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RI Gen L § 36-10-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10 - Retirement System - Contributions and Benefits|Section 36-10-40 - Domestic partner - Definition.

§ 36-10-40. Domestic partner — Definition.For purposes of this chapter, "domestic partner" shall be defined as a person who, prior to the decedent's death, was in an exclusive, intimate and committed relationship with the decedent, and who certifies by affidavit that their relationship met the following qualifications:(1) Both partners were at least eighteen (18) years of age and were mentally competent to contract;(2) Neither partner was married to anyone else;(3) Partners were not related by blood to a degree which would prohibit marriage in the state of Rhode Island;(4) Partners resided together and had resided together for at least one year at the time of death; and(5) Partners were financially interdependent as evidenced by at least two (2) of the following:(i) Domestic partnership agreement or relationship contract;(ii) Joint mortgage or joint ownership of primary residence;(iii) Two (2) of: (A) joint ownership of motor vehicle; (B) joint checking account; (C) joint credit account; (D) joint lease; and/or(iv) The domestic partner had been designated as a beneficiary for the decedent's will, retirement contract or life insurance.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 510, § 12.
RI Gen L § 36-10.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.1 - Rhode Island Public Employee Pension Revocation and Reduction Act|Section 36-10.1-1 - Short title.

§ 36-10.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Employee Pension Revocation and Reduction Act".History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.1 - Rhode Island Public Employee Pension Revocation and Reduction Act|Section 36-10.1-4 - Return of contribution.

§ 36-10.1-4. Return of contribution.(a) Any public official or public employee whose retirement or other benefits or payments are revoked pursuant to this chapter shall be entitled to a return of his or her contribution paid into the relevant pension fund(s), without interest.(b) Any public official or employee whose retirement or other benefits or payments are reduced pursuant to this chapter shall be entitled to a pro rata return of a portion of his or her contribution paid into the relevant pension fund(s) in an amount proportionate to the amount of any such reduction, without interest.(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, no payments in return of contributions shall be made or ordered unless and until the superior court determines that the public official or public employee whose retirement or other benefits or payments have been revoked or reduced under this chapter has satisfied in full any judgments or orders rendered by any court of competent jurisdiction for the payment of restitution for losses incurred by any person as a result of the subject crime related to public office or public employment. If the superior court determines that the public official or employee whose retirement or other benefits or payments have been revoked or reduced under this chapter has failed to satisfy any outstanding judgment or order of restitution rendered by any court of competent jurisdiction, it may order that any funds otherwise due to the public official or public employee as a return of contribution, or any portion thereof, be paid in satisfaction of the judgment or order.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.1 - Rhode Island Public Employee Pension Revocation and Reduction Act|Section 36-10.1-5 - Municipal employee pension revocation and reduction.

§ 36-10.1-5. Municipal employee pension revocation and reduction.The superior court shall have jurisdiction to review any decisions, appeals, or other proceedings initiated pursuant to any municipal ordinance providing for the revocation or reduction of the pension of any municipal employee for circumstances constituting dishonorable service as defined by municipal ordinances.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 497, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 526, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-1 - Short title.

§ 36-10.2-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Pension Protection Act."History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-2 - Purpose.

§ 36-10.2-2. Purpose.The purpose of the Rhode Island Pension Protection Act is to provide current, retired and future public employees financial retirement security by codifying procedures that will promote the sustainability and longevity of the state's retirement systems. The act will implement a fair process to be used to facilitate needed changes in times of fiscal distress.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-3 - Definitions.

§ 36-10.2-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following terms, unless the context requires a different interpretation, have the following meanings:(1) "Retirement board" or "board" means the retirement board of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Rhode Island as defined in chapter 8 of this title.(2) "Actuary" means the actuary selected from time to time and employed by the board in accordance with chapter 8 of this title.(3) "Plan" or "plans" means any plan or plans that are part of the following public retirement systems: the Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (ERS); the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island (MERS); the Rhode Island State Police Retirement Benefits Trust (SPRBT); and the Rhode Island Judicial Retirement Benefits Trust (JRBT).(4) "Funded percentage" means the percentage equal to a fraction- the numerator of which is the actuarial value of the plan's assets, as determined by the actuary, and the denominator of which is the accrued liability of the plan, determined by the actuary using actuarial assumptions approved by the board.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-4 - Actuarial valuation methodology.

§ 36-10.2-4. Actuarial valuation methodology.Actuarial accounting methods used by the actuary in determining the funded percentage shall be determined by the board in compliance with all applicable public pension accounting laws, rules and regulations. The actuary or the board shall not, year to year, change actuarial methods for the sole purpose of achieving a more favorable funding or fiscal result. Any actuarial assumptions not determined by the board shall be made by the actuary in good faith and in accordance with accepted actuarial standards.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-5 - Determination of endangered status.

§ 36-10.2-5. Determination of endangered status.A plan is in endangered status for a plan year if the retirement board determines, in consultation with the plan actuary, that the plan:(i) Has a funded percentage of fifty percent (50%) or less;(ii) The plan's funded percentage has decreased for five (5) consecutive plan years.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-6 - Annual certification and notice requirements.

§ 36-10.2-6. Annual certification and notice requirements.(1) Not later than November 1 of each plan year of a plan, the actuary shall certify to the board and the executive director of the retirement system whether or not a plan is in endangered status for such a plan year.(2) In any case in which the actuary certifies that a plan is in endangered status for a plan year, the executive director of the retirement system shall, not later than thirty (30) business days following the certification, provide notification of the endangered status to the members, beneficiaries, the general assembly, the governor, the general treasurer and any local or municipal employer of a MERS plan determined to be in endangered status. The notification shall also be posted electronically on the retirement board's website.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-8 - Funding improvement period.

§ 36-10.2-8. Funding improvement period.(1) The funding improvement period for any funding improvement strategy adopted pursuant to this chapter shall begin on the first day of July immediately after the adoption date of the funding improvement strategy.(2) The funding improvement period shall be a ten (10) year period unless the actuary certifies under § 36-10.2-6 for a plan year that the plan is no longer in endangered status. In such a case, the funding improvement period shall end as of the close of the preceding plan year.(3) A plan may not be amended during the funding improvement period so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement strategy.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-9 - Transition period.

§ 36-10.2-9. Transition period.Effective for plan years beginning July 1, 2012, any new legislation enacted contemporaneously with this chapter that is expected to improve the funding percentage of such a plan to eighty percent (80%) or greater within a reasonable funding improvement period not to exceed twenty (20) years shall be considered to constitute a funding improvement strategy. The funding improvement period shall be governed by such enacted legislation and shall begin July 1, 2012.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.2 - Pension Protection Act|Section 36-10.2-10 - Severability.

§ 36-10.2-10. 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, § 8; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-1 - Definitions.

§ 36-10.3-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following terms, unless the context requires a different interpretation, shall have the following meanings:(1) "Compensation" means compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(8).(2) "Employee" means an employee as defined in §§ 36-8-1(9) and 45-21-2(7) and a teacher as defined in § 16-16-1(12), effective July 1, 2012; provided however, effective July 1, 2015, "employee" shall not include any employee with twenty (20) or more years of total service as of June 30, 2012, in the employees retirement system under chapters 8 through 10 of title 36 or chapter 16 of title 16 (ERS), or the municipal employees retirement system under chapter 21 of title 45 (MERS).(3) "Employer" means the State of Rhode Island or the local municipality which employs a member of the Employees Retirement System under chapters 8 through 10 of title 36 or chapter 16 of title 16 (ERS) or the Municipal Employees Retirement System under chapters 21 and 21.2 of title 45 (MERS).(4) "Plan" means the retirement plan established by this chapter.(5) A "public safety member" shall mean a member of MERS who is a municipal fire fighter or a municipal policeman or policewoman as defined in § 45-21.2-2 who does not participate in Social Security under the Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability income program.(6) "Regular member" means:(i) An employee who is a member of ERS other than correctional officers as defined in § 36-10-9.2; or(ii) An employee who is a member of MERS other than a public safety member.(7) The "retirement board" or "board" shall mean the retirement board of the Employees Retirement System of Rhode Island as defined in chapter 8 of this title. The retirement board shall be the plan administrator and plan trustee and shall administer the plan in accordance with § 36-8-4.1.(8) "State investment commission" or "commission" means the state investment commission as defined in § 35-10-1.(9) "Supplemental employer" includes any employer that provides supplemental contributions to the defined contribution retirement plan as provided in § 36-10.3-3.(10) "Supplemental member" is defined in § 36-10.3-3.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 21, § 8.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-3 - Supplemental participation for local public employers.

§ 36-10.3-3. Supplemental participation for local public employers.Employers that include job positions, other than public safety positions, that do not participate in Social Security under the Federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Income program, but which currently contribute to ERS or MERS on behalf of such positions, shall make supplemental contributions to the plan on behalf of regular members in such positions as a supplemental employer in accordance with § 36-10.3-6(a). A supplemental employer may request a different level of supplemental contributions in accordance with § 36-10.3-6(b) by an ordinance or resolution of its governing body. A regular member in such positions shall be referred to as a "supplemental member" in § 36-10.3-6.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-4 - Member contributions.

§ 36-10.3-4. Member contributions.(1) Each regular member shall contribute to the member's individual account in the plan an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the member's compensation from July 1 to the following June 30.(2) Each public safety member not participating in Social Security under the Federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Income program, shall contribute to the member's individual account an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the member's compensation from July 1 to the following June 30.(3) Contributions by supplemental members shall be governed by § 36-10.3-6.(4) The employer shall deduct the contribution from the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period, and shall remit the contributions on the date contributions are withheld but no later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld, and the contribution shall be credited by the plan to the member's individual account. The contributions shall be deducted from the member's compensation before the computation of applicable federal taxes and shall be treated as employer contributions under 26 U.S.C. § 414(h)(2). A member shall not have the option of making the payroll deduction directly in cash instead of having the contribution picked up by the employer.(5) Contributions of employees shall be made by payroll deductions. Every member shall be considered to consent to payroll deductions. It is of no consequence that a payroll deduction may cause the compensation paid in cash to an employee to be reduced below the minimum required by law. Payment of an employee's compensation, less payroll deductions, is a full and complete discharge and satisfaction of all claims and demands by the employee relating to remuneration of services during the period covered by the payment, except with respect to the benefits provided under the plan.(6) Additional voluntary member contributions may be permitted in accordance with this section in such manner as determined in the discretion of the commission.(7) Every employer is required to deduct and withhold member contributions and to transmit same to the retirement system and is hereby made liable for the contribution. In addition, any amount of employee contributions actually deducted and withheld shall be deemed to be a special fund in trust for the benefit of the member and shall be transmitted to the retirement system as set forth herein.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9; P.L. 2019, ch. 205, § 7; P.L. 2019, ch. 271, § 7.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-5 - Employer contributions.

§ 36-10.3-5. Employer contributions.(1) An employer shall contribute to each regular member's individual account the following amounts on the date contributions are withheld but no later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld:(i) For members with fewer than ten (10) years of total service as of June 30, 2012, an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period from July 1 to the following June 30;(ii) For members with ten (10) or more, but fewer than fifteen (15) years of total service as of June 30, 2012, an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2015, and effective July 1, 2015, an amount equal to one and one-quarter percent (1.25%) of the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period; and(iii) For members with fifteen (15) or more, but fewer than twenty (20) years of total service as of June 30, 2012, an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2015, and effective July 1, 2015, an amount equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the member's compensation at the end of each payroll period from July 1 to the following June 30.(2) An employer shall contribute to the individual account of each public safety member, not participating in Social Security under the Federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Income program, an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the member's compensation from July 1 to the following June 30.(3) Contributions by supplemental employers shall be governed by § 36-10.3-6.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 21, § 9; P.L. 2019, ch. 205, § 7; P.L. 2019, ch. 271, § 7.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-6 - Supplemental employer and member contributions.

§ 36-10.3-6. Supplemental employer and member contributions.(a) A supplemental member shall contribute to the member's individual account an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the member's compensation from July 1 to the following June 30 in addition to the requirements of § 36-10.3-4. For these members, a supplemental employer shall contribute to the member's individual account an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the member's compensation from July 1 to the following June 30 in addition to the requirements of § 36-10.3-5.(b) A supplemental employer may request a different level of supplemental member contributions and supplemental employer contributions subject to the approval of the state investment commission.(c) The contributions shall be transmitted on the date contributions are withheld but no later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld and every employer is required to deduct and withhold member supplemental contributions and to transmit same to the retirement system and is hereby made liable for the contribution. In addition, any amount of employee contributions actually deducted and withheld shall be deemed to be a special fund in trust for the benefit of the member and shall be transmitted to the retirement system as set forth herein.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9; P.L. 2019, ch. 205, § 7; P.L. 2019, ch. 271, § 7.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-7 - Vesting of contributions.

§ 36-10.3-7. Vesting of contributions.(1) The total amount contributed by the member, including associated investment gains and losses, shall immediately vest in the member and is non-forfeitable.(2) The total amount contributed by the employer, including associated investment gains and losses, vests with the member and is nonforfeitable upon completion of three (3) years of contributory service. Service credited under ERS or MERS prior to the effective date of this plan shall be credited to members for vesting purposes.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-8 - Investments.

§ 36-10.3-8. Investments.The state investment commission shall determine from time to time the investment options available under the plan and a member may direct his or her account among the investment options offered under the plan pursuant to the plan documents.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9.
RI Gen L § 36-10.3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-10.3 - Defined Contribution Retirement Plan|Section 36-10.3-9 - Distributions.

§ 36-10.3-9. Distributions.The plan documents shall specify the distribution options available under the plan which shall include a lump sum and rollover distribution option, and may include such installment, annuity, hardship, loan or death benefit options as determined by the state investment commission in its discretion subject to § 36-10.3-2(5).History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 9; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 9.