| Chapter 172 |
| 2022 -- S 2215 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/27/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM |
Introduced By: Senators Burke, Archambault, Valverde, DiMario, Coyne, Ciccone, McCaffrey, Cano, and de la Cruz |
| Date Introduced: February 08, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 36-4-51 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-4 entitled "Merit System" |
| is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 36-4-51. Running for elective office by classified employee. |
| (a) No classified employee or member of the personnel appeal board shall seek the |
| nomination of or be a candidate for any elective state office; neither shall any state elective officer |
| be appointed a member of the personnel appeal board or a classified employee unless he or she |
| resigns his or her elective office. |
| (b) A classified employee, whose position is not fully funded through federal loans and/or |
| grants, may seek the nomination of or be a candidate for elective state office in the state of Rhode |
| Island. Provided, however, if said the classified employee is elected to state office, the employee |
| must resign or terminate their his or her classified employee position prior to assuming or holding |
| any state elective office in the state of Rhode Island. |
| (c) A state elective officer may be appointed a classified employee or a member of the |
| personnel appeal board, but only after resigning their the officer’s elective office. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2023. |
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