13-R361
2013 -- S 0239 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/24/13
J O I N T R E S
O L U T I O N
CREATING A
SPECIAL JOINT COMMISSION TO STUDY THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CREATE POSITIVE
OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM IN THE STATE OF
Introduced
By: Senators E O`Neill,
Date Introduced: February 06, 2013
RESOLVED,
That a special joint commission be and the same is
hereby created
consisting of twenty-three (23) members: two (2) of whom shall
be members of the House of
Representatives, not more
than one of whom shall be from the same political party, to be
appointed by the Speaker of the House; two (2) of whom shall be
members of the Senate, not
more than one of whom shall be from the same political
party, to be appointed by the President of
the Senate; one of whom shall be the Commissioner of the
Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education, or
designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of
Human Services, or
designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Health, or
designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the Department
of Children, Youth, and Families,
or designee; one of whom shall be the Director of the
Department of Behavioral Healthcare,
Developmental Disabilities,
and Hospitals, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive
Director of The Autism
Project of Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be the President
of the National Autism Association, or designee; one of
whom shall be the President of the Rhode
Island Chapter-Autism
Society of America; one of whom shall be a diagnostician, to be appointed
by the Speaker; one of whom shall be a researcher, to be
appointed by the Senate President; one
of whom shall be the Director of Clinical and
Educational Services from Pathways Strategic
Island
Education Director from
of whom shall be the Director of Development Pediatrics
from
designee; one of whom shall be from the Department of Special
Education at Salve Regina
University, to be appointed
by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be the Executive
Director
of The Groden Center, or designee; one of whom shall
a representative from the Paul V.
Autism, one of whom shall
be appointed by the Speaker, and one of whom shall be appointed by
the Senate President.
In
lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory
commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission
created by a General Assembly
resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the
general public to serve in lieu
of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or
the minority leader of the political party which
is entitled to the appointment consents to the
appointment of the member of the general public.
The
purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study to improve
the
quality of life and create positive outcomes for individuals
with autism spectrum disorders and
their families in the state of
Upon
passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at the
call of
the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate and
organize and shall select, from among
the legislators, a chairperson.
Vacancies
in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.
The
membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
All
departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and
information,
documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as
is deemed necessary or
desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this
resolution.
The
Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to
provide
suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the commission shall report its findings and
recommendations to the
General Assembly no later
than January 28, 2014, and said commission shall expire on June 13,
2014.
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