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RI Gen L § 28-58-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-58 - Local Ownership Opportunity Act|Section 28-58-4 - Notification to affected employees.

§ 28-58-4. Notification to affected employees.(a) Whenever an employer is required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), 29 U.S.C. Chapter 23, to provide advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff, the director of the department of labor and training, or any designee thereof, shall provide to the affected employees or the representatives of the affected employees written notice consisting of, but not limited to, the following:(1) Notice of the affected employees' right to furnish a bid to purchase the employing business; and(2) Information regarding the formation of a workers' cooperative under chapter 6.2 of title 7.(b) The department of labor and training, or any designee thereof, shall make available to employees information, materials, and resources on the creation of workers' cooperatives as defined in chapter 6.2 of title 7.(c) The department of labor and training shall provide access for business owners to information and materials on the creation of workers' cooperatives under chapter 6.2 of title 7, and the conversion of a traditionally owned business to worker ownership.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 64, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-58-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-58 - Local Ownership Opportunity Act|Section 28-58-5 - Sale not compelled.

§ 28-58-5. Sale not compelled.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as compelling or preventing a sale by the employing business.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 64, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-58-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-58 - Local Ownership Opportunity Act|Section 28-58-6 - Regulations.

§ 28-58-6. Regulations.The department of labor and training shall coordinate implementation and enforcement of this chapter and may promulgate appropriate guidelines or regulations for such purposes.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 64, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-58-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-58 - Local Ownership Opportunity Act|Section 28-58-7 - Severability.

§ 28-58-7. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation created under this chapter, or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid in any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 64, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-59-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-59 - Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act|Section 28-59-1 - Short title.

§ 28-59-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act."History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 264, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-59-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-59 - Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act|Section 28-59-3 - Enforceability.

§ 28-59-3. Enforceability.(a) A noncompetition agreement shall not be enforceable against the following types of workers:(1) An employee who is classified as nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201-219;(2) Undergraduate or graduate students who participate in an internship or otherwise enter a short-term employment relationship with an employer, whether paid or unpaid, while enrolled at an educational institution;(3) Employees age eighteen (18) or younger; or(4) A low-wage employee.(b) This section does not render void or unenforceable the remainder of a contract or agreement containing the unenforceable noncompetition agreement, nor does it preclude the imposition of a noncompetition restriction by a court, whether through preliminary or permanent injunctive relief or otherwise, as a remedy for a breach of another agreement or of a statutory or common law duty.(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude an employer from entering into an agreement with an employee not to share any information, including after the employee is no longer employed by the employer, regarding the employer or the employment that is a trade secret.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 264, § 1.
RI Gen L § 29-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-1 - Library established - State librarian.

§ 29-1-1. Library established — State librarian.Within the department of state there shall be a state library and, for the supervision of the state library, the secretary of state shall appoint a state librarian qualified by training and experience who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of state. The state librarian shall carry out the duties required by chapters 1 — 3 of this title. The state librarian shall continue to maintain and supervise the legislative reference bureau.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-1; P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 4.
RI Gen L § 29-1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-2 - Care of library - Preservation of books and documents.

§ 29-1-2. Care of library — Preservation of books and documents.The secretary of state shall have the care and custody of the state library, except the law library, and shall receive and preserve all books and documents that may be sent to, or purchased for, the library.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 862, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-2; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 22.
RI Gen L § 29-1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-3 - Clerical assistance.

§ 29-1-3. Clerical assistance.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for clerical service in the state library, and the state librarian is hereby authorized and empowered to employ additional clerical assistance. The state controller shall draw orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of all sums appropriated under the authority of this section, or so much thereof as may be from time to time required, upon his or her receipt of proper vouchers approved by the state librarian and the secretary of state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 1905, ch. 1252, § 1; P.L. 1906, ch. 1350, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 2; P.L. 1909, ch. 442, § 1; P.L. 1910, ch. 592, § 1; P.L. 1914, ch. 1095, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1499, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1747, § 1; P.L. 1920, ch. 1915, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2223, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 2; P.L. 1925, ch. 622, § 1; P.L. 1927, ch. 1019, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-3.
RI Gen L § 29-1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-4 - Annual report to general assembly.

§ 29-1-4. Annual report to general assembly.The secretary of state shall annually, at the January session, make report to the general assembly of the condition of the library, and shall make such recommendations as he or she may deem advisable for the welfare thereof, and of the books purchased during the year preceding, and of the cost thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 862, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-4.
RI Gen L § 29-1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-5 - Exchange of publications with agencies outside state.

§ 29-1-5. Exchange of publications with agencies outside state.It shall be the duty of the state librarian to exchange with such nations, states, municipalities, institutions, and persons outside the state as may confer a corresponding benefit, copies of the laws, law reports, reports of departments and institutions, and all other books and pamphlets published by the state, and to distribute these publications to such other nations, states, municipalities, institutions, and persons outside the state as may, by law, be entitled to receive them. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any department from distributing its own publications. Distributions to, or exchanges with, states shall be with the state libraries or the authorized exchange agencies of the states.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 959, §§ 1-3; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, §§ 5-7; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, §§ 7-9; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, §§ 5-7; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-5.
RI Gen L § 29-1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-6 - Disposition of duplicates and surplus supplies.

§ 29-1-6. Disposition of duplicates and surplus supplies.The state librarian, with the consent of the secretary of state, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell, exchange, or destroy all duplicate books, pamphlets, or other surplus supplies, which, in his or her judgment, are not available for use in the state library. All such fees shall be deposited as general revenue.History of Section.P.L. 1909, ch. 462, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-6; P.L. 1988, ch. 374, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 98.
RI Gen L § 29-1-7 - 29-1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-7 - 29-1-9 - Repealed.

§ 29-1-7 — 29-1-9. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 29-1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-10 - Legislative reference bureau - Functions.

§ 29-1-10. Legislative reference bureau — Functions.There shall be in the state library, under the direction of the state librarian, a legislative reference bureau that shall collect, arrange, and place on file books, pamphlets, and other material relating to legislation; that shall prepare abstracts of laws in other states; and that shall present such other information as may be useful and necessary to the general assembly in the performance of its legislative duties.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1471, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-10; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 22.
RI Gen L § 29-1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-11 - Expense of legislative reference bureau.

§ 29-1-11. Expense of legislative reference bureau.(a) The state librarian shall, with the approval of the secretary of state, employ such assistance and incur such expenses as may be necessary in the proper administration of the legislative reference bureau, and the general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for this purpose.(b) The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the amount appropriated, or so much thereof as may be from time to time required, upon his or her receipt of proper vouchers approved by the state librarian and the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1471, § 2; P.L. 1908, ch. 1554, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 18; P.L. 1911, ch. 729, § 1; P.L. 1913, ch. 935, § 1; P.L. 1917, ch. 1499, § 2; P.L. 1919, ch. 1747, § 2; P.L. 1920, ch. 1915, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 21; P.L. 1925, ch. 622, § 3; P.L. 1930, ch. 1600, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 19; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-11.
RI Gen L § 29-1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-12 - Appropriations for labor.

§ 29-1-12. Appropriations for labor.There shall be annually appropriated for labor in the state library, including cleaning, shifting, and sorting books, such sums of money as the general assembly shall deem necessary; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of all sums appropriated under authority of this section, or so much thereof as may from time to time be required, upon his or her receipt of proper vouchers approved by the state librarian and the secretary of state.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 23; P.L. 1931, ch. 1792, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 22; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-12.
RI Gen L § 29-1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-13 - Repealed.

§ 29-1-13. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 23, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-13; Repealed by P.L. 1964, ch. 233, § 5.
RI Gen L § 29-1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-14 - Repealed.

§ 29-1-14. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1944, ch. 1404, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 29-1-14; Repealed by P.L. 1978, ch. 404, § 1.
RI Gen L § 29-1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-1 - State Library|Section 29-1-15 - Cooperation with federal officials.

§ 29-1-15. Cooperation with federal officials.The secretary of state is hereby empowered to cooperate with the Secretary of Education of the United States of America or any United States officer in carrying out the purposes of any and all acts of Congress for the benefit of those library services, including archives and records that are under his or her jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 22.
RI Gen L § 29-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-2 - Historical Society Libraries|Section 29-2-1 - Appropriations for Rhode Island Historical Society.

§ 29-2-1. Appropriations for Rhode Island Historical Society.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by the state librarian for the purpose of caring for, preserving, and cataloguing the property of the state in the keeping of the Rhode Island Historical Society, including such historical materials as may from time to time be transferred to the society from the state library collections by the state librarian, and for the purchase and binding of books relating to the history of the state, and for copying and preserving the records of the several towns of the state, and the state librarian, with the approval of the secretary of state, may pay this sum to the Rhode Island Historical Society for this purpose.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 14; P.L. 1915, ch. 1207, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 17; P.L. 1929, ch. 1374, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1398, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 29-2-1; P.L. 1978, ch. 404, § 2.
RI Gen L § 29-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-2 - Historical Society Libraries|Section 29-2-2 - Appropriations for Newport Historical Society.

§ 29-2-2. Appropriations for Newport Historical Society.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by the state librarian for the purpose of caring for, preserving, and cataloguing the property of the state in the keeping of the Newport Historical Society, and for the purchase and binding of books relating to the history of the state, and for copying and preserving the records of the several towns of the state, and the state librarian, with the approval of the secretary of state, may pay this sum to the Newport Historical Society for this purpose.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 14; P.L. 1915, ch. 1207, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 17; P.L. 1929, ch. 1374, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1398, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 29-2-2.
RI Gen L § 29-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-2 - Historical Society Libraries|Section 29-2-3 - Disbursement of appropriated funds.

§ 29-2-3. Disbursement of appropriated funds.The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of these sums, or so much thereof as may be required, upon his or her receipt of proper vouchers approved by the state librarian and the secretary of state.History of Section.G.L., ch. 36, § 17, as enacted by P.L. 1929, ch. 1374, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1398, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 29-2-3.
RI Gen L § 29-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-2 - Historical Society Libraries|Section 29-2-4 - Use of historical society libraries.

§ 29-2-4. Use of historical society libraries.All books, periodicals, and papers in the keeping of the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Newport Historical Society, shall at all reasonable times be open to the use of all the citizens of the state, under the same conditions pertaining to the members of the society as long as funds are provided under §§ 29-2-1, 29-2-2, and 29-2-3.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 29-2-4; P.L. 1978, ch. 404, § 2.
RI Gen L § 29-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-2 - Historical Society Libraries|Section 29-2-5 - Reports on expenditures.

§ 29-2-5. Reports on expenditures.(a) The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Newport Historical Society, respectively, shall place on file with the state librarian annual reports as to the manner in which the funds are expended, as long as funds are appropriated in accordance with §§ 29-2-1, 29-2-2, and 29-2-3.(b) The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Newport Historical Society, respectively, shall submit to the general assembly and the state librarian annually a plan for the preservation initiatives for the collections in its care. The report shall be submitted as part of the annual report of each agency.(c) The Rhode Island Historical Society and the Newport Historical Society, respectively, shall submit to the state librarian a disaster preparedness plan for the collection in its care on or before January 1, 1993. The plan will be maintained on file at the state library and will be updated annually.History of Section.P.L. 1901, ch. 862, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 15; G.L. 1929, ch. 36, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 29-2-5; P.L. 1978, ch. 404, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 237, § 1.
RI Gen L § 29-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-2 - Historical Society Libraries|Section 29-2-6 - Appropriations for purchase, microfilming, and binding of newspapers.

§ 29-2-6. Appropriations for purchase, microfilming, and binding of newspapers.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary, to be expended by the state librarian for the purchase, microfilming, and binding of newspapers published in this state, the copies to be received by the state librarian and to be deposited in the Rhode Island Historical Society in accordance with § 29-2-4, and the state controller is hereby authorized to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for this sum or sums, upon his or her receipt of vouchers approved by the state librarian and the secretary of state.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 19; P.L. 1910, ch. 579, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2034, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 22; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 20; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 29-2-6; P.L. 1978, ch. 404, § 2.
RI Gen L § 29-3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-3 - State Law Library|Section 29-3-1 - Custody - Use of library materials.

§ 29-3-1. Custody — Use of library materials.The supreme court shall have the custody of the state law library, and shall be responsible for the care and keeping of it. The state law library shall be open to the public; provided, however, no library materials shall be taken from it, except for the use of the Rhode Island judiciary, the general assembly, officers and employees of the executive branch, and attorneys at law admitted to practice in the courts of this or any other state, but any person may use the books within the library rooms.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 6; C.P.A. 1905, § 1088; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 29-3-1; P.L. 2002, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 377, § 1.
RI Gen L § 29-3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-3 - State Law Library|Section 29-3-2 - Law librarian - Hours library open.

§ 29-3-2. Law librarian — Hours library open.The supreme court shall appoint a librarian, who shall cause the library to be kept open daily, Sundays and holidays excepted, from nine o'clock in the morning (9:00 a.m.) until five o'clock in the afternoon (5:00 p.m.), except during summer hours of the courts, when it may be closed at four-thirty o'clock in the afternoon (4:30 p.m.), and on Saturdays, when it may be closed at three o'clock in the afternoon (3:00 p.m.). The state court administrator, in consultation with the chief justice, shall have the authority to change the state law library hours for operational purposes and in the interest of public safety.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 6; C.P.A. 1905, § 1088; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 29-3-2; P.L. 2002, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 377, § 1.
RI Gen L § 29-3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-3 - State Law Library|Section 29-3-3 - Repealed.

§ 29-3-3. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 29-3-3; Repealed by P.L. 2002, ch. 222, § 2, effective June 28, 2002; P.L. 2002, ch. 377, § 2, effective June 28, 2002.
RI Gen L § 29-3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 29 - Libraries|Chapter 29-3 - State Law Library|Section 29-3-4 - Appropriations.

§ 29-3-4. Appropriations.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such a sum as it may deem necessary, to be expended under the direction of the justices of the supreme court, for the purchase of legal information, both print and electronic, for the state law library, the law library in the J. Joseph Garrahy judicial complex in Providence, the law libraries in Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties, and the judges and staff of the judiciary.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 28, § 7; P.L. 1899, ch. 619, § 1; C. P. A. 1905, § 1089; G.L. 1909, ch. 38, § 13; P.L. 1909, ch. 408, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 36, § 16; P.L. 1929, ch. 1313, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 22, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 29-3-4; P.L. 2002, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 377, § 3.