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RI Gen L § 16-32-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-26 - Management of college of pharmacy fund.

§ 16-32-26. Management of college of pharmacy fund.(a) The general treasurer shall have the care and management of the fund with full power to regulate the custody and safekeeping of all money and evidences of property belonging to the fund. The treasurer shall deposit, subject to his or her order, to the use of this fund, all dividends, interest, or income arising from it, in any bank or banks, trust company or trust companies, in which funds of the state may be lawfully kept. The treasurer may invest and reinvest, in his or her discretion, the money in the fund at any time and the dividends, interest, and income in any securities or investments in which the deposits in savings banks and participation deposits in banks and trust companies may be legally invested. The treasurer may change and vary the investments from time to time, and he or she may sell and dispose of any investments made, when necessary to meet the draft of the board of trustees as provided in § 16-32-25.(b) The general treasurer shall, upon the order of the governor to do so, transfer to the university of Rhode Island foundation created by act of the general assembly at its January 1957 session all money and evidences of property comprising the fund, and then his or her duties with respect to the fund shall cease, and the foundation shall after this hold and administer the fund with all the powers and subject to all the duties imposed upon it by the act of the general assembly with respect to other funds held by the foundation; provided, that the fund shall be held by the foundation as a special fund and shall not be mingled with other funds held by the foundation, and the net income of the fund shall be devoted exclusively to the object specified in § 16-32-25.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 5; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-32-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-27 - Establishment of landscaping fund.

§ 16-32-27. Establishment of landscaping fund.All money received pursuant to the provisions of § 16-52-2(b) shall be deemed to be trust funds for the benefit of the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and the Community College of Rhode Island to be held by the general treasurer in a separate rotary fund for each institution which shall be made available to the presidents of the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or the Community College of Rhode Island to be applied solely for the purpose of improving landscaping and/or parking facilities at the respective colleges as determined by the presidents of these colleges.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 262, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-32-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-28 - Management of rotary fund.

§ 16-32-28. Management of rotary fund.The general treasurer shall have the care and management of each fund established pursuant to 16-32-27 with full power to regulate the custody and safekeeping of all money and evidences of property belonging to it. The general treasurer shall deposit, subject to his or her order, to the use of each fund, all dividends, interest, or income arising from it, in any bank or banks, trust company, or trust companies, in which funds of the state may be lawfully kept. The general treasurer may invest and reinvest in his or her discretion the money in each fund at any time and the dividends, interest, and income in any securities or investments in which the deposits in savings bank and participation deposits in banks and trust companies may be legally invested. The treasurer may change and vary investments from time to time, and he or she may sell and dispose of any investments made, when necessary to meet the draft of either the president of the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, or the Community College of Rhode Island as provided in § 16-32-27.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 262, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-32-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-29 - Applied engineering laboratory.

§ 16-32-29. Applied engineering laboratory.The applied engineering laboratory building at the Kingston campus of the University of Rhode Island shall be officially named and known as the Chester H. Kirk Applied Engineering Laboratory.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-30 - Geographic information system - Laboratory.

§ 16-32-30. Geographic information system — Laboratory.The University of Rhode Island is authorized and empowered to establish in connection with the university and within the department of natural resource sciences a geographic information system laboratory with suitable facilities for developing and maintaining a level of scientific and technical expertise in the use of computer technology in the management of land related natural resources. This will include maintaining a statewide data base of land related economic, physical, cultural, and natural resources and providing for controlled access of this database to the university community, other state, municipal, and federal departments and agencies, and the general public. The university shall, to the extent that facilities are available, offer courses for the training of students and the general public in methods and applications utilizing geographic information systems and shall perform applications research projects involving this technology at this laboratory. The university shall cooperate with and provide technical assistance to the division of planning of the department of administration in the management of the statewide geographic information system and shall advise other state, municipal, and federal departments and agencies and the general public in its use.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 235, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-32-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-31 - Appropriations for geographic information system laboratory.

§ 16-32-31. Appropriations for geographic information system laboratory.The general assembly may annually appropriate any sum as it may deem necessary for maintaining the geographic information system laboratory within the department of natural resources sciences; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much of the sum as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by the controller of properly authenticated vouchers.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 235, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-32-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-32 - Exemption from provisions of administrative procedures act.

§ 16-32-32. Exemption from provisions of administrative procedures act.The provisions of the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42, shall not apply to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-33 - Receipts from sources other than appropriations.

§ 16-32-33. Receipts from sources other than appropriations.(a) Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, all receipts from all sources other than state appropriations shall not be deposited into the general fund of the state, but shall be deposited by the general treasurer of the state into a restricted account for the benefit of the board of trustees, and shall be paid out by the treasurer upon the order of the board, without the necessity of appropriation or re-appropriation by the general assembly.(b) The board of trustees shall ensure that the university has a structure in place to prohibit the university from accepting funds that would interfere with or restrict academic freedom at the university. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed in a way as to prohibit a donor from earmarking funds for a particular purpose or use, including, but not limited to, research, scholarships, construction, or development.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-34 - Fiscal accounts - Receipts - Petty cash funds.

§ 16-32-34. Fiscal accounts — Receipts — Petty cash funds.(a) The treasurer of the university of Rhode Island, as appointed by the board of trustees, shall:(1) Keep an accurate account of his or her receipts and expenditures, which shall be audited by the state controller; and(2) Turn over to the general treasurer at monthly intervals all sums of money received by him or her during the preceding month which shall be credited to the proper accounts and funds by the general treasurer.(b) The state controller shall establish an imprest fund or petty cash fund for the use of the treasurer of the university for expenditures of any nature as may be approved by the state controller.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-35 - Audit of expenditures.

§ 16-32-35. Audit of expenditures.The pre-audit of all expenditures under authority of the board by the state controller provided for in § 35-6-1 shall be purely ministerial, concerned only with the legality of the expenditure and the availability of the funds, and in no event shall the state controller interpose his or her judgment regarding the wisdom or expediency of any item or items of expenditure.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-36 - Freedom from budget and lease control by other agencies.

§ 16-32-36. Freedom from budget and lease control by other agencies.In order that the board of trustees may control the personnel and equipment of the university in the interest of educational efficiency, the board and the university are exempt from the provisions of § 35-3-1(a)(5) relating to the employment of personnel, and from any provision of § 42-20-8 that relates to the director of administration.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-37 - Applicability of merit system - Teacher certification - List of positions transferable to classified service.

§ 16-32-37. Applicability of merit system — Teacher certification — List of positions transferable to classified service.(a) The appointment, promotion, salaries, tenure, and dismissal of administrative, instructional, and research employees, and secretarial employees not exceeding ten (10) in number, and armed university police officers shall not be subject in any manner or degree to control by the state personnel administrator or by any officer or board other than the board of trustees. The certification of teachers at the university of Rhode Island is abolished, except for teachers who elect to come or remain under it.(b) All positions that are exempt from the merit system law, chapter 4 of title 36, that become vacant or that are to be established, must be forwarded to the state personnel administrator, who shall determine whether the position(s) in question shall remain in the board of trustees non-classified service or be established in the classified service of the state.(c) No position presently in the classified service of the state subject to the merit system law, chapter 4 of title 36, shall be changed or modified so as to establish the position in the board of trustees non-classified service.(d) Faculty positions, presidents, vice presidents, deans, assistant deans, and student employees of the university shall not be covered by the preceding provisions and shall remain in the non-classified service of the board.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-38 - Permanent status for non-classified employees.

§ 16-32-38. Permanent status for non-classified employees.All non-classified employees of the board of trustees who shall have twenty (20) years, not necessarily consecutive, of service credit, these credits having been earned in either the classified, non-classified, or unclassified service or any combination of these, shall be deemed to have acquired full status in their positions as the status is defined by § 36-4-59 with the base entry date prior to August 8, 1996; provided, that this provision shall not apply to faculty employed by the board nor shall it apply to non-classified employees who have acquired tenure as faculty.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-39 - Longevity payments - Non-classified employees.

§ 16-32-39. Longevity payments — Non-classified employees.(a) The non-classified employees of the board of trustees, except for faculty employees and except for non-classified employees already receiving longevity increases, shall be entitled to a longevity payment in the amount of five percent (5%) of base salary after ten (10) years of service and increasing to a total of ten percent (10%) of base salary after twenty (20) years of service. The provisions of this section will apply only to employees with a pay grade under nineteen (19). The longevity payments shall not be included in base salary.(b) The board of trustees is authorized to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of this section.(c) Beginning on July 1, 2011, notwithstanding any rule, regulation, or provision of the public laws or general laws to the contrary, there shall be no further longevity increases for employees of the board of trustees; provided, however, for employees with longevity provisions pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement in effect on June 1, 2011, longevity increases shall cease beginning on July 1, 2011, or beginning upon the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, whichever occurs later. To the extent an employee has previously accrued longevity payments, the amount of the longevity payment earned by the employee for the last pay period in June, 2011, shall be added to the employee's base salary as of June 30, 2011, or in the case of an employee with longevity provisions pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement in effect on June 1, 2011, the amount of the longevity payment earned by the employee for the latter of the last pay period in June or the last pay period prior to the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining agreement shall be added to the employee's base salary as of June 30, 2011, or upon the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, whichever occurs later.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-40 - Appointment of campus police.

§ 16-32-40. Appointment of campus police.(a) The board of trustees may appoint one or more persons who may act as police officers upon the property and highways of the university subject to the control of the board and upon the streets and highways immediately adjacent to those lands. The campus police officers shall protect the property of the university; suppress nuisances and disturbances and breaches of the peace; and enforce laws and regulations for the preservation of good order. They shall have the same powers and authority as that conferred upon municipal police officers, including the power to arrest persons for violations of state criminal statutes or for violations of city or town ordinances of the city or town in which the institution is located. They shall be required to attend and successfully complete the municipal police training academy before they shall be allowed to carry firearms. Additionally, any campus police officer observing the violation of any rule or regulation of the board adopted pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, parking and traffic regulations, may issue a summons in the manner and form set forth in § 31-27-12 or § 31-41.1-1 returnable to the district court, the police court of the city or town where the violation occurs, or the traffic tribunal as provided by law.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fines and penalties recovered for violation of rules and regulations made under authority of this section shall be accounted for by the appropriate authority, which shall forward all fines or penalties for nonmoving traffic violations to the general treasurer for use by the college or university on whose campus the citation or violation was issued in accordance with § 16-32-27.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-41 - Conflicts of interest.

§ 16-32-41. Conflicts of interest.No member of the board of trustees shall be employed in any position under the jurisdiction of the board, nor contract in any manner for any purpose with the board; nor shall the board purchase, sell, or lease any land, property, or supplies from or to any firm or business association of which any member of the board is owner, part owner, or officer or director. No person related by consanguinity or affinity in the first degree to any member of the board shall be employed in any capacity under the board's jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32 - University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32-42 - Existing bond debt.

§ 16-32-42. Existing bond debt.The board of trustees is authorized to take all actions, and execute and deliver all agreements or instruments, necessary or convenient for the board to assume all of the obligations on behalf of, and in replacement of, or jointly with the council on postsecondary education under outstanding bonds issued by the Rhode Island health and educational building corporation or outstanding lease certificates of participation, in either case, issued for the benefit of the university of Rhode Island, the community college of Rhode Island, and/or Rhode Island college as may be necessary to ensure, among other items, that the university continues to meet its obligations under such bonds or certificates.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-1 - Short title.

§ 16-32.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act."History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-32.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-32.1 - The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Act [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-32.1-2 - Creation and powers.

§ 16-32.1-2. Creation and powers.(a) There is hereby authorized, created and established a public corporation having a legal existence distinct from the state and not constituting a department of state government, to be known as the university of Rhode Island research foundation, with such powers as are set forth in this chapter, for the purposes of the development of scientific research, technology, commercialization of intellectual property and such other purposes as may be necessary to develop, promote and enhance scientific research and technology at the university of Rhode Island.(b) The research foundation is authorized, created and established for the benefit of the university of Rhode Island and shall be organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes of the university of Rhode Island within the meaning of § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with the following powers and purposes:(1) To aid and assist the university of Rhode Island in the establishment, development and fostering of scientific research and technology which will further the learning opportunities, programs, services and enterprises of the university and of the state of Rhode Island;(2) To assist in providing research programs at the university of Rhode Island which will provide for the advancement of education and educational programs at the university of Rhode Island and which will provide for opportunities to individuals for learning and training in subjects useful to the individual and beneficial to the community;(3) To promote, encourage and foster the education and training services, scientific investigations, technology development and technology commercialization at the university of Rhode Island;(4) To pursue, obtain and protect intellectual property rights (including patents, trademarks, tangible materials and copyrights) in and to all valuable intellectual property flowing from or belonging to the university of Rhode Island and to administer such intellectual property in conformity with applicable state and federal laws;(5) To carry on any other lawful purpose within the meaning of § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in connection with its purposes.(c) The research foundation and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law or until the corporation shall cease entirely and continuously to conduct or be involved in any business or transactions in furtherance of its purposes. Upon termination of the research foundation and its corporate existence, all of its rights, assets and properties shall pass to and be vested in the board of trustees for the benefit of the university of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 9, § 4.