§ 31-21.1-3 - Advisory committee – Establishment – Duties.
SECTION 31-21.1-3
§ 31-21.1-3 Advisory committee –Establishment – Duties. – (a) There is established an advisory committee to be called the "traffic stopstudy advisory committee." The committee shall consist of thirteen (13) members:
(1) Three (3) of whom shall be from the house ofrepresentatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to beappointed by the speaker;
(2) Three (3) of whom shall be from the senate, not more thantwo (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the president of thesenate;
(3) Two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the governor;
(4) One of whom shall be the attorney general's designee, whoshall be the president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;
(5) One of whom shall be the executive director of the UrbanLeague of Rhode Island or his or her designee;
(6) One of whom shall be the executive director of theNational Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) or his or her designee;
(7) One of whom shall be the executive director of the RhodeIsland commission for human rights or his or her designee; and
(8) One of whom shall be a representative from a college oruniversity in Rhode Island, who shall be a professor of statistics, to beappointed by the governor.
(b) The committee shall advise the attorney generalthroughout the course of the traffic stop study authorized by this chapter. Theattorney general shall work in cooperation with the committee and shall keepthe committee informed on all matters relating to the implementation andenforcement of this chapter, including but not limited to, information on alldata collected and budgetary expenditures. The committee is advisory only withall power under the chapter resting with the attorney general.