§ 42-28.1-1. Incentive pay plan. There is hereby established an incentive pay program in accordance with the provisions hereof, offering financial compensation to members of the state, city, town police departments, deputy sheriffs, Rhode Island capitol police and the state fire marshal and deputy fire marshals of the Rhode Island division of fire safety for […]
§ 42-28.1-2. Eligibility for plan. Any full-time member of any state, city, town police force, the sheriffs unit, the Rhode Island marshals’ unit, the Rhode Island capitol police force, park police and conservation officer units of the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management and the state fire marshal and deputy state fire […]
§ 42-28.1-3. Incentive steps. (a) Advancement to each of the incentive salary steps shall be based on a point system as set forth in § 42-28.1-4 and shall be accomplished as follows: Incentive Increase above Points Step Basic Salary Acquired 1 $1,000 30 2 $2,000 Associate Degree in Law Enforcement 3 $3,000 Bachelor’s Degree in […]
§ 42-28.1-4. Point system. The points needed to be acquired in order to achieve the various incentive steps as set forth in § 42-28.1-3 shall be earned as follows: (1) One hundred twenty (120) points for a baccalaureate degree in a university, college, technical institute, or other institution approved by the regional accrediting association of […]
§ 42-28.1-5. Eligible expenses. (a) Upon presentation of evidence of successful completion of any course or courses as mentioned in § 42-28.1-4 to the chief of the department in which any police officer is a member, then the respective town or city in which the officer is employed shall reimburse him or her all his […]
§ 42-28.1-6. Payments. (a) Each of the chiefs of the various agencies shall supply to the chief of training, division of personnel, on or before the first day of September of each year, a list of all members of their respective agencies who have received incentive credits. The chief shall certify the amount of incentive […]
§ 42-28.1-7. Appropriation. The state of Rhode Island shall bear the expense for incentive payments. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and the controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for […]
§ 42-28.1-8. Eligible education. No credit shall be granted for any degree other than those specified in § 42-28.1-3. No credit shall be granted to members of city or town police forces for degrees awarded prior to May 1, 1967. No credit shall be granted to members of the state police force and division of […]
§ 42-28.1-9. Ineligibility for other incentive payments. Any person receiving educational incentive payments under this chapter is ineligible for additional incentive payments as contained in the in-service training program for state employees, as contained in the state personnel rules or in § 36-4-44 or in any other chapter relating to incentive in-service training programs. History […]
