2016 -- H 8219

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- TERMINATION OF

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Nardolillo, Chippendale, Roberts, Costa, and Trillo

     Date Introduced: May 18, 2016

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 36-16-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-16 entitled

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"Termination of Employment Contracts" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     36-16-1. State employment contracts -- Prohibitions. -- (a) No state agency,

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department of government, commission, board, authority, public corporation, governmental or

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quasi-governmental body, autonomous or otherwise, which is created by authority of the general

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assembly, executive order, or state law, shall enter into any contract or agreement with any

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individual, firm, or partnership which provides for any of the following upon termination of

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employment:

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      (1) Termination damages or benefits, including continuation of salary or other

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compensation for more than six (6) months two (2) weeks from the date of termination;

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      (2) Severance pay, excepting accrued vacation pay, sick leave benefits, or health care

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benefits, for more than one year two (2) weeks from the date of termination;

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      (3) Mandatory hiring, payment, or compensation for work performed or services

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rendered as a consultant or in any other capacity following termination; or

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      (4) Which provides for a contract term in excess of three (3) years.

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      (b) This section shall not apply to collective bargaining agreements entered into between

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an employer and a labor organization as defined in ยง 28-7-3.

 

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- TERMINATION OF

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

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     This act would reduce the period of time that a state employee, under contract, could

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receive benefits (including salary) after termination from six (6) months to two (2) weeks and

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would also reduce maximum severance pay from one year to two (2) weeks.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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