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RI Gen L § 36-10.3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-10 - Rollover contributions and distributions.

§ 36-10.3-10. Rollover contributions and distributions.(1) An employee entering the plan may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the administrator, to have all or part of a direct rollover distribution from an eligible retirement plan owned by the member paid directly into the member's individual account.(2) Rollover contributions do not count as a purchase of membership service for the purpose of determining years of service.(3) A distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the administrator, to have all or part of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in the direct rollover.(4) In this section:(a) "Direct rollover" means the payment of an eligible rollover distribution by the plan to an eligible retirement plan specified by a distributee who is eligible to elect a direct rollover;(b) "Distributee" means a member, or a beneficiary who is the surviving spouse or domestic partner of the member, or an alternate payee:(c) "Eligible retirement plan" means:(i) An individual retirement account described in 26 U.S.C. § 408(d)(3)(A);(ii) An annuity plan described in 26 U.S.C. § 403(a);(iii) A qualified trust described in 26 U.S.C. § 401(a);(iv) An annuity plan described in 26 U.S.C. § 403(b);(v) A governmental plan described in 26 U.S.C. § 457(b);(vi) An individual retirement annuity defined in 26 U.S.C. § 408(b); or(vii) On or after January 1, 2008, a Roth IRA described in 26 U.S.C. § 408A;(d) "Eligible rollover distribution" means a distribution of all or part of a total account to a distributee, except for:(i) A distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal installments payable not less frequently than annually over the life expectancy of the distributee or the joint and last survivor life expectancy of the distributee and the distributee's designated beneficiary, as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(9);(ii) A distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal installments payable not less frequently than annually over a specified period of ten (10) years or more;(iii) A distribution that is required under 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(9);(iv) The portion of any distribution that is not includable in gross income; however, a portion under this paragraph may be transferred only to an individual retirement account or annuity described in 26 U.S.C. § 408(a) or (b), to a qualified plan described in 26 U.S.C. § 401(a) or 403(a), or to an annuity contract described in 26 U.S.C. § 403(b), that agrees to separately account for amounts transferred, including separately accounting for the portion of the distribution that is includable in gross income and the portion of the distribution that is not includable in gross income; and(v) Other distributions that are reasonably expected to total less than two hundred dollars ($200) during a year.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-11 - Annual report and statement.

§ 36-10.3-11. Annual report and statement.The retirement board shall submit to the governor, the general treasurer, the auditor general, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, on or before the first day of December of each fiscal year, an annual report including a financial statement of the plan for the fiscal year of the state next preceding said date. The retirement board shall cause to be published for distribution among the members of the system a financial statement summarizing the results of operations for the fiscal year. The report and financial statement shall also be posted electronically on the retirement board's website.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-12 - Severability.

§ 36-10.3-12. Severability.The holding of any section or sections or parts hereof to be void, ineffective, or unconstitutional for any cause shall not be deemed to affect any other section or part hereof.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-13 - Waiver of administrative fees.

§ 36-10.3-13. Waiver of administrative fees.Any plan administration fees assessed to members of the plan after July 1, 2015, shall be reimbursed by the state for any member whose annual compensation is thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less, said dollar amount to be indexed annually in the same percentage determined under § 36-10-35(h)(1)(B).History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 21, § 10.
RI Gen L § 36-11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-1 - Right to organize - Bargaining representatives.

§ 36-11-1. Right to organize — Bargaining representatives.(a) State employees, except for casual employees or seasonal employees, shall have the right to organize and designate representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. State employees, as used in this chapter, shall include employees and members of the department of state police below the rank of lieutenant.(b) The representatives of state employees are hereby granted the right to negotiate with the chief executive or his or her designee (appointed, elected, or possessing classified status) on matters pertaining to wages, hours, and working conditions.(c) The chief executive or his or her designee (appointed, elected, or possessing classified status) is hereby authorized and required to recognize an organization designated by state employees for the purpose of collective bargaining as the collective bargaining agency for its members.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 178, § 1; P.L. 1966, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-11-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-1.1 - Definitions.

§ 36-11-1.1. Definitions.The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meaning:(1) "Casual employees" shall mean those persons hired for an occasional period to perform special jobs or functions not necessarily related to the work performed by the regular employees in the collective bargaining unit.(2) "Seasonal employees" shall mean those persons employed in positions which are part of an annual job employment program.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 356, § 2.
RI Gen L § 36-11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-2 - Discrimination because of membership in employee organization prohibited.

§ 36-11-2. Discrimination because of membership in employee organization prohibited.(a) There shall be no discrimination against any state employee because the employee has formed, joined, or chosen to be represented by any labor or employee organization.(b) Supervisory employees shall not endorse any particular labor or employee organization or by reason of membership in any organization, show prejudice or discriminate against any individual employee.(c) Membership in any labor or employee organization may be determined by each individual employee and each individual member. Membership dues or fees are established in amounts as determined by the organization.(d) The state controller shall hereby be directed, upon certification of the exclusive bargaining organization, to deduct biweekly membership dues from the employee's salary and remit the amount to the treasurer of the exclusive bargaining organization.(e) Any employees in the bargaining unit, who are not members of the exclusive bargaining representative organization, may be required by the labor or employee organization to pay a reasonable charge for grievances and/or arbitrations brought at the nonmember's request.(f) The employer shall notify the exclusive bargaining unit representative organization of the hiring of any employee in the bargaining unit. The notice shall be given promptly after the hiring decision is made but in no event later than the fifth business day following the employee's start date.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 178, § 2; P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 256, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 95, § 4; P.L. 2019, ch. 146, § 4.
RI Gen L § 36-11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-3 - Action on grievances.

§ 36-11-3. Action on grievances.It shall be the responsibility of supervisors at all levels to consider, and commensurate with authority delegated by the head of the state department or agency, to take appropriate action promptly and fairly upon the grievances of their subordinates. To this end, appropriate authority shall be delegated to supervisors by the heads of all state departments or agencies. It shall be the duty of the chief executive or his or her designee (appointed, elected, or possessing classified status) to exert every reasonable effort to settle disputes involving hours, wages, and working conditions, by collective negotiations with designated employee organizations, and to reduce any and all agreements to writing in the form of signed collective bargaining agreements. The agreements shall be deemed lawful documents.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 178, § 3; P.L. 1966, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-4 - Applicability.

§ 36-11-4. Applicability.The provisions of this chapter and the procedures established hereunder shall be applicable in any state department or agency to conditions which are in whole or part subject to the control of the head of the department or agency and which involve conditions of employment.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 178, § 4.
RI Gen L § 36-11-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-5 - Repealed.

§ 36-11-5. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 178, § 5; Repealed by P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 2.
RI Gen L § 36-11-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-6 - Powers of representative organizations.

§ 36-11-6. Powers of representative organizations.Organizations representing state employees, firefighters as defined in § 28-9.1-3, and police officers as defined in § 28-9.2-3, shall enjoy all the benefits of and be subject to all the provisions of chapter 7 of title 28, except that those employees shall not have the right to strike.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 147, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-11-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-7 - Obligation to bargain.

§ 36-11-7. Obligation to bargain.It shall be the obligation of the chief executive or his or her designee (appointed, elected, or possessing classified status) to meet and confer in good faith with the representatives of the state employees' bargaining agent within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice from the bargaining agent of the request for a meeting for collective bargaining purposes. This obligation shall include the duty to cause any agreement resulting from negotiations to be reduced to a written contract.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 3.
RI Gen L § 36-11-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-7.1 - Unresolved issues submitted to mediation.

§ 36-11-7.1. Unresolved issues submitted to mediation.(a) In the event that the bargaining agent and the chief executive or his or her designee are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, either of them may request mediation and conciliation upon any and all unresolved issues by the director of labor and training or from any other source. If mediation and conciliation fail or are not requested, at any time after the thirty (30) days either party may request that any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to arbitration by sending such request by certified mail, postage prepaid to the other party, setting forth the issues to be arbitrated.(b) In the event that the negotiating or bargaining agent and the employer are unable to reach an agreement on a contract ninety (90) days before the last day on which money can be appropriated by the state to cover the first year of the contract period, then any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to the director of labor and training for compulsory mediation until the date upon which the money is scheduled to be appropriated. The director of labor and training or his or her designee may waive this requirement upon the mutual agreement of the parties.(c) In the event that the negotiating or bargaining agent and the employer are unable, within ten (10) days of the expiration of the contract, to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall be submitted to the director of labor and training for compulsory mediation.(d) If the parties cannot mutually agree upon a mediator within twenty-four (24) hours, the director of labor and training shall select a mediator from a panel previously established by the director comprised of persons knowledgeable in the field of labor management relations to mediate the dispute. The department of labor and training is hereby empowered to compel the attendance of all parties to any and all meetings it deems necessary until the dispute is resolved.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 100, § 2.
RI Gen L § 36-11-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-8 - Unresolved issues - Conciliation or fact finding.

§ 36-11-8. Unresolved issues — Conciliation or fact finding.In the event that the bargaining agent and the chief executive or his or her designee are unable, within thirty (30) days from and including the date of their first meeting, to reach an agreement on a contract, any and all unresolved issues shall, within three (3) days, be submitted to the state labor relations board for conciliation or fact finding. The board shall immediately appoint one of its conciliators to meet with the parties and assist in a voluntary resolution of impasses. If within ten (10) days of the conciliator's appointment all impasses are not resolved, the conciliator shall make written findings of fact and recommendations with a view toward the voluntary settlement of unresolved issues, and the findings and recommendations shall be sent to the board and the parties. The parties shall have five (5) days in which to consider the recommendations of the conciliator and settle the unresolved issues, and any issues remaining unresolved shall be referred to binding arbitration in accordance with § 36-11-9.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 3; P.L. 1984, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-11-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-9 - Binding arbitration - Procedure.

§ 36-11-9. Binding arbitration — Procedure.(a) All issues remaining in dispute after the procedures for voluntary resolution of issues provided in § 36-11-8 are exhausted shall be referred to final and binding arbitration and decision. An arbitrator shall be selected within fifteen (15) days from lists of certified arbitrators submitted by and in accordance with the rule of the American Arbitration Association, provided, however, that all names so submitted shall be of Rhode Island residents.(b) The arbitrator shall call a hearing to be held within ten (10) days of his or her appointment and shall give at least seven (7) days written notice in writing to the bargaining agent and chief executive of the time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be informal, and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial proceedings shall not be binding; provided, however, that a stenographic record of the proceedings shall be kept and transcribed. Any and all documentary evidence and other data deemed relevant by the arbitrator may be received in evidence. The arbitrator shall have the power to administer oaths and to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses, the production of books, records, and other evidence relative or pertinent to the issues presented to them for determination.(c) The hearing conducted by the arbitrator shall be concluded within twenty (20) days of the time of commencement, and, within ten (10) days after the conclusion of the hearings, the arbitrator shall make written findings and a written opinion upon the issues presented, a copy of which shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the bargaining agent or its attorney or other designated representative and the chief executive. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding upon both the bargaining agent and the chief executive as to all issues and matters other than an issue which involves wages and as to that issue, the decision shall be advisory in nature.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 3.
RI Gen L § 36-11-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-10 - Factors to be considered by the arbitrator.

§ 36-11-10. Factors to be considered by the arbitrator.The factors, among others, to be given weight by the arbitrator in arriving at a decision shall include:(1) Comparison of wage rates or hourly conditions of employment of the state employees involved with the prevailing wage rates or hourly conditions of employment maintained for the same or similar work of employees exhibiting like or similar skills under the same working conditions, in this state and neighboring states in private industry and public employment on state and local levels;(2) Interest and welfare of the public;(3) Comparison of peculiarities of employment in regard to other industries, trades, or professions, specifically:(i) Hazards of employment;(ii) Physical, educational and mental qualifications;(iii) Job training and skills.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 3.
RI Gen L § 36-11-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-11 - Fees and expenses of arbitrator.

§ 36-11-11. Fees and expenses of arbitrator.Fees and necessary expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the bargaining agent and the chief executive except that the transcript of proceedings required to be kept of the arbitration hearing shall be borne solely by the state.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 277, § 3.
RI Gen L § 36-11-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-12 - Retirement system matters excluded from collective bargaining.

§ 36-11-12. Retirement system matters excluded from collective bargaining.Any and all matters relating to the employees' retirement system of the state of Rhode Island are excluded as negotiable items in the collective bargaining process.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 160, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-11-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-11 - Organization of State Employees|Section 36-11-13 - Affirmative action provisions.

§ 36-11-13. Affirmative action provisions.(a) The director of the department of administration shall direct the associate director of human resources to include proposals for affirmative action provisions as a subject for all collective bargaining negotiations. The proposals shall include, at a minimum but not limited to, the following personnel actions: recruitment; new hires; promotions; transfers; terminations; training and education; layoffs and return from layoff.(b) The proposals shall also include a provision that all new and vacant positions shall be filled with due consideration to equal opportunity and affirmative action interests, especially when a manifest imbalance exists within a specific job category. Manifest imbalance, as used herein, shall mean the statistical under representation of minorities (as currently defined in federal employment law as Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, including Alaskan Natives, and Asians, including Pacific Islanders) in specific job categories.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 280, § 4; P.L. 1994, ch. 133, § 6.
RI Gen L § 36-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-12 - Insurance Benefits|Section 36-12-2 - Hospital care and surgical-medical service benefits.

§ 36-12-2. Hospital care and surgical-medical service benefits.(a) Employees of the state of Rhode Island shall receive, in addition to wages, salaries, and any other remuneration or benefits, hospital care and surgical-medical services, rights, and benefits purchased by the director of administration pursuant to § 36-12-6, with the specific condition that the benefits and services provided by the carrier(s) will be substantially equivalent to those set forth in any collective bargaining agreement(s) executed between the state of Rhode Island and authorized representatives of the unions representing state employees or the health care coverage presently being provided.(b) The state will work diligently with leadership of organized labor in order to ensure competitive, cost effective health care services for all employees of the state who may be eligible for those benefits.(c) Any new plan must accept pre-existing conditions for those individuals who will be covered by the new policy.(d) Part-time employees whose work week is less than twenty (20) hours a week may purchase the benefits set forth above. The employees shall pay the same rate for the benefits as the group rate paid by the state for the benefits. Payments for the benefits may be deducted in accordance with the provisions of § 36-12-3.History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 136, § 2; P.L. 1966, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 105, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 310, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 326, § 6.