Title 36, Title 36 Officers and Employees

It is the intention of the general assembly by the adoption of §§ 36-7-10 — 36-7-21 that the protection afforded employees in positions covered by a retirement system, as herein defined, on the date an agreement is made applicable to service performed in those positions, or emplo…

Each city, town, or agency of the state participating under the federal state agreement is authorized to impose upon each of its employees, as to services which are covered by the federal state agreement, or by any supplement thereto or modification thereof, a contribution with r…

Contributions under § 36-7-22 by employees of any city, town, or agency of the state shall be made as deductions from each payment on account of salaries or wages as and when paid. Failure to deduct the contribution shall not relieve any employee, the city, town, or agency of the…

The state shall make the contributions required under the federal state agreement as provided in § 36-7-3, and the general treasurer is hereby authorized to make those payments.

Each city, town, or agency of the state participating under the federal state agreement as herein described shall make payment to the general treasurer of the state at such time or times as he or she may prescribe of the contributions with respect to salaries or wages as herein d…

(a) All payments made by any city, town, or agency of the state shall be credited by the general treasurer to a revolving fund which shall be established with the approval of the governor and the director of administration and a sum sufficient for the purpose is hereby appropriat…

The general treasurer of the state shall represent the state in any and all matters arising during the operation of §§ 36-7-1 — 36-7-31 and § 36-7-35 and in any agreements with the secretary relative to the administration of the provisions of this chapter. The general treasurer s…

Each city, town, or agency of the state participating under this agreement shall forward to the general treasurer at such time or times and in the manner that he or she may specify the amounts of contribution payable by the participating employees and by the city, town, or agency…

The general treasurer of the state is hereby authorized to enter, on behalf of the state, into an agreement with the secretary, consistent with the terms and provisions of this chapter, for the purpose of extending the benefits of the old age and survivors insurance provisions of…

In order to secure the payment to the general treasurer of the sums required to be paid under this chapter by agencies of the state and to provide a guaranty of payment thereof similar to the guaranty provided for payments by a city or town, the general treasurer may require from…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of §§ 36-7-27 — 36-7-30 and § 36-7-35 and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for t…

All ordinances, resolutions, and votes adopted by all cities, towns, and agencies pursuant to the provisions of §§ 36-7-1 — 36-7-31 as the sections were in effect prior to April 21, 1955, and all action taken pursuant to those ordinances, resolutions, and votes shall be valid and…

The state of Rhode Island is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the federal government to accept old age and survivors’ insurance for state employees who are unable to qualify as members of the state retirement system.

(a) For FARP eligible employees, the state shall establish the FICA Alternative Retirement Income Security Program. The FARP shall be administered in accordance with the following provisions: (1) IRC compliance. The FARP shall be administered as a defined contribution plan under …

No provision of this chapter shall prevent coverage under the Social Security Act in accordance with § 218(d)(8), 42 U.S.C. § 418(d)(8), of the act of services of individuals in positions covered by more than one retirement system.

(a) The state of Rhode Island is hereby authorized to exclude from wages, payments made under a written plan or system of sick leave. The written plan shall be established pursuant to this authority by the department of administration and must contain at least the following: (1) …

The provisions of this chapter, insofar as the provisions shall be applicable, shall apply in the case of employees in the agencies of the state as defined in § 36-7-2(3).

The benefits of this chapter are also extended to civilian employees of the Rhode Island national guard who are employed pursuant to § 90 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, 32 U.S.C. § 709, and paid from funds allotted by the department of defense.

Any city, town, or agency of the state as defined in § 36-7-2(2) shall have the option of subscribing to the federal state agreement as described in § 36-7-3. The action shall be taken by the adoption of an ordinance, resolution, or vote by the legislative body thereof which shal…

The resolution, ordinance, or vote, when adopted, shall be filed with the general treasurer of the state. Upon notification by the general treasurer that the provisions of this agreement have been approved by the secretary and are in full force and effect as of the effective date…

The general treasurer is authorized to terminate participation under the agreement of any city, town, or agency of the state, in his or her discretion, if he or she finds that there has been a failure to comply substantially with any provision contained in the resolution, ordinan…

The general treasurer may deny participation under the federal state agreement to any city, town, or agency of the state only upon reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the city, town, or agency of the state affected thereby.

The following words and phrases as used in chapters 8 to 10 of this title unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Accumulated contributions” shall mean the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a me…

The general treasurer, under the direction and supervision of the retirement board, shall be charged with the establishment and maintenance of such accounts and statistical records as the retirement board may require and he or she shall employ such clerical assistance as shall be…

(a) There is hereby created a restricted receipt account, under the control of the general treasurer, the proceeds of which shall be used solely to pay the expenses of the retirement board, the cost of maintaining the retirement system, and the costs of administering the retireme…

The retirement board shall collect and keep in convenient form such data as shall be necessary for the preparation of the mortality and service tables and for the compilation of such other information as shall be required for the actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities …

Immediately after his or her selection, the actuary shall make such investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the members as the retirement board shall authorize for the purpose of determining the proper tables to be prepared and submitted to the ret…

Every year beginning with the year 1976, the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system, and shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the system, a…

On the basis of such tables as the retirement board shall adopt, the actuary shall make an annual valuation of the assets and liabilities of the funds of the system created by this chapter.

(a) All money immediately required for the payment of retirement allowances or other benefits shall be deemed to be held in a trust under the laws of the state of Rhode Island with respect to which the general treasurer is designated the trustee in accordance with § 36-8-20(b). T…

The retirement board shall credit all earned investment income from interest and dividends on investments and bank deposits during any fiscal year to the contingency reserve account.

Except as herein provided, no member of the board and no employee of the board shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in the gains or profits of any investment made by the retirement board, nor as such directly or indirectly receive any pay or emolument for his or her servi…

(a) If any provision of chapters 8 — 10 of this title, any rule, or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction the remainder of those chapters, rules, or regulations and the application…

The auditor general shall conduct upon the request of the retirement board a separate annual performance audit of the retirement system which shall include a report on the actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system. The auditor general may examine …

A retirement system is hereby established and placed under the management of the retirement board for the purpose of providing retirement allowances for employees of the state of Rhode Island under the provisions of chapters 8 — 10 of this title. The retirement system so created …

(a) Intent. It is intended that the retirement system satisfy the requirements of § 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time, 26 U.S.C. § 401 (hereinafter referred to as the “code”), in form and operation, to the extent that those requirements appl…

(a) The retirement board shall provide: (1) The online distribution of any archived video or audio recordings of meetings of the board to be displayed on the employees’ retirement system website; and (2) The online distribution of all video or audio recordings of meetings occurri…

The general administration and the responsibility for the proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective the provisions of chapters 8 — 10 of this title are hereby vested in a retirement board. The retirement board shall, from time to time, establish rules and…

The members of the retirement board shall be immune from suit in any civil action for negligence based on any official act or statement performed or made in good faith in the course of their duties as set out in § 36-8-3.

(a) There is hereby authorized, created and established in the office of the general treasurer an independent retirement board which shall hold and administer, in trust, the funds of the retirement system in accordance with the provisions of chapters 8 — 10 of this title and shal…

(a) A member of the board shall discharge duties with respect to the retirement system: (1) Solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries; (2) For the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries and paying reasonable expenses of admini…

If, for any reason whatsoever, there shall be a vacancy in the office of an appointed member of the board the appointing authority shall appoint a successor within seventy (70) days for the balance of the vacated term; provided, however, that all gubernatorial and general treasur…

Each member of the board shall be entitled to one vote. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and all actions of the board shall be a majority vote of the members present and voting at which a quorum is present. The board shall keep a record of all the proceedings whi…

Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenditures and no employee shall suffer any loss of salary or wages through serving upon the board.

The retirement board shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the secretary of state, on or before the first day of December in each year, an annual report showing the financial transactions of the system for the f…

(a) No law shall be enacted conferring special pension benefits upon any individual or group of individuals unless this section is specifically repealed. (b) The retirement board shall take no administrative action conferring special benefits upon any individual or group of indiv…