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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM | |
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Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, and Lynch | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 36-9-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-9 entitled "Retirement |
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System-Membership and Service Credits" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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36-9-5. Officers and employees exempt -- Former court judges and clerks. -- (a) The |
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members of the general assembly and the general officers of the state, except to the extent herein |
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provided, the judges of the supreme, superior, family, district courts, the traffic tribunal, judges of |
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the workers' compensation court except to the extent herein provided, school teachers as defined |
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by section 16-16-1 except to the extent provided by chapter 17 of title 16, and members of the |
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Rhode Island state police shall be exempt from the provisions of chapters 8 -- 10 of this title; |
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provided, however, that any justice or associate justice or judge of the supreme court, superior |
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court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal, chairperson of the workers' compensation |
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court, or judge of the workers' compensation court who was a member of the retirement system |
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prior to becoming a justice or associate justice or judge, shall, upon his or her filing with the |
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retirement board a written waiver of all benefits under the provisions of sections 8-3-7 -- 8-3-11 |
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or 28-30-15 -- 28-30-18 be permitted to elect to remain a member of the retirement system by |
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paying into the retirement system such sums as provided in section 36-10-1 computed on his or |
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her salary as a justice, associate justice, or judge and shall be eligible for all benefits under this |
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title. |
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(b) Any justice, associate justice, or judge who shall have retired in accordance with the |
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provisions of this section and who shall be recalled to service shall be recalled in accordance with |
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the provisions of section 8-3-7 |
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section 28-30-16.1. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM | |
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This act would correct outdated statutory references concerning retired judges. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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