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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Reilly, Azzinaro, Brien, and Guthrie | |
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Date Introduced: January 11, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 45-13-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-13 entitled "State Aid" |
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is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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45-13-9. Reimbursement to cities and towns and school districts for the costs of state |
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mandates. -- (a) (1) The department of revenue shall submit to the budget office by October 1 of |
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each year, a report by each city and town, of the cost of state mandates established after January |
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1, 1979, to be reimbursed for the next preceding July 1 -- June 30 period. |
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(2) The budget office shall annually include the statewide total of the statement of costs |
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of state mandates eligible to be reimbursed in the state budget for the next fiscal year for |
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consideration by the governor in preparing a final budget proposal for submission to the general |
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assembly in accordance with section 35-3-7 of the General Laws; provided, that any costs |
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resulting from the rules and regulations of state departments or agencies shall be allocated to the |
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budgets of those departments or agencies. |
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(b) The state treasurer shall in July of each year distribute to cities and towns the |
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reimbursements for state mandated costs as may be appropriated by the general assembly. |
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(c) If during any fiscal year that state reimbursement to cities and towns and school |
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districts is insufficient to cover the costs of state mandates as reported by the department of |
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revenue, the affected cities, towns and school districts may cease implementation of the state |
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mandates at their discretion up to fifty percent (50%) of the value of the reimbursement shortfall, |
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provided that: |
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(1) Existing personnel contracts are honored in their entirety or renegotiated to the |
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satisfaction of both parties; and |
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(2) Implementation of state mandates is restored upon the full restoration of state |
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reimbursements. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID | |
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This act would provide that if during any fiscal year the state reimbursement to cities and |
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towns and school districts is insufficient to cover the costs of state mandates as reported by the |
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department of revenue, those affected cities, towns and school districts may cease implementation |
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of state mandates at their discretion up to fifty percent (50%) of the value of the reimbursement |
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shortfall. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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