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2026 -- S 2140
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  STATE  OF        RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  AN ACT
  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:
1SECTION 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:
342-155-6. Transparency requirements established.
4The 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).
8SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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  EXPLANATION
  BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
  OF
  AN ACT
  RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUASI-PUBLIC
  CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT
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1This 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.
5This act would take effect upon passage.
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