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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS

     Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Donovan, Craven, McNamara, and Shekarchi

     Date Introduced: March 09, 2017

     Referred To: House Finance

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

consisting of fifteen (15) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of

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

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

Elementary and Secondary Education, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the

Rhode Island Association of School Committees, or designee; three (3) of whom shall be

Superintendents of Rhode Island school districts, one from a small district, one from a medium

sized district, and one from a large school district, to be appointed by the Executive Director of

the Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association; one of whom shall be the President of the

Rhode Island Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, or designee; one of whom shall be

the President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Education Association, or designee;

one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, or

designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools, or

designee; one of whom shall be the Chair of the Board of Directors at Rhode Island Mayoral

Academies, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island State

Nurses Association, or designee; and one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island

Medical Society, 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.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to study all aspects involved in changing the

start time of Rhode Island's public high schools including, but not limited to, the fiscal impact on

school districts, relevant health and educational issues, and the coordination of state-wide

afterschool activities, and to make recommendations with respect thereto.

     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, from among the legislators, 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 January 31, 2018, and said commission shall expire on

March 31, 2018.

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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

RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS

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     This resolution would establish a fifteen (15) member special legislative commission to

study all aspects involved in changing the start time of Rhode Island's public high schools. This

commission would report its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives no

later than January 31, 2018, and would expire on March 31, 2018.

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