§ 30-15-42 - Committee created – Purpose and composition.
SECTION 30-15-42
§ 30-15-42 Committee created –Purpose and composition. – (a) There is hereby created within the Rhode Island emergency management agencya committee consisting of twenty-one (21) members pursuant to the provisions of§ 30-15-2 of this chapter the interoperable communications committee (ICC)for the purpose of addressing the challenges associated with the statewidecommunications interoperability.
(b) The interoperable communications committee (hereinafterreferred to as the "committee") shall consist of the following members whoshall assemble no less than twelve (12) times annually or more often at thecall of the chairperson or upon petition of a majority of its members:
(1) The adjutant general of the Rhode Island national guardor his/her designee;
(2) The president of the Rhode Island fire chief'sassociation or his/her designee;
(3) The president of the Rhode Island police chief'sassociation or his/her designee;
(4) The executive director of the Rhode Island emergencymanagement agency or his/her designee;
(5) A representative from a Rhode Island Level 1 traumacenter designated by the president of the facility;
(6) The chairperson of the hospital association of RhodeIsland (HARI) or his/her designee;
(7) The director of the city of Providence communicationsdivision or his/her designee;
(8) A representative of the Rhode Island statewidecommunications network (RISCON) system north zone appointed by the executivedirector of the Rhode Island emergency management agency;
(9) A representative of the Rhode Island statewidecommunications network (RISCON) system south zone appointed by the executivedirector of the Rhode Island emergency management agency;
(10) The colonel/superintendent of the Rhode Island statepolice or his/her designee;
(11) The director of the Rhode Island department ofenvironmental management or his/ her designee;
(12) The director of the Rhode Island department oftransportation or his/her designee;
(13) The director of the Rhode Island department ofcorrections or his/her designee;
(14) The director of the Rhode Island department ofinformation technology or his/her designee;
(15) The director of the Rhode Island department of health orhis/her designee;
(16) The director of the Rhode Island public transitauthority or his/her designee;
(17) The director of the Rhode Island bridge and turnpikeauthority or his/her designee;
(18) The associate director of the Rhode Island E-911 systemor his/her designee;
(19) Chief Sachem of the Narragansett Indian Tribe or his/herdesignee;
and two (2) members appointed by the executive director ofthe Rhode Island emergency management agency.
Each member of the committee may appoint a permanent designeeto attend committee meetings in his/her absence. A quorum at meetings of thecommittee shall consist of a majority of its current membership.