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RI Gen L § 42-28.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-8 - Eligible education.

§ 42-28.1-8. Eligible education.No credit shall be granted for any degree other than those specified in § 42-28.1-3. No credit shall be granted to members of city or town police forces for degrees awarded prior to May 1, 1967. No credit shall be granted to members of the state police force and division of fire safety for degrees awarded prior to May 16, 1970. No credit shall be granted to members of the sheriffs' unit for degrees awarded prior to January 1, 1970. No credit shall be granted to members of the Rhode Island marshals' unit or Rhode Island capitol police force for degrees awarded prior to June 30, 1987, except for those members of the marshals' unit or capitol police force presently in service.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 176, § 2; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 5; P.L. 1980, ch. 295, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-28.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.1 - Municipal Police - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.1-9 - Ineligibility for other incentive payments.

§ 42-28.1-9. Ineligibility for other incentive payments.Any person receiving educational incentive payments under this chapter is ineligible for additional incentive payments as contained in the in-service training program for state employees, as contained in the state personnel rules or in § 36-4-44 or in any other chapter relating to incentive in-service training programs.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 150, § 44.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-1 - Legislative declaration of intent.

§ 42-28.2-1. Legislative declaration of intent.The legislature hereby finds and declares that police work, a basic adjunct of law enforcement, is professional in nature, requiring proper educational and clinical training in a state as densely populated as Rhode Island; that in our free society, better law enforcement can be achieved through higher standards of efficiency in police work than in retributive measures against those who commit crime; that the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens, can best be met by the creation of an educational training and recruitment program for persons who seek careers as police officers in order that such persons while serving in a probationary capacity prior to permanent appointment will receive training at approved recruit and in-service training facilities; and that, by qualifying and becoming proficient in the field of law enforcement, those persons will individually and collectively better insure the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state in their respective communities.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-1; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-2 - Municipal Police Training Academy School established.

§ 42-28.2-2. Municipal Police Training Academy School established.There is hereby created and established, under the authority of the director of the department of public safety, a municipal police training school, for the use of all municipal police departments with the exception of the Providence police department. The municipal police training academy shall also be used by the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management, or any other recognized police authority approved by the police officer's commission on standards and training and shall be maintained by the state and located at a facility maintained and approved by the director of public safety. The municipal police training academy may utilize other state property for special courses of instruction when deemed necessary by the police officer's commission on standards and training with the consent of the governor.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-2; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 2; P.L. 1972, ch. 280, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 16.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-3 - Commission established - Appointment and terms.

§ 42-28.2-3. Commission established — Appointment and terms.(a) Starting in January, 1970 and annually thereafter the governor shall appoint members to the commission to serve a term of three (3) years commencing the first day of February next following their respective appointment(s) and until their respective successors shall be appointed and qualified to succeed the person or persons whose term next expires. At least one person serving on the commission shall be appointed from a list of five (5) names submitted to the governor by the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns and at least three (3) persons serving on the commission shall be chiefs of local police departments.(b) Members of the commission shall be eligible for reappointment.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-3; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 29.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-4 - Selection of chairperson and vice-chairperson - Quorum - Summon of first meeting.

§ 42-28.2-4. Selection of chairperson and vice-chairperson — Quorum — Summon of first meeting.The governor, upon the appointment of the members of the commission on standards and training, shall select from the appointed members a chairperson and vice-chairperson who shall serve at his or her pleasure. Three (3) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The governor shall summon the commission to its first meeting.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-4; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 108, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-5 - Compensation and expenses of members.

§ 42-28.2-5. Compensation and expenses of members.Members of the commission on standards and training shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. No member of the commission shall lose any pay or other benefits by reason of attendance at meetings of the commission.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-5; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-6 - Meetings - Powers of commission.

§ 42-28.2-6. Meetings — Powers of commission.The commission on standards and training shall meet at least four (4) times in each year and shall hold special meetings when called by the chairperson or, in his or her absence, by the vice-chairperson. The commission shall have the control and supervision of the Rhode Island state police academy in Foster, Rhode Island, to the extent necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter; provided that control shall not interfere with the use of the academy to the state police. The commission may certify the training school of any municipality as it determines that the school has facilities and a program of training substantially comparable to those of the municipal police training school established by § 42-28.2-2. The chairperson, with the approval of a majority of the members of the commission, shall appoint such permanent and temporary staff as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-6; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 108, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-7 - Reports.

§ 42-28.2-7. Reports.The commission on standards and training shall make an annual report to the director of public safety which will include pertinent data regarding the standards established and the degree of participation of municipalities in the training programs.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-7; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 16.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-8 - Establishment of standards.

§ 42-28.2-8. Establishment of standards.(a) The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training standards, not applicable to the city of Providence, and to be promulgated with due consideration to varying factors and special requirements of local police agencies, the division of enforcement of the department of environmental management and the board of regents relative to:(1) Minimum standards of physical, educational, mental and moral fitness which shall govern the recruitment, selection, and apportionment of police officers; provided, however, that the minimum height and weight standards for local police officers shall be determined by each municipality.(2) The commission with the approval of the director of public safety will establish the courses of training, and set rules and regulations relative to the education, physical standards, and personal character of candidates and trainees.(3) Minimum course of study, attendance requirements, equipment, and facilities required at the municipal police training school, or other approved training schools certified pursuant to § 42-28.2-6.(4) Minimum qualification for instructors at the municipal police training school, or other approved training schools certified pursuant to § 42-28.2-6.(5) Minimum basic training requirements which police officers appointed to probationary terms shall complete before being eligible for continued or permanent employment, and the term within which that basic training must be completed following such appointment to a probationary term.(6) Minimum basic training requirements which police officers not appointed for probationary terms but appointed on other than a permanent basis shall complete before being eligible for continued employment.(7) Categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements for those categories or classifications.(8) The establishment of subordinate regional training centers in strategic geographic locations in order to serve the greatest number of local police agencies that are unable to support their own training programs.(b) The commission shall establish a schedule of sessions of the school, of which there shall be a minimum of one session per year.(c) The commission shall authorize the establishment of police training schools by any municipality which demonstrates that it can satisfactorily meet the minimum standards established for police training schools.History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 2; P.L. 1972, ch. 280, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 108, § 3; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 29; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 16.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-8.1 - Educational requirements - Hate crimes.

§ 42-28.2-8.1. Educational requirements — Hate crimes.The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training standards to provide instruction for police officers in identifying, responding to and reporting all incidents of "hate crimes" pursuant to § 42-28-46. The commission shall include this training in all curricula for recruits and in-service trainees, in all police academies operated or certified by the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 348, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 352, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-8.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-8.2 - Educational requirements - Gang related activity.

§ 42-28.2-8.2. Educational requirements — Gang related activity.The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish mandatory training standards to provide instructions for police officers in identifying, responding to and reporting all incidents of criminal gang activity as defined in § 11-61-3. The commission shall include the training in all curricula for recruits and in-service trainees, in all police academies operating or certified by the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 125, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-9 - Agreements.

§ 42-28.2-9. Agreements.The commission on standards and training may enter into agreements with other agencies, colleges, and universities to carry out the intent of this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-9; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-10 - Discretionary powers of commission.

§ 42-28.2-10. Discretionary powers of commission.The commission on standards and training may:(1) Visit and inspect the police training school, or examine the curriculum or training procedures, for which application for approval has been made.(2) Authorize the issuance of certificates of graduation or diplomas by the approved police training school to police officers who have satisfactorily completed minimum courses of study.(3) Cooperate with state, federal, and local police agencies in establishing and conducting local or area schools or regional training centers for instruction and training of police officers of this state, its cities or towns.(4) Adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.(5) Make recommendations to the director of public safety on matters pertaining to qualification and training of police officers.(6) Approve the use of training schools certified pursuant to § 42-28.2-6 by the departments of any municipality pursuant to an agreement between that municipality and the municipality operating the facility.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-10; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 16; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 17.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-11 - Services of personnel in office of attorney general.

§ 42-28.2-11. Services of personnel in office of attorney general.The attorney general shall, so far as compatible with other demands upon the personnel in his or her department, make available to the commission on standards and training the services of personnel to assist the commission in the execution of the duties imposed upon it by this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-11; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-12 - Expenditure of funds.

§ 42-28.2-12. Expenditure of funds.In exercising its functions, the commission on standards and training shall endeavor to minimize costs of administration, so that the greatest possible proportion of the funds available to it shall be expended for the purposes of providing training for local law enforcement officers.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.2-12; P.L. 1969, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.2-13, 42-28.2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.2 - Police Officers - Commission on Standards and Training|Section 42-28.2-13, 42-28.2-14 - Repealed.

§ 42-28.2-13, 42-28.2-14. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-28.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.3 - Aptitude and Psychological Tests for Law Enforcement Candidates|Section 42-28.3-1 - Test to be given.

§ 42-28.3-1. Test to be given.(a) In addition to any other requirement, no person shall be appointed a probationary or permanent state, city or town police officer, boating safety officer, conservation officer or park police officer within the department of environmental management, or correctional officer at the adult correctional institutions or at the training schools for boys or girls, after May 8, 1973, or a boating safety officer, conservation officer or park officer, within the department of environmental management after July 1, 1979, or civilian security specialist at any national guard facility after January 31, 1984, a Rhode Island state deputy marshal appointed on or after July 1, 1990, until he or she shall have been tested and evaluated with standardized procedures by a psychologist certified in accordance with the provisions of chapter 44 of title 5. The cost of the test and evaluation shall be borne by the appointing authority.(b) The psychologist shall provide a report in writing of his or her evaluation together with pertinent recommendations for the guidance of the appointing authority in considering the total fitness of said person for the appointment. Any candidate who receives an unsatisfactory rating shall be ineligible for any of the above specified positions.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.3-1, P.L. 1969, ch. 227, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 28, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 208, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 12; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 30.
RI Gen L § 42-28.4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.4 - Municipal Firefighters - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.4-1 - Incentive pay plan.

§ 42-28.4-1. Incentive pay plan.There is hereby established an incentive pay program in accordance with the provisions hereof, offering financial compensation to members of the various city and town fire departments and fire districts and the Cumberland rescue department and emergency service technicians of the town of Lincoln for furthering their education so as to improve their professional competency.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.4-1; P.L. 1970, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 455, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.4 - Municipal Firefighters - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.4-2 - Eligibility for plan.

§ 42-28.4-2. Eligibility for plan.Any full-time member of any city or town fire department, the Cumberland rescue department, emergency service technicians of the town of Lincoln, any salaried, full-time official, and any salaried, full-time firefighter of any incorporated fire district shall be eligible for the plan established in this chapter provided he or she accumulates the requisite number of points under the schedule set forth in § 42-28.4-3.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.4-2; P.L. 1970, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 455, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-28.4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.4 - Municipal Firefighters - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.4-3 - Incentive steps.

§ 42-28.4-3. Incentive steps.Advancement to each of the incentive award steps shall be based on a point system as set forth in § 42-28.4-4 and shall be accomplished as follows:  Incentive Steps Incentive Award Acquired          Points     1  $1,000 30    2  $2,000 Associates       Degree    3  $3,000 Baccalaureate     Degree  History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.4-3, as enacted by P.L. 1970, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-28.4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-28.4 - Municipal Firefighters - Incentive Pay|Section 42-28.4-4 - Point system.

§ 42-28.4-4. Point system.The points needed to be acquired in order to achieve the various incentive steps as set forth in § 42-28.4-3 shall be earned as follows:(1) One hundred forty (140) points for a baccalaureate degree in a university, college, technical institute, or other institution approved by the regional accrediting association of colleges and secondary schools for the area in which the institution is located.(2) Seventy (70) points for an associate degree awarded by any institution approved by the regional accrediting association of colleges and secondary schools for the area in which the institution is located.(3) One point for each semester hour credit obtained in a university, college, technical institute, or other institute of learning approved by the regional accrediting association of colleges and secondary schools for the area in which the institution is located, with a concentration related to fire science, provided that the member is continuously enrolled in a degree program and is taking at least nine (9) semester hours per year in the program and that a degree is obtained; provided, however, that upon disability or hardship of a member, the chief of classification and training, division of personnel may exempt the member from the above requirements.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-28.4-4; P.L. 1970, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 4; P.L. 1998, ch. 347, § 1.