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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40 - Human services
Chapter 40-17 - Support of Homeless
Section 40-17-1 - Legislative findings.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 40-17-1 (2017)
§ 40-17-1. Legislative findings.
The general assembly hereby finds that there exists in this state undetermined numbers of homeless persons, many of whom suffer from chronic mental illness and disability, and that this condition exists among families and among individuals of all age groups without regard to ethnic or racial heritage or sex. The existence of this condition is declared to be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the homeless individuals themselves and to the state.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1987, ch. 278, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 359, § 1.)
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