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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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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 AND PROVIDE

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN

ANTI-LITTERING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

     Introduced By: Representatives Messier, Fogarty, Alzate, Kazarian, Stewart, Cortvriend,
Cruz, Craven, and Potter

     Date Introduced: February 08, 2023

     Referred To: House Education

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of nine (9) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of

Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Association of

School Committees, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island

Association of Administrators, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode

Island Association of Administrators of Special Education, or designee; one of whom shall be the

President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, or designee; one

of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Education

Association, or designee; and one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Elementary and

Secondary Education, or designee.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which

is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to study and make recommendations for the

development and implementation of an anti-littering education program for elementary students

in Rhode Island's public schools.

     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select, from among the legislators, a

chairperson.

     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

House of Representatives no later than February 2, 2023, and said commission shall expire on

April 2, 2023.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN

ANTI-LITTERING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

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     This resolution would create a nine (9) member special legislative commission whose

purpose it would be to study and make recommendations for the development and

implementation of an anti-littering education program for elementary students in Rhode Island's

public schools, and who would report back to the House of Representatives on or before February

2, 2024, and whose life would expire on April 2, 2024.

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