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S2140 2026 -- S 2140 ======== LC003845 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT Introduced By: Senators Bissaillon, LaMountain, Appollonio, McKenney, and Famiglietti Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 42-155-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-155 entitled Quasi- 2 Public Corporations Accountability and Transparency Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 42-155-6. Transparency requirements established. 4 The following shall be public, and available to the public upon request and posted directly, 5 or via direct link, on the website of each quasi-public corporation: 6 (1) Job descriptions of the executive director and management; 7 (2) Compensation comparability studies of the executive and senior management, and 8 current and approved salaries ; 9 (3) Quarterly financial statements; 10 (4) Capital improvement plans; 11 (5) Operating budgets; 12 (6) Strategic plan; 13 (7) Agendas and minutes of the open meetings of the board , including all documents to be 14 discussed at an open meeting of a public body shall be posted or linked with the electronic filing 15 of the agenda submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to § 42-46-6 ; 16 (8) Quarterly contracting reports and annual contracting reports required by § 42-90-1; 17 (9) Regulations adopted by the quasi-public corporation; 18 (10) Enabling legislation; 1 (11) Mission statement; 2 (12) Board members; 3 (13) Organizational chart and list of current salaries of positions ; 4 (14) Bylaws of the quasi-public corporation; 5 (15) All reports and audits required by this chapter or other general laws; and 6 (16) Any and all policies and procedures established by the board members pursuant to the 7 provisions of § 42-155-4(b) . 8 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC003845 ======== LC003845 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT *** 1 This act would provide that compensation comparability studies of senior management and 2 current salaries, all documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of 3 current salaries and positions, and any and all policies and procedures of board members of public 4 corporations be made publicly available. 5 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003845 ======== LC003845 - Page 3 of 3
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