R 375
2015 -- H 6195 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/11/2015

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N
CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, Keable, Costa, Blazejewski, and Craven
Date Introduced: May 13, 2015

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created
consisting of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of
Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the
Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police,
or designee; one of whom shall be the Rhode Island Attorney General, or designee; one of whom
shall be a municipal police officer, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom
shall be a representative of public higher education, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House;
one of whom shall be a representative of private higher education, to be appointed by the Speaker
of the House; one of whom shall be a sexual assault treatment provider, to be appointed by the
Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a representative of a sexual assault advocacy group,
to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a survivor of sexual assault, to
be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a current campus police law
enforcement officer at a post-secondary education institution, to be appointed by the Speaker of
the House; and one of whom shall be an individual with experience as a Title IX investigator,
program officer, or hearing officer pursuant to Title IX of the United States Education
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. ยงยง 1681-1688), to be appointed by the Speaker of the House.
     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 member of the general public.
     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of options,
actions, and provide recommendations to eliminate the occurrence of sexual assaults on college
campuses in our state.
     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at
the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the
legislators.
     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 Speaker of the House 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
House of Representatives no later than May 31, 2016, and said commission shall expire on June
30, 2016.
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