05-R 392

2005 -- S 1193

Enacted 07/01/05

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING THE REPORTING DATE AND AMENDING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE BENEFITS AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR ADOPTIONS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senators Perry, Lenihan, Lanzi, and Gibbs

Date Introduced: June 23, 2005

     RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 373

passed by the Senate at its January session, A.D. 2004, and approved June 25, 2004 entitled "Joint

Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission To Study The Benefits and Support

System for Adoptions in the State of Rhode Island" is hereby authorized to continue its study and

make a report to the General Assembly on or before April 27, 2006, and said commission shall

expire on June 27, 2006; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the composition of said legislative commission is hereby amended to

consist of twenty-one (21) members: two (2) of whom shall be members of the senate, not more

than one from the same political party, to be appointed by the senate president; two (2) of whom

shall be members of the house of representatives, not more than one from the same political party,

to be appointed by the speaker; one of whom shall be the director of the department of labor and

training, or designee; two (2) of whom shall be representative of the department of children,

youth and families, one of whom shall be an adoption manager and one of whom shall be a

federal benefits official, to be appointed by the director of the department of children, youth and

families; two (2) of whom shall be representative of two (2) major employers in the State of

Rhode Island, to be appointed by the president of the senate; five (5) of whom shall be

representative of private adoption agencies, one of whom shall be from CASEY Family Services,

one of whom shall be from Adoption Rhode Island, one of whom shall be from the Urban League

of Rhode Island, one of whom shall be from the Children's Friend and Service and one of whom

shall be from the Jewish Family Service, to be appointed by the president of the senate; three (3)

of whom shall be members of the adoptive triangle and shall include two (2) adoptive parents and

one adult adoptee, to be appointed by the president of the senate; one of whom shall be a judge or

magistrate from Family Court, to be appointed by the Chief Judge of the Rhode Island Family

Court; one of whom shall be a member of the Child Advocate's Office, to be appointed by the

Chief Judge of the Rhode Island Family Court; one of whom shall be the Dean of Social Work at

Rhode Island College, or designee; and one of whom shall be the director of the office of health

and human services, or designee; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 373 and passed by

the Senate at its January session, A.D. 2004, and approved June 25, 2004 be and the same is

hereby rescinded.

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