{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-77-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-77-2","heading":"Terms of office — Chairperson.","body":"The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities: one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one for a term of three (3) years. The members shall annually elect one of them as chairperson of the commission.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 77 Minority Groups Advisory Commission"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-77/42-77-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:05Z","sha256":"507f7934c402a75d34be390c32433ad83de7791ef747c8797707442cbc6a83b3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-77-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-77.1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}