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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 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ORGANIZATION OF GENERAL | |
ASSEMBLY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Donovan, Kislak, Cotter, Edwards, Fenton-Fung, and | |
Date Introduced: February 10, 2023 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
(Secretary of State) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 22-3-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 22-3 entitled "Organization |
2 | of General Assembly" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 22-3-12. Legislative manual Government directory. |
4 | The secretary of state shall prepare in each odd-numbered year a legislative manual |
5 | maintain an up-to-date online directory of government officials for the use of the general assembly |
6 | public, containing the congressional delegation, general officers, general assembly members, rolls |
7 | of general assembly membership, the committees, the rules and orders, judiciary information, |
8 | municipal government information, state agency information and any other matter that the secretary |
9 | may think proper. The number of manuals to be printed and bound will be determined by the |
10 | secretary of state. Ten (10) copies shall be distributed to each of the senators and representatives of |
11 | the general assembly; forty (40) copies shall be placed at the disposal of the governor; and the |
12 | remainder shall be placed in the hands of the secretary of state. There shall be appropriated in each |
13 | odd numbered year, an amount sufficient to cover the cost of printing and binding of the manual. |
14 | The secretary of state shall also provide a printed government directory referencing the online |
15 | directory information to be printed and bound in a number to be determined by the secretary of |
16 | state for distribution and historical preservation purposes only. Entities included in the online |
17 | directory will be responsible for submitting up-to-date information. Users of the online directory |
18 | shall have access to all directory information and be provided with historical search capabilities so |
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1 | that the entire history of the online directory is made available to the public. |
2 | 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 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ORGANIZATION OF GENERAL | |
ASSEMBLY | |
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1 | This act would require the secretary of state to maintain, and provide to the public, an |
2 | online directory of government officials, a limited number of printed government directories, and |
3 | would eliminate the legislative manual used by the secretary of state to record rolls of general |
4 | assembly membership, committee memberships and rules. |
5 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2024. |
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