AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Includes the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers.)

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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 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM --
CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS

Introduced By:
Senators LaMountain, Burke, Dimitri, Bissaillon, and Patalano

Date Introduced:
March 04, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Finance
(Dept. of Corrections)
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 36-10-9.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-10 entitled "Retirement
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System — Contributions and Benefits" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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36-10-9.2. Retirement on service allowance — Correctional officers.
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(a) This section shall apply to the retirement of members employed as assistant director
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(adult services), assistant deputy director, chief of inspection,
deputy chief of inspection,
and
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associate directors, correctional officer,
inspector,
chief of security, work rehabilitation program
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supervisor, supervisor of custodial records and reports, and classification counselor within the
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department of corrections.
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(b)(1) Any member who has attained the age of fifty (50) years may be retired subsequent
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to the proper execution and filing of a written application; provided, however, that the member
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shall have completed twenty (20) years of total service within the department of corrections and
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who retires before October 1, 2009, or is eligible to retire as of September 30, 2009.
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(2) For members who become eligible to retire on or after October 1, 2009, benefits are
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available to members who have attained the age of fifty-five (55) and have completed at least
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twenty-five (25) years of total contributory service within the department of corrections. For
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members in service as of October 1, 2009, who were not eligible to retire as of September 30, 2009,
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but who are eligible to retire on or prior to June 30, 2012, the minimum retirement age of fifty-five
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(55) will be adjusted downward in proportion to the amount of service the member has earned as

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of September 30, 2009. The proportional formula shall work as follows:
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(i) The formula shall determine the first age of retirement eligibility under the laws in effect
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on September 30, 2009, which shall then be subtracted from the minimum retirement age of fifty-
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five (55).
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(ii) The formula shall then take the member’s total service credit as of September 30, 2009,
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as the numerator and the years of service credit determined under (b)(2)(i) as the denominator.
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(iii) The fraction determined in (b)(2)(ii) shall then be multiplied by the age difference
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determined in (b)(2)(i) to apply a reduction in years from age fifty-five (55).
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(c) Any member with contributory service on or after July 1, 2012, who has completed at
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least five (5) years of contributory service but who has not completed twenty-five (25) years of
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contributory service, shall be eligible to retire upon the attainment of the member’s Social Security
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retirement age or, notwithstanding any other provisions, effective July 1, 2015, members in active
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service shall be eligible to retire upon the earlier of:
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(1) The attainment of at least age sixty-five (65) and the completion of at least thirty (30)
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years of total service, or the attainment of at least age sixty-four (64) and the completion of at least
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thirty-one (31) years of total service, or the attainment of at least age sixty-three (63) and the
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completion of at least thirty-two (32) years of total service, or the attainment of at least age sixty-
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two (62) and the completion of at least thirty-three (33) years of total service; or
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(2) The member’s retirement eligibility date under § 36-10-9(1)(c)(ii).
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(d) Any member who shall have rendered service both as a state employee under § 36-10-
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9 and/or as a teacher under § 16-16-12, and service under subsection (a) of this section, shall be
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eligible to elect to combine the member’s service under subsection (a) of this section and service
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under § 36-10-9 and/or § 16-16-12 to determine the member’s retirement eligibility date under §
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36-10-9 or § 16-16-12. For any member making this election, the member will receive a single
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benefit equal to the accrued benefit computed under § 36-10-10.2, plus the accrued benefit
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computed under § 36-10-10 and/or § 16-16-13.
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(e) The provisions of subsection (d) shall also apply to members who have retired on a
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service retirement allowance on or after July 1, 2012. Any such request for adjustment shall be in
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writing to the retirement board and shall apply prospectively from the date the request is received
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by the retirement board.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM --
CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS
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This act would include the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of
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law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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