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LC000796/SUB A | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' | |
LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Ackerman, Newberry, J. Lombardi, J. Brien, | |
Date Introduced: February 10, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-10 of the General Laws entitled "Operators' and Chauffeurs' |
2 | Licenses" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-10-49. Autism designations for motor vehicle operators - Blue envelope program. |
4 | The administrator of the division of motor vehicles, in consultation with the Rhode Island |
5 | Police Chiefs' Association and the Governor's Commission on Disabilities, shall develop rules and |
6 | regulations instituting a "Blue Envelope Program" to enhance communications between police |
7 | officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder. In developing the program, the division of |
8 | motor vehicles shall consider best practices from implementation of similar programs in other |
9 | jurisdictions. Participation in any program pursuant to this section shall be strictly voluntary. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' | |
LICENSES | |
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1 | This act would require the administrator of the division of motor vehicles, in consultation |
2 | with the Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association and the Governor's Commission on Disabilities |
3 | to develop rules and regulations instituting a Blue Envelope program to enhance effective |
4 | communication between a police officer and a person with autism spectrum disorder. |
5 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2024. |
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