2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
CHAPTER 42-26 - Rhode Island Justice Commission
§ 42-26-6 - Criminal justice policy board – Appointment of members.

SECTION 42-26-6

   § 42-26-6  Criminal justice policy board – Appointment of members. – The criminal justice policy board shall consist of:

   (1) The attorney general;

   (2) The superintendent of the state police and director of the department of public safety;

   (3) The public defender;

   (4) The director of the department of corrections;

   (5) The director of the department of human services;

   (6) The director of the department of mental health, retardation, and hospitals;

   (7) The chairperson of the state board of governors for higher education;

   (8) The director of the department of children, youth, and families;

   (9) The chief justice of the family court;

   (10) The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;

   (11) One police chief selected by the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;

   (12) The chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court;

   (13) The presiding justice of the superior court;

   (14) The chief judge of the district court;

   (15) Seven (7) members of the general assembly; four (4) from the house of representatives, at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority, to be appointed by the speaker, and three (3) from the senate, at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

   (16) The executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;

   (17) The director of health;

   (18) The director of the division of fire safety;

   (19) One university or college faculty member with a research background in criminal justice appointed by the governor;

   (20) Four (4) citizens appointed by the governor;

   (21) Three (3) representatives appointed by the governor from community service organizations.