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RI Gen L § 42-73-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-73 - Child Advocate Office|Section 42-73-7 - Duties of advocate.

§ 42-73-7. Duties of advocate.The child advocate shall perform the following duties:(1) Insure that each child in protective care, custody or in treatment, and in proper cases, others interested in the child's welfare is apprised of his or her rights under this chapter and chapter 72 of this title;(2) Review periodically the procedures established by the department of children, youth, and families to carry out the provisions of chapter 72 of this title with a view toward the rights of the children and to investigate in accordance with the established rules and regulations adopted by the child advocate, the circumstances relating to the death of any child who has received services, from the department of children, youth, and families;(3) Review complaints of persons and investigate those where it appears that a child may be in need of assistance from the child advocate;(4) Periodically review the facilities and procedures of any and all institutions and/or residences, public and private, where a juvenile has been placed by the family court or the department of children, youth, and families;(5) Recommend changes in the procedures for dealing with juvenile problems and in the systems for providing childcare and treatment;(6) Take all possible action including, but not limited to, programs of public education, legislative advocacy, and formal legal action, to secure and ensure the legal, civil, and special rights of children subject to the provisions of § 42-73-9.1 and chapter 72 of this title;(7) Provide training and technical assistance to guardians ad litem and special advocates appointed by the family court to represent children in proceedings before that court; and(8) Review orders of the family court relating to juveniles with power to request reviews as required by the best interests of the child.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 317, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-73-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-73 - Child Advocate Office|Section 42-73-8 - Access to information.

§ 42-73-8. Access to information.The child advocate shall have access to the following information:(1) The names of all children in protective services, treatment, or other programs under the jurisdiction of the department of children, youth, and families, and their location if in custody;(2) All written reports of child abuse and neglect; and(3) All current records required to be maintained under the provisions of chapter 72 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-73-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-73 - Child Advocate Office|Section 42-73-9 - Rights and powers of advocate.

§ 42-73-9. Rights and powers of advocate.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 his or her 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.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 317, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-73-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-73 - Child Advocate Office|Section 42-73-9.1 - Additional powers - Criminal injuries to children.

§ 42-73-9.1. Additional powers — Criminal injuries to children.(a) In addition to the powers set forth in § 42-73-9, the child advocate, or his or her designee, shall have the power to commence in the superior court a civil action against the state pursuant to the provisions of chapter 25 of title 12 on behalf of any child the custody of whom has been assigned to any institution or agency under the control of the department of children, youth, and families or other private agency or provided in § 14-1-34.(b) Any judgment for compensation or order for settlement of the claim for compensation entered by the court pursuant to the provisions of § 12-25-3 shall be considered as the estate of the child for whose benefit the judgment or order is entered, to be held by the office as guardian of that compensation, and shall be deposited into a trust account established by the office for the purposes of distributing those funds to the child in accordance with the plan adopted by the family court pursuant to the provisions of § 14-1-35.1.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 317, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-73-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-73 - Child Advocate Office|Section 42-73-10 - Confidentiality.

§ 42-73-10. Confidentiality.All records of the child advocate pertaining to the care and treatment of a child shall be confidential. Information contained in those records may not be disclosed publicly in any manner that would identify individuals, but records shall be available to persons approved, upon application for good cause, by the family court.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-73-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-73 - Child Advocate Office|Section 42-73-11 - Indemnification from liability.

§ 42-73-11. Indemnification from liability.The state of Rhode Island shall protect and hold harmless any attorney, director, investigator, social worker, or other person employed by the office of the child advocate and/or any volunteer appointed by the child advocate, from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, or suit for damages resulting from acts or omissions committed in the discharge of his or her duties with the program within the scope of his or her employment or appointment which may constitute negligence but which acts are not wanton, malicious, or grossly negligent as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 317, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-74-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-74 - Children's Code Commission|Section 42-74-1 - Children's code commission.

§ 42-74-1. Children's code commission.(a) There shall be a continuing children's code commission charged with the duty of studying, revising, and codifying, if possible, all laws affecting the health and welfare of children.(b) The children's code commission shall consist of twenty-one (21) members, each of whom shall serve a two (2) year term, expiring on the second anniversary of each individual's appointment or on the date that their respective successors are appointed and qualified, whichever is later. The membership of the children's code commission shall consist of three (3) members of the senate, not more than two (2) from the same political party and three (3) members of the house of representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party to be appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, respectively; the director of the department of children, youth, and families, or his or her designee; the director of the department of human services, or his or her designee; the director of the department of health, or his or her designee; the director of the department of elementary and secondary education, or his or her designee; nine (9) members of the community at large to be appointed by the governor for their interest and expertise in the field under consideration; the child advocate for the state, or his or her designee; and, the chief judge of the family court, or his or her designee. The committee shall select one of its members as chairperson.(c) The children's code commission shall meet at least twelve (12) times a year and shall be charged with delivering on or before December 15 of each calendar year its report to the governor and the legislature regarding its findings for that calendar year. The commission's annual report shall include, but not be limited to, its recommendations for revisions, amendments, additions, or consolidation of the laws affecting children to insure that these laws promote, safeguard, and protect the well-being of children.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 114.
RI Gen L § 42-75-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-1 - Declaration of policy.

§ 42-75-1. Declaration of policy.It is declared to be the policy of the state to join with the federal government, private patrons, and institutions and professional organizations concerned with the arts to insure that the role of the arts in the life of Rhode Island communities will continue to grow and will play an ever more significant part in the welfare and educational experience of our citizens.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-75-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-2 - Creation of commission.

§ 42-75-2. Creation of commission.There is created and established within the executive department a state commission to be known as the "Rhode Island council on the arts," hereinafter referred to as "the commission".History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 41, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 43.
RI Gen L § 42-75-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-3 - Membership of commission.

§ 42-75-3. Membership of commission.The commission shall consist of fourteen (14) members, broadly representative of all fields of the performing and fine arts, to be appointed by the governor subject to the advice and consent of the senate from among those citizens of Rhode Island who are widely recognized for their interest, competence, and experience in connection with the performing, visual, and environmental arts. Appointments shall be made without regard to party, but due consideration shall be given to the recommendations of representative civic, educational, and professional associations and groups, concerned with or engaged in the production or presentation of the performing, visual, and environmental arts generally. The chairperson of the Rhode Island arts and tourism subcommittee of the Rhode Island council on the arts shall be a voting member of the Rhode Island council on the arts with a term of office to coincide with his or her term of office on the subcommittee.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 39, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-75-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-4 - Terms of members.

§ 42-75-4. Terms of members.The term of office of each member shall be three (3) years. On June 1, 1967, the governor shall appoint three (3) members to serve until the first day of March, 1968, three (3) members to serve until the first day of March, 1969, and three (3) members to serve until the first day of March, 1970 and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. In the month of February, 1968, and in each year thereafter, the governor shall appoint three (3) members to hold office until the first day of March in the third year after their appointment and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Upon May 2, 1974, the governor shall appoint three (3) additional members to the existing council to serve until the first day of March 1976, and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified. Thereafter in the month of February of any succeeding year, the governor shall appoint four (4) members to hold office until the first day of March in the third year after their appointment and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy which may occur in the commission shall be filled by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any member of the commission shall be eligible to succeed him or herself for one full term, but shall not thereafter be eligible for reappointment during a one-year period following the expiration of his or her second term.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-75-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-5 - Organization of commission.

§ 42-75-5. Organization of commission.The members of the commission shall meet and annually elect one of their number as chairperson, another as vice-chairperson, and another as secretary. The chairperson shall be the chief executive officer of the commission. Five (5) members shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the commission. Meetings of the commission shall be held at stated times, and upon one week's notice, in writing, at the call of the chairperson. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 330, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 55, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-75-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-6 - Administration of the commission.

§ 42-75-6. Administration of the commission.(a) The chairperson may employ and, with the approval of the majority of the council on the arts, remove an executive director who shall employ any staff as required adequately to administer the programs of the council, upon approval of the council and within the limits of funds available for those purposes.(b) Office space for the commission shall be provided by the department of administration, and the chairperson shall annually request an appropriation of those funds that the chairperson deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-75-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-7 - Duties of commission.

§ 42-75-7. Duties of commission.The duties of the commission shall be:(1) To stimulate and encourage throughout Rhode Island the study and presentation of the performing, visual, and environmental arts and public interest and participation therein;(2) To survey and assess the needs of the arts throughout Rhode Island and to make recommendations to the general assembly and the governor to encourage the arts so as to meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of the citizens of the state;(3) To take any steps necessary and appropriate to expand the state's cultural resources and to encourage the growth of local community arts councils;(4) To encourage and protect freedom of artistic expression in Rhode Island;(5) To co-operate with the commissioner of elementary and secondary education in all areas in which the arts are applicable to primary and secondary education, including the use of educational television and other media in the promotion and presentation of the arts; and(6) To coordinate activities among state departments and agencies engaged in the creation and implementation of arts districts. To cooperate with and provide guidance and assistance to municipalities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, citizen groups and individuals in the creation and implementation of arts districts as provided in § 44-18-30.B and to promote arts districts in the state.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 324, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 380, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-75-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-8 - Authority of commission.

§ 42-75-8. Authority of commission.The commission is authorized and empowered to hold public and private hearings, to enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available for these contracts, with individuals, organizations, and institutions for services furthering the objectives of the commission's programs; to enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available for these contracts, with local and regional associations for co-operative endeavors furthering the objectives of the commission's programs; to accept gifts, contributions, and bequests of unrestricted funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other organizations or institutions which shall be deposited as general revenues; to make and sign any agreements and to do and perform any acts that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The commission may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state any assistance and data that will enable it properly to carry out its powers and duties. The commission may empanel any advisors that it deems necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 143; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-75-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-9 - National Endowment for the Arts.

§ 42-75-9. National Endowment for the Arts.The commission is the official agency of this state to receive and disburse any funds made available by the National Endowment for the Arts.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-75-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-10 - Report.

§ 42-75-10. Report.The commission shall prepare and submit a report of its activities to the governor and the general assembly in the month of February each year, which report may also include its recommendations for legislative action.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-75-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-11 - Repealed.

§ 42-75-11. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-75-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-12 - Rhode Island film and television office.

§ 42-75-12. Rhode Island film and television office.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.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 19, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 21, § 13; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 15, § 6.
RI Gen L § 42-75-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75 - Council on the Arts|Section 42-75-13 - Appropriation.

§ 42-75-13. Appropriation.(a) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, the state lottery division within the department of revenue shall conduct, pursuant to chapter 61 of this title, an instant game to be known as the "Arts Lottery Game." The net revenue from the first three (3) months of the running of the "Arts Lottery Game" shall be deposited in a restricted-revenue account to be used by the Rhode Island Council on the Arts for the support and improvement of the arts in this state. The provisions of this section shall prevail over any inconsistent provisions of chapter 61 of this title.(b) The Rhode Island Council on the Arts shall deposit any funds received from an entity exempt from tax under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in a restricted-receipt account to be used for the support and improvement of the arts in this state. All such funds deposited shall be exempt from the indirect cost-recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, there is hereby created in the general fund of the state and housed within the budget of the Rhode Island Council on the Arts a restricted receipt account entitled "Governors' Portrait Donation Fund." This account shall be used to record all receipts and expenditures of donations made for the purpose of supplementing the state appropriation for the purchase of a governor's portrait as set forth in § 37-8-9, and for other related expenses as deemed appropriate by the Rhode Island Council on the Arts.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 258, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 8, § 7; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 7, § 8; P.L. 2018, ch. 346, § 28; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 2, § 9, effective July 6, 2021.
RI Gen L § 42-75.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75.1 - Voluntary Support of Arts and Tourism|Section 42-75.1-1 - Voluntary taxpayer contributions.

§ 42-75.1-1. Voluntary taxpayer contributions.(a) Resident individual taxpayers who file a Rhode Island income tax return and who will receive a tax refund from the Rhode Island division of taxation may designate that a contribution be made to the Rhode Island council on the arts by marking the appropriate box printed on the return pursuant to subsection (b).(b) The Rhode Island division of taxation shall print on the face of the state income tax return form for residents or on a separate card a space for taxpayers to designate that a contribution be made to the Rhode Island council on the arts from their income tax refund due. The space for designating the contribution shall provide for check-off boxes in the amount of one dollar ($1.00), five dollars ($5.00), ten dollars ($10.00) or other dollar amount, commencing for the tax year 1985 and thereafter. Those contributions shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 144; P.L. 2001, ch. 270, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-75.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75.1 - Voluntary Support of Arts and Tourism|Section 42-75.1-2 - Repealed.

§ 42-75.1-2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-75.1-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75.1 - Voluntary Support of Arts and Tourism|Section 42-75.1-2.1 - Disbursements of funds.

§ 42-75.1-2.1. Disbursements of funds.Funds collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be received and distributed by the Rhode Island council on the arts.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 270, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-75.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-75.1 - Voluntary Support of Arts and Tourism|Section 42-75.1-3 - Repealed.

§ 42-75.1-3. Repealed.