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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF

ESTABLISHING A LOCATION AT A RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE FOR RHODE ISLAND

VETERANS TO GO AND GET HELP WITH SCHOOL WORK AND/OR POST-

TRAUMATIC SYNDROME DISORDERS

     Introduced By: Senators Ottiano, Felag, Pichardo, Walaska, and Lynch

     Date Introduced: March 06, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

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     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

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consisting of fourteen (14) members: three (3) of whom shall be from the House of

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Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

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Speaker; three (3) of whom shall be from the Senate, not more than two (2) from the same

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political party, to be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be a veteran

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representative, to be appointed by the Speaker; three (3) of whom shall be staff members of

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public institutions of higher education, specifically one from each of the Rhode Island state

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colleges and universities--URI, RIC, and CCRI--to be appointed by the chairperson of the Rhode

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Island Board of Governors for Higher Education; one of whom shall be a veterans' advocate from

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"Operation Vets," to be appointed by the Speaker; one of whom shall be a social worker to be

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appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be a representative from Providence, VA

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Medical Center to be appointed by the Speaker and one of whom shall be a representative from

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the Sargent Rehabilitation Center to be appointed by the Senate President.

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     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

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commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a general assembly

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resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

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of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party

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which is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general

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public.

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     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of all aspects of

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the feasibility or possibility of establishing a location at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode

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Island College or the Community College of Rhode Island for Rhode Island veterans to go and

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get help with school work and/or post traumatic syndrome disorders.

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     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

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the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select from among the legislators a

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chairperson. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original

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appointment.

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     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

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     All departments, boards, commissions, and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice

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and information, documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed

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necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

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     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

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for said commission; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

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General Assembly on or before February 1, 2014, and said commission shall expire on May 1,

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2014.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF

ESTABLISHING A LOCATION AT A RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE FOR RHODE ISLAND

VETERANS TO GO AND GET HELP WITH SCHOOL WORK AND/OR POST-

TRAUMATIC SYNDROME DISORDERS

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     This resolution would create a fourteen (14) member special legislative commission

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whose purpose would be to make a comprehensive study of all aspects of the feasibility or

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possibility of establishing a location at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College or

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the Community College of Rhode Island for veterans to go and get help with school work and/or

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post-traumatic syndrome disorders, and who would report back to the General Assembly no later

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than February 1, 2014, and whose life would expire May 1, 2014.

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