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 – Repealed.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 Repealed.
Section 45-13-14. – Adjustments to tax levy, assessed value, and full value when computing state aid.
§ 45-13-14. Adjustments to tax levy, assessed value, and full value when computing state aid. (a) Whenever the director of revenue computes the relative wealth of municipalities for the purpose of distributing state aid in accordance with title 16 and the provisions of § 45-13-12, he or she shall base it on the full value […]
Section 45-13-3. – Apportionment based on levy for preceding year.
§ 45-13-3. Apportionment based on levy for preceding year. The annual apportionment and payment of any sums during the state’s fiscal year shall be based on the annual tax levy of the respective cities and towns as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the current state fiscal year […]
Section 45-13-4, 45-13-5. – Repealed.
§ 45-13-4, 45-13-5. Repealed.