Rhode Island § 42-26-6 - Public Safety Grant Administration Office
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§ 42-26-6. Public Safety Grant Administration Office
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-6
§ 42-26-6. Criminal justice policy board — Appointment of members.
The criminal justice policy board shall consist of:
(1) The attorney general;
(2) The superintendent of the state police and director of the department of public safety;
(3) The public defender;
(4) The director of the department of corrections;
(5) The director of the department of human services;
(6) The director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals;
(7) The chairperson of the state board of education;
(8) The director of the department of children, youth and families;
(9) The chief justice of the family court;
(10) The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;
(11) One police chief selected by the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association;
(12) The chief justice of the Rhode Island supreme court;
(13) The presiding justice of the superior court;
(14) The chief judge of the district court;
(15) The executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;
(16) The director of health;
(17) The director of the division of fire safety;
(18) One university or college faculty member with a research background in criminal justice appointed by the governor;
(19) Four (4) citizens appointed by the governor;
(20) Three (3) representatives appointed by the governor from community service organizations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1986,
ch. 198, § 33; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 86; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 10; P.L. 2001,
ch. 180, § 101; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 26; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 12; P.L. 2012,
ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 35; P.L. 2014, ch. 82,
§ 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 89, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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