§ 36-9-1. Earliest date of commencement of membership. Membership in the retirement system shall begin not earlier than the first day of July, 1936, and shall consist of the persons described in §§ 36-9-2 and 36-9-3. History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2334, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 18, § 7; P.L. 1947, ch. 1971, § […]
§ 36-9-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3812, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 36-9-10); Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 289, § 2.
§ 36-9-11. Retroactive membership of elected legislator. Any duly elected member of the general assembly who has previously rendered service as a member of the general assembly and who for any reason did not become a member of the state retirement system at the beginning of his or her service to the state as a […]
§ 36-9-12 — 36-9-19. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 18, § 8; P.L. 1948, ch. 2128, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2446, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3440, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3617, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3618, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1956, ch. 3676, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3693, §§ […]
§ 36-9-2. Membership of persons employed after establishment of system. All employees as defined in chapter 8 of this title who became employees on or after July 1, 1936, shall, under contract of their employment become members of the retirement system and shall receive no pension or retirement allowance from any other pension or retirement […]
§ 36-9-2.1. Membership in other retirement systems. (a) An employee who is a member of the retirement system may be a member of the retirement system of any union provided the union retirement plan is covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) [29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.] and is tax […]
§ 36-9-20. Credit for service as a teacher, municipal employee, or legislator. (a) Any state employee who shall have rendered service as a teacher as defined under the provisions of chapters 16 and 17 of title 16 shall be entitled to credit for that service for the various purposes of this system, provided the member […]
§ 36-9-20.1 — 36-9-20.4. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 551, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 560, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1990, ch. 373, § 2 and P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 1, § 3.
§ 36-9-20.5. Purchase of service credit — Inactive status. Notwithstanding any general or public law to the contrary, any state employee or teacher participating in the employees’ retirement system who is on workers’ compensation may purchase up to four (4) years of service credit for time currently permitted to be purchased under law without the […]
§ 36-9-21. Service information submitted by department heads. It shall be the duty of the head of each department and agency to furnish at the times and in the manner that the retirement board and/or the retirement system may direct, information concerning the name, title, compensation, duties, date of birth, and length of service of […]
§ 36-9-22. Cessation of membership. If any member becomes a beneficiary, dies, or receives a refund of contributions, he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member, subject, however, to the provisions of § 36-10-8 in regard to reinstatement of membership in the case of a member who has received a refund and who […]
§ 36-9-23. Inactive membership. If a member leaves the service of the state but does not receive a refund of his or her contributions, his or her membership in the system shall continue but his or her status shall be that of an inactive member. In no event shall an inactive member be entitled to […]
§ 36-9-24. Part-time school lunch employees. (a) Whenever any state school lunch employee, who is a member of the system as a full-time employee is involuntarily transferred to a position of less than twenty (20) hours per week, the employee shall remain a contributing member of the retirement system and receive full credit for that […]
§ 36-9-25. Standard for year’s service credits. (a) The retirement board shall fix and determine, by appropriate rules and regulations, how much service in any year is equivalent to a year of service, but in computing that service or in computing the compensation it shall credit no period of more than a month’s duration during […]
§ 36-9-25.1. Leave service credits. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the retirement law or rulings of the retirement board in accordance with the powers vested therein, state employees with at least one year of service who have been granted by their appointing authority a leave of absence without pay to further their education in […]
§ 36-9-26. Credits for layoffs. (a) Members who are laid off for any reason and are not on leave without pay may purchase up to one years’ credit for retirement purposes; provided the member did not withdraw his or her retirement contributions while on layoff, and returns to active membership; provided, further, that the member […]
§ 36-9-27. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2334, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 18, § 8; P.L. 1947, ch. 1971, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 36-9-27; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 170, § 1.
§ 36-9-28. Service creditable on retirement. At retirement, the total service credited a member shall consist of the service rendered by him or her as an employee during his or her membership, and also, if he or she has a prior service certificate which is in full force and effect, the service as an employee […]
§ 36-9-29, 36-9-30. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1956, §§ 36-9-29, 36-9-30; P.L. 1961, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 282, art. 4, § 12; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 170, § 1 and P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 1, § 3.
§ 36-9-3. Retired members of the state police — Eligibility. Whenever any retired member of the Rhode Island state police shall be an employee of the state or any of its agencies, commissions, or bureaus in any capacity, other than as a member of the state police, as defined in chapter 8 of this title, […]
