Title 30, Title 30 Affairs and Defense

(a) The general assembly shall appropriate a sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the construction of a monument that shall be dedicated to the men and women from this state who served in the armed forces in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The monument shall be located in the p…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that may be necessary out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of providing, without charge, state flags to any state veterans’ organization as enumerated in § 30-28-2. The state controller…

The governor is authorized and empowered to direct and advise the director of the department of administration to make available such space as may reasonably be allocated in the William F. Powers Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI, or any other substantially equivalent sp…

The director of administration shall direct such areas as may be reasonably allocated to the following chartered veterans’ organizations: The American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Korean War Veterans; American Veterans (AMVETS); Jewish War Veteran…

Proper office equipment shall be furnished and supplied for each state department of chartered veterans’ organizations located in the William F. Powers Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI, or any other substantially equivalent space to be provided by the department of admi…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary for the purpose of caring for and maintaining the monument erected to the memory of Commodore Oliver H. Perry by this state, situated in the Island cemetery, Newport, and that sum, or so much ther…

The soldiers’ and sailors’ monument in the city of Providence shall be in the sole custody and charge of the city of Providence, which shall keep the monument in good order and shall at all times provide a suitable location for it.

All cities and towns are hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to prepare rolls of honor containing the names of persons who are in the service of the United States during the period of any war in which the United States is participating. The town council of each town, and t…

Any person or persons who shall mutilate, deface, or otherwise despoil any veterans’ monument and/or memorial shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined no less than five hundred dollars ($500) for each and every offense plus the cost of full restoration.

There is hereby created a permanent committee on naval affairs, to consist of sixteen (16) members, six (6) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker, at least one of whom shall be a member of the house of representatives, and at least one of whom shall be a member of the general…

Upon organization of the committee on naval affairs, by majority vote, one of its members shall be chosen as chairperson, another of its members shall be chosen vice chairperson, and another of its members shall be chosen secretary. The director of the commerce corporation shall …

It shall be the duty of the committee on naval affairs to meet from time to time: (1) To discuss matters of mutual concern to the naval community and the state and to make recommendations to appropriate agencies as to how best to foster and continue a spirit of harmony and cooper…

The committee on naval affairs shall, from time to time and at least annually, report to the general assembly on its findings and the results of its activities and shall make such recommendations to the general assembly, and propose such legislation or initiate such studies, as i…

The committee on naval affairs shall hold its meetings whenever and wherever it will best serve its purposes. A majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

The legislative authority for the existence of the permanent committee on naval affairs shall continue until such time as determined by the legislative oversight commission.

The committee on naval affairs may designate any person or persons to solicit funds for the committee, from the general public, government, or otherwise, in furtherance of the pursuits of the committee. The committee shall designate those persons by vote of the committee and shal…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as may be necessary, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of creating and maintaining a “dependents’ education fund” from which shall be paid in whole or in part the charges for the…

The division of higher education assistance shall be designated as the administering authority for this chapter and shall, no later than August 30, 1987, establish rules, regulations, procedures, and safeguards for the implementation of this chapter. The regulations and procedure…

The legislature hereby finds and declares: (1) Numerous Rhode Island residents have distinguished themselves in the armed services of the United States by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty; (2) That as a result of that gallantry, these residents have been awarded the me…

(a) There is hereby created a permanent committee on Rhode Island medal of honor recipients to consist of nine (9) members of the general public with knowledge of veterans’ affairs to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; provided, however, that:…

Upon organization of the committee, by majority vote, one of its members shall be chosen as chairperson, another of its members shall be chosen vice chairperson, and another of its members shall be chosen as secretary.

(a) It shall be the duty of the committee to coordinate the activities of veterans’ organizations and other parties interested in veterans’ affairs in order to decide upon a suitable monument or monuments to be placed on the site described in § 30-31-1(3). The committee is hereby…

The joint committee shall, if it finds it cannot obtain the proper assistance from available sources, contract for such technical services as it shall require to effectuate its purposes.

The joint committee on legislative services shall provide adequate space in the state house for the use of the committee; provided, however, that the committee may conduct hearings and hold meetings elsewhere when doing so will better serve its purposes. A majority in number of t…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “national security infrastructure support fund.”

There is hereby created the national security infrastructure support fund. The general assembly may from time to time appropriate monies to the national security infrastructure support fund.

As used in this chapter, “national security infrastructure” means the land, buildings, equipment or other forms of infrastructure that are principally and predominantly used to support and advance the national security of the United States.

(a) The commerce corporation is designated as the public corporation to administer the national security infrastructure support fund and may receive annual funding from appropriations made for that purpose. The funds shall be separately identified with corresponding revenues and …

(a) The purpose of this fund is to address emergent needs relating to mission sustainment, encroachment reduction or prevention, and base retention. All funds appropriated for the purposes of this program are eligible to be used for matching of federal funds. (b) The specific all…

(a) The purpose of this fund is to assist defense-dependent municipalities to develop and implement alternative economic diversification strategies that repurpose surplus defense facilities and properties. All funds appropriated for the purposes of this program are eligible to be…

Priority of funding shall be given to allocations that provide at least a twenty percent (20%) match or supplement funds from other sources.

The commerce corporation shall provide the general assembly with a biennial report documenting the allocation and uses of money from this fund.

(a) There shall be established a permanent advisory board that shall consist of seven (7) members: (1) One of whom shall be the secretary of commerce, or his or her designee; (2) Two (2) of whom shall be the co-chairs of the Rhode Island defense economy planning commission; (3) F…

This act may be cited as “The Family Military Leave Act”.

The following words or phrases, as used in this chapter, mean the following: (1) “Employee” means any person who may be permitted, required, or directed by an employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit to engage in any employment. “Employee” does include an in…

(a) Any employer, as defined in § 30-33-2, that employs between fifteen (15) and fifty (50) employees shall provide up to fifteen (15) days of unpaid family military leave to an employee during the time federal or state orders are in effect, in accordance with the provisions set …

(a) Any employee who exercises the right to family military leave under this act, upon the expiration of their leave, shall be entitled to restoration, by the employer, to the position held by the employee when the leave commenced or to a position with equivalent seniority status…

(a) An employer shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise or the attempt to exercise any right provided under this act. (b) An employer shall not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or in any other manner discriminate against any employee who exercises any…

A civil action may be brought to the state court having jurisdiction by any employee to enforce this act. The court may enjoin any act or practice that violates or may violate this act and may order any other equitable relief that is necessary and appropriate to redress the viola…

Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of a disaster, or the anticipated effects of a potential disaster, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the normal location of the seat thereof in the city of Provid…

During the time the seat of government remains at the emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts now or hereafter required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, agency, or department of authority of this state, including the convening…

The provisions of this chapter shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary or in conflict herewith.

Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of a disaster, or the anticipated effects of a potential disaster, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place or places of the local government,…

During the period when the public business is being conducted at the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and other officers of a political subdivision of this state shall have and possess and shall exercise, at that location, or locations, all of the ex…

The provisions of this chapter shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed, notwithstanding any statutory, charter, or ordinance provision to the contrary or in conflict herewith.

Whenever the governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the president of the United States, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the governor is authorized: (1) Notwithstanding…