AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION (Creates a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the department of labor and training.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL
REGULATION

Introduced By:
Representatives Fellela, Corvese, Azzinaro, J. Brien, and Edwards

Date Introduced:
January 16, 2026

Referred To:
House Labor
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 28-22 of the General Laws entitled "Division of Professional
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Regulation" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
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28-22-4. Retirement status license.

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(a) Any person currently holding a license issued or overseen by the division of
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professional regulation who has attained the age of sixty-five (65) may renew their license as a
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retirement status license subject and pursuant to subsections (b) through (d) of this section.
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(b) An applicant for a retirement status license shall submit their original license to the
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division of professional regulation, along with a form, to be provided by the division of professional
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regulation, for such classification, which shall contain a statement expressing the licensee’s status
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as retired and acknowledging that the applicant shall not actively engage in the practice of the
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occupation or trade for which a license was originally issued, while possessing a retirement status
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license.
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(c) A licensee issued a retirement status license shall not practice or offer to practice the
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occupation or trade for which a license was originally issued. The division of professional
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regulation and any licensing boards associated therewith are authorized to investigate violations of
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this provision in the same manner and bearing the same penalties as the unauthorized or unlicensed
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practice of a regulated occupation or trade.
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(d) If the division of professional regulation issues a retirement status license pursuant to

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this section, it shall return the original license submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section
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to the applicant. Such original license shall bear a designation or be stamped “Retired”.
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(e) The fee for a retirement status license shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
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(f) A licensee issued a retirement status license may restore such licensee’s original license
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by submitting a form, to be provided by the division of professional regulation, requesting
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reinstatement by paying the then-current annual fee for such license, and demonstrating completion
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of the most recent continuing education requirements or any other continuing or ongoing training
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requirements applicable to the license, as though the licensee had remained in active status during
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the year immediately preceding reinstatement.
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(g) The division or professional regulation may, for good cause shown, grant a retirement
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status license to a person who does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL
REGULATION
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This act would create a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed
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a professional license issued by the division of professional regulation.
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This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
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