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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LEARNING COMMISSION

     Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Euer, Metts, Pearson, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: February 15, 2018

     Referred To: Senate Education

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Title 16 of the General Laws entitled "EDUCATION" is hereby amended

by adding thereto the following chapter:

CHAPTER 88.1

OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LEARNING COMMISSION

     16-88.1-1. Short title.

     This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Out of School Time Learning

Commission".

     16-88.1-2. Out of school time learning commission.

     There is hereby created a permanent joint commission to be known as the Rhode Island

permanent commission on out of school time learning to consist of seventeen (17) members; three

(3) of whom shall be members of the house of representatives, not more than two (2) from the

same political party, to be appointed by the speaker; three (3) of whom shall be members of the

senate, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the senate

president; two (2) of whom shall be teachers or representatives of teachers, one of whom shall be

a member of the National Education Association of Rhode Island, to be appointed by the speaker,

and one of whom shall be a member of the American Federation of Teachers, to be appointed by

the senate president; one of whom shall be the commissioner of elementary and secondary

education, or designee; one of whom shall be the director of United Way of Rhode Island, or

designee; one of whom shall be the executive director of the Providence After School Alliance

(PASA), or designee; one of whom shall be the chief executive officer of the Boys and Girls Club

of Pawtucket, or designee; one of whom shall be the director of the YMCA, or designee; one of

whom shall be the chief of library services of the Rhode Island office of library and information

services (OLIS), or designee; one of whom shall be the director of the Rhode Island Partnership

for Community Schools - Child Opportunity Zone (COZ), or designee; one of whom shall be the

department chair of the Rhode Island College School of Education (Youth Development

Program), or designee; and one of whom shall be the director of the Newport Community

Schools, or designee. There shall be two (2) appointed members designated to serve as co-

chairpersons. The speaker shall designate one member as a co-chairperson and the president shall

designate one member as a co-chairperson.

     16-88.1-3. Purpose.

     The purpose of the commission shall be to improve and increase the number of quality

out-of-school and learning programs in the state by monitoring the plan and guidelines set forth in

§ 16-88-3 and making recommendations beginning on March 1, 2019 and annually on March 1

thereafter to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the

governor. 

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION - OUT OF SCHOOL TIME LEARNING COMMISSION

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     This act would create a permanent joint commission to improve and increase the number

of quality out of school time learning programs in the state.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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