Section 42-80-1. – Short title.

§ 42-80-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Prejudice and Bias Commission Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 292, § 1.

Section 42-80-2. – Commission created — Composition.

§ 42-80-2. Commission created — Composition. (a) There is created the Rhode Island commission on prejudice and bias, hereinafter called the “commission”. (b) The commission shall consist of seventeen (17) members, each of whom shall serve a term of two (2) years, expiring on the first anniversary of each member’s appointment or on the date […]

Section 42-80-3. – Duties.

§ 42-80-3. Duties. The duties of the commission shall be to study all forms of prejudice, bias or hatred in this state and to revise and codify, if possible, all laws relating to all forms of prejudice, bias or hatred. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 155, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. […]

Section 42-80-4. – Authority.

§ 42-80-4. Authority. The commission is authorized and empowered to hold public and private hearings. The commission may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of this state any assistance and data that will enable it to properly carry out its powers and duties. The commission may utilize any […]

Section 42-80-5. – Report.

§ 42-80-5. Report. The commission shall prepare and submit a report of its activities to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the attorney general on or before January 15 of each calendar year. The commission’s report shall include, but not be limited to, its recommendations for […]