10-R372
2010 -- H 7826
Enacted 06/25/10
J O I N T R E S
O L U T I O N
AMENDING THE
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN
Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Savage, Almeida, Handy, and Slater
Date Introduced: February 25, 2010
RESOLVED,
That the permanent legislative commission on child
care in
created by resolution No. 217 passed by the General Assembly
at its January session, A.D. 1989,
and approved July 7, 1989, entitled "Joint
Resolution Creating A Permanent Legislative
Commission On Child Care In
the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 1991,
and approved June 20, 1991, entitled
“Joint Resolution In Amendment Of The Joint Resolution Creating A Permanent
Legislative
Commission On Child Care In
passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D.
1998, and approved by the General
Assembly on June 27, 1998,
entitled “Joint Resolution Amending the Permanent Legislative
Commission on Child Care In Rhode Island” and as further amended by resolution No.
346
passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D.
2007, entitled “Joint Resolution
Amending the Permanent
Legislative Commission on Child Care In Rhode Island”
be and the
same is hereby amended as follows: The chair of the
commission is responsible for updating and
maintaining a current list of at least twenty-three (23) and not
more than thirty-five (35) voting
members of the commission, as determined by the commission.
Voting members of the
commission shall include three (3) members from the House of
Representative, not more than
two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by
the Speaker of the House; and 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. Voting members of the
commission shall also include up to
ten (10) representatives of state government agencies,
including a representative from the state
child care subsidy program office, the state child care
licensing office, and the Head Start
collaboration office, to be appointed by the commission chair.
Voting members shall also include
balanced representation, as determined by the commission, from
the following constituencies:
providers/provider associations/provider networks; resource organizations
(referrals, professional
development, and higher education); family/youth representation;
advocates/research
organizations; business/economic policy; and private philanthropy.
Each organization shall have
only one voting membership on the commission.
A
waiting list for membership on the commission shall be created and maintained
by the
chair. Organizations and individuals on this waiting list
will be known as “community partners”
and will not have voting rights, but may attend meetings
and participate in discussions.
Membership
in said commission shall be reviewed and updated every two (2) years.
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