Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

The secretary of state or any member of the department of state who reasonably and in good faith handles any process or mail on behalf of a participant in accordance with this chapter shall be immune from any civil liability that might otherwise result by reason of such actions.

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the p…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Abuse” means an act or failure to act that presents an imminent risk of serious harm to an individual and, for purposes of this chapter includes, but is not limited to, any of the following crimes, regardless of whether these acts or threats have bee…

(a) Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a person may apply to the secretary of state to have an address designated by the secretary to serve as the person’s substitute address. Upon receipt by the secretary of a mail or process for a participant, the off…

(a) The secretary shall cancel certification of a program participant who applies using false information. (b) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant’s certification for any of the following reasons: (1) The program participant does not notify the secretary that …

(a) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the substitute address. When creating, modifying, or maintaining a public record, state and local agencies shall accept the substitute address when the program participant provides documentation of certificat…

(a) The secretary of state may not make a program participant’s address, other than substitute address, available for inspection or copying, except under the following circumstances: (1) If requested by a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose with an accompanying w…

No person shall be compelled to disclose a program participant’s actual address during the discovery phase of or during a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction or administrative tribunal unless the court or administrative tribunal finds, based upon a preponderance o…

The secretary of state shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence or abuse to assist persons applying to be program participants. Any assistance and counseling rendered by the secret…

The secretary of state shall adopt regulations to facilitate the administration of this chapter pursuant to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 35 of title 42 (administrative procedures). The rules shall include, at a minimum, procedures for renewing participation in the program…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Integrated Data System Act.”

(a) Purpose. The Rhode Island Integrated Data System (RIIDS) “DATA RI” is Rhode Island’s statewide integrated data system that integrates and links individual or unit-level data. The purpose of the RIIDS is to connect federated data across sectors and over time to support researc…

For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) The “Ecosystem” is the executive office of health and human services integrated data system. (2) “Participating agency” means the Rhode Island…

(a) The RIIDS “DATA RI” is hereby established and is granted and authorized to use all the powers set forth in this chapter. (b) Functions. The RIIDS “DATA RI” shall: (1) Transmit, store, enable access to, permit the use, and dispose of linked data and information in accordance w…

(a) Composition of board. The RIIDS “DATA RI” will be governed by the Rhode Island Integrated data system governing board (the board). (1) The board shall be composed of: (i) The director of the department of administration or designee; (ii) The directors of any participating age…

(a) Participating agencies shall transfer data, as applicable, to the RIIDS in accordance with the data security policies as approved by the board, and pursuant to the requirements of state and federal privacy laws and policies. (b) Any agencies providing data on a recurring basi…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of the center is to manage and operate the RILDS and conduct research and evaluate programs regarding federal, state, and local programs and policies. The center shall be managed by an executive director (hereafter the “director”) responsible for the dail…

The executive office of health and human services is hereby directed to establish the ladders to licensure grant program, a public-private partnership to: (1) Increase the number of licensed health professionals; (2) Increase racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity of …

Any appropriated funds shall be used to provide grants to three (3) or four (4) grantee partnerships, consisting of multiple private sector health and human services employer organizations and education grantee partnerships (with at least one focused on behavioral health and one …

The executive office of health and human services shall collaborate and coordinate with the department of labor and training and the office of the postsecondary commissioner in the development, implementation, and oversight of the program.

The executive office of health and human services shall provide quarterly reports to the speaker of the house of representatives and senate president documenting the progress of the implementation of the program.

Effective January 1, 2023, there is hereby established within the executive branch of the state government an executive office of housing with the responsibility for developing plans, policies, standards, programs, interagency coordination, and providing technical assistance for …

(a) The executive office of housing shall develop a Rhode Island housing champion designation program for all qualifying municipalities. The Rhode Island housing champion designation program shall be voluntary. Each municipality shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to a…

The purposes of the executive office of housing shall be: (1) To develop and promulgate state policies, and plans, for housing and housing production and performance measures for housing programs established pursuant to state law; (2) To coordinate activities among state agencies…

In order to provide housing opportunities for all Rhode Islanders, to maintain the quality of housing in Rhode Island, and to coordinate and make effective the housing responsibilities of the agencies and subdivisions of the state, the executive office of housing shall have the f…

The head of the executive office of housing shall be the secretary of housing, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The position of secretary of housing is hereby created in the unclassified service. The secretary of housing shall hold…

(a) The secretary of housing shall have the following powers and duties: (1) All powers and duties pursuant to § 42-167-3 and § 42-167-4; (2) To supervise the work of the executive office of housing and to act as its chief administrative officer; (3) To coordinate the administrat…

The secretary of the executive office of housing may promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of this title as are necessary and proper to carry out the duties assigned to the secretary of the executive office of housing or to the exec…

State agencies, departments, authorities, corporations, boards, commissions, and political subdivisions shall cooperate with the executive office of housing in the conduct of its activities, and specifically: the Rhode Island historical preservation and heritage commission shall …

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter; which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the…

Wherever in the general or public laws, or any rule or regulation, any reference to the “office of housing and community development” or “department of housing” shall appear, it shall mean the executive office of housing created pursuant to this chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “State-Owned and Operated Printing Facilities Preference”.

Any state agency, state institution of higher education, and quasi-public agency which engages in the printing of more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, mail piece, notice, and/or promotional material shall, when practicable, use an existing state-owned…

There is hereby established within the executive branch of the state government a department of environmental management. The head of the department shall be the director of environmental management, who shall be in the unclassified service and who shall be appointed by the gover…

This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose, which purpose is the coordination of functions within one department and the allocation of these functions to the department of environmental management established by this chapter.

If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of such provision t…

The director of the department of environmental management is authorized to recruit, train, and organize a volunteer auxiliary marine patrol of such size and qualification as the director shall determine; provided, however, that the total membership in the auxiliary marine patrol…

Members of the auxiliary marine patrol shall be equipped with uniforms prescribed by the director and delegated specific powers and duties consistent with those now granted to other members of the department of environmental management and divisions thereof. They may bear and use…

In the event of participation in emergency services, the members of the state marine auxiliary patrol shall have the same immunities and privileges as apply to the regular members of the department of environmental management. All members of the volunteer auxiliary marine patrol …

The pavilion building at East Matunuck state beach shall hereafter be named the “Trooper Daniel L. O’Brien Pavilion,” and an appropriate plaque in posthumous honor of Trooper O’Brien shall be erected at that location.

The pavilion building at Block Island State Beach shall hereafter be named and known as the “Frederick J. Benson Pavilion.”

All fees collected by the department of environmental management for use of state port facilities at Galilee in the town of Narragansett, including fees collected for leases, licenses, or permits involving land, buildings, docks, piers, parking, or berthing space, shall be deposi…

All fees collected by the department of environmental management for use of state port facilities in Newport, including fees collected for leases, licenses, or permits involving land, buildings, docks, piers, parking, or berthing space, shall be deposited as general revenues.

There are hereby transferred to the department of administration: (1) Those functions of the department of environmental management that were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c); (2) Al…

(a) There is hereby transferred to the department of environmental management that function formerly administered by the department of community affairs relating to the sewage and water supply failure fund established by chapter 44.1 of this title. (b) In addition to any of its o…

Prior to a hearing at which the director of environmental management seeks to adopt, modify, or repeal standards for air quality, water quality, groundwater quality, or individual sewage disposal systems, the director shall notify the chairperson of the joint committee on water r…