§ 8-4.1-1. Incentive pay plan. There is hereby established an incentive pay program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter offering financial compensation to clerks of the supreme, superior, family, and district courts and administrators of the workers’ compensation court for furthering their education in the field of court administration or law enforcement. This […]
§ 8-4.1-2. Eligibility for plan. (a) Any full time clerk of the supreme, superior, family, or district court or administrators of the workers’ compensation court shall be eligible for the plan established by this chapter provided he or she: (1) Has, on or before July 5, 1994, acquired the requisite degree as set forth in […]
§ 8-4.1-3. Incentive steps. Advancement to each of the incentive salary steps shall be based on the following accomplishments in either administration of justice or law enforcement, or a baccalaureate degree acceptable for admission to a law school accredited by the council of Legal Education of the American Bar Association. Incentive Increase Above Degree Steps […]
§ 8-4.1-4. Eligible education. No credit shall be granted for any degree other than in the major concentration of court administration or law enforcement or a baccalaureate degree acceptable for admission to a law school accredited by the council of Legal Education of the American Bar Association. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 205, § 1; […]
§ 8-4.1-5. Appropriation. The state of Rhode Island shall bear the expense of 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 […]
§ 8-4.1-6. Additional credit for masters degree. Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, every full time clerk of the supreme, superior, family, or district court who earns the degree of master in public administration shall be paid, in addition to basic salary and any other credit to which he or she […]
§ 8-4.1-7. Effective date. Sections 8-4.1-1 — 8-4.1-3 shall not take effect for any existing court clerks or administrators presently receiving an incentive pay under this chapter until the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement in existence on July 5, 1994. However, upon the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement which is in effect at […]
