2020 -- H 7552 | |
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LC004368 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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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 THE EFFICACY OF | |
DECENTRALIZING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY | |
ESTABLISHING BRANCH OFFICES IN EACH CITY OR TOWN | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Roberts, Quattrocchi, Nardone, Filippi, and Chippendale | |
Date Introduced: February 12, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
1 | RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
2 | consisting of five (5) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island House of |
3 | Representatives, not more than three (3) from the same political party, to be appointed by the |
4 | Speaker of the House. |
5 | In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory |
6 | commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly |
7 | resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu |
8 | of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which |
9 | is entitled to the appointment consents to the member of the general public. |
10 | The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of the efficacy |
11 | of decentralizing the Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles by establishing branch offices |
12 | in each city or town. |
13 | Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
14 | the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the |
15 | legislators. |
16 | Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
17 | The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
18 | All departments and agencies of the state, shall furnish such advice and information, |
19 | documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
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1 | desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
2 | The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters |
3 | for said commission; and be it further |
4 | RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
5 | House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2021, and said commission shall expire on |
6 | May 7, 2021. |
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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 THE EFFICACY OF | |
DECENTRALIZING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY | |
ESTABLISHING BRANCH OFFICES IN EACH CITY OR TOWN | |
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1 | This resolution would create a five (5) member special legislative study commission |
2 | whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of the of the efficacy of decentralizing |
3 | the Rhode Island Department of Motor Vehicles by establishing branch offices in each city or |
4 | town, and who would report back to the House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2021, |
5 | and whose life would expire on May 7, 2021. |
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