{"id":1069,"date":"2014-08-25T13:20:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T17:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/?page_id=1069"},"modified":"2014-09-07T01:31:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T05:31:12","slug":"bi-partisan-preparatory-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhodeisland.concon.info\/?page_id=1069","title":{"rendered":"Bi-Partisan Preparatory Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bi-partisan Preparatory Commission to Assemble Information on Constitutional Convention Questions in Preparation for a Vote by the Qualified Electors on the Holding of a Constitutional Convention in Accordance with Article XIV, Section 2 of the Rhode Island Constitution<\/p>\n

Report<\/h3>\n

Final Report<\/a> (released September 3, 2014)<\/p>\n

Draft Report<\/a> (provided to commissioners on August 25, 2014 and released on\u00a0September 3, 2014)<\/p>\n

Members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Co-Chair<\/td>\nRepresentative Keable<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Speaker Mattiello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Co-Chair<\/td>\nSenator McCaffrey<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by President Paiva-Weed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRepresentative Lally<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Speaker Mattiello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSenator Goodwin<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by President Paiva-Weed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRepresentative Ruggiero<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Speaker Mattiello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSenator Picard<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by President Paiva-Weed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRepresentative Giarrusso<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Minority Leader Newberry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSenator Hodgson<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Minority Leader Algiere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMr. Tom Kane<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Speaker Mattiello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMs. Judy Jones<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by President Paiva-Weed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMr. Steven Frias<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Minority Leader Newberry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMr. John Deal Jr.<\/a><\/td>\nAppointed by Minority Leader Algiere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.rilin.state.ri.us\/commissions\/constcon\/pages\/members.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/pre>\n
Meetings<\/h3>\n
August 26, 2014
\n<\/strong><\/strong>Fifth and last\u00a0meeting
\nState House, Room 101
\nProvidence, RI
\n3:30 to 4:30 pm
\nMeeting\u00a0Video<\/a> (only the last 17 minutes were recorded and made publicly available)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
August 21, 2014
\n<\/strong>Fourth\u00a0meeting<\/a>
\n<\/a>State House, Room 101
\nProvidence, RI
\n3:30 to 4:30 pm
\nMeeting\u00a0Video<\/a><\/p>\n
August 19, 2014
\n<\/strong>Third\u00a0meeting
\n<\/a>State House, Room 101
\nProvidence, RI
\n3:30 to 4:30 pm
\nMeeting\u00a0Video<\/a><\/p>\n
August 7, 2014<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Second\u00a0meeting<\/a>
\n<\/strong>State House, Room 101
\nProvidence, RI
\n3:30 to 4:30 pm
\nMeeting Video<\/a><\/p>\n
July 31, 2014<\/strong>
\nFirst meeting<\/a>
\nState House, Room 101
\nProvidence, RI
\n3:30 to 4:30 pm
\nMeeting Video<\/a><\/p>\n
Meeting Minutes (not made publicly available until September 3, 2014)<\/h3>\n
1)\u00a0July 31, 2014<\/a>
\n2)\u00a0August 7, 2014<\/a>
\n3)\u00a0August 19, 2014<\/a>
\n4)\u00a0August 21, 2014<\/a>
\n5)\u00a0August 26, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n
Testimony<\/h3>\n
First\u00a0Public Hearing<\/h4>\n