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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Azzinaro, McNamara, Price, and | |
Date Introduced: January 31, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 30-24-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-24 entitled "Rhode |
2 | Island Veterans' Home" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 30-24-6. Acceptance of gifts -- Veterans' home restricted account. |
4 | (a) The director of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to take and |
5 | receive in the name of the state any grant, devise, gift, or bequest of real or personal property that |
6 | may be made for the use and benefit of the Rhode Island veterans' home or the residents or |
7 | purposes thereof. All money so received, and all money received under the provisions of §§ 30- |
8 | 24-9 and 30-24-10, shall be paid over to the general treasurer and shall be kept by him or her as a |
9 | restricted account to be known as the "veterans' home restricted account". Use of the "veterans' |
10 | home restricted account" funds may only be made upon prior approval of the house of |
11 | representatives' finance committee and senate finance committee. The director may sell and |
12 | dispose of any real or personal property received under this section, and any property received |
13 | under § 30-24-9, and the proceeds of the sale shall be paid over to the general treasurer to be |
14 | made a part of the restricted account. The restricted account shall be used for the improvement of |
15 | social, recreational, and educational programs, including the purchase of educational and |
16 | recreational supplies and equipment for the welfare of members and for operational expenses and |
17 | capital improvements at the veterans' home and veterans' cemetery, as deemed necessary by the |
18 | director of human services. |
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1 | (b) [Deleted by P.L. 1999, ch. 11, section 5.] |
2 | (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, there is hereby |
3 | established a restricted receipt account within the general fund of the state for the sole purpose of |
4 | the collection and disbursement of any grant, devise, gift, or bequest of real or personal property |
5 | that may be made for the use and benefit of the design, construction, and furnishing of a new |
6 | Rhode Island veterans home in Bristol. This account shall be known as "donations -- new |
7 | veterans' home construction". |
8 | (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, there is hereby |
9 | established a restricted receipt account within the accounts of the veterans' home for the sole |
10 | purpose of the collection of charitable donations made by veterans' groups and members of the |
11 | general public for the use of the residents of the veterans' home. This account shall be utilized for |
12 | activities to enhance the morale, welfare and recreation of the residents and shall be known as |
13 | "donations--chaplain's fund." The fund shall be maintained by the advisory council of veterans' |
14 | affairs established by §§ 30-24-3 and 30-24-4, which shall be responsible for establishing the |
15 | standing operation procedures of the fund, including, but not limited to, the authorization of |
16 | expenditures and an annual audit. Once the account is established, the director shall deposit any |
17 | and all funds held in any existing account under their control presently maintained for these |
18 | purposes into the newly established restricted receipt account. |
19 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' | |
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1 | This act would establish a restricted receipt account to collect charitable donations made |
2 | by veterans' groups and members of the general public for use regarding activities to enhance the |
3 | morale, welfare and recreation of the residents of the Rhode Island Veterans' Home designated as |
4 | the "chaplain's fund" maintained and operated by the advisory council of veterans' affairs. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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