§ 27-73-1. Title and purpose. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Public School Employee Uniform Benefit Act.” (b) The purpose of this chapter is to create uniform medical and prescription drug benefit plan designs for Rhode Island school district and charter school employees. History of Section.P.L. 2009, […]
§ 27-73-2. Program implementation. (a) Upon recommendation of the uniform healthcare benefit plan designs or at such other time as specified herein or as specified in §§ 28-9.3-2 and 28-9.4-3, all public school districts and charter schools may implement one or more benefit plan design(s) including, but not limited to, those recommended in accordance with […]
§ 27-73-3. Board of directors established. (a) There is established the board of directors of the Rhode Island uniform public school employees’ health-care benefits program (“board”). (b) The board shall consist of twelve (12) members, as follows: (1) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and […]
§ 27-73-4. Powers, duties, and functions of the board. (a) The board shall have the following powers, duties and functions relative to active full-time certified employees pursuant to § 28-9.3-2, and active full-time school district employees pursuant to § 28-9.4-3: (1) To design and recommend, with input and recommendations from the technical advisory committee, medical […]
§ 27-73-5. Officers, quorum, meetings. (a) The board shall elect from its own membership such officers as it sees fit; (b) Seven (7) members of the board in office shall constitute a quorum; (c) Decisions of the board shall be made by a majority vote of the members present; (d) Meetings may be called by […]
