2022 -- S 2891 | |
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LC005787 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND | |
SURVIVORS’ INSURANCE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Seveney, DiPalma, Acosta, Miller, Coyne, Gallo, Lombardo, | |
Date Introduced: April 26, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 36-7-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-7 entitled "Federal Old- |
2 | Age and Survivors' Insurance" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 36-7-6. Subscription to agreement by city, town, or state agency. |
4 | (a) For a coverage group that includes all employees of the school district of a municipality, |
5 | the municipalities of the state shall subscribe to the federal state agreement as set forth in § 36-7-3 |
6 | for the purpose of extending benefits of title II of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 |
7 | et seq., in conformity with applicable provisions of such Act, and with the assistance of the general |
8 | treasurer as provided in this chapter. |
9 | (b) For all employees not covered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, Any any city, |
10 | town, or agency of the state as defined in § 36-7-2(2) shall have the option of subscribing to the |
11 | federal state agreement as described in § 36-7-3. The action shall be taken by the adoption of an |
12 | ordinance, resolution, or vote by the legislative body thereof which shall be the city council in the |
13 | case of a city, or a financial town meeting in the case of a town, or the board of directors, authority, |
14 | commissioners, trustees, or other governing body in the case of an agency of the state. The |
15 | resolution, ordinance, or vote shall indicate its intention of extending the benefits of title II of the |
16 | federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., in conformity with the provisions of that act, |
17 | to employees of the city, town, or agency of the state as a coverage group, as herein defined. The |
18 | resolution, ordinance, or vote, to be acceptable, must contain at least the following provisions, |
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1 | requirements, and conditions: |
2 | (1) To meet fully the requirements of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et |
3 | seq., and be in accord with the provisions of the federal state agreement herein provided; |
4 | (2) To provide that all services which constitute employment as herein defined and are |
5 | performed in the employ of the city or town or agency of the state by employees thereof, shall be |
6 | included in the designated coverage group; |
7 | (3) To specify the source or sources from which funds necessary to make contributions in |
8 | the amounts and at the rates specified in the federal state agreement, are expected to be derived, |
9 | and contain reasonable assurance that those sources will at all times be adequate to meet this |
10 | obligation; |
11 | (4) To provide for such methods of administration of its plan of participation under the |
12 | agreement as will insure the proper and effective operation thereof; |
13 | (5) To provide that the city, town, or agency of the state will make such reports, in such |
14 | form and containing such information as may be prescribed from time to time by the general |
15 | treasurer in accordance with directives or regulations of the secretary, and that the city, town, or |
16 | agency of the state will at all times comply with such other rules or regulations as the general |
17 | treasurer or the administrator may from time to time prescribe to assure the correctness and |
18 | verification of the reports. |
19 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- FEDERAL OLD-AGE AND | |
SURVIVORS’ INSURANCE | |
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1 | This act would require municipalities to ensure that school district employees are eligible |
2 | for social security benefits under title II of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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