2012 -- H 7836

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lally, and O`Neill

     Date Introduced: February 28, 2012

     Referred To: House Judiciary

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 36-9-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-9 entitled "Retirement

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System-Membership and Service Credits" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     36-9-5. Officers and employees exempt -- Former court judges and clerks. -- (a) The

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members of the general assembly and the general officers of the state, except to the extent herein

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provided, the judges of the supreme, superior, family, district courts, the traffic tribunal, judges of

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the workers' compensation court except to the extent herein provided, school teachers as defined

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by section 16-16-1 except to the extent provided by chapter 17 of title 16, and members of the

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Rhode Island state police shall be exempt from the provisions of chapters 8 -- 10 of this title;

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provided, however, that any justice or associate justice or judge of the supreme court, superior

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court, family court, district court, or traffic tribunal, chairperson of the workers' compensation

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court, or judge of the workers' compensation court who was a member of the retirement system

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prior to becoming a justice or associate justice or judge, shall, upon his or her filing with the

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retirement board a written waiver of all benefits under the provisions of sections 8-3-7 -- 8-3-11

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or 28-30-15 -- 28-30-18 be permitted to elect to remain a member of the retirement system by

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paying into the retirement system such sums as provided in section 36-10-1 computed on his or

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her salary as a justice, associate justice, or judge and shall be eligible for all benefits under this

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title.

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      (b) Any justice, associate justice, or judge who shall have retired in accordance with the

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provisions of this section and who shall be recalled to service shall be recalled in accordance with

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the provisions of section 8-3-7(c), section 8-3-8, section 28-30-15(b), or section 28-30-16, or

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section 28-30-16.1.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM

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     This act would correct outdated statutory references concerning retired judges.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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