33 chapters · 298 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-29-1. Name
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There is hereby created the Governor’s Council on Behavioral Health, hereinafter referred to as “the council.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-29-2. Legislative purpose
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The purpose of the council is to advise the governor and general assembly on policies, goals, and operations of the behavioral health program, including the program areas of substance use disorder and mental health, and on other matters the director of behavioral healthcare, deve…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-29-3. Members
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(a) The council shall consist of thirty-two (32) voting members. (1) There shall be four (4) members of the legislature, two (2) shall be from the senate and shall be appointed by the senate president to serve for their legislative term, one from each of the major political parti…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-29-4. Meetings
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The council shall meet at least six (6) times a year. Failure to attend three (3) meetings in a year may result in a recommendation of removal from the council to the governor or other appropriate appointing authority. A quorum at the meeting shall consist of seven (7) voting mem…