2020 -- H 7208 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE--DIVERSITY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Vella-Wilkinson, Cassar, Almeida, and | |
Date Introduced: January 22, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 42-28-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-28 entitled "State |
2 | Police" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 42-28-4. Composition of division. |
4 | (a) There shall be a division of state police consisting of the following members: a |
5 | superintendent who shall have the rank of full colonel; as many captains as the superintendent |
6 | shall deem necessary, two lieutenant colonels, three majors; as many lieutenants as the |
7 | superintendent shall deem necessary; and such other personnel, the number and rank of whom |
8 | shall be designated by the superintendent, and the general assembly shall annually appropriate |
9 | such sum as it may deem necessary for the payment of the salaries of the members of the |
10 | division. The member of the Rhode Island state police who shall be assigned by the |
11 | superintendent to execute the duties of deputy superintendent shall have the rank of lieutenant |
12 | colonel. |
13 | (b) The ranks of the division of state police shall reflect the diversity of the community |
14 | which it serves. The superintendent of state police shall conduct a vigorous effort to recruit |
15 | persons of color to the Rhode Island state police training academy and shall utilize all forms of |
16 | media in this effort including, but not limited to, print and electronic media, radio, and television. |
17 | The recruitment effort required by this section shall include dissemination of information relating |
18 | to the selection and training process for admission to the Rhode Island state police training |
19 | academy. |
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1 | (c) Beginning June 30, 2020, at least two (2) in every five (5) recruits attending the |
2 | Rhode Island State Police Training Academy shall be a person of color. |
3 | (d) Beginning June 30, 2021, at least two (2) in every five (5) new appointments to be |
4 | members of the state police shall be a member who is a person of color. |
5 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE--DIVERSITY | |
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1 | This act would require that beginning June 30, 2020, at least two (2) in every five (5) |
2 | recruits to the Rhode Island State Police Training Academy be a person of color and beginning |
3 | June 30, 2021, at least two (2) in every five (5) new appointments to the Rhode Island State |
4 | Police be a person of color. The act would also require the superintendent to conduct a vigorous |
5 | effort to recruit persons of color to the Rhode Island State Police Training Academy. |
6 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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