2016 -- H 7951 AS AMENDED

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTING AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CARE FOR

VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN STATE-FUNDED HOME CARE PROGRAMS

     Introduced By: Representatives O`Grady, Serpa, and Naughton

     Date Introduced: March 17, 2016

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of eleven (11) twelve (12) members; three (3) of whom shall be members of the Rhode

Island House of Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be

appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island

Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals, or designee; one

of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, or designee; one of

whom shall be the President of Day One, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the

Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive

Director of the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council, or designee; one of whom shall

be the Chair of the Rhode Island Disability Law Foundation, or designee; one of whom shall be

the Director of the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, or designee; one of whom shall be a

representative from a home care provider agency, or designee; and one of whom shall be the

Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics Rhode Island, or designee.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader of the political party

which is entitled to the appointment, consents to the member of the general public.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and analysis of

the best practices and provide recommendations for protecting and providing effective care for

vulnerable populations participating in state-funded home care programs.

     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson.

     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2017, and said commission shall expire on

May 7, 2017.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTING AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CARE FOR

VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN STATE-FUNDED HOME CARE PROGRAMS

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     This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative study commission

whose purpose it would be to study the best practices and provide recommendations for

protecting and providing effective care for vulnerable populations participating in state-funded

home care programs in Rhode Island, and who would report back to the House of Representatives

no later than February 7, 2017, and whose life would expire on May 7, 2017.

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