Section 42-100.1-1. – Historian laureate.
§ 42-100.1-1. Historian laureate. There is hereby created the post of historian laureate of Rhode Island. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
Section 42-100.1-2. – Appointment.
§ 42-100.1-2. Appointment. The historian laureate shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years by the secretary of state. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
Section 42-100.1-3. – Compensation.
§ 42-100.1-3. Compensation. The historian laureate shall receive no compensation. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
Section 42-100.1-4. – Qualifications.
§ 42-100.1-4. Qualifications. The historian laureate must have earned recognition and distinction as the author of authoritative books or essays about the history of Rhode Island; or served in a leadership position in staging commemorative public observances pertaining to various aspects of the history of Rhode Island; or taught and lectured about the history of […]
Section 42-100.1-5. – Duties.
§ 42-100.1-5. Duties. The duties of the historian laureate shall include delivering historical lectures about pertinent aspects of Rhode Island history at important state historical ceremonies and observances at the request of the governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the chief justice of the supreme court, or the secretary of […]
Section 42-100.1-6. – Certification.
§ 42-100.1-6. Certification. The secretary of state shall issue to the appointee a certificate bearing the seal of the state upon which is designated the name of the appointee, the words “historian laureate of Rhode Island,” and the term of office set forth from beginning to ending month and year of service. History of Section.P.L. […]
Section 42-100.1-7. – Position of honor.
§ 42-100.1-7. Position of honor. The position of historian laureate shall be honorific only, and shall not confer official status upon any historical writings, lectures, or pronouncements of the laureate; nor shall the statements or views of the laureate be regarded as the official position of the state in any court of law; nor the […]