Rhode Island § 42-102-4 § 42-102-4. Terms of office and voting.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-102-4 — § 42-102-4. Terms of office and voting.

Rhode Island § 42-102-4

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-102Governorâ€™s Workforce Board Rhode Island

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-102-4 (2026).

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§ 42-102-4. Terms of office and voting.
(a) Of the eighteen (18) public members appointed by the governor, with the advice and
            consent of the senate, nine (9) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and
            nine (9) shall be appointed for three (3) years. After the initial appointments of
            those individuals serving two-year (2) terms, they, or their successors, shall be
            appointed to three-year (3) terms. A vacancy in the office of a member, other than
            by expiration of the member's term, shall be filled in the same manner as the original
            appointment, but only for the remainder of the prevailing term. Members whose terms
            expire ma

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§ 42-102-4. Terms of office and voting.

(a) Of the eighteen (18) public members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, nine (9) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and nine (9) shall be appointed for three (3) years. After the initial appointments of those individuals serving two-year (2) terms, they, or their successors, shall be appointed to three-year (3) terms. A vacancy in the office of a member, other than by expiration of the member's term, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but only for the remainder of the prevailing term. Members whose terms expire may be reappointed.

(b) Only members shall have the right to vote.

(c) A simple majority of board members shall constitute a quorum.

Legislative History

P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 68, § 4; P.L. 1998, ch. 387, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 388, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 50; P.L. 2014, ch. 500, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 551, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 54, § 1.