{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-143-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-143-2","heading":"Terms of office.","body":"The members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years except that the initial terms shall be as follows: six (6) members originally appointed pursuant to executive order shall serve initial terms of six (6) years; one of the house and one of the senate appointees shall serve initial terms of five (5) years; the governor’s appointees shall serve initial terms of four (4) years; and the other of the house and senate appointees shall serve initial terms of three (3) years; no member shall serve for more than two (2) concurrent terms.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 143 Science and Technology Advisory Council"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-143/42-143-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:13Z","sha256":"3be6ffd0447915f528f09521cc6f9bc795114d22970dc558e639328823b17354","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-143-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-143-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}