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RI Gen L § 16-15-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-15 - Teachers' Pensions|Section 16-15-15 - Payment of grants for teachers retiring after July 1, 1949.

§ 16-15-15. Payment of grants for teachers retiring after July 1, 1949.(a) Upon the passage of §§ 16-15-13 — 16-15-15 the department of elementary and secondary education and the retirement division in the department of treasury shall apportion the retirement grant into monthly benefits and shall disburse monthly the benefits to all eligible retired teachers under this law.(b) The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of those sums that may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the department of elementary and secondary education and the retirement division in the department of treasury.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 124, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-15-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-15 - Teachers' Pensions|Section 16-15-16 - Annual grant for teachers retiring prior to July 1, 1949.

§ 16-15-16. Annual grant for teachers retiring prior to July 1, 1949.(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate a sum sufficient to pay an additional annual retirement grant of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a payment of a pension of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) annually to every retired teacher who qualified for either a pension or retirement benefits under the provisions of this chapter, and who retired prior to July 1, 1949.(b) This grant shall be an annual state grant and shall be in addition to any and all amounts being paid from any state pension or retirement system and in addition to any payments from a retirement or pension system of any city or town.(c) All money appropriated in accordance with the amended provisions of this chapter for the retired teachers shall be administered by the department of elementary and secondary education.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 114, § 2; P.L. 1972, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 227, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-15-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-15 - Teachers' Pensions|Section 16-15-17 - Payment of grants for teachers retiring prior to July 1, 1949.

§ 16-15-17. Payment of grants for teachers retiring prior to July 1, 1949.(a) Upon the passage of this chapter the department of elementary and secondary education shall apportion the retirement grant into monthly benefits and shall disburse monthly benefits to all eligible retired teachers under this law.(b) The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of those sums that may be required from time to time upon receipt by the controller of proper vouchers approved by the department of elementary and secondary education and the retirement division in the department of treasury.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 114, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-16-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-2 - Membership in system.

§ 16-16-2. Membership in system.Membership in the retirement system for teachers began on July 1, 1949, and shall consist of:(1) All teachers as defined in this chapter who were in service on that date, and(2) All persons who become teachers on or after that date, which teachers shall become members of the system as a condition of their employment as teachers.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2101, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 16-16-2.
RI Gen L § 16-16-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-3 - Repealed.

§ 16-16-3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2101, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 16-16-3; Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 169, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-16-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-4 - Membership of school nurses.

§ 16-16-4. Membership of school nurses.Every certified nurse teacher employed in the respective public schools of the several cities and towns of this state and every person who, prior to any certification as a nurse teacher, has been regularly employed by any city or town as a school nurse in the respective public schools shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits contained in this chapter and in chapters 8 — 10 of title 36.History of Section.P.L. 1949, ch. 2192, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 16-16-4; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 36.
RI Gen L § 16-16-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-6 - Credit for service in private schools or as federal employee - Contributions.

§ 16-16-6. Credit for service in private schools or as federal employee — Contributions.In determining the creditable service of any teacher employed in any city or town for the purposes of retirement there may be added to, and included in, total service as defined in this chapter not more than five (5) years of service as a teacher or in a capacity essentially similar or equivalent to that of a teacher in any private school or institution, in any charter school not subject to subdivision 16-77-4(b)(12), and in public schools in which the teacher was paid by funds of the United States government except schools or institutions that are operated for profit; provided, however, that this service shall not be counted as creditable service unless the member shall pay into the retirement system a contribution equal to the full actuarial value of each year of credit for which application is made based on the salary of the member in effect at the date of application for the credit as determined by the retirement board. The retirement board shall fix and determine the time when and the conditions under which the payments shall be made.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2101, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2830, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 16-16-6; P.L. 1963, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 112, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 92, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 487, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 38, § 3.
RI Gen L § 16-16-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-6.1 - Credit for service outside state.

§ 16-16-6.1. Credit for service outside state.(a) In determining the creditable service of any teacher employed in any city or town for the purpose of retirement, there may be added to, and included in, total service as defined in this chapter not more than five (5) years of service as a teacher in the public school outside this state; provided, however, this service shall not be counted as creditable service unless the member shall pay into the retirement system a contribution equal to the full actuarial value of each year of credit for which application is made based upon the teacher's compensation at the time he or she makes application to purchase credit for each year of service for which he or she claims credit.(b) Credit for service outside the state which is purchased under paragraph (a) above may also be used for retirement purposes under the provisions of subsection (a) for teachers who retire on ordinary disability under § 16-16-14 provided these teachers have at least ten (10) years creditable service within the state.(c) The term "outside this state" means service in any state college, university, school, or public school in any other state of the United States, or in any territory or possession of the United States, including the Philippine Islands, or in any school under the jurisdiction of the United States government.(d) The retirement board shall fix and determine by rules and regulations the time when and the conditions under which payments shall be made.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 112, art. 8, § 3; P.L. 1972, ch. 92, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 346, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 487, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 36; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 10; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 10.
RI Gen L § 16-16-6.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-6.2 - Service credit for appropriate work experience - Contributions.

§ 16-16-6.2. Service credit for appropriate work experience — Contributions.(a) In determining the creditable service of any vocational education teacher employed in any city or town or by the state for the purpose of retirement or a service retirement allowance (not including a deferred retirement allowance), there may be added to, and included in, total service as defined in this chapter not more than five (5) years of "appropriate work experience" pursuant to § 16-60-4(9)(ii). This service shall not be counted as creditable service unless the member shall pay into the retirement system a contribution equal to the full actuarial costs for each year of service for which he or she claims credit.(b) Credit for "appropriate work experience" which is purchased under paragraph (a) above may also be used for retirement purposes under the provisions of subsection (a) for teachers who retire on ordinary disability under § 16-16-14, provided those teachers have at least ten (10) years' creditable service.(c) The term "appropriate work experience" means service in any industry, business, or other appropriate enterprise for which certification credit has been given pursuant to the "standards and qualifications for certification of teachers" as provided in § 16-60-4(9)(ii).History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 435, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 497, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 434, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 599, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 36; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 10; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 10.
RI Gen L § 16-16-6.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-6.3 - Repealed.

§ 16-16-6.3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 10; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 2, § 2, effective January 1, 1993.
RI Gen L § 16-16-6.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-6.4 - Service credit for appropriate work experience - Certified nurse teachers - Contributions.

§ 16-16-6.4. Service credit for appropriate work experience — Certified nurse teachers — Contributions.(a) In determining the creditable service of any certified nurse teacher employed by the state or by any city or town for the purpose of retirement or a service retirement allowance (not including a deferred retirement allowance), there may be added to, and included in, total service as defined in this chapter not more than four (4) years of "appropriate work experience." The service shall not be counted as creditable service unless the member shall pay into the retirement system a contribution equal to the full actuarial costs for each year of the service for which the member claims credit.(b) Credit for "appropriate work experience" which is purchased under paragraph (a) above may also be used for retirement purposes under the provisions of subsection (a) for certified nurse teachers who retire on ordinary disability under § 36-10-13 or § 16-16-14, provided the certified nurse teachers have at least ten (10) years' creditable service.(c) The term "appropriate work experience" for the purposes of a certified nurse teacher means service in any industry, business, or other appropriate enterprise where a member has worked as a registered nurse and for which no credit for the purposes of retirement has been granted for either teaching in a school of nursing or for any other appropriate work experience; provided, however, that no member shall be allowed credit for more than a total of four (4) years of service credit.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 591, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 538, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 36; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 10; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 10.
RI Gen L § 16-16-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-7 - Credit for military leave.

§ 16-16-7. Credit for military leave.Any teacher who has been granted or shall be granted an official leave of absence by his or her superiors to enter the armed services of the United States shall have his or her service counted in his or her years of teaching, and his or her leave of absence shall in no way interrupt the continuity of his or her teaching service which for the purpose of computing retirement benefits under the state retirement system shall be deemed to be continuous service, provided the teacher was teaching for a minimum of six (6) months immediately prior to entry into the armed services and returned or returns to active teaching within one year following the date of his or her honorable discharge from the armed services, but in no event shall the credit exceed a maximum of four (4) years.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2101, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2830, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 16-16-7; P.L. 1972, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 348, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-16-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-7.1 - Armed service credit.

§ 16-16-7.1. Armed service credit.(a) Any active teacher who served on active duty in the armed service of the United States or in the merchant marine service of the United States as defined in § 2 of Chapter 1721 of the Public Laws, 1946, may purchase credit for that service up to a maximum of four (4) years; provided that he or she has received an honorable discharge; provided further, that any teacher on an official leave of absence for illness or injury shall be eligible to purchase military credits as defined herein while on that leave of absence.(b) The cost to purchase these credits shall be ten percent (10%) of the member's first year's earnings as a teacher as defined in § 16-16-1 of this title, multiplied by the number of years and fraction of the years of the armed service up to a maximum of four (4) years.(c) There will be no interest charged provided the teacher makes that purchase during his or her first five (5) years of membership in the retirement system, but will be charged regular interest to date of purchase from date of enrollment into membership, if purchased after completing five (5) years of membership; provided, however, any teacher who was in the retirement system prior to July 1, 1980, would not be charged interest whenever he or she purchases the armed services credit.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 173, § 4; P.L. 1981, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 425, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 463, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 510, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 2, § 3; P.L. 1997, ch. 169, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-16-7.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-7.2 - Peace corps, teacher corps, and volunteers in service to America - Credit.

§ 16-16-7.2. Peace corps, teacher corps, and volunteers in service to America — Credit.(a) Any active teacher who served in the peace corps, teacher corps, or in volunteers in service to America may purchase credit for that service, up to a maximum of four (4) years. Any teacher on an official leave of absence for illness or injury shall be eligible to purchase the credits while on the leave of absence.(b) The cost to purchase these credits shall be the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-1(10).History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 423, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 524, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 473, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 2, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 10; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 10.
RI Gen L § 16-16-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-8 - Credit for service as a state or municipal employee.

§ 16-16-8. Credit for service as a state or municipal employee.Any member who shall have rendered service as a state employee as defined by the provisions of chapter 17 of this title and chapters 8 — 10 of title 36 or who shall have rendered service as an employee of a participating municipality, as defined by chapter 21 of title 45, shall be entitled to credit for his or her service for the various purposes of this system, provided the member shall have been a contributing member for that period. All contributions made by the member shall be transferred in toto to this system for the periods of service and the retirement system shall calculate the full actuarial value of the accrued benefit with the former employer. If the full actuarial value of the accrued benefit with the former employer is greater than the total employee contributions transferred, the retirement system shall also transfer the difference between full actuarial value of the accrued benefit with the former employer and the employee's contributions from the account of the former employer to the account of the current employer. In any case in which a member shall have received a refund or refunds of contributions made to the system, the allowance of the credit for service shall be conditioned upon the repayment of the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-1(10). Any service as defined in this section for which no contributions were made may be granted provided the member pays to the retirement system the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-1(10). The retirement board shall fix and determine the rules and regulations needed to govern the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2101, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2830, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 16-16-8; P.L. 1970, ch. 112, art. 9, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 435, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 70, § 3; P.L. 1998, ch. 291, § 3; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 10; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 10.
RI Gen L § 16-16-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-8.1 - Purchase of service credits payable by installment.

§ 16-16-8.1. Purchase of service credits payable by installment.Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or of any other public or general law to the contrary, the retirement board shall permit individuals who purchase service credit to do so in installments. The retirement board shall create, by rule and regulation, provisions allowing that individuals purchasing service credit may do so on an installment plan by payroll deduction not to exceed five (5) years, provided that all purchases must be made prior to retirement. The retirement board shall charge interest at the actuarial assumed rate of return adopted by the board for purchases made on an installment plan.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 193, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 269, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-16-9, 16-16-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-9, 16-16-10 - Repealed.

§ 16-16-9, 16-16-10. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2101, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2830, § 6; G.L. 1956, §§ 16-16-9, 16-16-10; P.L. 1961, ch. 121, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. II, § 2, effective January 1, 1993.
RI Gen L § 16-16-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-11 - Benefits payable - Survivor's benefits.

§ 16-16-11. Benefits payable — Survivor's benefits.(a) The benefits payable to teachers under this chapter shall be those benefits provided in chapter 10 of title 36 and as provided in this chapter with and subject, however, to the conditions and modifications set forth in §§ 16-16-12 through 16-16-14, and also the benefits provided in subsection (b) of this section.(b) If the teacher member of the retirement system dies, either prior to or after his or her effective date of retirement, any amounts credited to him or her in the teachers' survivors benefit fund, as provided in this chapter, with regular accumulated interest on the amount, shall be applied toward the financing of those benefits for dependents and survivors of the member as defined in this chapter, and in amounts provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2101, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 16-16-11; P.L. 1962, ch. 212, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-16-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-12.1 - Repealed.

§ 16-16-12.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 180, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 2, § 2, effective January 1, 1993.
RI Gen L § 16-16-13.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]|Section 16-16-13.1 - Teachers with more than 30 years of service - Amount of service retirement allowance - Minimum and maximum limitations.

§ 16-16-13.1. Teachers with more than 30 years of service — Amount of service retirement allowance — Minimum and maximum limitations.In the case of any teacher who is a member of the employees' retirement system of the state created by chapter 8 of title 36 who, at the time of retirement, has had at least thirty (30) years or more of total service, the teacher shall receive an annual retirement allowance of not less than thirty-four hundred dollars ($3,400) per year with an additional increment of two hundred dollars ($200) for each additional year of service up through a total of thirty-eight (38) years to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000); provided that this section shall not apply in the case of any teacher who has elected an option for payment of pension and has thereby reduced the amount received to less than the amounts set forth in this section.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 390, § 1.