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RI Gen L § 36-3.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-3.1 - Alternative Work Schedules|Section 36-3.1-8 - Conditions and restrictions.

§ 36-3.1-8. Conditions and restrictions.(a) The request for an alternative work schedule shall be made by written request from either the employee or the exclusive certified bargaining agent. In all cases where an employee is represented by a union, the union shall be notified of all requests which are initiated by an employee. The appointing authority shall review all requests and it shall have the discretionary power to approve or disapprove the request, subject to the associate director of the division of human resources' review pursuant to § 36-3.1-5. Where an employee is not represented by an exclusive certified bargaining agent, the appointing authority shall not amend the request for an alternative work schedule without the consent of the employee.(b) When an employee is represented by an exclusive certified collective bargaining agent, the appointing authority shall not amend the request for an alternate work week schedule without the written agreement of the exclusive certified bargaining agent.(c) The work week of any occupied full time permanent position shall not be reduced pursuant to this chapter unless by written request of the employee or the exclusive certified bargaining agent as required in subsection (a). In all cases where an employee is represented by an exclusive certified bargaining agent, no alternate work week schedule as defined by this chapter shall be implemented without the written consent of the exclusive certified bargaining agent.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 551, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-1 - Divisions of state service.

§ 36-4-1. Divisions of state service.The state service shall be divided into a classified service and an unclassified service.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 7; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-2.1 - Exemptions from merit system.

§ 36-4-2.1. Exemptions from merit system.The appointment, promotion, salaries, tenure, and dismissal of employees of the legislative and judicial departments shall not be subject to control in any manner or degree by the personnel administrator, or by any other officer or board of the executive branch of government.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 99, § 7; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 45, § 4.
RI Gen L § 36-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-3 - Branches of classified service.

§ 36-4-3. Branches of classified service.The classified service shall be divided into a competitive branch and a noncompetitive branch. The competitive branch shall consist of all positions in the classified service except those assigned to the noncompetitive branch as hereinafter provided.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-3.
RI Gen L § 36-4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-4 - Positions classed as noncompetitive.

§ 36-4-4. Positions classed as noncompetitive.The noncompetitive branch shall include classes of positions that require the performance of routine, laboring, custodial, domestic tasks, or positions that are subject to continuing supervision. In addition to the foregoing, classes of positions that require licenses, certificates, or registrations shall also be included in the noncompetitive branch.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-4; P.L. 1980, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-5 - Assignment of positions to noncompetitive branch - Transfer to competitive branch.

§ 36-4-5. Assignment of positions to noncompetitive branch — Transfer to competitive branch.No class of positions shall be assigned to the noncompetitive branch unless the assignment has been recommended by the personnel administrator, the director has held a public hearing thereon, has recommended the assignment to the governor, and the governor has approved the assignment. A class of positions may be transferred from the noncompetitive branch to the competitive branch in the same manner.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-5.
RI Gen L § 36-4-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-6 - Appointments to noncompetitive branch.

§ 36-4-6. Appointments to noncompetitive branch.Appointments to positions in the noncompetitive branch shall be designated as "noncompetitive appointments", and shall be made upon recommendation of the appointing authority and approval of the personnel administrator subject to established requirements for character and physical condition.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-6; P.L. 1968, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 435, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-7 - Probationary period in noncompetitive branch - Acquisition of full status.

§ 36-4-7. Probationary period in noncompetitive branch — Acquisition of full status.Persons appointed to positions in the noncompetitive branch shall serve a probationary period of six (6) months during which time the appointing authority shall report to the personnel administrator every sixty (60) days concerning the work of the employee and at the end of the probationary period no further salary or other compensation shall be paid to the employee unless the appointing authority has filed with the personnel administrator a statement, in writing, that the services of the employee have been satisfactory and that it is desired that his or her services be continued. The probationary period is further defined to be one hundred-thirty (130) days worked in the non-competitive position to which the person has been appointed. Upon completion of the probationary period and receipt of the statement of satisfactory service by the personnel administrator and having fulfilled the requirements for character and physical condition, the employee shall be deemed to have acquired full status and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of that status. Whenever a class of positions shall be assigned to the noncompetitive branch, every employee holding a position in that class at the time of assignment who is a temporary employee and has served in that class for six (6) months or more shall be considered to have completed the required probationary period and upon receipt of a statement from his or her appointing authority that his or her services have been satisfactory shall be deemed to have acquired full status and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of that status. A temporary employee who has served at least four (4) months but has not completed six (6) months shall be deemed to have served four (4) months of the required probationary period and his or her appointing authority shall submit a report concerning the work of the employee to the personnel administrator and shall at the end of sixty (60) days submit a final probationary report for the employee. An employee who has served at least two (2) months but has not completed four (4) months shall be deemed to have served two (2) months of the required probationary period and his or her appointing authority shall submit a report concerning the work of the employee to the personnel administrator and shall subsequently submit a probationary report at the end of the next sixty (60) days and a final probationary report at the end of six (6) months of service.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-7; P.L. 1984, ch. 208, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-8 - Rules - Amendments.

§ 36-4-8. Rules — Amendments.(a) The personnel administrator shall recommend such rules as he or she may consider necessary, appropriate, or desirable to carry out the provisions of this chapter and chapter 3 of this title and may from time to time recommend amendments thereto. When the rules or amendments are recommended by the personnel administrator, the director shall hold a public hearing thereon, and shall have power to approve or reject the recommendations of the personnel administrator wholly or in part or to modify them and approve them as so modified. The director shall give notice of the hearing at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the date of the hearing. Rules or amendments thereto which are approved by the director, shall be submitted to the governor, who shall have power to approve them, with or without modification or to reject them. The rules or amendments thereto shall become effective when approved by the governor. Rules adopted under this section shall have the force and effect of law.(b) Rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall not change conditions of employment in a unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 8; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-8; P.L. 1989, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-9 - Adoption of classification plan.

§ 36-4-9. Adoption of classification plan.The personnel administrator shall, after consultation with appointing authorities and principal supervising officials, classify all of the positions in the classified service according to the duties and responsibilities of each position. The plan of classification shall designate an appropriate title for each class of position and shall indicate the education, experience, capacity, knowledge, skill, and other qualifications to be required of persons appointed to positions in each class. The complete classification plan shall be so arranged that all positions that are substantially similar with respect to authority, responsibility, and character of work are included within the same class and that the same pay schedules can be made to apply with equity under like working conditions. The class titles so established shall be used in all personnel, accounting, budget, appropriation, and financial records of all state departments, commissions, and institutions.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 9; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-9.
RI Gen L § 36-4-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-10 - Changes in plan - Notice of establishment of new positions.

§ 36-4-10. Changes in plan — Notice of establishment of new positions.Additional classes may be established and existing classes may be divided, combined, altered, or abolished upon recommendation of the personnel administrator, recommendation by the director after public hearing, and approval by the governor. This action may be initiated either by the personnel administrator, the director, or on request of an appointing authority. Appointing authorities intending to establish new positions shall so notify the personnel administrator, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall be appointed to or employed for a new position until it has been properly classified as herein provided and an appropriate list established therefor.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 9; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-10.
RI Gen L § 36-4-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-11 - Allocation of positions to classes within plan.

§ 36-4-11. Allocation of positions to classes within plan.After the adoption of the classification plan by the governor, the personnel administrator shall allocate every position in the classified service to one of the classes established by the plan. Thereafter, whenever new positions are authorized and created, whenever the duties and responsibilities of existing positions change, or whenever the classification plan is amended, the personnel administrator shall allocate or reallocate the affected positions and shall determine the status of employees affected by the action in accordance with the personnel rules.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 9; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-11.
RI Gen L § 36-4-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-12 - Repealed.

§ 36-4-12. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-12; Repealed by P.L. 1984, ch. 208, § 5, effective May 8, 1984.
RI Gen L § 36-4-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-13 - Submission of proposed pay plan for classified service.

§ 36-4-13. Submission of proposed pay plan for classified service.The personnel administrator shall submit to the director a proposed pay plan showing for each class of position in the classified service minimum and maximum salary rates and such intermediate rates as he or she deems desirable. In arriving at these rates he or she shall take into consideration the advice and suggestions of appointing authorities and other supervising officials, prevailing rates for comparable service in other public employment and in private business, the current cost of living, and the state's financial policies, conditions, and appropriations.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 10; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-13.
RI Gen L § 36-4-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-14 - Adoption of pay plan.

§ 36-4-14. Adoption of pay plan.(a) After reasonable opportunity to be heard has been given to employees, appointing authorities, and the general public, and after incorporating any modification, change, or amendment he or she considers desirable, the director shall submit the plan to the governor who shall approve and adopt the plan with such changes as he or she deems necessary and order its application to all positions in the classified service. When the governor has adopted the pay plan, it shall constitute the official pay schedule for positions in the classified service; thereafter, no person in the classified service shall be paid a salary that is greater than the maximum or less than the minimum rates fixed in the approved pay plan or by amendments thereto, or by the personnel rules. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any other section of this chapter, upon successful completion of a four-course curriculum incentive in-service training program approved by the personnel administrator, a state employee hired before July 1, 2001 shall be granted a one-step pay increment next above the current base step, or if the employee is at the maximum of the grade the employee shall receive a pay increment equal in amount to the last step in the pay grade, the increment to be retained, separate and apart from any salary or longevity increase that the employee may at that time or thereafter receive.(b) Upon leaving state service, upon choosing an educational incentive plan provided for in the Personnel Rules or upon choosing to participate in another recognized educational incentive plan, a state employee's eligibility for the one-step pay increase described in subsection (a) shall cease.(c) Unless otherwise provided in the general laws, state employees hired on or after July 1, 2001 shall be eligible only for the educational incentive plan as provided for in the Personnel Rules. However, state employees who are eligible for a different statutory or contractual educational incentive plan may choose that other plan instead of the educational incentive plan as provided for in the Personnel Rules.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 10; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-14; P.L. 1965, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 27, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-14.1 - Ineligibility for other incentive payments.

§ 36-4-14.1. Ineligibility for other incentive payments.Any person receiving an incentive pay increase increment under this chapter is ineligible to benefit from any other educational incentive program such as contained in chapter 28.1 of title 42, §§ 42-28.4-1, 42-56.1-1, and 8-4.1-1, or any other chapter relating to an educational incentive pay program. However, state employees who are eligible for a different statutory or contractual educational incentive plan may choose that other plan instead of the educational incentive plan as provided for in the Personnel Rules.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 208, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 27, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-15 - Changes in pay plan for classified service - New classes.

§ 36-4-15. Changes in pay plan for classified service — New classes.Pay rates shall be established for new classes of positions, and amendments to the existing pay plan may be made upon recommendation of the personnel administrator, recommendation of the director, after public hearing, and approval by the governor. This action may be initiated by the director, the personnel administrator, or at the request of an appointing authority.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 10; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-15.
RI Gen L § 36-4-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-16 - Unclassified pay plan board - Abolishment - Transfer of functions.

§ 36-4-16. Unclassified pay plan board — Abolishment — Transfer of functions.Upon the effective date of this section [June 20, 2005], the unclassified pay plan board shall be abolished, and all powers, duties and obligations of the board conferred thereon pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be transferred to and administered by the department of administration. Any reference to the unclassified pay plan board within the general laws shall now be construed to refer to the department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-16; P.L. 1965, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 1973, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 205, art. XII, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 637, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 76; P.L. 2005, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 52, § 1.
RI Gen L § 36-4-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-16.1 - Repealed.

§ 36-4-16.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 205, art. XII, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 174, art. XII, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2005, ch. 51, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 52, § 2, effective June 20, 2005.
RI Gen L § 36-4-16.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-16.3 - Repealed.

§ 36-4-16.3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 205, art. XII, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2005, ch. 51, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 52, § 2, effective June 20, 2005.
RI Gen L § 36-4-16.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-16.4 - Salaries of directors.

§ 36-4-16.4. Salaries of directors.(a) In the month of March of each year, the department of administration shall conduct a public hearing to determine salaries to be paid to directors of all state executive departments for the following year, at which hearing all persons shall have the opportunity to provide testimony, orally and in writing. In determining these salaries, the department of administration will take into consideration the duties and responsibilities of the aforenamed officers, as well as such related factors as salaries paid executive positions in other states and levels of government, and in comparable positions anywhere that require similar skills, experience, or training. Consideration shall also be given to the amounts of salary adjustments made for other state employees during the period that pay for directors was set last.(b) Each salary determined by the department of administration will be in a flat amount, exclusive of such other monetary provisions as longevity, educational incentive awards, or other fringe additives accorded other state employees under provisions of law, and for which directors are eligible and entitled.(c) In no event will the department of administration lower the salaries of existing directors during their term of office.(d) Upon determination by the department of administration, the proposed salaries of directors will be referred to the general assembly by the last day in April of that year to go into effect thirty (30) days hence, unless rejected by formal action of the house and the senate acting concurrently within that time.(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for 2015 only, the time period for the department of administration to conduct the public hearing shall be extended to July and the proposed salaries shall be referred to the general assembly by August 30. The salaries may take effect before next year, but all other provisions of this section shall apply.(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any law to the contrary, for 2017 only, the salaries of the director of the department of transportation, the secretary of health and human services, and the director of administration shall be determined by the governor.(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or any law to the contrary, for 2021 only, the salary of the director of the department of children, youth and families shall be determined by the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 205, art. XII, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 13; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 45, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 15, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 5, § 8; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 3, § 7, effective July 6, 2021.
RI Gen L § 36-4-16.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-16.5 - Certain unclassified positions excluded.

§ 36-4-16.5. Certain unclassified positions excluded.Sections 36-4-16.2 and 36-4-16.4 of this chapter shall have no application to those positions enumerated in subdivisions 36-4-2(1), 36-4-2(2) and 36-4-2(3), and the department of administration shall have no jurisdiction over the status, tenure or salaries of those said enumerated positions.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 51, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 52, § 3.
RI Gen L § 36-4-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 36-4 - Merit System|Section 36-4-17 - Preparation of employment lists.

§ 36-4-17. Preparation of employment lists.The personnel administrator shall, as in his or her estimation the need requires, prepare for the several classes of positions in the classified service statewide or regional lists of persons eligible for original appointment to positions in those classes. Each employment list shall include the names of those persons who have shown by competitive tests that they possess the qualifications which entitle them to be considered eligible for appointment to any position in the class or classes for which the list is prepared.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, § 11; P.L. 1941, ch. 1050, § 6; P.L. 1950, ch. 2456, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-17.