§ 42-40-1. Declaration of policy. The state of Rhode Island recognizes that intergovernmental cooperation is an essential factor in resolving problems affecting this state and that the interchange of personnel between and among governmental agencies at the same or different levels of government is a significant factor in achieving such cooperation. History of Section.G.L. 1956, […]
§ 42-40-2. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Sending agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this chapter. (2) “Receiving agency” means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or […]
§ 42-40-3. Authority to interchange employees. (a) Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or any city or town or any school, college, or university operated by the state is authorized to participate in a program of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the federal government, another state or locality, or […]
§ 42-40-3.1. Attorney general — Interchange of employees with federal government. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-40-3, the attorney general of the state of Rhode Island is authorized to participate in a program of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, and/or instrumentalities of the federal government. The period of individual assignment or interchange may be […]
§ 42-40-4. Status of employees of this state. (a) Employees of a sending agency participating in an exchange of personnel as authorized in § 42-40-3 may be considered during the participation to be: (1) On detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency, or (2) In a status of leave of absence from their […]
§ 42-40-5. Travel expenses of employees of this state. A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of that agency, pay the travel expenses of employees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leave basis, but shall not pay the travel expenses of those employees incurred in […]
§ 42-40-6. Status of employees of other governments. (a) When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this chapter may: (1) Be given appointments in the receiving agency covering the periods of such assignments, with compensation to be paid […]
§ 42-40-7. Travel expenses of employees of other governments. A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of the agency, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this chapter during the period of assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency. History […]
