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Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-51-6.2. Committees and mediation teams

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission is authorized to create advisory committees and mediation teams to perform tasks within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) The commission may itself, or it may empower these committees and mediation teams to:

(1) Study the concerns of people with disabilities in reaching the maximum in independent living and human development and exercising all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of this state;

(2) Arouse community interest in the concerns of people with disabilities;

(3) Foster through community effort or otherwise good will among the groups and elements of the population of the state towards people with disabilities; and

(4) Attempt by informal methods of conference, persuasion, and conciliation, to induce compliance with matters within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(c) The committees and teams may make recommendations to the commission for the development of policies and procedures in general.

(d) Advisory committees and mediation teams created by the commission shall be composed of representative citizens serving without pay, but with reimbursement for actual and necessary traveling expenses.

(e) Three (3) members of a committee constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of that committee.

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