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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES AND AMENDING THE

NAME OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE PURCHASE

AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

     

     Introduced By: Senators E O`Neill, and Kettle

     Date Introduced: June 11, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

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     RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 375,

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passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 2010, and approved June 25, 2010,

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entitled "JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO

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STUDY THE PURCHASE AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS" and as

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amended by resolution No. 415, passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D.

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2011, and approved June 29, 2011, entitled "JOINT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE

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REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION

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TO STUDY THE PURCHASE AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS" and as

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amended by resolution No. 256 passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D.

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2012, and approved January 31, 2012, entitled "JOINT RESOLUTION REINSTATING THE

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LIFE OF AND EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE

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SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE PURCHASE AND USE OF

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TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS" is hereby authorized to continue its study and make a

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report to the General Assembly on or before April 1, 2015, and said commission shall expire on

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June 30, 2015; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Special Legislative Commission to Study the Purchase and Use of

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Textbooks in Public Schools be and the same are hereby amended as follows: The commission

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shall be known as "The Special Legislative Commission on the future of education in Rhode

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Island"; and be it further

 

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     RESOLVED, That the time for reporting and date of expiration authorized by resolution

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No. 375, passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 2010 and approved June

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25, 2010, and as amended by resolution No. 415, passed by the General Assembly at its January

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session, A.D. 2011 and approved June 29, 2011, and as amended by resolution No. 256, passed

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by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 2012 and approved January 31, 2012 be and

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the same is hereby rescinded.

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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

EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES AND AMENDING THE

NAME OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE PURCHASE

AND USE OF TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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     This resolution would rename the Special Legislative Commission To Study The

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Purchase and Use of Textbooks in Public Schools as "The Special Legislative Commission on the

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future of education in Rhode Island" and would extend the reporting and expiration dates from

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December 31, 2014, to April 1, 2015, and said commission would expire on June 30, 2015.

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