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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE COMMISSION LIFE 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, Algiere, Picard, Ciccone, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: January 13, 2015

     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 Senate at its January session, A.D. 2010, and approved June 25, 2010 entitled "Joint

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Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission to Study the Purchase and Use of

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Textbooks in Public Schools" and as amended by Resolution No. 415, passed by the Senate at its

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January session, A.D. 2011, and approved June 29, 2011, entitled "Joint Resolution Extending the

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Reporting and Expiration Dates of the Special Legislative Commission to Study the Purchase and

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Use of Textbooks in Public Schools" and as amended by Resolution No. 977, passed by the

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Senate at its January session, A.D. 2013, and approved June 15, 2013, is hereby reinstated and the

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same members are hereby reappointed, and it is authorized to continue its study and make a

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report to the General Assembly on or before April 1, 2016 and said commission shall expire on

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June 30, 2016; 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 is hereby amended as follows: The commission

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shall be known as "The Special Legislative Commission on Blended Learning"; 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, and passed by the Senate at its January session, A.D. 2010, and approved June 25, 2010,

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and as amended by resolution No. 415, and passed by the Senate at its January session, A.D.

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2011, and approved June 29, 2011, and as amended by Resolution No. 977, passed by the Senate

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at its January session, A.D. 2013, and approved June 15, 2013, be and the same is hereby

 

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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

REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE COMMISSION LIFE 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 Purchase

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and Use of Textbooks in Public Schools as "The Special Commission on Blended Learning" and

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would reinstate and extend the reporting date of the commission from December 31, 2014, to

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April 1, 2016, and said commission would expire on June 30, 2016.

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