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| 2018 -- H 7678 Enacted 03/20/2018 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY UNLAWFUL SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE |
| Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, Mattiello, McEntee, Ruggiero, and Vella- |
| Date Introduced: February 15, 2018 |
| RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
| consisting of eleven (11) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the House of |
| Representatives, of whom one shall be an active member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, |
| and not more than four (4) of whom shall be from the same political party, to be appointed by the |
| Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Attorney General, or designee; one of whom |
| shall be the executive director for the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, or designee; |
| one of whom shall be the associate director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Opportunity of |
| the Department of Administration, or designee; one of whom shall be the president of the Rhode |
| Island Police Chiefs’ Association, or designee; one of whom shall be a member of the LGBTQ |
| community, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; and one of whom shall be a member of |
| the Rhode Island business community with expertise in human resources practices, to be |
| appointed by the Speaker of the House. |
| The purpose of said commission shall be to undergo a study of unlawful sexual |
| harassment in the workplace, including a review of existing protections and procedures available |
| under current Rhode Island and federal law. |
| Forthwith upon the passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet |
| at the call of the Speaker of the House to organize and select a chairperson; and a vice |
| chairperson who shall be a representative and an active member of the Rhode Island Bar |
| Association. |
| Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in a like manner as the original appointment. |
| The members 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 17, 2018, and said commission shall expire on June |
| 7, 2018. |
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| LC004789 |
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