§ 45-13.1-3. Membership. (a) The commission shall be composed of seventeen (17) members, as follows:

(1) The president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns or his or her designee, and the president of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, or his or her designee;

(2) Three (3) state executive officials appointed by the governor, one of whom is the chief of the office of municipal affairs in the department of administration, division of planning;

(3) Three (3) state representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, not more than two (2) from the same political party;

(4) Two (2) state senators, or other persons appointed by the president of the senate, not more than one from the same political party;

(5) The executive director for the League of Cities and Towns, and the executive director of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the executive director of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees;

(6) One member who shall represent local school committees to be appointed by the speaker of the house, and one member who shall represent local school committees to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(7) Two (2) members who shall represent local municipal governments, one member to be appointed by the speaker of the house and one member who shall be appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary by a majority vote of the commission.

(c) Should any member cease to be an elected official, officer, or employee of the unit or agency he or she is appointed to represent, his or her membership on the commission shall terminate immediately and a new member shall be appointed in the same manner as his or her predecessor to fill the unexpired term.

(d) The commission shall be subject to review by the legislative oversight commission as defined in chapter 14 of title 22.

History of Section. (P.L. 1988, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 142; P.L. 2003, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 248, § 1.)