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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 - HOUSING RESOURCES

COMMISSION

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, E Coderre, Diaz, Lombardi, and Hull

     Date Introduced: May 08, 2014

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 42-128-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-128 entitled "Rhode

Island Housing Resources Act of 1998" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     42-128-6. Commission -- Membership and terms -- Officers -- Expenses -- Meetings.

-- (a) (1) Membership. - The commission shall have twenty-seven (27) twenty-eight (28)

members as follows: the directors of departments of administration, business regulation, elderly

affairs, health, human services, mental health retardation and hospitals, the chairperson of the

Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, and the attorney general, shall be ex

officio members; the president of the Rhode Island Bankers Association, or the designee of the

president,; the president of the Rhode Island Mortgage Banker's Association, or the designee of

the president; the president of the Rhode Island Realtors Association, or the designee of the

president; the executive director of the Rhode Island Housing Network,; the executive director of

the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless,; the president of the Rhode Island Association of

Executive Directors for Housing, or the designee of the president,; the executive director of

operation stand down; and thirteen (13) members who have knowledge of, and have a

demonstrated interest in housing issues as they affect low and moderate income people, appointed

by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate: one of whom shall be the chairperson,

one of whom shall be the representative of the homeless,; one of whom shall be a representative

of a community development corporation,; one of whom shall be the representative of an agency

addressing lead poisoning issues,; one of whom shall be a local planner,; one of whom shall be a

local building official,; one of whom shall be a representative of fair housing interests,; one of

whom shall be representative of an agency advocating the interest of racial minorities,; one of

whom shall be a representative of the Rhode Island Builders Association, one of whom shall be a

representative of insurers,; one of whom shall be a representative of a community development

intermediary that provides financing and technical assistance to housing non-profits,; one of

whom shall be a non-profit developer,; and one of whom shall be a senior housing advocate.

      (2) The terms of appointed members shall be three (3) years, except for the original

appointments, the term of four (4) of whom shall be one year and the term of four (4) of whom

shall be two (2) years; no member may serve more than two (2) successive terms.

      (b) Officers. - The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the commission, who shall

not be an ex officio member, with the advice and consent of the senate. The commission shall

elect annually a vice-chairperson, who shall be empowered to preside at meetings in the absence

of the chairperson, and a secretary.

      (c) Expenses. - The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but

shall be reimbursed for their reasonable actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance

of their duties.

      (d) Meetings. - Meetings of the commission shall be held upon the call of the

chairperson, or five (5) members of the commission, or according to a schedule that may be

annually established by the commission; provided, however, that the commission shall meet at

least once quarterly. A majority of members of the commission, not including vacancies, shall

constitute a quorum, and no vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right

of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all of the duties of the commission.

     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 - HOUSING RESOURCES

COMMISSION

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     This act would add an additional member, the executive director of operation stand down,

to the housing resources commission.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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