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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL STATNET

PROGRAM

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Morgan, Giarrusso, Chippendale, Costa, and Nunes

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2014

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND

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GOVERNMENT" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 155

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MUNICIPAL STATNET PROGRAM

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     42-155-1. Establishment of program. -- The department of administration is hereby

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authorized and directed to offer, through its office of training and development, an education

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program offering performance management seminars on relevant topics to state and municipal

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personnel. Said program shall be known as the Municipal StatNet Program.

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     42-155-2. Scope of program. -- The performance management program shall offer entry

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to mid-level seminars on targeted operational areas of municipal government, including, but not

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limited to, inspectional services, public works, manpower and staffing, and school maintenance.

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Round table discussion of problems and best practices will be encouraged. The mission of the

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Municipal StatNet Program is to make the ongoing, systematic use of data, measures, and goals a

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permanent feature of state government.

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     42-155-3. Program fees and scholarships. -- To encourage participation, the attendance

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fee per individual session shall not exceed ten dollars ($10.00). The department of administration

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may offer scholarship assistance to interested parties, such assistance is not to exceed five

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hundred dollars ($500) to any given office or department in any one fiscal year.

 

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL STATNET

PROGRAM

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     This act would establish a seminar program for state and municipal employees focusing

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on municipal issues, to be presented by the office of training and development within the

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department of administration.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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