The bill amends several sections of the General Laws in Rhode Island, focusing on the composition and appointment processes of various boards and commissions. Key changes include:

1. The Forest Conservation Commission will have its membership reduced from nine to eight, with a quorum adjustment from seven to six voting members. The commission will now include public members representing an environmental organization and one member with knowledge of forest habitat, while removing the requirement for a member representing a forest products business.

2. The Board of Examiners of Electricians will consist of six members instead of seven.

3. The State Board of Pharmacy will be reduced from nine to five members, with specific qualifications required for each member.

4. A new Board of Inspection for Horse Riding Schools is established, specifying that the operator must not be the owner.

5. The Real Estate Appraisers Board will now include former and non-practicing appraisers, with a total of six members.

6. The Auto Collision Repair Licensing Advisory Board will decrease from nine to seven members.

7. The Board of Radiologic Technology will now include former licensed practitioners.

8. The bill introduces new advisory councils, including a cannabis advisory board and an advisory council on Alzheimer's disease, both of which will have reduced memberships.

9. The ambulance service coordinating advisory board will consist of eight former, non-practicing members and two from the general public.

10. The health services council will be reduced from thirty-three to twenty-eight members.

11. The long-term care coordinating council's membership will also be reduced from thirty-three to twenty-eight.

12. The bill emphasizes that no appointee to these boards and councils shall have a direct financial interest in the industry they represent.

The act will take effect upon passage.

Statutes affected:
300: 2-27-3, 5-6-4, 5-13-3, 5-19.1-3, 5-20.7-4, 5-38-2, 5-68.1-3, 16-42-3, 21-28.11-6, 23-1.7-2, 23-4.1-2, 23-17-13.1, 23-17.3-2, 23-17.4-21.1, 23-17.17-6, 23-24.9-2.1, 23-34.1-17, 23-99-4, 28-21-21, 28-29-30, 28-42-37, 28-45-2, 28-47-8, 30-15-6, 31-50-2, 39-21-4, 39-26.2-11, 42-63.1-11, 42-64.15-6, 42-64.17-1