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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF

RHODE ISLAND (BIARI)

     Introduced By: Representatives Kazarian, Fogarty, Dawson, and Donovan

     Date Introduced: February 03, 2023

     Referred To: House Finance

     WHEREAS, The Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island (BIARI) is a nonprofit

organization founded in 1983; and

     WHEREAS, Each year, 1.6 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury; and

     WHEREAS, The BIARI mission is to help prevent brain injury and “offers programs and

services to increase public awareness of brain injury, provide information, resource materials and

education, enhance the effectiveness of agencies and service providers, and support survivors and

caregivers”; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2023-2024, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars

($200,000) to the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island to assist efforts to prevent brain injury

and increase public awareness of brain injury; and the state controller is hereby authorized and

directed to draw his orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum, upon receipt

of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF

RHODE ISLAND (BIARI)

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     This joint resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $200,000 to the

Brian Injury Association of Rhode Island (BIARI).

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