R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-100.1-5: Duties.

The duties of the historian laureate shall include delivering historical lectures about pertinent aspects of Rhode Island history at important state historical ceremonies and observances at the request of the governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the chief justice of the supreme court, or the secretary of state; furnishing historical information or advice to the above-named officers upon request; reading and editing state-sponsored historical publications for accuracy upon request; and such other duties pertaining to the dissemination of information about Rhode Island history and heritage as the above-mentioned officers may from time-to-time require.