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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 PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Hull, Morales, Henries, Kislak, Felix, Cruz,
and Carson

     Date Introduced: March 03, 2023

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 35-3-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-3 entitled "State Budget"

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is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     35-3-3. Responsibility of budget officer for budget.

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     (a) The budget officer shall, under the supervision of the governor, prepare the annual state

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budget, assembling, correlating, and revising the estimates of revenues and requests for

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appropriations of the various departments of the state government.

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     (b) The budget officer shall, under the supervision of the governor, include in the annual

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state budget an explanation of the manner in which provisions of the budget further the governor's

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efforts to ensure equity in the state. For purposes of this section, "equity" means efforts, regulations,

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policies, programs, standards, processes and any other functions of government or principles of law

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and governance intended to: identify and remedy past and present patterns of discrimination or

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inequality against and disparities in outcome for any class protected in § 28-5-7(1)(i); ensure that

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such patterns of discrimination, inequality and disparities in outcome, whether intentional or

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unintentional, are neither reinforced nor perpetuated; and prevent the emergence and persistence of

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foreseeable future patterns of discrimination against or disparities in outcome for any class

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protected in § 28-5-7(1)(i).

 

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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET

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     This act would direct that the budget officer, under the supervision of the governor, include

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in the annual state budget an explanation of the manner in which provisions of the budget further

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the governor's efforts to ensure equity in the state.

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     This act would take effect on July 1, 2023.

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