Senator Rice is currently Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Vice Chair of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, and he holds membership on the Senate Health, Human Services & Senior Citizens Committee. During his tenure in the Senate, Senator Rice has served as the Senate Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, the Assistant Deputy Minority Leader, Associate Minority Leader, Chairman of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, Vice Chair of the Senate Law and Public Safety and Veteran Affairs Committee, and a member of the Senate Environment, Education, and Budget and Appropriations Committees. Senator Rice has served on several national committees including the National League of Cities Energy Environment and Natural Resources Committee as Vice Chairman, the Sub-Committee on Energy as Chairman the American Association of Blacks in Energy and the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.