2020 -- S 2880 | |
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LC004905 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
RECOGNIZING AND ADVOCATING SUPPORT FOR THE "CENSUS DAY OF ACTION" | |
IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ON APRIL 1, 2020 | |
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Introduced By: Senators Cano, McKenney, Goodwin, McCaffrey, and Murray | |
Date Introduced: June 17, 2020 | |
Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
1 | WHEREAS, The 2020 Census will be critically important to the future of Rhode Island |
2 | and even a minor undercount would have dire implications that would last for at least a decade; |
3 | and |
4 | WHEREAS, Federal funds are disbursed based on population which is determined by the |
5 | Census, and include funding for healthcare, infrastructure, housing, rural communities, and local |
6 | municipalities; and |
7 | WHEREAS, A little more than 34 percent of Rhode Island's state budget is comprised of |
8 | those federal dollars; and |
9 | WHEREAS, In addition, if initial estimates on Rhode Island's population figures hold |
10 | true, the state is projected to lose one of its two United States House seats, which will critically |
11 | impede Rhode Island's ability to ensure fair political representation in Washington; and |
12 | WHEREAS, One of the concerns to ensuring a fair and accurate count in the 2020 |
13 | Census for Rhode Island is that there are significant numbers of groups considered “hard to |
14 | count,” including immigrants who may or may not have legal status, non-fluent English speakers, |
15 | low-income and homeless people, racial and ethnic minorities, and young people; and |
16 | WHEREAS, It is vital that all avenues of access to accomplishing a comprehensive and |
17 | inclusive Census be pursued by businesses, media outlets, community organizations, and state |
18 | and local agencies; now, therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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1 | hereby recognizes and supports the "Census Day of Action" on April 1, 2020, and the outreach |
2 | efforts of local governments and community based organizations, particularly those with |
3 | connections to traditionally hard to count and undercounted communities; and be it further |
4 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
5 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Gina Raimondo, Governor of the |
6 | State of Rhode Island, and the Honorable Nellie M. Gorbea, Secretary of State. |
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