It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 45-2-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 45-2-15. Police officers and firefighters. -- ADD} No city or town shall require that an individual reside within the city or town as a condition for appointment or continued employment in its police or fire department, provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the {DEL city DEL} {ADD cities ADD} of Providence {DEL . DEL} {ADD and Woonsocket. ADD}

SECTION 2. Section 16-12-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-12 entitled "Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 16-12-9. Residency within municipality not required. -- ADD} No city or town shall require that an individual reside within the city or town as a condition for appointment or continued employment as a school teacher {DEL . DEL} {ADD , provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the city of Woonsocket. ADD}

SECTION 3. Chapter 45-2 of the General Laws entitled "General Powers" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sections:

{ADD 45-2-40. Woonsocket -- Residence requirement. -- ADD} {ADD Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the city of Woonsocket may require that an individual reside within the city as a condition for employment as an employee of the city. This provision shall apply to all new employees of the city hired on or after January 1, 1995 and shall not be a condition for employment for any employee hired before January 1, 1995. ADD}

{ADD 45-2-41. Residency requirements -- Generally. -- ADD} {ADD Whenever a husband and wife are employed by different cities and towns both with residency requirements related to their employment they shall be permitted the election to reside in the city or town in which either of them is employed. ADD}

SECTION 4. {ADD The question of approval of this act shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the city of Woonsocket at the next general election to be held on November 8, 1994. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: "Shall an act, passed at the 1994 session of the general assembly, entitled 'An Act Relating to the City of Woonsocket -- Residency Requirements for Police Officers', Fire Fighters, School Teachers and Municipal Employees' be approved?", and the warning for the election shall contain the question to be submitted. From the time the election is warned and until it is held, it shall be the duty of the city clerk to keep a copy of the act available at his/her office for public inspection, but the validity of the election shall not be affected by this requirement. ADD}

SECTION 5. This section and the foregoing section shall take effect upon the passage of this act. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon the approval of this act by a majority of those voting on the question at the election prescribed by the foregoing section.