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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT

     Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2026

     Referred To: Senate Labor & Gaming

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 16-16 of the General Laws entitled "Teachers’ Retirement [See Title

16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto

the following section:

     16-16-44. Member employment after retirement.

     (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any retired member of the

employees’ retirement system of Rhode Island, under titles 16, 36, or 45, may be employed in a

full-time or part-time position, within the employees’ retirement system of Rhode Island, without

any forfeiture of or reduction in, their retirement benefits and allowances the member is receiving,

or may receive, provided the retired member:

     (i) Resides in Rhode Island for two hundred seventy (270) days in a calendar year; and

     (ii) Has an annual gross income from all sources that is less than fifty-five thousand dollars

($55,000).

     (b) Notice of the reemployment shall be sent monthly to the state retirement board by the

employer and by the retired member.

     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 EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT

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     This act would allow retired teachers, state and municipal workers to be employed without

the loss of any retirement benefits, as long as they reside in Rhode Island at least two hundred

seventy (270) days and have an annual income from all sources that is less than fifty-five thousand

dollars ($55,000).

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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