annual appropriation by the general assembly of amounts necessary and sufficient to cover the costs and expenses to establish, maintain, and operate the CCU including, but not limited to, computer hardware and software, maintenance of the computer system to manage the system, and personnel to perform work within the CCU.

(n) The CCU shall comply with the provisions of this section in the collection of all delinquent debts under this section.

(o) The department of revenue is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as it deems appropriate with respect to the CCU.

(p) By September 1, 2020, and each year thereafter, the department of revenue shall specifically assess the performance, effectiveness, and revenue impact of the collections associated with this section, including, but not limited to, the total amounts referred and collected by each referring state agency during the previous state fiscal year to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, and the house and senate fiscal advisors. The report shall include the net revenue impact to the state of the CCU.

(q) No operations of a CCU pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized after June 30, 2033.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-9
§ 42-66-9. Obstruction of provision of services.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall obstruct the provision of available and existing services to a person sixty (60) years of age or older who has been abused, neglected, exploited, or who is self-neglecting. For the purposes of this section, obstruction shall mean threats, intimidation, assaults, and/or abuse, whether physical or emotional, made with the intent to prevent or dissuade the recipient or proposed recipient from accepting, requesting, and/or receiving services available under § 42-66-8. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(b) However, nothing in this chapter is construed to mean a person is abused, neglected, exploited, or is self-neglecting for the sole reason that person is being furnished or relies upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a church or religious denomination recognized by the laws of this state.

(c) No person shall deny access to a person sixty (60) years of age or older who is alleged to be a victim of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or who is self-neglecting, while the staff person is investigating a report made under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-19 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-19
§ 42-8-19. Care of archives.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state, having charge of the archives of the state, may employ a suitable person to restore, preserve, classify, and assemble the state archives under his or her direction. The person shall be trained in the care and preservation of archives and the general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for the annual salary of the employee; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum as may be appropriated, or so much thereof as may be from time to time required, upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers. There shall also be appropriated for the repair and restoration of the archives and for the necessary supplies therefor, such sums of money as the general assembly shall deem necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-40 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-40
§ 42-64-40. Court-approved settlements.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a person, corporation, or other entity who has resolved its liability to the Rhode Island commerce corporation in a judicially approved good faith settlement is not liable for claims for contribution or equitable indemnity regarding matters addressed in the settlement. The settlement does not discharge any other joint tortfeasors unless its terms provide, but it reduces the potential liability of the joint tortfeasors by the amount of the settlement.

(b) The provisions of this section apply solely and exclusively to settlements of claims asserted or previously asserted by the Rhode Island economic development corporation or the Rhode Island commerce corporation or hereafter asserted by the Rhode Island commerce corporation arising out of or relating to the issuance by the Rhode Island economic development corporation of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) in revenue bonds denominated THE RHODE ISLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION JOB CREATION GUARANTY PROGRAM TAXABLE REVENUE BOND (38 STUDIOS, LLC PROJECT) SERIES 2010 and shall not be construed to amend or repeal the provisions of chapter 6 of title 10 relating to contributions among joint tortfeasors, other than as specifically provided in this section.

(c) For purposes of this section, a good faith settlement is one that does not exhibit collusion, fraud, dishonesty, or other wrongful or tortious conduct intended to prejudice the non-settling tortfeasor(s), irrespective of the settling or non-settling tortfeasors proportionate share of liability.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-24 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-24
§ 42-10-24. Payment of bank service fees.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer may: (1) pay fees incurred by the state for banking services with funds from the short-term investment earnings of the general fund and (2) deduct bank service fees directly attributable to funds, other than the general fund; from the earnings credited to such other funds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-34-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-34 / Section 42-34-3
§ 42-34-3. Credit of state pledged.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island industrial-recreational building authority is authorized to insure the payment of mortgage loans secured by industrial-recreational projects, and to this end the faith and credit of the state is hereby pledged, consistent with the terms and limitations of the terms of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-34.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-34.1
§ 42-64-34.1. Cooperation required.
Status: in_force

The small business advocate may request from any government agency, and the agency is authorized and directed to provide, any cooperation and assistance, services, and data, within the jurisdiction of the agency, as will enable the small business advocate to properly perform or exercise any of the small business advocates functions, duties, and powers under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-6
§ 42-55-6. Powers relative to making loans.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this chapter, including the following powers in addition to others granted in this chapter:

(1) Make, undertake commitments to make, and participate in the making of mortgage loans, including without limitation federally insured mortgage loans, and to make temporary loans and advances in anticipation of permanent mortgage loans to housing sponsors or healthcare sponsors to finance the construction or rehabilitation of, or installation of energy saving improvements to, residential housing designed and planned for occupancy primarily by persons and families of low and moderate income or healthcare facilities upon the terms and conditions set forth in § 42-55-9;

(2) Make, undertake commitments to make, and participate in the making of mortgage loans to persons of low or moderate income who may purchase residential housing or who own and occupy residential housing used as security for loans where the proceeds may be dispersed at such time or times that the corporation may determine, including without limitation persons and families of low and moderate income who are eligible or potentially eligible for federally insured mortgage loans or federal mortgage loans. These loans shall be made only after a determination by the corporation that mortgage loans are not otherwise available, wholly or in part, from private lenders upon reasonably equivalent terms and conditions;

(3) Make, undertake commitments to make, and participate in the making of loans to persons of low or moderate income for the purpose of making energy saving improvements to residential housing. Any loan made pursuant to this subsection may be secured by a mortgage or otherwise, shall be repaid, shall bear interest and shall be upon any terms and conditions that may be determined by the corporation;

(4) Make and publish rules and regulations respecting the grant of mortgage loans pursuant to this chapter, the regulation of borrowers, the admission of tenants and other occupants to housing developments pursuant to this chapter, and the construction of ancillary commercial facilities;

(5) Enter into agreements and contracts with housing sponsors or healthcare sponsors under the provisions of this chapter;

(6) Institute any action or proceeding against any housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor or persons and families of low and moderate income receiving a loan under the provisions hereof, or owning any housing development hereunder in any court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce the provisions of this chapter or the terms and provisions of any agreement or contract between the corporation and the recipients of loans under the provisions hereof, or to foreclose its mortgage, or to protect the public interest, the occupants of the housing development, or the stockholders or creditors, if any, of the sponsor. In connection with an action or proceeding it may apply for the appointment of a receiver to take over, manage, operate, and maintain the affairs of the housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor and the corporation, through the agent it shall designate, is hereby authorized to accept the appointment of the receiver of a sponsor when so appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event of the reorganization of any housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor to the extent possible under the provisions of law, the reorganization shall be subject to the supervision and control of the corporation, and no reorganization shall be had without the prior written consent of the corporation. In the event of a judgment against any housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor in any action not pertaining to the foreclosure of a mortgage, there shall be no sale of any of the real property included in any housing development, housing project, or healthcare facilities hereunder of a sponsor except upon sixty (60) days written notice to the corporation. Upon receipt of that notice, the corporation shall take those steps that in its judgment may be necessary to protect the rights of all parties;

(7) Make, undertake commitments to make, and participate in the making of mortgage loans to persons of low or moderate income for the purpose of improving septic systems and wells on their residential property to substantially comply with standards as set by the department of environmental management and/or the department of health. Any loan made pursuant to this subsection may be secured by a mortgage or otherwise shall be repaid, shall bear interest, and shall be upon those terms and conditions that may be determined by the corporation;

(8) Make and participate in the making of grants to assist in the construction, rehabilitation, or operation of residential housing;

(9) Make and publish rules and regulations respecting the making of grants to assist in the construction, rehabilitation, or operation of residential housing;

(10) Provide grants to any existing private nonprofit housing program sponsor for the following use and purpose:

(i) Establish or expand an existing revolving loan fund, if the housing program sponsor matches the funds, those grants not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(ii) Provided, however, that grants shall not be made more frequently than once per year and that the grants be made from funds held in the corporations reserve fund.

(iii) In the event that the private nonprofit housing program sponsor should cease its operations, all unexpended funds shall revert back to the corporation;

(11) Guaranty homeowners notes.

(i) A homeowners note is the promissory note secured by a second mortgage of any eligible home buyer made payable to any person, firm, corporation or other entity loaning money to the eligible home buyer to purchase his or her principal residence. The homeowners note shall be in a form, at an interest rate, in denominations and upon other terms and conditions established in rules and regulations promulgated by the corporation. Homeowners notes may be used solely to assist in the financing of the purchase of a principal residence by eligible home buyers.

(ii) An eligible home buyer is a first-time buyer (defined as one who has not had an ownership interest in his or her principal residence for at least three (3) years) whose current income, as defined by federal regulation, does not exceed the median family income of Rhode Island residents, as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(iii) The corporation shall qualify eligible borrowers and issue a commitment to guaranty the homeowners note upon the terms and conditions set forth in the commitment. The commitment of guaranty will be valid for four (4) months after the date of issuance by the corporation.

(iv) The principal face amount of the homeowners note to be guaranteed shall be determined by a formula to be developed and recalculated by the corporation, within thirty (30) days after new figures are determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as follows:

(A) The maximum principal amount for which eligible home buyers may qualify for a guarantee is twenty percent (20%) of the median home price in the state of Rhode Island, as determined by the U.S. Treasury Department.

(B) The formula shall provide for eligibility by increments of five hundred dollars ($500) with eligibility being rounded up to the next increment.

(C) The formula shall provide that a prospective home buyers eligibility shall be for a principal amount determined by multiplying: twenty percent (20%) of the median home price in the state of Rhode Island times (X) thrice the percentage by which the home buyer falls below the Rhode Island median family income, up to the maximum amount for which homeowners are eligible.

(v) The guaranty shall become effective at the time of acquisition of the real estate; provided, that the eligible home buyer has complied with the terms and conditions of the commitment; the eligible home buyer has granted to the payee of the note a mortgage on the residence subject only to a purchase money mortgage and real estate taxes not yet due and payable; and a confirmed copy of the homeowners note and a certified copy of the recorded mortgage securing the note has been delivered to the corporation.

(vi) A homeowners note shall mature at the end of seven (7) years from the date of endorsement or upon the sale or transfer of the title to the real estate securing the note, whichever shall first occur. Interest shall accrue, in arrears, from the date of endorsement and become due and payable at maturity of the homeowners note.

(vii) The corporation may promulgate any rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the homeowners notes program;

(12) Establish the Environmentally Compromised Home Opportunity (ECHO) loan program.

(i) The corporation may make, undertake commitments to make, and participate in the making of loans to persons owning residential property, the value of which has been significantly reduced by contamination.

(ii) Any loan made pursuant to this subsection (12) may be made on properties which have been certified by the department of environmental management as (A) within the boundaries, or directly abutting a site, known to be impacted by the release of hazardous materials or petroleum, or (B) within the boundaries, or directly abutting a site, listed on the National Priorities List as determined by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, as may from time to time be amended).

(iii) Any loan made pursuant to this subsection (12) may be secured by a mortgage or otherwise, shall be repaid, shall bear interest and shall be upon any terms and conditions that may be determined by the corporation; the principal amount of such loan shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), but such loan shall not in any way limit any other loan or grant assistance which may otherwise be available.

(iv) The corporation shall have no liability under any environmental statute or regulation due to any loan made pursuant to this subsection (12).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-6-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-6 / Section 42-6-12
§ 42-6-12. Filling of vacancies.
Status: in_force

Any vacancy in the office of director of health shall be filled in the same manner as provided in § 42-6-4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-13
§ 42-133-13. Bonds as legal investments.
Status: in_force

The bonds of the corporation are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all 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 administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-57-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-57 / Section 42-57-6
§ 42-57-6. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decisions of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-21
§ 42-28-21. Injury and death benefits.
Status: in_force

(a) If any member of the division whose service is terminated on or after January 1, 1960, shall have in the course of performance of the members duties suffered injury causing disability or causing death, that member or the members surviving dependent relatives, whose dependence shall be determined from time to time by the superintendent subject to confirmation by the governor, shall be entitled to an annual pension of seventy-five percent (75%) of the annual salary paid to that member at the time of the members termination of service by reason of injury or death. In the event that the member thus disabled or killed in the performance of the members official duties is the superintendent, then confirmation and determination provided by this section shall be made by the governor. The provisions of chapters 29  38, inclusive, of title 28, shall not apply to members of the division.

(b) Upon the death of a member due to any cause other than that incurred while in the course of performance of the members duties, occurring while in service or after retirement, if that member shall have rendered at least ten (10) years of service as a member of the Rhode Island state police, the members surviving widow or domestic partner shall be entitled to a pension equal to two percent (2%) of the members last annual salary as determined by the provision of § 42-28-22 as amended herein for each year of service as a member of the state police, subject to a minimum pension of twenty-five percent (25%) of salary, and subject to the following conditions:

(1) The widow or widower or domestic partner shall have been married to or a domestic partner of the member at least one year on the date of death of the member or on the date of retirement, whichever first occurs, and in any event while the member was in active service;

(2) The widow or widower or domestic partner shall be at least forty (40) years of age, otherwise payment of the annuity shall be deferred until the widow or widower or domestic partner attains such age;

(3) The annuity shall terminate in any event when the widow or widower or domestic partner remarries or enters into a domestic partnership or dies.

(c) If a widow or widower or domestic partner shall have minor children in their care, payment of the annuity shall commence immediately regardless of whether the widow or widower or domestic partner shall have attained age forty (40) years or not. In such a case, the payment to the widow or widower or domestic partner shall be increased one-third ( ) on account of each minor child, provided that the maximum payment shall be fifty percent (50%) of annual salary.

(d) Allowances on account of minor children shall terminate upon their attainment of age eighteen (18) and if unemancipated and a full-time student to age twenty-two (22) years, death, or marriage, whichever first occurs. In the event a widow or widower or domestic partner remarries or enters into a domestic partnership or dies, payment on account of minor children shall be increased to twice the amounts previously payable on account of the children, subject to a combined payment to all children equal to fifty percent (50%) of the final salary of the member.

(e) For purposes of this chapter, domestic partner shall be defined as a person who, prior to the decedents death, was in an exclusive, intimate, and committed relationship with the decedent, and who certifies by affidavit that their relationship met the following qualifications:

(1) Both partners were at least eighteen (18) years of age and were mentally competent to contract;

(2) Neither partner was married to anyone else;

(3) Partners were not related by blood to a degree that would prohibit marriage in the state of Rhode Island;

(4) Partners resided together and had resided together for at least one year at the time of death; and

(5) Partners were financially interdependent as evidenced by at least two (2) of the following:

(i) Domestic partnership agreement or relationship contract;

(ii) Joint mortgage or joint ownership of primary residence;

(iii) Two (2) of: (A) joint ownership of motor vehicle; (B) joint checking account; (C) joint credit account; (D) joint lease; and/or

(iv) The domestic partner had been designated as a beneficiary for the decedents will, retirement contract, or life insurance.

(f) Effective July 1, 2012, any reference in this section to salary or annual salary shall be changed to average compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(5)(a).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-8
§ 42-157-8. Reporting.
Status: in_force

HealthSource RI shall provide a monthly report to the chairpersons of the house finance committee and the senate finance committee by the fifteenth day of each month beginning in July 2015. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: actual enrollment data by market and insurer, total new and renewed customers, number of paid customers, actual average premium costs by market and insurer, number of enrollees receiving financial assistance as defined in the federal act, as well as the number of inbound calls and the number of walk-ins received. The data on inbound calls shall be segregated by type of call.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-24 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-24
§ 42-72-24. Law revision by law revision office of the joint committee on legislative services.
Status: in_force

All general and public laws affected by this chapter shall be revised, amended, consolidated, and conformed by the law revision office of the joint committee on legislative services. Wherever in general and public laws reference is made to the functions of the department of human services, the department of corrections, the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, and the department of community affairs that are transferred to the department of children, youth and families, the law revision office of the joint committee on legislative services shall revise, amend, consolidate, and conform those references to the plan to effectuate the purpose and intent of the plan. General and public laws, when so revised, amended, consolidated, and conformed, shall be published in the general and public laws as provided by chapter 134 of the Public Laws, 1969.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-102 / Section 42-102-5
§ 42-102-5. Compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

The members of the workforce board shall receive no compensation for their services as members, but may, at the discretion of the executive director of the workforce board, be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties. The compensation paid the executive director, personnel, and other support staff, and the administrative costs shall be drawn from the job development fund; provided, however, that the administrative expenses shall not exceed thirteen percent (13%) of any sum collected in the taxable year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-162-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-162 / Section 42-162-1
§ 42-162-1. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The general assembly finds and declares that:

(1) The 2021 act on climate establishes mandatory, economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; and

(2) To meet these goals, Rhode Island must accelerate its adoption of more sustainable transportation solutions, including electric vehicles; and

(3) The widespread adoption of electric vehicles will necessitate investment in and deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and

(4) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure must be made accessible to all Rhode Island citizens and businesses, and deployed in an equitable manner; and

(5) The installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and other clean energy investments will support statewide economic development and job growth in the clean energy sector.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-23 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-23
§ 42-56-23. Body of deceased inmate.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person shall die in any of the correctional institutions, the director, or the directors designee, shall, after an inquest has been held on the body of the deceased person, deliver the body to his or her relatives or friends if they request it; and if no application is made for the body, the director, or the directors designee, shall bury the body in the common burying ground, and the burial expenses shall be paid out of the estate of the deceased person, and if none, then by the city or town in which the deceased person had domicile, if within the state; otherwise the expenses shall be paid out of the general treasury.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-36 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-36
§ 42-56-36. Transfer of powers and functions from department of corrections.
Status: in_force

(a) There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

(1) Those functions of the department of corrections 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 corrections who were performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c);

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, of the director of corrections as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(4) of this section; and

(4) Those functions and duties of the department of corrections that were administered through or with respect to departmental programs relating to the Rhode Island state marshals. The department of corrections shall transfer to the department of administration all resources, including positions, property, and accounts, and other funding pertinent to the state marshals, that are presently allocated to the state marshals.

(b) The functions and duties of the Rhode Island state marshals that are transferred to the division of sheriffs within the department of administration consist of the following:

(1) To be responsible for transportation statewide of prisoners, to and from police departments, the adult correctional institutions, all courthouses, and other places of detention;

(2) To transport persons arrested by state and local police departments to places of detention; provided, however, nothing in this section shall prevent state and local police departments from transporting those persons;

(3) To supervise the conduct of and maintain order and discipline of the prisoners in their custody;

(4) To be responsible for the custody and safety of prisoners while being transported to and from court sessions, places of detention, and outside hospitals prior to commitment to the adult correctional institutions;

(5) To be responsible for the custody and security of prisoners detained in the cellblock areas in the Kent County courthouse and Providence County superior courthouse and for the security of these prisoners during the hearing of their cases, and while in outside hospitals prior to commitment to the adult correctional institutions;

(6) To be responsible for the safety and welfare of prisoners in their custody;

(7) To provide all security in connection with transportation in the execution of extraditions, including, but not limited to, warrants, IAD (Interstate Agreement on Detainers), arrest affidavits, interstate compact extradition, and criminal detainers; and

(8) To carry firearms as prescribed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-60-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-60 / Section 42-60-5
§ 42-60-5. Declaration of energy crisis.
Status: in_force

Whenever the governor finds that existing or impending abnormal, energy resource-related market disruptions threaten the health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of this state, the governor shall by executive order declare the existence of an energy crisis in any or all sections of the state. This declaration shall fully describe the nature of the energy crisis and shall be filed with the secretary of state and the city and town clerks in the affected areas and shall remain in effect in any or all sections of the state until it is rescinded by a subsequent executive order or by concurrent resolution of the general assembly at any time after the energy crisis declaration has been in effect for at least sixty (60) days.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-37 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-37
§ 42-56-37. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who is committed to the adult correctional institutions to answer for any criminal offense, after conviction, is required to be tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). No consent for this test is required from the person being tested, nor is this test subject to waiver. In addition, periodic testing for HIV, including testing at the time of release and when deemed appropriate by a physician, is required. No consent on the part of the person being tested is required.

(b) All inmates shall be provided appropriate pretest and post-test counseling in accordance with accepted medical standards. Inmates who develop AIDS or AIDS related complex are entitled to all reasonable medical treatment available for their illness. No inmate shall be punished, segregated, or denied recreation privileges solely on the basis of a positive test result. However, the health care services division of the department of corrections shall, not later than September 1, 1998, adopt and put into effect reasonable rules and steps to protect the confidentiality of the HIV test results, in accordance with § 23-6.3-8 and to prevent persons testing positive for HIV from infecting other inmates and/or correctional staff. If any person, including any member of the correctional staff at the state department of corrections, is assaulted or comes into contact with bodily fluid from an inmate or detainee, a department of corrections physician will incorporate accepted medical standards and determine whether the incident places the exposed person at risk for HIV or any other blood borne disease. This may involve drawing a serum sample on the source inmate or detainee in accordance with § 23-6.3-4 and performing tests to determine the presence of blood borne infections such as HIV or hepatitis virus. The physician will immediately inform the exposed person of the medical assessment of risk, which will take into account the serostatus of the source inmate or detainee, and will provide for emergency medical care, according to accepted medical standards.

(c) The department of corrections shall institute a comprehensive HIV education and drug treatment program for inmates and staff at all of its facilities. The educational program for correctional staff shall be in-service, fully reimbursable to the employee, and mandatory and shall be given periodically in collaboration with the department of health. The department of corrections shall make easily accessible personal protective equipment for correctional personnel to be used in the event of administering cardiac or respiratory resuscitation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-143-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-143 / Section 42-143-3
§ 42-143-3. Authority to accept grants.
Status: in_force

The council is authorized to accept state grants or appropriations, or private monies, for its operational purposes. In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the council 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 council, 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.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-9.5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-9.5
§ 42-64-9.5. Hearings.
Status: in_force

At all hearings held under the provisions of this chapter, the Rhode Island commerce corporation and its members shall have the right to administer oaths. All persons testifying at the hearings shall do so under oath and under penalty of perjury. The corporation shall have the right to issue subpoenas to compel the appearance of witnesses and/or the production of any books, records, or other documents. Any person may be represented by counsel at the hearing. The corporation may adjourn the hearings from time to time whenever the adjournment shall in its opinion, be necessary or desirable. The testimony adduced at the hearing shall be transcribed by a stenographer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-3
§ 42-28-3. Scope of responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rhode Island state police and the superintendent shall be charged with the responsibility of:

(1) Providing a uniformed force for law enforcement;

(2) Preparing rules and regulations for law enforcement;

(3) Maintaining facilities for crime detection and suppression; and

(4) Controlling traffic and maintaining safety on the highways.

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 9.]

(c) The superintendent shall also serve as the director of the department of public safety.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-2.7
§ 42-35-2.7. Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Status: in_force

(a) At least thirty (30) days before the filing of a final rule with the secretary of state, an agency shall publish the notice of the proposed rulemaking on the agencys website. The agency shall file notice of the proposed rulemaking with the secretary of state, in accordance with procedures established by the secretary of state, for publication in the state register and for electronic notification to interested parties pursuant to subsection (c). The notice shall be mailed by the agency to all persons who have made timely request of the agency for notice of its rulemaking proceedings, and published in a newspaper or newspapers having aggregate general circulation throughout the state; provided, however, that if the action is limited in its applicability to a particular area, then the publication may be in a newspaper having general circulation in the area. In lieu of newspaper publication, advance notice of proposed rulemaking by all agencies may be posted via electronic media on a website maintained by the office of secretary of state. Copies of proposed rules shall be available at the agency at the time of the notice required by this subsection, and by mail to any member of the public upon request.

(b) The notice shall include:

(1) A short explanation of the purpose of the proposed rule;

(2) A citation or reference to the specific, legal authority authorizing the proposed rule;

(3) The text of the proposed rule;

(4) How a copy of the full text of any regulatory analysis of the proposed rule may be obtained;

(5) Where, when, and how a person may comment on the proposed rule and request a hearing, including the beginning and end dates of the public comment period;

(6) The date of the filing of the notice of the proposed rulemaking with the secretary of state;

(7) A citation to each scientific or statistical study, report, or analysis that served as a basis for the proposed rule, together with an indication of how the full text of the study, report, or analysis may be obtained;

(8) Any proposed additions, deletions, or other amendments to the rules and regulations. New proposed language must be clearly marked using underline formatting for proposed insertions, and strikethrough formatting for proposed deletions. If an agency proposes a new rule that will supersede an existing rule, the agency shall make available a summary of all non-technical differences between the existing and proposed rules. An agencys lawful promulgation of amendments to an existing rule shall be deemed to supersede and repeal the previous enactments of that rule, provided that the public notice required under subsection (a) indicated such an intent; and

(9) Any regulatory analysis prepared under § 42-35-2.9.

(c) The secretary of state shall establish a process to provide timely notification via electronic mail to any person that requests information concerning agency notices of proposed rulemaking. Requests under this section may be submitted to the secretary of states office through its website.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-23 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-23
§ 42-8-23. Visitor Center and gift shop.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state, in conjunction with the office of the governor, may establish and operate a visitor center and gift shop within the state house.

(b) The visitor center and gift shop shall be managed by a committee consisting of one member selected by the governor and four (4) members selected by the secretary of state. In making their selections, the governor and the secretary of state shall give due consideration to demonstrated and acknowledged expertise in a diverse range of historical, preservation, community planning, and retail-oriented endeavors. Committee members shall serve for a term of three (3) years. The committee shall file an annual report of operations and fiscal activities with the governor, secretary of state, senate president, and house speaker at the end of each fiscal year.

(c) The director of the department of administration may allocate and make available within the state house appropriate space for the visitor center and gift shop and appropriate storage space for inventory, fixtures, and supplies necessary for the operation of the visitor center and gift shop.

(d) There is hereby established in the office of the secretary of state a restricted receipt revolving fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. All revenue generated by the visitor center and gift shop shall be deposited into this restricted receipt revolving fund and used to purchase inventory, fixtures, and supplies for the visitor center and gift shop and to defray the cost of staffing the visitor center.

(e) The operation of the visitor center and gift shop shall be such as not to conflict with any operation pursuant to the provisions of § 40-9-11.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-4
§ 42-20-4. Reorganizations to comply with federal law.
Status: in_force

If not otherwise provided by law, the director or head of any department or agency may, with the approval of the governor, establish such administrative and organization units for the conduct of the affairs of the department as may be necessary or to conform with the requirements of federal legislation now in force or that may hereafter be enacted by the Congress of the United States.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-87-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-87 / Section 42-87-1
§ 42-87-1. Definitions of disability.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Disability means, with respect to an individual:

(i) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual;

(ii) A record of such impairment; or

(iii) Being regarded as having such an impairment (as described in subsection (4));

(iv) Includes any disability that is provided protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq., and federal regulations pertaining to the act, 28 C.F.R. Part 35 and 29 C.F.R. Part 1630; and

(v) Nothing in this chapter alters the standards for determining eligibility for benefits under workers compensation laws or under state disability benefit programs.

(2) Major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working. A major life activity also includes the operation of a major bodily function, including, but not limited to, functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions.

(3) Qualified individual means:

(i) With respect to employment, a person who, with or without reasonable accommodations, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires. For the purposes of this chapter, due consideration shall be given to the employers judgment as to what functions of a job are essential, and if an employer has prepared a written description before advertising or interviewing applicants for the job, this description shall be considered evidence of the essential functions of the job;

(ii) With respect to the rental of property, a person with a disability who, personally or with assistance arranged by the person with a disability, is capable of performing all of the responsibilities of a tenant as contained in §34-18-24;

(iii) With respect to any other program or activity, a person with a disability who, with or without reasonable modifications to rules, policies, or practices, the removal of architectural, communication, or transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids and services, meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or benefits, or the participation in the program or activity;

(iv) The fact that an individual has applied for, received or continues to receive private insurance or government assistance based upon the individuals disability shall not be determinative as to whether the individual is qualified as defined herein, nor shall it constitute an estoppel or otherwise serve as a basis to deny the individual the protections of this chapter; and

(v) A qualified individual with a disability shall not include any employee or applicant who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the covered entity acts on the basis of such use.

(A) In general. The term illegal use of drugs means the use of drugs, the possession or distribution of which is unlawful under the controlled substances act (21 U.S.C. §812). Such term does not include the use of a drug taken under supervision by a licensed healthcare professional, or other uses authorized by the controlled substances act or other provisions of federal law.

(B) Drugs. The term drug means a controlled substance, as defined in schedules I through V of section 202 of the controlled substances act.

(4) Regarded as having such an impairment for purposes of subsection (1)(iii) means:

(i) An individual meets the requirement of being regarded as having such an impairment if the individual establishes that he or she has been subjected to an action prohibited under this chapter because of an actual or perceived physical or mental impairment, whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity.

(ii) Subsection (1)(iii) shall not apply to impairments that are transitory and minor. A transitory impairment is an impairment with an actual or expected duration of six (6) months or less.

(iii) [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 96, §7 and P.L. 2009, ch. 97, §7.]

(5) Substantially limits includes:

(i) An impairment that substantially limits one major life activity but need not limit other major life activities in order to be considered a disability.

(ii) An impairment that is episodic or in remission is a disability if it would substantially limit a major life activity when active.

(iii)(A) The determination of whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity shall be made without regard to the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures such as:

(I) Medication, medical supplies, equipment, or appliance, low-vision devices (which do not include ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses), prosthetics including limbs and devices, hearing aids and cochlear implants or other implantable hearing devices, mobility devices, or oxygen therapy equipment and supplies;

(II) Use of assistive technology;

(III) Reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids or services; or

(IV) Learned behavioral or adaptive neurological modifications.

(B) The ameliorative effects of the mitigating measures of ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses shall be considered in determining whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity.

(6) As used in subsection (5)(iii)(A)(I):

(i) The term ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses means lenses that are intended to fully correct visual acuity or eliminate refractive error; and

(ii) The term low-vision devices means devices that magnify, enhance, or otherwise augment a visual image.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-81-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-81 / Section 42-81-7
§ 42-81-7. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall rest with the department of the attorney general which department shall bring action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-96-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-96 / Section 42-96-5
§ 42-96-5. Periodic review of contract performance  Renegotiation and termination of contract.
Status: in_force

The commission shall, by regulation, provide for the review, at periodic intervals, which shall as far as possible be coincidental with payment periods, of the performance of organizations under their respective contracts with the commission. Reviews shall, among other things, be for the purposes of ascertaining the quality and quantity of the organization activities performed, the conformity of the organization to contract provisions, and the financial integrity and efficiency of the organization. Contracts may be terminated by the director upon a finding of substantial nonperformance or other breach by the organization, and contracts shall be modified and renegotiated, from time to time, in light of the actual performance, new or changed conditions, or otherwise.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-73-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-73 / Section 42-73-9
§ 42-73-9. Rights and powers of advocate.
Status: in_force

The child advocate shall have the following rights and powers:

(1) To communicate privately, by mail or orally, with any child in treatment, or under protective services;

(2) To have access, including the right to inspect, copy, and/or subpoena records held by the clerk of the family court, law enforcement, agencies, and institutions, public or private, and other agencies, or persons with whom a particular child has been either voluntarily or otherwise placed for care, or has received treatment within or without the state;

(3) To take whatever steps are appropriate to see that persons are made aware of the services of the child advocates office, its purpose, and how it can be contacted;

(4) To apply for and accept grants, gifts, and bequests of funds from other states, federal and interstate agencies and independent authorities, and private firms, individuals and foundations, for the purpose of carrying out the child advocate's lawful responsibilities. The funds shall be deposited with the general treasurer in a restricted receipt account established within the office to permit funds to be expended in accordance with the provisions of the grant or bequest; and

(5) To exercise the powers conferred upon a trustee pursuant to the provisions of § 18-4-2 and to be exempt from the provisions of chapter 15 of title 33.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-21
§ 42-72-21. Continuity of administrative functions.
Status: in_force

In order to insure continuity of the administrative business of the state, the actual transfer of functions, or any part thereof, to the department of children, youth and families from the department of human services, department of corrections, department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, and department of community affairs may be postponed after January 1, 1980, until a time as, by executive order of the governor, the transfer can be put into force and effect.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-13.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-13.1
§ 42-10-13.1. Federal tax identification number required.
Status: in_force

Before any organization receives a state grant or is appropriated a certain sum of money, said organization shall be required to provide their federal tax identification number or if applicable that it is in compliance with § 501(c)(3) [26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)] of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-2-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-2 / Section 42-2-4
§ 42-2-4. Forest, wildlife, and recreational areas.
Status: in_force

The consent of the state is hereby given to the acquisition by the United States or any authorized agency thereof, by purchase, gift, devise, or lease, of those lands or interests in land in this state which the United States or agency may deem necessary or desirable for the purpose of the establishment and maintenance or of the maintenance of forest, wildlife, park, or recreational areas in accordance with acts of the Congress authorizing the acquisition by the United States or any agency thereof of lands or interests in land for this purpose, reserving, however, to this state, over all lands or interests in land so acquired, full and complete jurisdiction and authority not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection, and control thereof by the United States or agency under the provisions of those acts of the Congress.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-15
§ 42-35-15. Judicial review of contested cases.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, including any small business, who has exhausted all administrative remedies available to the person within the agency, and who is aggrieved by a final order in a contested case is entitled to judicial review under this chapter. This section does not limit utilization of or the scope of judicial review available under other means of review, redress, relief, or trial de novo provided by law. Any preliminary, procedural, or intermediate agency act or ruling is immediately reviewable in any case in which review of the final agency order would not provide an adequate remedy.

(b) Proceedings for review are instituted by filing a complaint in the superior court of Providence County or in the superior court in the county in which the cause of action arose, or where expressly provided by the general laws in the sixth division of the district court or family court of Providence County, within thirty (30) days after mailing notice of the final decision of the agency or, if a rehearing is requested, within thirty (30) days after the decision thereon; provided, however, that any person who is aggrieved by a final order concerning the assessment or determination of any tax, interest, or penalty made by the tax administrator must pay the amount of the tax, interest, or penalty to the administrator as a prerequisite to the filing of such complaint. Copies of the complaint shall be served upon the agency and all other parties of record in the manner prescribed by applicable procedural rules within ten (10) days after it is filed in court; provided, however, that the time for service may be extended for good cause by order of the court.

(c) The filing of the complaint does not itself stay enforcement of the agency order. The agency may grant, or the reviewing court may order, a stay upon the appropriate terms.

(d) Within thirty (30) days after the service of the complaint, or within further time allowed by the court, the agency shall transmit to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceeding under review. By stipulation of all parties to the review proceedings, the record may be shortened. Any party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for the additional costs. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record.

(e) If, before the date set for the hearing, application is made to the court for leave to present additional evidence, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the agency, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the agency upon conditions determined by the court. The agency may modify its findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file that evidence and any modifications, new findings, or decisions with the reviewing court.

(f) The review shall be conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the record. In cases of alleged irregularities in procedure before the agency, not shown in the record, proof thereon may be taken in the court. The court, upon request, shall hear oral argument and receive written briefs.

(g) The court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the agency as to the weight of the evidence on questions of fact. The court may affirm the decision of the agency or remand the case for further proceedings, or it may reverse or modify the decision if substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced because the administrative findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:

(1) In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;

(2) In excess of the statutory authority of the agency;

(3) Made upon unlawful procedure;

(4) Affected by other error of law;

(5) Clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence on the whole record; or

(6) Arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-65-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-65 / Section 42-65-2
§ 42-65-2. Terms of office.
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 § 42-28-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-1
§ 42-28-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

Whenever the word division is used in this chapter, it shall be deemed to mean the division of state police herein created, and whenever the word superintendent is used, it shall be deemed to mean the superintendent of the division of state police.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-41-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-41 / Section 42-41-9
§ 42-41-9. Grant audit revenue.
Status: in_force

(a) The auditor general may enter into agreements or contracts with the federal government or its agencies, or with state departments, agencies, commissions, and state-created authorities, acting in behalf thereof for the purpose of conducting financial and compliance audits of programs funded in whole or in part by the federal government and carried out by agencies of the state.

(b) These audits shall be undertaken only after related contracts or agreements between the parties have been filed with the joint committee on legislative affairs.

(c) The costs of the audits, including, but not limited to, salaries and operating expenses, shall be charged at rates to be established jointly by the auditor general and the director of administration, and shall not exceed the amount of funds available for this purpose. The auditor general shall document the hours expended on those audits on a biweekly basis, and the documentation shall be the basis for expenditures from the account maintained by the general treasurer under § 42-41-8(c). The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such charges, or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers duly authenticated.

(d) The auditor general shall expend such funds as received without additional appropriation for the purpose of conducting, or causing to be conducted, audits of federal assistance grants. The term of employment of any individual hired by the office of the auditor general under the provisions of this section shall be expressly limited in duration by the availability of federal funds and shall expire on the date of expiration of the federal funds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-62-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-62 / Section 42-62-3
§ 42-62-3. Exercise of police power.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police power for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the people.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-167-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-167 / Section 42-167-6
§ 42-167-6. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The secretary of the executive office of housing may promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of this title as are necessary and proper to carry out the duties assigned to the secretary of the executive office of housing or to the executive office of housing by this title or any other provision of law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-3
§ 42-56-3. Transfer of functions from the department of human services.
Status: in_force

There are transferred to the director of the department of corrections:

(1) All of the functions of the division of correctional services formerly of the department of human services, including the administration of interstate compacts and all other officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, or commissions of the division of correctional services.

(2) Those functions of the department of social and rehabilitative services that were administered through or with respect to the division of correctional services to include generally and specifically, the correctional institutions, the probation services, and other similar functions.

(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions of the director of the department of human services as is incidental to or necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-114-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-114 / Section 42-114-3
§ 42-114-3. Compensation of members.
Status: in_force

Committee members shall serve without compensation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-4
§ 42-64-4. Creation.
Status: in_force

(a) There is authorized, created, and established a public corporation of the state having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government, which is a governmental agency and public instrumentality of the state, to be known as the Rhode Island commerce corporation, and which may be referred to as the commerce corporation, with those powers that are set forth in this chapter, for the purposes of acquiring and developing real and personal property, and providing financing to others as set forth in this chapter, providing and promoting and encouraging the preservation, expansion, and sound development of new and existing industry, business, commerce, agriculture, tourism, recreational, and renewable energy facilities, promoting thereby the economic development of the state and the general welfare of its citizens.

(b) The exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function of the state for public purposes. It is the intent of the general assembly by the passage of this chapter to vest in the corporation all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, and this chapter and the powers granted hereby shall be liberally construed in conformity with those purposes.

(c) The corporation and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law or until the corporation shall cease entirely and continuously to conduct or be involved in any business whatsoever in furtherance of its purposes; provided, that no termination shall take effect, so long as the corporation shall have bonds, notes, or other obligations outstanding, unless adequate provision shall have been made for the payment thereof pursuant to the documents securing the obligations or to the terminating law. Upon termination of the existence of the corporation, all of its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state. At no time shall the assets or other property of the corporation inure to the benefit of any person or other corporation or entity.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-1
§ 42-35-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, agency means a state agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, district, division, institution, office, officer, quasi-public agency, or other political subdivisions created by the general assembly or the governor, other than the legislature or the judiciary, that is authorized by law of this state to make rules or to determine contested cases.

(2) Agency action means:

(i) The whole or part of an order or rule;

(ii) The failure to issue an order or rule; or

(iii) An agencys performing, or failing to perform, a duty, function, or activity or to make a determination required by law.

(3) Agency head means the individual in whom, or one or more members of the body of individuals in which, the ultimate legal authority of an agency is vested.

(4) Agency record means the agency rulemaking record required by § 42-35-2.3.

(5) Contested case means a proceeding, including but not restricted to, ratemaking, price fixing, and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a specific party are required by law to be determined by an agency after an opportunity for hearing.

(6) Electronic means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

(7) Electronic record means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.

(8) Final rule means a rule promulgated under §§ 42-35-2.6 through 42-35-2.9, an emergency rule promulgated under § 42-35-2.10, or a direct final rule promulgated under § 42-35-2.11.

(9) Guidance document means a record of general applicability developed by an agency which lacks the force of law but states the agencys current approach to, or interpretation of, law or describes how and when the agency will exercise discretionary functions. The term does not include records described in subsection (19)(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv).

(10) Index means a searchable list in a record of subjects and titles with page numbers, hyperlinks, or other connectors that link each index entry to the text to which it refers.

(11) License includes the whole or part of any agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required by law, but it does not include a license required solely for revenue purposes.

(12) Licensing includes the agency process respecting the grant, denial, renewal, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, or amendment of a license.

(13) Order means the whole or a part of a final disposition, whether affirmative, negative, injunctive, or declaratory in form, of a contested case.

(14) Party means each person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party.

(15) Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, the department of environmental management, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency.

(16) Promulgate, with respect to a rule, means the process of writing a new rule, or amending or repealing an existing rule. Promulgation has a corresponding meaning. The process of promulgation begins with the filing of the notice of proposed rulemaking under § 42-35-2.7 and ends upon the effective date of the rule. Promulgate also includes the completion of the rulemaking process for emergency rules (§ 42-35-2.10) or direct final rules (§ 42-35-2.11), if applicable.

(17) Reasonable charge means the lowest, customary charge for a service.

(18) Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(19) Rule means the whole or a part of an agency statement of general applicability that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy or the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency and has the force of law. The term includes the amendment or repeal of an existing rule. The term is used interchangeably in this chapter with the term regulation. The term does not include:

(i) A statement that concerns only the internal management of an agency and that does not affect private rights or procedures available to the public;

(ii) An intergovernmental or interagency memorandum, directive, or communication that does not affect private rights or procedures available to the public;

(iii) An opinion of the attorney general, or an opinion of the ethics commission pursuant to § 36-14-11;

(iv) A statement that establishes criteria or guidelines to be used by the staff of an agency in performing audits, investigations, or inspections, settling commercial disputes, negotiating commercial arrangements, or defending, prosecuting, or settling cases, if disclosure of the criteria or guidelines would enable persons violating the law to avoid detection, facilitate disregard of requirements imposed by law, or give an improper advantage to persons that are in an adverse position to the state;

(v) A form developed by an agency to implement or interpret agency law or policy; or

(vi) A guidance document.

(20) Sign means, with present intent, to authenticate a record:

(i) To execute a tangible symbol; or

(ii) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.

(21) Small business shall have the same meanings that are provided for under 13 C.F.R., Pt. 121, as may be amended from time to time.

(22) Small business advocate means the person appointed by the chief executive officer of the commerce corporation as provided in § 42-64-34.

(23) State register means the publication required under chapter 8.2 of this title.

(24) Website means a website on the internet or other similar technology or successor technology that permits the public to search a database that archives materials required to be published or exhibited by the secretary of state or an agency under this chapter.

(25) Writing means a record inscribed on a tangible medium. Written has a corresponding meaning.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-13 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-13
§ 42-20-13. Right of appeal  Power to recover penalties.
Status: in_force

The right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction as provided by law shall not be abridged or impaired by the passage of this title. The right of the head of any department or any subdivision thereof to prosecute for any offense to recover a penalty or forfeiture as provided by law for any department, division, board, commission, or officer shall henceforth be vested in the head of the department as set forth in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-60-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-60 / Section 42-60-8
§ 42-60-8. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The law-enforcing authorities of the state and of the political subdivisions of the state shall enforce the orders, rules, and regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-4
§ 42-12-4. Welfare supervision.
Status: in_force

The department of human services shall have supervision and management of:

(1) All forms of public assistance under the control of the state;

(2) Old-age assistance;

(3) Aid to dependent children;

(4) Aid to persons who are blind;

(5) Unemployment relief; and

(6) Aid to families of persons committed to state institutions within the department.

The department shall also have supervision over the placement of children in private homes or institutions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-18-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-18 / Section 42-18-5
§ 42-18-5. Transfer of powers and functions from department of health.
Status: in_force

(a) There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:

(1) Those functions of the department of health 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 health who or that 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 health as are incidental to, and necessary for, the performance of the functions transferred by subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2).

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 14.]

(c) There is hereby transferred to the executive office of health and human services the HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs and all functions and resources associated therewith. The department of health shall retain the HIV surveillance and prevention programs and all functions and resources associated therewith.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-5.4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-5.4
§ 42-55-5.4. Renewable energy in housing developments.
Status: in_force

On or before July 1, 2009, the corporation shall establish, in appropriate housing development programs it administers, criteria for priority consideration of housing development proposals which include renewable energy features which are demonstrated to be cost-effective and can be implemented in a reasonable period of time. Effective January 1, 2026, the executive office of housing, in collaboration with the corporation, shall develop criteria.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-20 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-20
§ 42-28-20. Attorney general as legal advisor.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall act as the legal advisor of the members of the division in all matters pertaining to their official duties, and shall prosecute all suits and proceedings that they may be authorized to commence, and shall appear for and defend them in all suits and proceedings that may be brought against any one of them in his or her official capacity, except at a hearing upon removal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-3.5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-3.5
§ 42-35-3.5. Simultaneous regulatory, licensing, and permitting processes.
Status: in_force

(a) Any state agency with regulatory or permitting authority over a business shall not require prior approval of one or more state or municipal agencies before beginning its review and approval process. Such state agencies shall establish a process whereby the agency will conduct a simultaneous review and approval process with the one or more state or municipal agencies. State agencies may require, if applicable, evidence by the business of a preliminary determination by the municipality that the subject proposal is consistent with the applicable municipal zoning ordinances.

(b) Nothing in this section shall entitle a business to recoup or recover any costs or fees associated with the simultaneous regulatory or permitting process. If one or more state or municipal agencies fail to approve a permit, license, or regulatory application, thereby influencing the granting of a contingent approval from another municipal or state entity, the business may not recover any associated costs from the agencies involved in the simultaneous review process; provided, that this section shall not affect the ability of a business to recoup or recover costs associated with the licensing, permitting, or application processes allowed under any other chapter.

(c) All state agencies shall inform businesses of the possibility that one or more other state agencies may fail to approve a contingent permit, license, or regulatory application, and that the business may not recoup or recover costs associated with one application due to the denial or disapproval of another.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-9.10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-9.10
§ 42-64-9.10. Rules and regulations  Notice of rule review.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island commerce corporation may adopt rules and regulations or any amendments to rules and regulations according to the provisions of chapter 35 of this title. The corporation shall also give notice of these rules and regulations or any amendments, prior to their effective date, by sending, by registered or certified mail, copies to each person interested in these rules, regulations, or any amendments who shall have registered with the corporation the person's name and address, with a request to be notified. Review of the rules and regulations may be had as provided in chapter 35 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-6
§ 42-26-6. Criminal justice policy board  Appointment of members.
Status: in_force

The criminal justice policy board shall consist of:

(1) The attorney general;

(2) The superintendent of the state police and director of the department of public safety;

(3) The public defender;

(4) The director of the department of corrections;

(5) The director of the department of human services;

(6) The director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals;

(7) The chairperson of the state board of education;

(8) The director of the department of children, youth and families;

(9) The chief justice of the family court;

(10) The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;

(11) One police chief selected by the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;

(12) The chief justice of the Rhode Island supreme court;

(13) The presiding justice of the superior court;

(14) The chief judge of the district court;

(15) The executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;

(16) The director of health;

(17) The director of the division of fire safety;

(18) One university or college faculty member with a research background in criminal justice appointed by the governor;

(19) Four (4) citizens appointed by the governor;

(20) Three (3) representatives appointed by the governor from community service organizations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-140-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-140 / Section 42-140-6
§ 42-140-6. Information and education programs.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, in consultation with the council, shall develop, implement, and maintain, a statewide public information and education program with regard to energy supply, energy cost, energy-efficiency and conservation, and energy programs, including programs to help consumers select energy-efficient products, to evaluate retail and commercial energy resource choices, and to access available energy assistance programs including tax credit and rebate programs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-20 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-20
§ 42-64-20. Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

(a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions and will constitute the performance of an essential governmental function and the corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or in respect of any project or of any property or moneys of the Rhode Island commerce corporation, levied by any municipality or political subdivision of the state; provided, that the corporation shall make payments in lieu of real property taxes and assessments to municipalities and political subdivisions with respect to projects of the corporation located in the municipalities and political subdivisions during those times that the corporation derives revenue from the lease or operation of the projects. Payments in lieu of taxes shall be in amounts agreed upon by the corporation and the affected municipalities and political subdivisions. Failing the agreement, the amounts of payments in lieu of taxes shall be determined by the corporation using a formula that shall reasonably ensure that the amounts approximate the average amount of real property taxes due throughout the state with respect to facilities of a similar nature and size. Any municipality or political subdivision is empowered to accept at its option an amount of payments in lieu of taxes less than that determined by the corporation. If, pursuant to § 42-64-13(f), the corporation shall have agreed with a municipality or political subdivision that it shall not provide all of the specified services, the payments in lieu of taxes shall be reduced by the cost incurred by the corporation or any other person in providing the services not provided by the municipality or political subdivision.

(b) The corporation shall not be required to pay state taxes of any kind, and the corporation, its projects, property, and moneys and, except for estate, inheritance, and gift taxes, any bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this chapter and the income (including gain from sale or exchange) from these shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by the municipalities and all political subdivisions of the state. The corporation shall not be required to pay any transfer tax of any kind on account of instruments recorded by it or on its behalf.

(c) For purposes of the exemption from taxes and assessments upon or in respect of any project under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the corporation shall not be required to hold legal title to any real or personal property, including any fixtures, furnishings or equipment which are acquired and used in the construction and development of the project, but the legal title may be held in the name of a lessee (including sublessees) from the corporation. This property, which shall not include any goods or inventory used in the project after completion of construction, shall be exempt from taxation to the same extent as if legal title of the property were in the name of the corporation; provided that the board of directors of the corporation adopts a resolution confirming use of the tax exemption for the project by the lessee. Such resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days from passage. The resolution shall include findings that: (1) the project is a project of the corporation under § 42-64-3(20), and (2) it is in the interest of the corporation and of the project that legal title be held by the lessee from the corporation. In adopting the resolution, the board of directors may consider any factors it deems relevant to the interests of the corporation or the project including, for example, but without limitation, reduction in potential liability or costs to the corporation or designation of the project as a Project of Critical Economic Concern pursuant to chapter 117 of this title.

(d) For purposes of the exemption from taxes and assessments for any project of the corporation held by a lessee of the corporation under subsection (c) of this section, any such project shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

(1) The total sales tax exemption benefit to the lessee will be implemented through a reimbursement process as determined by the division of taxation rather than an up-front purchase exemption;

(2) The sales tax benefits granted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall only apply to a project approved prior to July 1, 2011, and shall: (i) only apply to materials used in the construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of the project and to the acquisition of furniture, fixtures, and equipment, except automobiles, trucks or other motor vehicles, or materials that otherwise are depreciable and have a useful life of one year or more, for the project for a period not to exceed six (6) months after receipt of a certificate of occupancy for any given phase of the project for which sales tax benefits are utilized; and (ii) not exceed an amount equal to the income tax revenue received by the state from the new full-time jobs with benefits excluding project construction jobs, generated by the project within a period of three (3) years from after the receipt of a certificate of occupancy for any given phase of the project. Full-time jobs with benefits means jobs that require working a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week within the state, with a median wage that exceeds by five percent (5%) the median annual wage for the preceding year for full-time jobs in Rhode Island, as certified by the department of labor and training with a benefit package that is typical of companies within the lessees industry. The sales tax benefits granted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall not be effective for projects approved on or after July 1, 2011.

(3) The corporation shall transmit the analysis required by § 42-64-10(a)(2) to the house and senate fiscal committee chairs, the department of labor and training, and the division of taxation promptly upon completion. Annually thereafter, the department of labor and training shall certify to the house and senate fiscal committee chairs, the house and senate fiscal advisors, the corporation, and the division of taxation the actual number of new full-time jobs with benefits created by the project, in addition to construction jobs, and whether such new jobs are on target to meet or exceed the estimated number of new jobs identified in the analysis above. This certification shall no longer be required when the total amount of new income tax revenue received by the state exceeds the amount of the sales tax exemption benefit granted above.

(4) The department of labor and training shall certify to the house and senate fiscal committee chairs and the division of taxation that jobs created by the project are new jobs in the state of Rhode Island, meaning that the employees of the project are in addition to, and without a reduction of, those employees of the lessee currently employed in Rhode Island, are not relocated from another facility of the lessees in Rhode Island or are employees assumed by the lessee as the result of a merger or acquisition of a company already located in Rhode Island. Additionally, the corporation, with the assistance of the lessee, the department of labor and training, the department of human services, and the division of taxation shall provide annually an analysis of whether any of the employees of the project qualify for RIte Care or RIte Share benefits and the impact such benefits or assistance may have on the state budget.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the division of taxation, the department of labor and training, and the department of human services are authorized to present, review, and discuss lessee specific tax or employment information or data with the corporation, the house and senate fiscal committee chairs, and/or the house and senate fiscal advisors for the purpose of verification and compliance with this resolution; and

(6) The corporation and the project lessee shall agree that, if at any time prior to the state recouping the amount of the sales tax exemption through new income tax collections from the project, not including construction job income taxes, the lessee will be unable to continue the project, or otherwise defaults on its obligations to the corporation, the lessee shall be liable to the state for all the sales tax benefits granted to the project plus interest, as determined in § 44-1-7, calculated from the date the lessee received the sales tax benefits.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-129-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-129 / Section 42-129-2
§ 42-129-2. Commission established.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a Legislative Advisory Persian Gulf War information and relief commission which shall obtain information relating to the health effects of exposure to any Gulf War-related risk substance for veterans of this state who may have been exposed to any such substance in the Persian Gulf region or Southwest Asia during their period of military service in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War or current Persian Gulf hostilities or hostilities anywhere in Southwest Asia subsequent to September 11, 2001.

(b) The commission shall consist of eleven (11) members who shall serve for a term of five (5) years. Five (5) non-appointed commissioner positions shall include:

(i) The director of veterans affairs or the directors designee;

(ii) The president of the united veterans council, or the presidents designee;

(iii) The chairperson of the Multi Service council of Rhode Island or the chairpersons designee;

(iv) The past director of veterans affairs, or the past directors designee; and

(v) The chairperson of the advisory council for veterans affairs, or the chairpersons designee.

The remaining six (6) members shall be appointed as follows:

The president of the senate shall appoint two (2) members, one of whom shall be a licensed physician in epidemiology, and one of whom shall be a veteran who served in Southwest Asia subsequent to September 11, 2001; the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two (2) members, one of whom shall be an honorably discharged veteran from the Persian Gulf War; and the minority leaders of the senate and the house of representatives shall each appoint one member, one who shall be an honorably discharged veteran, and one who served in the Persian Gulf during the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. The director of the office of veterans affairs, the president of the united veterans council, and the chairperson of the advisory council shall be appointed for a term to expire August 31, 2010. The members appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house shall be appointed for a term to expire August 31, 2009; the members appointed by the minority leaders of the house of representatives and senate shall be appointed for a term to expire August 31, 2008. Thereafter the commissioners shall serve staggered five-year (5) terms, each member serving until the members successor shall be appointed.

(c) The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members. Reappointments shall be made in the same manner as the original appointment. Vacancies in the membership of the commission and its officers shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment or election. The commission shall meet at least four (4) times a year at the call of the chairperson. The initial meeting of the commission shall be called by the director of the department of human services not later than September 1, 2006. The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-24.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-24.1
§ 42-55-24.1. Allocation of tax credits.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall be the sole and exclusive agent for the allocation of all federal tax credits for low-income housing under 26 U.S.C. § 42. The corporation shall have all of the powers necessary to effectuate those allocations, including without limitation, the power to adopt rules, regulations, and policies regarding those allocations. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision of law, effective January 1, 2026, the qualified allocation plan required by 26 U.S.C. § 42 shall be developed by the executive office of housing in consultation with the corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-77-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-77 / Section 42-77-2
§ 42-77-2. 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 § 42-9-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-9 / Section 42-9-1
§ 42-9-1. Head of department  Assistants.
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a department of the attorney general. The head of the department shall be the attorney general who shall have supervision over the department and shall appoint thirty (30) assistant attorneys general.

(b) The assistant attorneys general shall have powers and duties similar to those imposed upon the attorney general by law and shall be performed under and by the advice and direction of the attorney general. The attorney general shall appoint such special assistant attorneys general as may from time to time be necessary and as shall be authorized by annual appropriation or otherwise provided for in the annual budget adopted by the general assembly, whose powers and duties shall be designated pursuant to § 42-9-2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-1.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-1.1
§ 42-35-1.1. Applicability.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to an agency unless the agency is exempted by Rhode Island general laws.

(b) This chapter applies to all agency proceedings and all proceedings for judicial review or civil enforcement of agency action commenced after the effective date of this chapter [June 29, 2016]. This chapter does not apply to any contested case for which notice was given before that date and rulemaking for which notice was given or a petition was filed before that date, for which all prior laws in effect at the time shall apply.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-5.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-5.1
§ 42-116-5.1. Sale of property.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the corporation shall not sell or convey any property valued at more than five hundred dollars ($500) unless and until the buyers of the property disclose their identity in a public record. For the purposes of this section, the term identity shall be construed as all shareholders of corporations, which are not publicly held, all general and limited partners of partnerships, and in the case of a limited liability company, all officers, managers and members of the company.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-3
§ 42-4-3. State flag.
Status: in_force

The flag of the state shall be white, five feet and six inches (5²6³) fly and four feet and ten inches (4²10³) deep on the pike, bearing on each side in the center a gold anchor, twenty-two inches (22³) high, and underneath it a blue ribbon twenty-four inches (24³) long and five inches (5³) wide, or in these proportions, with the motto Hope in golden letters thereon, the whole surrounded by thirteen (13) golden stars in a circle. The flag shall be edged with yellow fringe. The pike shall be surmounted by a spearhead and the length of the pike shall be nine feet (9²), not including the spearhead.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-7
§ 42-26-7. Committees and bylaws.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may establish and the chairperson may appoint such subcommittees, task forces, or advisory committees it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Appointments to subcommittees, task forces, and advisory committees are not restricted to the membership of the criminal justice policy board.

(b) The office may delegate responsibilities and functions to subcommittees, task forces, and advisory committees as it deems appropriate.

(c) The office shall promulgate rules of procedure governing its operations, provided they are in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-20.6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-20.6
§ 42-56-20.6. Restitution mandatory  Prior to community confinement.
Status: in_force

Any person who owes restitution pursuant to § 12-19-32 shall be ineligible to participate in those programs established pursuant to § 42-56-20.2 or § 42-56-20.3, 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 community confinement to satisfy the sentencing judge or the department of corrections, 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 § 42-64-9.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-9.1
§ 42-64-9.1. Inspection powers.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized to carry out all inspection, surveillance, and monitoring procedures necessary to determine, independent of information supplied by any discharger or permit holder, compliance or noncompliance by the person with pretreatment requirements prescribed by the corporation.

(b) The corporation or its duly authorized employees or agents, upon presentation of identification and appropriate credentials, is authorized:

(1) To enter without delay and at reasonable times, those premises, both public and private, either receiving services from the corporation, or applying for a permit for discharge into the corporations wastewater collection and treatment system;

(2) To examine any and all records kept in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the corporation, or required by permit or compliance order or maintained pursuant to § 42-64-7.9;

(3) To have access to and inspect or test any monitoring or testing equipment or monitoring or testing method, or to sample any effluent or discharge during regular working hours, or at other reasonable times, or at any time a discharge is reasonably believed to present an imminent danger to human health or the environment.

(c) Any person obstructing, hindering, or in any way causing to be obstructed or hindered the corporation or its duly authorized employees or agents in the performance of their duties, or who shall refuse to permit the corporation or its duly authorized employees or agents entrance to or egress from any premises, buildings, plant or equipment or other places belonging to or controlled by the person in the performance of his or her duties shall be subject to the civil and criminal penalties set forth in §§ 42-64-9.2 and 42-64-9.3.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-135-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-135 / Section 42-135-1
§ 42-135-1. Creation of council.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a state pharmaceutical purchasing and dispensing coordinating council to be referred to in this chapter as the council. The legislative authority for the council shall cease as of June 30, 2005, unless the council is continued under the provisions of this chapter and/or other act of the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-7
§ 42-157-7. Exchange advisory board.
Status: in_force

The exchange shall maintain an advisory board which shall be appointed by the director. The director shall consider the expertise of the members of the board and make appointments so that the boards composition reflects a range and diversity of skills, backgrounds, and stakeholder perspectives.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-163-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-163 / Section 42-163-1
§ 42-163-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) Broadband means a high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies to deliver high-speed internet including both wireline and wireless technologies and shall include, but not be limited to: goals for broadband elements such as speed, latency, affordability, access, sustainability, and digital equity.

(2) Broadband advisory council or council means the broadband advisory council established pursuant to the provisions of § 42-163-4.

(3) Broadband director or director means the broadband coordinator designated pursuant to the provisions of § 42-163-2.

(4) Digital literacy means the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.

(5) Underserved means a geographic location of the state in which there is no broadband internet service available at consistent speeds with the ability to scale upload speeds over time consistent with technology trends.

(6) Unserved means a geographic location of the state in which there is no provider of broadband internet service that offers dedicated internet access for transmission at consistent speeds with the ability to scale upload speeds over time consistent with technology trends.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-112-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-112 / Section 42-112-2
§ 42-112-2. Civil liability.
Status: in_force

A person whose rights under the provision of § 42-112-1 have been violated may commence a civil action for injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief, and for the award of compensatory and exemplary damages, within three (3) years after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this chapter. An aggrieved person who prevails in an action authorized by this section, in addition to other damages, is entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorneys fees in an amount to be fixed by the court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-40-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-40 / Section 42-40-4
§ 42-40-4. Status of employees of this state.
Status: in_force

(a) Employees of a sending agency participating in an exchange of personnel as authorized in § 42-40-3 may be considered during the participation to be:

(1) On detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency; or

(2) In a status of leave of absence from their positions in the sending agency.

(b) Employees who are on detail shall be entitled to the same salary and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled and shall remain employees of the sending agency for all other purposes except that the supervision of their duties during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.

(c) Employees who are in a leave of absence status as provided herein shall be carried on leave without pay: provided, that they may be granted annual leave or other time off with pay to the extent authorized by law and may be granted authorized sick leave in circumstances considered by the sending agency to justify that leave. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, employees who are in a leave of absence status shall have the same rights, benefits, and obligations as employees generally who are in such leave status but notwithstanding any other provision of law these employees may be entitled to credit the period of such assignment toward benefits as employees of the sending agency.

(d) Any employee who participates in an exchange under the terms of this section who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of an exchange, or sustained in performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated, for the purposes of the sending agencys employee compensation program, as an employee, as defined in that act, who has sustained injury in the performance of that duty, but shall not receive benefits under that act for any period for which he or she is entitled to and elects to receive similar benefits under the receiving agencys employee compensation program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-6
§ 42-8-6. Authentication of printed legislative records.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall, immediately after the acts, resolves, and other proceedings of each session of the general assembly are printed as required by law, carefully examine at least six (6) printed copies thereof, and shall certify and authenticate the copies under the secretarys hand and the seal of the state; and when so certified and authenticated, the copies shall be the record of the acts, resolves, and proceedings of the session, and the secretary shall keep and preserve the copies in the secretarys office, and shall from time to time cause the copies to be bound, for more convenient use.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-1.3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-1.3
§ 42-12-1.3. Transfer of functions from the department of elderly affairs.
Status: in_force

There is hereby transferred from the department of elderly affairs to the department of human services the following function: to provide and coordinate the elderly/disabled transportation program including a passenger cost sharing program as defined and provided for under rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-102 / Section 42-102-10
§ 42-102-10. State Career Pathways System.
Status: in_force

The workforce board (board) shall support and oversee statewide efforts to develop and expand career pathways that enable individuals to secure employment within a specific industry or occupational sector and to advance over time to successively higher levels of education and employment in that sector. Towards this purpose, the board shall convene an advisory committee comprised of representatives from business, labor, adult education, secondary education, higher education, the department of corrections, the executive office of health and human services, the department of children, youth and families, the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, the office of library and information services, community-based organizations, consumers, and the public workforce system. Included in the state career pathways system, shall be the creation of pathways and workforce training programs to fill skill gaps and employment opportunities in the clean energy sector.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-58-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-58 / Section 42-58-2
§ 42-58-2. Terms of office.
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 § 42-10-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-9
§ 42-10-9. Custodian of state property.
Status: in_force

The general treasurer shall, except as otherwise provided, personally attend to the general treasurers official duties; the general treasurer shall be the keeper of the certificates of stocks, notes, and other evidences of property belonging to the permanent school fund and the Touro fund, and of all other property belonging to the state or held by the state in trust; and the general treasurer shall collect the dividends, interest, and income arising from the above-mentioned property, and shall dispose of them according to law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-12
§ 42-20-12. Law violation prosecutions  Exemption from costs bond.
Status: in_force

Complaints for the violation of the provisions of any general law or public law or any rule or regulation thereunder may be made by the head of any department or a person duly designated by the department head having proper jurisdiction thereof, and the department head or person duly designated by the department head shall be exempt from giving surety for costs in any such complaint.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-81-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-81 / Section 42-81-1
§ 42-81-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the Petroleum Allocation Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-2
§ 42-133-2. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize, create and establish a corporation empowered to acquire from the state that portion of the states tobacco receipts as the state is authorized to sell; to authorize the sale by the state of all or a portion of the states tobacco receipts to such corporation; to authorize the transfer to and the receipt by such corporation of all or a portion of the states tobacco receipts; to authorize such corporation to issue bonds of the corporation for the purposes authorized in this chapter, payable solely from and secured solely by such portion of the states tobacco receipts as the corporation may designate and pledge to secure the bonds, together with the investment income thereon and any reserve fund created by the corporation from any portion of the proceeds of such bonds; and to authorize the corporation to manage and dispose of all or a portion of the states tobacco receipts for the purposes and in the manner authorized in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-15
§ 42-64-15. Bonds and notes of the corporation.
Status: reserved

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have the power and is authorized to issue from time to time its negotiable bonds and notes in one or more series in any principal amounts as in the opinion of the corporation shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achieving its purposes, including the payment of interest on bonds and notes of the corporation, the establishment of reserves to secure those bonds and notes (including the reserve funds created pursuant to § 42-64-18), and the making of all other expenditures of the corporation incident to and necessary or convenient to carrying out its corporate purposes and powers.

(b) All bonds and notes issued by the corporation may be secured by the full faith and credit of the corporation or may be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the lease, mortgage, or sale by the corporation of its projects or of any part of its projects, or from any other revenues or from repayment from any loans made by the corporation with regard to any of its projects or any part of its projects, all as may be designated in the proceedings of the corporation under which the bonds or notes shall be authorized to be issued. The bonds and notes may be executed and delivered by the corporation at any time from time to time, may be in any form and denominations and of any tenor and maturities, and may be in bearer form or in registered form, as to principal and interest or as to principal alone, all as the corporation may determine.

(c) Bonds may be payable in any installments, and at times not exceeding fifty (50) years from their date, as shall be determined by the corporation.

(d) Except for notes issued pursuant to § 42-64-16, notes, and any renewals, may be payable in any installments and at any times not exceeding ten (10) years from the date of the original issue of the notes, as shall be determined by the corporation.

(e) Bonds and notes may be payable at any places, whether within or outside of the state, may bear interest at any rate or rates payable at any time or times and at any place or places and evidenced in any manner, and may contain any provisions not inconsistent with this section, all as shall be provided in the proceedings of the corporation under which they shall be authorized to be issued.

(f) There may be retained by provision made in the proceedings under which any bonds or notes of the corporation are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part of these bonds or notes, at any prices and upon any notice, and on any further terms and conditions as shall be set forth on the record of the proceedings and on the face of the bonds or notes.

(g) Any bonds or notes of the corporation may be sold from time to time at those prices, at public or private sale, and in any manner as shall be determined by the corporation, and the corporation shall pay all expenses, premiums, and commissions that it shall deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale of these bonds and notes.

(h) Moneys of the corporation, including proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes, and revenues, receipts and income from any of its projects or mortgages, may be invested and reinvested in any obligations, securities, and other investments consistent with this section as shall be specified in the resolutions under which the bonds or notes are authorized.

(i) Issuance by the corporation of one or more series of bonds or notes for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds or notes in connection with the same project or any other project, but the proceedings whereunder any subsequent bonds or notes may be issued shall recognize and protect a prior pledge or mortgage made for a prior issue of bonds or notes unless in the proceedings authorizing that prior issue the right is reserved to issue subsequent bonds or notes on a parity with that prior issue.

(j) The corporation is authorized to issue bonds or notes for the purpose of refunding its bonds or notes then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the bonds or notes, and, if deemed advisable by the corporation, for the additional purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, or improving any project, or the making of loans on any project. The proceeds of bonds or notes issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds or notes may be applied, in the discretion of the corporation, to the purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption of the outstanding bonds or notes either on their earliest or a subsequent redemption date, and may, pending that application, be placed in escrow. Those escrowed proceeds may be invested and reinvested in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States, or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured or guaranteed by the state or the United States, or an instrumentality of either, maturing at any time or times as shall be appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds or notes to be so refunded. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds or notes to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of the proceeds and interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments may be returned to the corporation for use by it in furtherance of its purposes. The portion of the proceeds of bonds or notes issued for the additional purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, developing, or improving any project, or the making of loans on any project, may be invested and reinvested in any obligations, securities, and other investments consistent with this section as shall be specified in the resolutions under which those bonds or notes are authorized and which shall mature not later than the times when those proceeds will be needed for those purposes. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on those investments may be applied to the payment of all parts of the costs, or to the making of loans, or may be used by the corporation otherwise in furtherance of its purposes. All bonds or notes shall be issued and secured and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as any other bonds or notes issued pursuant to this chapter.

(k) The directors, the executive director of the corporation, and other persons executing bonds or notes shall not be subject to personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of these bonds and notes.

(l) Bonds or notes may be issued under the provisions of this chapter without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, body, bureau, or agency of the state, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required by this chapter and by the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes or the trust agreement securing them.

(m) The corporation, subject to any agreements with note holders or bondholders as may then be in force, shall have power out of any funds available therefor to purchase bonds or notes of the corporation, which shall thereupon be cancelled, at a price not exceeding:

(1) If the bonds or notes are then redeemable, the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment date; or

(2) If the bonds or notes are not then redeemable, the redemption price applicable on the earliest date that the bonds or notes become subject to redemption, plus the interest that would have accrued to that date.

(n) Whether or not the bonds and notes are of a form and character as to be negotiable instruments under the terms of the Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Code, title 6A, the bonds and notes are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Rhode Island Uniform Commercial Code, subject only to the provisions of the bonds and notes for registration.

(o) If a director or officer of the corporation whose signature appears on bonds, notes, or coupons shall cease to be a director or officer before the delivery of those bonds or notes, that signature shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the director or officer had remained in office until the delivery.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-23 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-23
§ 42-10-23. Deposit banks.
Status: in_force

(a) The general treasurer shall designate the banks or trust companies in which all monies of the state, including pension funds, shall be deposited, and may change the banks and trust companies previously designated.

(b) The general treasurer may designate a bank or trust company that does not meet the criteria set forth in subsection (a) if it is determined that the deposit of state monies in that bank or trust company is necessary to obtain essential services that are not reasonably obtained from another bank or trust company. If the general treasurer finds that a bank or trust company previously designated as a depository of state monies has violated the criteria set forth in subsection (a), the general treasurer shall give the bank or trust company an opportunity to be heard on this finding. If thereafter, it is concluded that the criteria has been violated, thirty (30) days notice shall be given to the bank or trust company that its designation shall be terminated as of the expiration of the thirty (30) days.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-12
§ 42-4-12. State shell.
Status: in_force

The shellfish, commonly known as the quahaug (mercenaria mercenaria), is hereby designated as the state shell for the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-73-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-73 / Section 42-73-5
§ 42-73-5. Independence.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this or any other chapter to the contrary, the child advocate shall act independently of the department of children, youth and families in the performance of the child advocate's duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-136-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-136 / Section 42-136-5
§ 42-136-5. Implementation of chapter.
Status: in_force

The department of transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations, which are deemed necessary and proper for the expedient implementation of the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-33 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-33
§ 42-56-33. Training school for youth.
Status: in_force

The department of corrections shall maintain a school to be known as the training school for youth for the detention of children by order of the family court and for the confinement, instruction, and reformation of children found delinquent or wayward by the family court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-1
§ 42-64-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-25 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-25
§ 42-12-25. Childcare training, accreditation, technical assistance, and monitoring.
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate to the department of human services such funds as it deems necessary to enable the department to assist providers in obtaining national accreditation, to expand childcare staff development and training, and for technical assistance and monitoring, including but not limited to, activities that provide:

(1) Training opportunities for childcare providers which foster a coordinated link between the providers and the schools;

(2) Specialized training for providers of infant/toddler and/or pre-adolescent care;

(3) Evaluation of childcare providers and programs through parent surveys and formal evaluation techniques;

(4) Technical assistance and training for current and prospective non-English speaking providers.

(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.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-4
§ 42-116-4. Establishment of corporation  Composition of corporation  Appointment of directors.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a public corporation of the state, having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of the state government, with those politic and corporate powers set forth in this chapter, to be known as the Rhode Island depositors economic protection corporation, to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The corporation is hereby constituted a public instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred by this chapter are deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function of the state. It is the intent of the general assembly by the passage of this chapter to authorize the incorporation of a public corporation and instrumentality of the state for the purpose of carrying on the activities authorized, and to vest the corporation with all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish those purposes. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the purpose expressed.

(b) The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of the governor, ex officio, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson, and four members who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, initially for terms, respectively, to expire on the first day of January 1992 and the first day of January in the years 1993, 1994 and 1995. Upon the expiration of each initial term, and upon the expiration of each term thereafter, the governor shall appoint a successor, with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve for a term of four (4) years so that members of the board of directors shall serve for staggered terms of four (4) years each. A vacancy on the board other than by expiration, shall be filled in the same manner as on original appointment, but only for the unexpired portion of the term. If a vacancy occurs when the senate is not in session, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy, but only until the senate shall next convene and give its advice and consent to a new appointment. A member shall be eligible to succeed him or herself. Any member of the corporation may be removed by the governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty.

(c) Each member of the board of directors shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The appointed members of the board of directors shall be eligible for reappointment. The board of directors annually shall elect one of its members as vice-chairperson. Three (3) members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of three (3) members shall be necessary and shall suffice for any action taken by the board of directors. No vacancy in the membership of the board of directors shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise the powers of the board of directors.

(d) Board members shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties, but each member shall be reimbursed for his or her reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out those duties under this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee of the state 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 the board of the corporation or his or her service to the board.

(f) The board shall employ an executive director who shall also be the secretary and who shall administer, manage, and direct the affairs and business of the corporation, subject to the policies, control, and direction of the board. The board may employ technical experts and other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, and fix their qualifications, duties, and compensation. No person so employed shall be subject to the provisions of the classified service. The board may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees those administrative duties it may deem proper.

(g) The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the corporation and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the corporation and of its minute book and seal. He or she, or his or her designee, or the designee of the board shall have authority to cause to be made copies of all minutes and other records and documents of the corporation and to give certificates under the seal of the corporation to the effect that the copies are true copies and all persons dealing with the corporation may rely upon the certificates.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-3.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-3.2
§ 42-28-3.2. AMBER Alert procedures for protocol and implementation.
Status: in_force

The division of state police shall establish protocols and procedures to implement an AMBER Alert. The protocols and procedures shall be updated as may be necessary in consultation with the entities and agencies involved in the AMBER Alert process to provide effective and efficient procedures to assist law enforcement agencies, broadcast media, and other cooperating agencies or entities in providing an emergency alert to the public in response to a serious child abduction case.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-24 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-24
§ 42-28-24. Exemption from jury duty  Recognizance for costs  False impersonation.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of §§ 9-9-3 and 12-6-6 shall also apply to all members of the division.

(b) Every person who, not being a member of the division, shall wear the uniform, badge, or other insignia of or otherwise falsely assume or pretend to be a member of the division, with the exception of honorary members appointed by the superintendent, shall be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) years and/or be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-137-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-137 / Section 42-137-1
§ 42-137-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Select Commission on Race and Police-Community Relations Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-156-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-156 / Section 42-156-3
§ 42-156-3. Task Force.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification. The Task Force shall consist of the following members or their designees:

(1) The director of labor and training or designee;

(2) The tax administrator or designee;

(3) The director of business regulation or designee;

(4) The head of the workforce regulation and safety division or designee;

(5) The attorney general or designee;

(6) The commissioner of the department of public safety or designee; and

(7) The Chief Judge of the Workers Compensation Court or designee.

The director of labor and training shall chair the Task Force.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-19 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-19
§ 42-72-19. Transfer of functions from department of community affairs.
Status: in_force

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

(1) Those functions of the department of community affairs that were administered through or with respect to the division of youth development and of all officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, and commissions relating to children and youth services of the division of youth development.

(2) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources related thereto of the director of the department of community affairs as are incidental and necessary for the performance of subsection (1).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-5
§ 42-64-5. Purposes.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized, created, and established to be an agency under the jurisdiction of the states lead agency for economic development, the executive office of commerce, and to be the operating agency of the state to carry out the policies and procedure as established by the secretary, governor, and the board of directors for the following purposes:

(1) To promote and encourage the preservation, expansion, and sound development of new and existing industry, business, commerce, agriculture, tourism, and recreational facilities in the state, which will promote the economic development of the state and the general welfare of its citizens; and

(2) With respect to real property other than federal land or land related to federal land, to undertake any project, except a residential facility; and

(3) With respect to federal land or land related to federal land, to undertake any project, except as those responsibilities are assigned to the Quonset Development Corporation; and

(4) To create an organization that is responsive to the needs and interests of businesses of all sizes within the state of Rhode Island and to be structured to be customer centric to enhance commerce in the state utilizing all available resources.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-81-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-81 / Section 42-81-4
§ 42-81-4. Authority.
Status: in_force

The governor, or the governors designee, shall promulgate any rules and regulations he or she deems essential to the development, implementation, and administration of a petroleum set-aside system and shall have the authority to establish that system. The petroleum set-aside system established under the authority of this chapter shall not go into effect in whole or in part except where the federal government terminates, suspends, or fails to implement all or part of the federal petroleum allocation program. The governor, or the governors designee, shall implement only that portion of the state set-aside program necessary to prevent and alleviate any energy hardship or shortage. Rules and regulations established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall direct that prime suppliers of petroleum shall set aside an amount, as determined by the governor or the governors designee, of liquid fossil fuel which shall be a percentage not to exceed five percent (5%) of the monthly volume of liquid fossil fuels that prime suppliers intend to sell into the state distribution system for consumption within the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61-6.2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-61 / Section 42-61-6.2
§ 42-61-6.2. Insolvency of sales agent.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person who receives proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets in the capacity of a sales agent becomes insolvent, or dies insolvent, the proceeds due the state lottery from that person or the persons estate shall have preference over all other debts or demands, except as follows:

(1) Those due for necessary funeral charges;

(2) Those due for attendants and medicine during his or her last sickness;

(3) Those debts due to the United States;

(4) Those debts due to this state and all state and town taxes; and

(5) Wages of labor performed within six (6) months next prior to the death of the deceased person, not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1000) to any one person and provided further that the proceeds shall be non-dischargeable in insolvency proceedings instituted pursuant to chapters 7 (11 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.), 11 (11 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.), and 13 (11 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq.) of the Federal Bankruptcy Act and to any act of the Congress of the United States or proceedings pursuant to the general laws of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-148-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-148 / Section 42-148-1
§ 42-148-1. Statement of intent.
Status: in_force

If it is determined that privatization of certain governmental functions may be appropriate, the privatization inquiry process should be well defined with appropriate nonpartisan, institutional oversight. The principles that guide a privatization inquiry shall include the following:

(1) To ensure the potential savings are realized and maximized  build cost controls and containment incentives into contracts to eliminate excessive and unreasonable overhead costs and profits at the expense of citizens of the state;

(2) To preserve and promote competition  permit in-house program managers and public employees to bid for the contract on a level playing field;

(3) To ensure quality and responsiveness  develop reliable measures of service quality, strengthen in-house monitoring capacity and expertise, and write contracts with periodic performance reporting;

(4) To ensure accountability, control, and avoidance of conflicts of interest with departmental managers  write detailed contract specifications, and require record-keeping and periodic reports;

(5) To address legal and political barriers  involve affected groups in the decision-making process; and

(6) To recognize the impact on service recipients, employees, and their families  enable public employees to have an opportunity to bid for their work.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-30-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-30 / Section 42-30-1
§ 42-30-1. Election of justices by town council.
Status: in_force

The town or city council of any town or city of this state may appoint and fix the terms of justices of the peace, and no justice of the peace shall be elected by the qualified electors in any town or city at any regular or special election held for the purpose of electing officers of the town or city, or otherwise.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-5
§ 42-8-5. Bonds executed before commissions issued.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall not issue a commission to the director of administration, the clerk of any court, the sheriff of any county, or to any other officer holding or controlling the public moneys, until the bond required by law of such officer has been executed, approved and lodged with the officer required to receive the commission, the certificate of the officer, other than the secretary of state him or herself, being evidence of the fact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-25 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-25
§ 42-64-25. Remedies of bondholders and note-holders.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event that the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any bonds or notes issued under this chapter after the bonds or notes shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and the default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days, or in the event that the corporation shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or shall default in any agreement made with the holders of an issue of bonds or notes of the corporation the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the bonds or notes of an issue then outstanding, by instrument or instruments filed in the office of the secretary of state and proved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of the bonds or notes for the purposes provided in this section.

(b) The trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in principal amount of the bonds or notes then outstanding shall, in the trustees own name:

(1) Enforce all rights of the bondholders or note-holders, including the right to require the corporation to collect rent, interest repayments and payments on the leases, mortgages, loan agreements and sales agreements held by it adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, rent, interest repayments and payments, and to require the corporation to carry out any other agreements with the holders of the bonds or notes and to perform its duties under this chapter;

(2) Enforce all rights of the bondholders or note-holders so as to carry out any contract as to, or pledge of, revenues, and to require the corporation to carry out and perform the terms of any contract with the holders of its bonds or notes or its duties under the chapter;

(3) Bring suit upon all or any part of the bonds or notes;

(4) By action or suit, require the corporation to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of the bonds or notes;

(5) By action or suit, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of the bonds or notes;

(6) Declare all the bonds or notes due and payable and, if all defaults shall be made good, then, with the consent of the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) of the principal amount of the bonds or notes then outstanding, to annul the declaration and its consequences.

(c) The trustee shall, in addition to the foregoing, have and possess all the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth in this section or incident to the general representation of bondholders or note-holders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.

(d) Before declaring the principal of bonds or notes due and payable, the trustee shall first give thirty (30) days notice, in writing, to the governor of the state and to the corporation.

(e) The superior court of Providence County shall have jurisdiction of any suit, action, or proceeding by the trustee on behalf of bondholders or note-holders.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-22 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-22
§ 42-55-22. Annual reports.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall, promptly following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor, general treasurer and the general assembly. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement of the corporation during that year. The corporation shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each fiscal year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-45 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-45
§ 42-28-45. Solicitation in name of state police.
Status: in_force

No person shall solicit money from any individual or business in the name of the Rhode Island state police or any organization that would reasonably appear to be affiliated in any way with the Rhode Island state police or personnel thereof without advance written approval by the superintendent. Any person violating this section shall be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months and/or fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-145-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-145 / Section 42-145-1
§ 42-145-1. Commission established.
Status: in_force

There shall be an American and Haitian cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Haitian ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The commission shall establish, maintain, and develop cultural ties between Haitians and Haitian-Americans and shall foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social, and artistic life of the countries involved; and shall help establish and/or promote the Creole language in Rhode Islands schools.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-122 / Section 42-122-3
§ 42-122-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Director means the director of the department of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island.

(2) Natural area preserve means areas of most environmentally sensitive land and/or water containing habitat suitable for plant or animal life or geological features of biological, scientific, educational, geological, paleontological, or scenic value worthy of preservation in its natural condition which has been approved by the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-4
§ 42-157-4. Financing.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is authorized to assess insurers offering qualified health plans and qualified dental plans. To support the functions of the exchange, insurers offering qualified health plans and qualified dental plans must remit an assessment to the exchange each month, in a timeframe and manner established by the exchange, equal to three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the monthly premium charged by the insurer for each policy under the plan where enrollment is through the exchange. Revenues from the assessment shall be deposited in a restricted receipt account for the sole use of the exchange and shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.

(b) The general assembly may appropriate general revenue to support the annual budget for the exchange in lieu of or to supplement revenues raised from the assessment under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) If the director determines that the level of resources obtained pursuant to subsection (a) will be in excess of the budget for the exchange, the department shall provide a report to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the senate president identifying the surplus and detailing how the assessment established pursuant to subsection (a) may be offset in a future year to reconcile with impacted insurers and how any future supplemental or annual budget submission to the general assembly may be revised accordingly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-21
§ 42-10-21. Report on special funds.
Status: in_force

The accounts shall also contain a statement of the receipts and expenditures on account of the permanent school fund, the Touro fund, and Rhode Island veterans home burial lot, under appropriate headings, together with the state and amount of those funds and how the funds are invested. The general treasurer shall also in the report state any other expenses particularly, under such headings as the general treasurer may deem necessary for the better information of the general assembly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-12
§ 42-75-12. Rhode Island film and television office.
Status: in_force

Within the Rhode Island Council on the Arts there is established a separate, distinct office entitled the Rhode Island film and television office. This office is established in order to promote and encourage film and television productions within the state of Rhode Island. This office is also responsible for the review of applications of motion picture productions pursuant to the requirements of chapter 31.2 of title 44.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-6-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-6 / Section 42-6-8
§ 42-6-8. Assignment of functions within departments.
Status: in_force

The head of any state department, except as otherwise provided by law, may assign the functions vested in his or her department to those subordinate officers and employees as may to him or her seem desirable, including the power to appoint a delegate to serve in the directors place and stead on any of the various boards or commissions to which a director may be appointed. The delegate shall have the same power and authority that would be afforded the director while serving on the board, including the power to vote, provided that the appointment shall be made in writing and shall be filed with the secretary of state. The director may with the approval of the governor establish within the department those subdivisions or other administrative or organization units that may to the head seem desirable in order to expedite the work of the department in the interests of economy and efficiency, and in accordance with good administrative principles and practices. No person other than the head of a department or of an independent agency may challenge the authority of his or her or its agent to do any act that the department head or independent agency is authorized by law to do.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-142-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-142 / Section 42-142-7
§ 42-142-7. Collections of debts.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of this section governmental entity means the state, a state agency, board, commission, department, public institution of higher learning, all political subdivisions of the state, fire districts, and a quasi-state agency.

(b) Any governmental entity may contract to allow the tax administrator to collect an outstanding liability owed the governmental entity. In administering the provisions of those agreements, the tax administrator shall have all the rights and powers of collection provided pursuant to title 44 for the collection of taxes and all the rights and powers authorized the governmental entity to which the liability is owed. In addition, the tax administrator shall have all of the rights and powers of collection provided pursuant to title 44 for the collection of taxes including, but not limited to, the right to set-off debts enumerated in chapter 30.1 of title 44 against any amounts collected under the agreements. Subject to subordination to any set-off for past-due child support, the tax administrator shall also have the right to set-off amounts owed to the division of taxation against amounts collected under the agreements.

(c) The tax administrator may charge and retain a reasonable fee for a collection effort made on behalf of a governmental entity. The amount of the fee must be negotiated between the governmental entity and the tax administrator. The debtor must be given full credit toward the satisfaction of the debt for the amount of the fee collected by the tax administrator pursuant to this section.

(d) Governmental entities that contract with the tax administrator pursuant to this section shall indemnify the tax administrator against injuries, actions, liabilities, or proceedings arising from the collection, or attempted collection, by the tax administrator of the liability owed to the governmental entity.

(e) The governmental entity shall notify the debtor of its intention to submit the liability to the tax administrator for collection and of the debtors right to appeal not less than thirty (30) days before the liability is submitted to the tax administrator for collection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-92-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-92 / Section 42-92-5
§ 42-92-5. Appeal.
Status: in_force

Any party dissatisfied with the fee determination by the adjudicatory officer may appeal to the court having jurisdiction to review the merits of the underlying decision of the agency adversary adjudication. If the court grants the petition, it may modify the fee determination if it finds that the failure to make an award, or the calculation of the amount of the award, was not substantially justified based upon a de novo review of the record.