§ 42-124-1. Establishment of commission.
(a) There is created a special legislative commission on equal pay and comparable worth
in public and private employment consisting of twenty-five (25) members: four (4)
of whom shall be from the house of representatives, not more than three (3) from the
same political party, one of whom shall have served on the 1986 comparable worth/pay
equity commission, to be appointed by the speaker; four (4) of whom shall be from
the senate, not more than three (3) from the same political party, one of whom shall
have served on the 1986 comparable worth/pay equity commission to be appointed by
the pres
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§ 42-124-1. Establishment of commission.
(a) There is created a special legislative commission on equal pay and comparable worth
in public and private employment consisting of twenty-five (25) members: four (4)
of whom shall be from the house of representatives, not more than three (3) from the
same political party, one of whom shall have served on the 1986 comparable worth/pay
equity commission, to be appointed by the speaker; four (4) of whom shall be from
the senate, not more than three (3) from the same political party, one of whom shall
have served on the 1986 comparable worth/pay equity commission to be appointed by
the president of the senate; two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the governor; one
of whom shall be the human resources director of the department of administration;
one of whom shall be the human resources program administrator; one of whom shall
be the executive director of the Rhode Island commission on women, or the executive
director's appointee; one of whom shall be the executive director of the human rights
commission, or the executive director's appointee; one of whom shall be the chair
or co-chair of the economic equity committee of the Rhode Island commission on women,
or the chair or co-chair's appointee; one of whom shall be the director of labor and
training, or the director's appointee; one of whom shall be the executive director
of the AFL-CIO, or the executive director's appointee; one of whom shall be the executive
director of AFSCME, or the executive director's appointee; one of whom shall be the
state equal opportunity administrator; one of whom shall be from the Chamber of Commerce
Federation; one of whom shall be from the Workforce 2000 Council; one of whom shall
be the executive director of the League of Cities and Towns, or the executive director's
appointee; one of whom shall be the director of research, Department of Business and
Economics at the University of Rhode Island; one of whom shall be a representative
from NEARI, appointed by the president of the association; and one of whom shall be
a representative from AFT/AFL-CIO, appointed by the president of the association.
(b) The composition of this commission shall endeavor, as far as practicable, to provide
diverse ethnic, cultural, and gender representation of the state of Rhode Island.