Section 45-13-7. – State mandated costs defined.
§ 45-13-7. State mandated costs defined. “State mandate” means any state initiated statutory or executive action or rule, regulation or policy adopted by a state department or agency or a quasi-public department or agency that requires a local government to establish, expand, or modify its activities in a way as to necessitate additional expenditures from […]
Section 45-13-8. – Reports.
§ 45-13-8. Reports. (a) The department of revenue in consultation and cooperation with towns and cities shall maintain: (1) An identification of state mandates created by statute since January 1, 1970; (2) Specific identification of all state mandates established since July 1, 1979 which are subject to reimbursement in accordance with § 45-13-9, and the […]
Section 45-13-9. – Reimbursement to cities and towns and school districts for the costs of state mandates.
§ 45-13-9. Reimbursement to cities and towns and school districts for the costs of state mandates. (a)(1) The department of revenue shall submit to the budget office by October 1 of each year, a report by each city and town, of the cost of state mandates established after January 1, 1979, to be reimbursed for […]
Section 45-13-9.1. – Future mandates.
§ 45-13-9.1. Future mandates. No mandate shall be enacted or promulgated after July 1, 2006, unless the body enacting or promulgating the same shall first, after public hearing, determine the cost of the proposed mandate to the city, town or school districts of the state. Any rule, regulation or policy adopted by state departments, agencies […]
Section 45-13-9.2. – Postponement of effective date.
§ 45-13-9.2. Postponement of effective date. Whenever it shall be determined by the governor that the postponement of the effective date of rules, regulations or policies of state departments, agencies or quasi-state departments or agencies, shall cause an emergency situation which imperils the public’s safety or public’s health, the governor may by executive order suspend […]
Section 45-13-10. – Exemptions from reimbursement.
§ 45-13-10. Exemptions from reimbursement. (a) State mandates not subject to reimbursement includes: (1) The holding of elections; (2) The assurance of due process; (3) The notification and conduct of public meetings; (4) The procedures for administrative and judicial review of actions taken by cities and towns; (5) The protection of the public from malfeasance, […]
Section 45-13-11. – Severability.
§ 45-13-11. Severability. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections shall not affect the validity of the remainder of §§ 45-13-6 — 45-13-11. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 6.
Section 45-13-11.1. – Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements.
§ 45-13-11.1. Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements. The provisions of §§ 45-13-6 — 45-13-10 of this chapter may be excused, avoided or suspended only by law enacted by the affirmative vote of three-fifths (⅗) of the full membership of each house of the general assembly. History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 253, § 7.
Section 45-13-12. – Distressed communities relief fund.
§ 45-13-12. Distressed communities relief fund. (a) There is established a fund to provide state assistance to those Rhode Island cities and towns that have the highest property tax burdens relative to the wealth of taxpayers. (b) Establishment of indices. Four (4) indices of distress shall be established to determine eligibility for the program. Each […]
Section 45-13-13. – Repealed.
§ 45-13-13. Repealed.