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RI Gen L § 42-157.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-157.1 - Rhode Island Market Stability and Reinsurance Act|Section 42-157.1-7 - Program contingent on federal waiver.

§ 42-157.1-7. Program contingent on federal waiver.If the state innovation waiver request in § 42-157.1-6 is not approved, the director shall not implement the program or provide reinsurance payments to eligible carriers.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 11, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-158-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-158 - Freedom from Prone Restraint Act|Section 42-158-1 - Short title.

§ 42-158-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom from Prone Restraint Act."History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-158-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-158 - Freedom from Prone Restraint Act|Section 42-158-2 - Fundamental purpose.

§ 42-158-2. Fundamental purpose.This chapter is enacted to protect and promote the right of each person who is served by a covered facility to be free from the use of prone restraint. Research has shown that prone restraint is a hazardous and potentially lethal position.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-158-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-158 - Freedom from Prone Restraint Act|Section 42-158-3 - Definitions.

§ 42-158-3. Definitions.For the purpose of this chapter:(1) "Service provider" means any person employed or contracted by a covered facility to provide support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment, or direct supervision.(2) "Covered facility" means any agency, organization, or public or private entity, regardless of the state agency under whose authority its license or certification is established, that provides support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment, or direct supervision to any person. "Covered facility" does not include any law enforcement department, the department of corrections, the training school for youth, or the forensic unit at the Eleanor Slater hospital.(3) "Prone restraint" means a restraint or hold that limits or controls the movement or normal functioning of any portion, or all, of an individual's body while the individual is in a face-down position. Prone restraint does not include the temporary controlling of an individual in a prone position while transitioning to an alternative, safer form of restraint.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-158-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-158 - Freedom from Prone Restraint Act|Section 42-158-4 - Use of restraints.

§ 42-158-4. Use of restraints.No service provider of any covered facility may use a prone restraint at any time.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-158-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-158 - Freedom from Prone Restraint Act|Section 42-158-5 - Training and policies.

§ 42-158-5. Training and policies.Each covered facility shall:(1) Develop policies and procedures that establish monitoring, documentation, reporting, and internal review of the use of restraint in accordance with this chapter.(2) Require training of all service providers in the reduction/elimination of restraint and seclusion. The training shall be approved by the director of the state agency that has supervisory control over the covered facility. The training shall include, but not be limited to:(i) Leadership towards organization change;(ii) Use of data to inform practice;(iii) Workforce development;(iv) Use of prevention tools, including positive behavior interventions and de-escalation;(v) Inclusion of individuals, families, and advocates; and(vi) Debriefing techniques and outcomes.(3) Make the policies and procedures required under subsection (1) available to the director of the state agency that has jurisdiction or supervisory control over the covered facility.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-159-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-159 - Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission|Section 42-159-1 - Short title.

§ 42-159-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission."History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 420, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-159-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-159 - Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission|Section 42-159-2 - Creation of the commission.

§ 42-159-2. Creation of the commission.There is hereby created and established a permanent commission to be known as the Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission hereinafter referred to as the "commission."History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 420, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-159-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-159 - Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission|Section 42-159-3 - Membership of the commission.

§ 42-159-3. Membership of the commission.(a) The commission shall consist of nineteen (19) members as follows:(1) The director of the department of environmental management, or designee;(2) The president of the Narragansett Bay Yacht Association, or designee;(3) The chief executive officer of US Sailing, or designee;(4) The chief executive officer of SAIL TO PREVAIL, or designee;(5) The Southern Regional Director of the New England Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, or designee;(6) The executive director of Sail Newport, or designee;(7) The president/chief executive officer of Discover Newport, or designee;(8) The chairperson of the board of directors of the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA), or designee;(9) A representative of the city of Newport, to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Newport;(10) One representative each from four (4) Rhode Island yacht clubs, to be appointed by the president of the Narragansett Bay Yachting Association; and(11) Six (6) representatives from the general public, three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of one year, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one of whom shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of one year, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one of whom shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.(b) The chair of the commission shall be elected from among the membership by the commission members. In the event of the absence or disability of the chairperson, the members of the commission shall elect a temporary chairperson by a majority vote of those present and voting.(c) Should any member cease to be an officer or employee of the unit or agency the member is appointed to represent, his or her membership on the commission shall terminate immediately. Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.(d) Ten (10) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 420, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-159-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-159 - Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission|Section 42-159-4 - Terms of office.

§ 42-159-4. Terms of office.The members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 420, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-159-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-159 - Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission|Section 42-159-5 - Purpose.

§ 42-159-5. Purpose.The commission is created and established to identify, evaluate, and provide recommendations to assist nationally and internationally recognized sailing and marine events, both amateur and professional, and to attract and encourage activity in Rhode Island. In addition, the commission shall advise state and local leaders on the suitability and practicality of hosting qualified marine events in the state.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 420, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-159-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-159 - Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission|Section 42-159-6 - Authority.

§ 42-159-6. Authority.(a) The commission is authorized to accept and empowered to accept and expend funds made available by the United States government or any agency thereof, in order to carry out the commission's efforts to manage financial support for sailing events. In coordination with the Rhode Island Sailing Foundation, the commission is authorized to solicit grants and charitable funds or in-kind contributions from public and private individuals and organizations to fund projects and programs. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and be deposited by them in a separate fund to be utilized for the purposes of those grants, and in the manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state.(b) The allocation of any funds received shall be decided by a majority vote of voting members in attendance at a meeting duly convened for the conduct of business by the commission.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 397, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 420, § 2.
RI Gen L § 43-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-1 - Action by Governor|Section 43-1-1 - "Measure" defined.

§ 43-1-1. "Measure" defined.The term "measure," wherever used in this chapter, means any bill, resolution, or vote, except those as relate to adjournment, the organization, or conduct of either or both houses of the general assembly, and resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution, which shall have passed both houses.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 535, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 27, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 308, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 43-1-1.
RI Gen L § 43-1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-1 - Action by Governor|Section 43-1-2 - Transmission of measures from governor to secretary of state.

§ 43-1-2. Transmission of measures from governor to secretary of state.Any measure not returned by the governor to the house in which it originated shall be transmitted by the governor to the secretary of state. Any measure approved and signed by the governor shall be transmitted as soon as signed, and any measure not signed by him or her shall be transmitted upon the expiration of the sixth day, Sundays excepted, after the measure has been presented to him or her, if the general assembly is in session, or if the general assembly has adjourned, then upon the expiration of the tenth day after the adjournment.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 535, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 27, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 308, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 43-1-2.
RI Gen L § 43-1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-1 - Action by Governor|Section 43-1-3 - Notice to originating house of receipt of measure by secretary of state.

§ 43-1-3. Notice to originating house of receipt of measure by secretary of state.Whenever the secretary of state receives from the governor, while the general assembly is in session, any measure transmitted in accordance with the provisions of § 43-1-2, he or she, at the next daily session of the house in which the measure originated, shall notify the presiding officer of the originating house that the measure has been received, and shall state the full title of the measure and whether or not the governor has signed it.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 535, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 27, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 308, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 43-1-3.
RI Gen L § 43-1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-1 - Action by Governor|Section 43-1-4 - Return of disapproved measures to originating house.

§ 43-1-4. Return of disapproved measures to originating house.Whenever the governor returns to either house any measure, which he or she does not approve, he or she shall, if the house is in session, transmit the measure to the presiding officer. But if the house to which the measure is required by law to be returned has adjourned for the day, but not for the session, at the time the governor desires to make the return, then he or she shall deliver the measure, in the case of the senate, to the secretary or clerk, and, in the case of the house of representatives, to the reading or recording clerk. Delivery of the measure to any one of the officers shall constitute a delivery to the house of which he or she is an officer. Any officer receiving any measure shall certify thereon the day and hour of its receipt and shall, at the opening of the next daily session of the house of which he or she is an officer, deliver the measure to the presiding officer.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 535, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 27, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 308, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 43-1-4.
RI Gen L § 43-1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-1 - Action by Governor|Section 43-1-5 - Notice to general assembly of return of measure or receipt by secretary of state.

§ 43-1-5. Notice to general assembly of return of measure or receipt by secretary of state.Whenever either house receives a notice from the secretary of state as required by § 43-1-3, or receives from the governor a measure returned with the governor's objections to the measure, the presiding officer of the house shall immediately cause the house to be notified of the notice or the return of the measure, and shall order the notice, or the objections to the measure, as the case may be, entered upon the journal of the house, and the return of the measure and the receipt of the notice shall be communicated as soon as possible to the other house.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 535, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 27, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 308, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 43-1-5.
RI Gen L § 43-1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-1 - Action by Governor|Section 43-1-6 - Documents accompanying measures returned or transmitted to secretary of state.

§ 43-1-6. Documents accompanying measures returned or transmitted to secretary of state.The governor, in returning any measure to either house or transmitting any measure to the secretary of state, as required by this chapter, shall forward with the measure all papers and documents that accompanied it at the time it was originally presented to him or her.History of Section.P.L. 1910, ch. 535, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 27, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 308, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 43-1-6.
RI Gen L § 43-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-1 - Numbering of public laws.

§ 43-2-1. Numbering of public laws.All acts of a public nature shall be numbered as chapters, continuously in the order of their passage commencing with the first act passed in the January session of each year and continuing to the end of the year.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-1.
RI Gen L § 43-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-2 - References to public laws amended or repealed.

§ 43-2-2. References to public laws amended or repealed.Every act amending or repealing a public law shall, immediately preceding the public law to be amended or repealed, refer to the law by the number and name of the chapter containing the law amended or repealed, and to the year of its passage; provided, that any failure to include the reference shall not invalidate or otherwise render void the act.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, § 2; P.L. 1907, ch. 1459, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-2; P.L. 1970, ch. 2, § 1.
RI Gen L § 43-2-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-2.1 - Assignment of official section number of general laws.

§ 43-2-2.1. Assignment of official section number of general laws.When an act of a general and permanent nature passed by the general assembly becomes a law and is filed with the secretary of state, the law revision director of the joint committee on legislative services shall examine the act and, if as enacted it has not been assigned to sections of the general laws or if section numbers of the general laws have been improperly assigned, the law revision director of the joint committee on legislative services shall assign each section of the act, which is proper for incorporation in the general laws, an official section number of the general laws. Where necessary, sections may be combined or divided in the assignment of the numbers. The assigned official section numbers shall be entered upon the original bill, as enacted. Sections of the general laws shall be cited and referred to by the assigned official numbers and may be amended by reference thereto. The official section numbers of the general laws as assigned by the law revision director of the joint committee on legislative services shall be used in the publication of the public laws, and internal section references in any act shall be changed to correspond to the assigned official numbers.History of Section.P.L. 1961, ch. 91, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 153, § 4.
RI Gen L § 43-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-3 - Deposit and safekeeping of original acts, resolutions, and proceedings.

§ 43-2-3. Deposit and safekeeping of original acts, resolutions, and proceedings.The original acts, resolutions, and other proceedings of the general assembly shall be deposited and safely kept in the office of the department of state and shall not be removed from that office except upon the order of the general assembly or upon process issued by the supreme or superior court or by a justice of either of the courts.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, § 3; C.P.A. 1905, § 1085; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 3; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-3.
RI Gen L § 43-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-4 - Repealed.

§ 43-2-4. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 4; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 4; P.L. 1956, ch. 3704, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-4; P.L. 1970, ch. 55, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1972, ch. 201, § 3.
RI Gen L § 43-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-6 - Repealed.

§ 43-2-6. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, §§ 6, 8; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 6; P.L. 1944, ch. 1456, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3279, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-6; Repealed by P.L. 1970, ch. 55, § 3.
RI Gen L § 43-2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-7 - Distribution of public laws.

§ 43-2-7. Distribution of public laws.The secretary of state shall retain the residue of the bound and unbound copies of the public laws and of the proceedings of the general assembly in his or her office for sale at the actual cost, except as provided in this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 7; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 7; P.L. 1944, ch. 1456, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-7; P.L. 1970, ch. 55, § 4; 1971, ch. 166, § 1.
RI Gen L § 43-2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-8 - Distribution of official documents by governor.

§ 43-2-8. Distribution of official documents by governor.The governor may transmit to the executive departments of the several states, to the executive departments of the United States, to the senators and representatives in congress, to the agents of foreign countries in the United States authorized to make exchanges for the documents, to the libraries, and to the state officers, boards and commissions hereafter created by the general assembly for use in the performance of their duties, as he or she may think proper, copies of all acts, resolutions, reports and other documents published under the authority of this state or of any officer thereof. There shall also be reserved for the governor twenty (20) copies of all bound volumes of the acts, resolutions, reports, and other public documents published under authority of the state, during his or her term of office, to be distributed as he or she shall see fit, upon his or her order as governor.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, §§ 8, 9; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 8; P.L. 1927, ch. 1007, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-8.
RI Gen L § 43-2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts|Section 43-2-9 - Exchanges by secretary of state.

§ 43-2-9. Exchanges by secretary of state.The secretary of state may in his or her discretion transmit copies of acts, resolutions and reports published by him or her to any state, territory, province, or country which extends a similar privilege to the state library and, upon recommendation of the state librarian, he or she shall send in exchange to a designated depository in the state, territory, province, or country, in accordance with the provisions of § 29-1-5, copies of acts, resolutions and reports published by him or her. The secretary of state may also transmit to any official receiving publications, in accordance with § 43-2-5, copies of publications issued under authority of the state, and in his or her custody, to replace volumes, which have been mutilated or have become defective, upon receipt of the mutilated or defective volume in exchange.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 10; P.L. 1928, ch. 1170, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-9.
RI Gen L § 43-3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction|Chapter 43-3 - Construction and Effect of Statutes|Section 43-3-1 - English statutes as common law.

§ 43-3-1. English statutes as common law.In all cases in which provision is not made herein, the English statutes, introduced before the Declaration of Independence, which have continued to be practiced under as in force in this state, shall be deemed and taken as a part of the common law of this state and remain in force until otherwise specially provided.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 297, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 366, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 419, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 306, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 43-3-1.