H6109

	2015 -- H 6109
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015
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	H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
	REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE COMMISSION LIFE AND AMENDING THE
	MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO ASSESS AND MAKE
	RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH
	DYSLEXIA AND/OR READING DISABILITIES

	Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, O'Brien, Canario, Keable, and McNamara
	Date Introduced: April 17, 2015
	Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare
1	RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 220
2	passed by the House at its January session, A.D. 2014, and approved April 29, 2014, entitled,
3	"House Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission to Assess and Make
4	Recommendations on the Educational Needs of Children with Dyslexia and/or Reading
5	Disabilities," is hereby reinstated and the same members are hereby reappointed, and it is
6	authorized to continue its study and make a report to the House of Representatives on or before
7	February 29, 2016, and said commission shall expire on May 27, 2016; and be it further
8	RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 220 passed by the
9	House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2014, and approved April 29, 2014, be and
10	the same is hereby rescinded; and be it further
11	RESOLVED, That the composition of said special legislative commission is hereby
12	amended by increasing the membership to eight (8) members, by adding one new member who
13	shall be a licensed psychologist, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
	REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE COMMISSION LIFE AND AMENDING THE
	MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO ASSESS AND MAKE
	RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH
	DYSLEXIA AND/OR READING DISABILITIES
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1	This resolution would increase the membership of said commission with the addition of
2	one new member, and would reinstate and extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special
3	legislative commission to assess and make recommendations on the educational needs of children
4	with dyslexia and/or reading disabilities from January 30, 2015, to February 29, 2016, and said
5	commission would expire on May 27, 2016.
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