Effective on July 1, 2014, the commission shall be composed of eighteen (18) members. Insofar as practicable, the commission shall consist of people with disabilities and state leaders of industry, labor, business, veterans, women, and federal, state, and local governments, and representatives of religious, charitable, business, labor, industrial, fraternal, civic, educational, medical, legal, veterans, welfare, and other professional groups and organizations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-2