2017 -- S 0512 | |
======== | |
LC001827 | |
======== | |
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
____________ | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS RESIDENCY | |
| |
Introduced By: Senators Lombardi, McCaffrey, Lynch Prata, Felag, and Lombardo | |
Date Introduced: March 02, 2017 | |
Referred To: Senate Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 45-2-15.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General |
2 | Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 45-2-15.1. Police officers and firefighters -- Residency within municipality not |
4 | required. |
5 | Notwithstanding any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of any |
6 | home rule charter provision requiring that police officers and fire fighters reside within the |
7 | employing city, or town, or state of Rhode Island, no home rule charter provision shall require |
8 | that a police officer or fire fighter reside within the city, or town, or state of Rhode Island as a |
9 | condition of appointment or continued employment. Any prior ratification and validation by the |
10 | general assembly of a home rule charter provision requiring residency within a city, or town, or |
11 | state of Rhode Island as a condition for employment of a police officer or fire fighter is hereby |
12 | expressly repealed by the general assembly; further, no city or town council shall make or ordain |
13 | any ordinance requiring a police officer or fire fighter to reside within the employing city, or |
14 | town, or state of Rhode Island as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any |
15 | existing ordinance requiring a police officer or fire fighter to reside within the employing city, or |
16 | town, or state of Rhode Island as a condition of appointment or continued employment is hereby |
17 | considered contrary to the laws of this state and is thus void as being in violation of state law. |
| |
1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC001827 | |
======== | |
| LC001827 - Page 2 of 3 |
EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS RESIDENCY | |
*** | |
1 | This act would prohibit municipal charters and ordinances from requiring that their police |
2 | officers and firefighters reside within the state of Rhode Island. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC001827 | |
======== | |
| LC001827 - Page 3 of 3 |