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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ehrhardt, and Reilly

     Date Introduced: January 26, 2012

     Referred To: House Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 42-149-3.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-149 entitled "State

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Expenditures for Non-State Employee Services" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     42-149-3.1. Assessment on state expenditures for non-state employee services. --

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Whenever a department, commission, board, council, agency or public corporation incurs

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expenditures through contracts or agreements by which a nongovernmental person or entity

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agrees to provide services which are substantially similar to and in lieu of services hereto fore

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provided, in whole or in part, by regular employees of the department, commission, board,

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council, agency or public corporation covered by chapter 36-8, those expenditures shall be

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subject to an assessment equal to five and one-half percent (5.5%) of the cost of the service. That

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assessment shall be paid to the retirement system on a quarterly basis in accordance with

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subsection 36-10-2(e), and notwithstanding the terms and provisions of subsection 36-10-2 (e)(4),

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shall serve to reduce the required annual contribution to be made by the state to the pension fund

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pursuant to section 36-10-2.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM

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     This act would provide that the assessment on expenditures for non-governmental

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contractors be applied to reduce the required annual contribution to be made by the state to the

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pension fund pursuant to section 36-10-2.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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