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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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE
Introduced By:
Senators Patalano, Ciccone, Burke, Thompson, LaMountain, Dimitri,
DiPalma, Gallo, Raptakis, and Appollonio
Date Introduced:
March 27, 2026
Referred To:
Senate Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Sections 42-28-5 and 42-28-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-28 entitled
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"State Police" are hereby amended to read as follows:
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42-28-5. Superintendent — Appointment, tenure, duties, and retirement.
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(a) The governor shall appoint the superintendent of state police, who shall serve at the
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pleasure of the governor and shall perform the duties prescribed by this chapter.
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(b) Any superintendent who has served for at least ten (10) years and has reached the age
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of sixty (60) years, may resign the superintendent’s office, and thereafter shall receive annually
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during his or her life a sum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the salary the superintendent was
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receiving at the time of the superintendent’s resignation, or for any superintendent hired on or after
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July 1, 2012, a sum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the average compensation as defined in § 36-8-
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1(5)
(a)
the superintendent was receiving at the time of the superintendent’s resignation.
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(c) In no event shall the retirement allowance granted to a superintendent in accordance
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with subsection (b) plus any other retirement allowance received by the superintendent from any
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state or municipal retirement system exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the average
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compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(5)
(a)
the superintendent was receiving at the time of the
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superintendent’s resignation. This subsection (c) shall only apply to superintendents hired on or
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after July 1, 2012.
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42-28-22. Retirement of members.
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(a) Whenever any member of the state police hired prior to July 1, 2007, has served for
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twenty (20) years, the member may retire therefrom or they may be retired by the superintendent
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with the approval of the governor, and in either event a sum equal to one-half (½) of the whole
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salary for the position from which the member retired determined on the date the member receives
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their first retirement payment shall be paid the member during life.
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(b) For purposes of this section, the term “whole salary” means:
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(1) For each member who retired prior to July 1, 1966, “whole salary” means the base
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salary for the position from which the member retired as the base salary for that position was
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determined on July 31, 1972;
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(2) For each member who retired between July 1, 1966, and June 30, 1973, “whole salary”
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means the base salary for the position from which the member retired as the base salary,
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implemented by the longevity increment, for that position was determined on July 31, 1972, or on
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the date of the member’s retirement, whichever is greater;
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(3) For each member who retired or who retires after July 1, 1973, “whole salary” means
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the base salary, implemented by the longevity increment, holiday pay, and clothing allowance, for
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the position from which the member retired or retires.
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(c)(1) Any member who retired prior to July 1, 1977, shall receive a benefits payment
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adjustment equal to three percent (3%) of the member’s original retirement, as determined in
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subsection (b) of this section, in addition to the member’s original retirement allowance. In each
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succeeding year thereafter during the month of January, the retirement allowance shall be increased
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an additional three percent (3%) of the original retirement allowance, not compounded, to be
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continued until January 1, 1991. For the purposes of the computation, credit shall be given for a
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full calendar year regardless of the effective date of the service retirement allowance. For purposes
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of this subsection, the benefits payment adjustment shall be computed from January 1, 1971, or the
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date of retirement, whichever is later in time.
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(2) Any member of the state police who retires pursuant to the provisions of this chapter
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on or after January 1, 1977, shall on the first day of January, next following the third anniversary
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date of the retirement receive a benefits payment adjustment, in addition to their retirement
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allowance, in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the original retirement allowance. In each
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succeeding year thereafter during the month of January, the retirement allowance shall be increased
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an additional three percent (3%) of the original retirement allowance, not compounded, to be
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continued until January 1, 1991. For the purposes of the computation, credit shall be given for a
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full calendar year regardless of the effective date of the service retirement allowance.
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(3) Any retired member of the state police who is receiving a benefit payment adjustment
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pursuant to subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section shall beginning January 1, 1991, and ending
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June 30, 2012, receive a benefits payment adjustment equal to fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500).
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(d) The benefits payment adjustment as provided in this section shall apply to and be in
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addition to the retirement benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-5, and to the injury and death
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benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-21.
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(e)(1) Any member who retires after July 1, 1972, and is eligible to retire prior to July 1,
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2012, and who has served beyond twenty (20) years shall be allowed an additional amount equal
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to three percent (3%) for each completed year served after twenty (20) years, but in no event shall
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the original retirement allowance exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the member’s whole salary as
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defined in subsection (b) hereof or sixty-five percent (65%) of the member’s salary as defined in
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subsection (b) hereof in the member’s twenty-fifth (25th) year whichever is less.
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(2) Each member who retired prior to July 1, 1975, shall be entitled to all retirement
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benefits as set forth above or shall be paid benefits as set forth in subsection (b)(1) with “whole
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salary” meaning the base salary for the position from which the member retired as the base salary
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for the position was determined on July 1, 1975, whichever is greater.
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(f)(1) Any member who retires, has served as a member for twenty (20) years or more, and
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who served for a period of six (6) months or more of active duty in the armed service of the United
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States or in the merchant marine service of the United States as defined in § 2 of chapter 1721 of
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the Public Laws, 1946, may purchase credit for such service up to a maximum of two (2) years;
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provided that any member who has served at least six (6) months or more in any one year shall be
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allowed to purchase one year for such service and any member who has served a fraction of less
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than six (6) months in the member’s total service shall be allowed to purchase six (6) months’ credit
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for such service.
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(2) The cost to purchase these credits shall be ten percent (10%) of the member’s first year
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salary as a state policeman multiplied by the number of years and/or fraction thereof of such armed
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service up to a maximum of two (2) years. The purchase price shall be paid into the general fund.
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For members hired on or after July 1, 1989, the purchase price shall be paid into a restricted revenue
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account entitled “state police retirement benefits” and shall be held in trust.
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(3) There will be no interest charge provided the member makes such purchase during their
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twentieth (20th) year or within five (5) years from May 18, 1981, whichever is later, but will be
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charged regular rate of interest as defined in § 36-8-1 as amended to date of purchase from the date
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of the member’s twentieth (20th) year of state service or five (5) years from May 18, 1981,
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whichever is later.
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(4) Any member who is granted a leave of absence without pay for illness, injury, or any
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other reason may receive credit therefor by making the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-
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1(10); provided the employee returns to state service for at least one year upon completion of the
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leave.
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(5) In no event shall the original retirement allowance exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of
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the member’s whole salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof or sixty-five percent (65%) of the
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member’s salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof in the member’s twenty-fifth (25th) year,
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whichever is less.
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(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no more than five (5) years of service
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credit may be purchased by a member of the system. The five-year (5) limit shall not apply to any
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purchases made prior to January 1, 1995. A member who has purchased more than five (5) years
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of service credits before January 1, 1995, shall be permitted to apply those purchases towards the
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member’s service retirement. However, no further purchase will be permitted. Repayment in
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accordance with applicable law and regulation of any contribution previously withdrawn from the
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system shall not be deemed a purchase of service credit.
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(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to civilian employees in the Rhode Island
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state police; and, further, from and after April 28, 1937, chapters 8 — 10, inclusive, of title 36 shall
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not be construed to apply to the members of the Rhode Island state police, except as provided by
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§§ 36-8-3, 36-10-1.1, 42-28-22.1, and 42-28-22.2, and § 36-8-1(5) and (8)(a) effective July 1, 2012.
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(h) Any member of the state police other than the superintendent of state police, who is
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hired prior to July 1, 2007,
and retires prior to July 1, 2026,
and who has served for twenty-five
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(25) years or who has attained the age of sixty-two (62) years, whichever shall first occur, shall
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retire therefrom.
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(i)(1) Any member of the state police, other than the superintendent, who is hired on or
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after July 1, 2007,
and retires prior to July 1, 2026,
and who has served for twenty-five (25) years,
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may retire therefrom or the member may be retired by the superintendent with the approval of the
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governor, and shall be entitled to a retirement allowance of fifty percent (50%) of the member’s
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“whole salary” as defined in subsection (b) hereof.
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(2) Any member of the state police who is hired on or after July 1, 2007,
and retires prior
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to July 1, 2026,
may serve up to a maximum of thirty (30) years, and shall be allowed an additional
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amount equal to three percent (3.0%) for each completed year served after twenty-five (25) years,
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but in no event shall the original retirement allowance exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of his or her
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“whole salary” as defined in subsection (b) hereof.
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(j) Effective July 1, 2012, any other provision of this section notwithstanding:
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(1) Any member of the state police, other than the superintendent of state police, who is
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not eligible to retire on or prior to June 30, 2012, may retire at any time subsequent to the date the
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member’s retirement allowance equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of average compensation as
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defined in § 36-8-1(5)
(a)
, provided that a member shall retire upon the first to occur of:
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(i) The date the member’s retirement allowance equals sixty-five percent (65%); or
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(ii) The later of the attainment of age sixty-two (62) or completion of five (5) years of
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service; provided however, any current member as of June 30, 2012, who has not accrued fifty
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percent (50%) upon attaining the age of sixty-two (62) shall retire upon accruing fifty percent
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(50%); and upon retirement a member shall receive a retirement allowance which shall equal:
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(A) For members hired prior to July 1, 2007, the sum of (i), (ii), and (iii) where:
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(i) is calculated as the member’s years of total service before July 1, 2012, multiplied by
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two and one-half percent (2.5%) of average compensation for a member’s first twenty (20) total
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years,
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(ii) is calculated as the member’s years of total service before July 1, 2012, in excess of
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twenty (20) years not to exceed twenty-five (25) years multiplied by three percent (3%) of average
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compensation, and
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(iii) is the member’s years of total service on or after July 1, 2012, multiplied by two
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percent (2%) of average compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(5)
(b)
.
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(B) For members hired on or after July 1, 2007, the member’s retirement allowance shall
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be calculated as the member’s years of total contributory service multiplied by two percent (2%)
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of average compensation
as defined in § 36-8-1(5)
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(C) Any member of the state police who is eligible to retire on or prior to June 30, 2012,
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shall retire with a retirement allowance calculated in accordance with subsections (a) and (e) above
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except that whole salary shall be defined as final compensation where compensation for purposes
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of this section and § 42-28-22.1 includes base salary, longevity, and holiday pay.
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(D) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, in no event shall a member’s final
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compensation be lower than their final compensation determined as of June 30, 2012.
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(2) In no event shall a member’s original retirement allowance under any provisions of this
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section exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of their average compensation.
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(3) For each member who retires on or after July 1, 2012, except as provided in subsection
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(j)(1)(ii)(C) above, compensation and average compensation shall be defined in accordance with §
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36-8-1(5)
(a)
and (8), provided that for a member whose regular work period exceeds one hundred
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forty-seven (147) hours over a twenty-four-day (24) period at any time during the four-year (4)
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period immediately prior to the member’s retirement, that member shall have up to four hundred
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(400) hours of their pay for regularly scheduled work earned during this period shall be included
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as “compensation” and/or “average compensation” for purposes of this section and § 42-28-22.1.
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(4) This subsection (j)(4) shall be effective for the period July 1, 2012, through June 30,
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2015.
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(i) Notwithstanding the prior subsections of this section, and subject to subsection (j)(4)(ii)
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below, for all present and former members, active and retired members, and beneficiaries receiving
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any retirement, disability or death allowance or benefit of any kind, whether for or on behalf of a
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non-contributory member or contributory member, the annual benefit adjustment provided in any
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calendar year under this section shall be equal to (A) multiplied by (B) where (A) is equal to the
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percentage determined by subtracting five and one-half percent (5.5%) (the “subtrahend”) from the
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Five-Year Average Investment Return of the retirement system determined as of the last day of the
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plan year preceding the calendar year in which the adjustment is granted, said percentage not to
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exceed four percent (4%) and not to be less than zero percent (0%), and (B) is equal to the lesser
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of the member’s retirement allowance or the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of
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retirement allowance, such twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) amount to be indexed annually
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in the same percentage as determined under (4)(i)(A) above. The “Five-Year Average Investment
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Return” shall mean the average of the investment returns for the most recent five (5) plan years as
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determined by the retirement board. Subject to subsection (j)(4)(ii) below, the benefit adjustment
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provided by this subsection (j)(4)(i) shall commence upon the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of
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retirement or the date on which the retiree reaches age fifty-five (55), whichever is later. In the
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event the retirement board adjusts the actuarially assumed rate of return for the system, either
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upward or downward, the subtrahend shall be adjusted either upward or downward in the same
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amount.
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(ii) Except as provided in subsection (j)(4)(iii), the benefit adjustments under this section
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for any plan year shall be suspended in their entirety unless the funded ratio of the employees’
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retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police
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retirement benefits trust, calculated by the system’s actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds eighty
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percent (80%) in which event the benefit adjustment will be reinstated for all members for such
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plan year.
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In determining whether a funding level under this subsection (j)(4)(ii) has been achieved,
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the actuary shall calculate the funding percentage after taking into account the reinstatement of any
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current or future benefit adjustment provided under this section.
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(iii) Notwithstanding subsection (j)(4)(ii), in each fifth plan year commencing after June
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30, 2012, commencing with the plan year ending June 30, 2017, and subsequently at intervals of
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five (5) plan years, a benefit adjustment shall be calculated and made in accordance with subsection
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(j)(4)(i) above until the funded ratio of the employees’ retirement system of Rhode Island, the
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judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the
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system’s actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds eighty percent (80%).
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(iv) The provisions of this subsection (j)(4) shall become effective July 1, 2012, and shall
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apply to any benefit adjustment not granted on or prior to June 30, 2012.
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(v) The cost-of-living adjustment as provided in this subsection (j)(4) shall apply to and be
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in addition to the retirement benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-5 and to the injury and death
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benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-21.
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(5) This subsection (j)(5) shall become effective July 1, 2015.
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(i)(A) As soon as administratively reasonable following the enactment into law of this
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subsection (j)(5)(i)(A), a one-time benefit adjustment shall be provided to members and/or
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beneficiaries of members who retired on or before June 30, 2012, in the amount of two percent
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(2%) of the lesser of either the member’s retirement allowance or the first twenty-five thousand
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dollars ($25,000) of the member’s retirement allowance. This one-time benefit adjustment shall be
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provided without regard to the retiree’s age or number of years since retirement.
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(B) Notwithstanding the prior subsections of this section, for all present and former
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members, active and retired members, and beneficiaries receiving any retirement, disability or
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death allowance or benefit of any kind, the annual benefit adjustment provided in any calendar year
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under this section for adjustments on and after January 1, 2016, and subject to subsection (j)(5)(ii)
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below, shall be equal to (I) multiplied by (II):
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(I) shall equal the sum of fifty percent (50%) of (1) plus fifty percent (50%) of (2) where:
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(1) is equal to the percentage determined by subtracting five and one-half percent (5.5%)
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(the “subtrahend”) from the five-year average investment return of the retirement system
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determined as of the last day of the plan year preceding the calendar year in which the adjustment
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is granted, said percentage not to exceed four percent (4%) and not to be less than zero percent
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(0%). The “five-year average investment return” shall mean the average of the investment returns
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of the most recent five (5) plan years as determined by the retirement board. In the event the
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retirement board adjusts the actuarially assumed rate of return for the system, either upward or
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downward, the subtrahend shall be adjusted either upward or downward in the same amount.
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(2) is equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) or the percentage increase in the Consumer
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Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor
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Statistics determined as of September 30 of the prior calendar year.
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In no event shall the sum of (1) plus (2) exceed three and one-half percent (3.5%) or be
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less than zero percent (0%).
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(II) is equal to the lesser of either the member’s retirement allowance or the first twenty-
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five thousand eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($25,855) of retirement allowance, such amount to
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be indexed annually in the same percentage as determined under (j)(5)(i)(B)(I) above. The benefit
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adjustments provided by this subsection (j)(5)(i)(B) shall be provided to all retirees entitled to
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receive a benefit adjustment as of June 30, 2012, under the law then in effect, and for all other
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retirees the benefit adjustments shall commence upon the third anniversary of the date of retirement
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or the date on which the retiree reaches their Social Security retirement age, whichever is later.
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(ii) Except as provided in subsection (j)(5)(iii), the benefit adjustments under subsection
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(j)(5)(i)(B) for any plan year shall be suspended in their entirety unless the funded ratio of the
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employees’ retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state
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police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the system’s actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds
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eighty percent (80%) in which event the benefit adjustment will be reinstated for all members for
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such plan year. Effective July 1, 2024, the funded ratio of the employees’ retirement system of
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Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust,
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calculated by the system’s actuary on an aggregate basis, of exceeding eighty percent (80%) for the
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benefit adjustment to be reinstated for all members for such plan year shall be replaced with
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seventy-five percent (75%).
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In determining whether a funding level under this subsection (j)(5)(ii) has been achieved,
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the actuary shall calculate the funding percentage after taking into account the reinstatement of any
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current or future benefit adjustment provided under this section.
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(iii) Notwithstanding subsection (j)(5)(ii), in each fourth plan year commencing after June
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30, 2012, commencing with the plan year ending June 30, 2016, and subsequently at intervals of
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four plan years: (A) A benefit adjustment shall be calculated and made in accordance with
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subsection (j)(5)(i)(B) above; and (B) Effective for members and/or beneficiaries of members who
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retired on or before June 30, 2015, the dollar amount in (j)(5)(i)(B)(II) of twenty-five thousand
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eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($25,855) shall be replaced with thirty-one thousand twenty-six
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dollars ($31,026) until the funded ratio of the employees’ retirement system of Rhode Island, the
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judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the
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system’s actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds eighty percent (80%). Effective July 1, 2024, the
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funded ratio of the employees’ retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits
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trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the system’s actuary on an
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aggregate basis, of exceeding eighty percent (80%) shall be replaced with seventy-five percent
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(75%).
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(iv) Effective for members and/or beneficiaries of members who have retired on or before
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July 1, 2015, a one-time stipend of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be payable within sixty (60)
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days following the enactment of the legislation implementing this provision, and a second one-time
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stipend of five hundred dollars ($500) in the same month of the following year. These stipends
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shall be payable to all retired members or beneficiaries receiving a benefit as of the applicable
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payment date and shall not be considered cost of living adjustments under the prior provisions of
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this section.
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(6) 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 retired in accordance with subsection
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(j)(1) above, shall be eligible to retire upon the attainment of the member’s Social Security
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retirement age as defined in § 36-8-1(20).
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(7) In no event shall a member’s retirement allowance be less than the member’s retirement
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allowance calculated as of June 30, 2012, based on the member’s years of total service and whole
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salary as of June 30, 2012.
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(k) In calculating the retirement benefit for any member, the term base salary as used in
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subsection (b)(3) or average compensation as used in subsection (j) shall not be affected by a
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deferral of salary plan or a reduced salary plan implemented to avoid shutdowns or layoffs or to
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effect cost savings. Basic salary shall remain for retirement calculation that which it would have
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been but for the salary deferral or salary reduction due to a plan implemented to avoid shutdowns
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or layoffs or to effect cost savings.
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(l) On and after July 1, 2026, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary:
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(1) Any member of the state police who is hired prior to July 1, 2007, and who was not
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eligible to retire on or before June 30, 2012, who has served for twenty (20) years, may retire
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therefrom, or the member may be retired by the superintendent with the approval of the governor,
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and shall be entitled to a retirement allowance of fifty percent (50%) of whole salary as defined in
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subsection (b) of this section. Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsections (l)(1)(i), (l)(1)(ii)
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and (l)(1)(iii) of this section such members may serve up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) years,
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and shall be allowed an additional amount equal to three percent (3.0%) for each completed year
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served after twenty (20) years, but in no event shall the original retirement allowance exceed sixty-
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five percent (65%) of the member’s “whole salary” as defined in subsection (b) of this section.
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"Whole salary" for purposes of the retirement allowance shall be calculated pursuant to subsection
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(b) of this section and be based on the average of the member's highest three (3) consecutive years
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of compensation.
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(i) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any member who was sworn into service
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with the Rhode Island state police during the year 1997, shall not be required to retire before
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September 1, 2026. Any member who has worked beyond their twenty-fifth (25th) year, pursuant
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to the provisions of this subsection and elects to work until September 1, 2026, shall accrue no
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additional service credit but shall continue to make retirement contributions in accordance with §
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42-28-22.1, and the whole salary for purposes of the retirement allowance shall be calculated
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pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and be based on the average of the member's highest three
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(3) consecutive years of compensation.
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(ii) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any member who was sworn into service
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with the Rhode Island state police during the year 2000, shall not be required to retire before
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January 18, 2028. Any member who has worked beyond their twenty-fifth (25th) year, pursuant to
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the provisions of this subsection and elects to work until January 18, 2028, shall accrue no
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additional service credit but shall continue to make retirement contributions in accordance with §
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42-28-22.1 and the whole salary for purposes of the retirement allowance shall be calculated
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pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and be based on the average of the member's highest three
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(3) consecutive years of compensation.
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(iii) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any member who was sworn into
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service with the Rhode Island state police during the year 2005, shall not be required to retire before
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January 21, 2031. Any member who has worked beyond their twenty-fifth (25th) year, pursuant to
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the provisions of this subsection and elects to work until January 21, 2031, shall accrue no
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additional service credit but shall continue to make retirement contributions in accordance with §
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42-28-22.1 and the whole salary for purposes of the retirement allowance shall be calculate
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pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and be based on the average of the member's highest three
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(3) consecutive years of compensation.
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(2) Any member of the state police hired on or after July 1, 2007, who has served for
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twenty-five (25) years, may retire therefrom, or the member may be retired by the superintendent
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with the approval of the governor, and shall be entitled to a retirement allowance of fifty percent
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(50%) of whole salary as defined in subsection (b) of this section. Such members may serve a
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maximum of thirty (30) years, and shall be allowed an additional amount equal to three percent
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(3.0%) for each completed year served after twenty-five (25) years, but in no event shall the original
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retirement allowance exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the member’s “whole salary” as defined
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in subsection (b) of this section. "Whole salary" for purposes of the retirement allowance shall be
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calculated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and be based on the average of the member's
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highest three (3) consecutive years of compensation.
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(m) Any member of the state police, or their beneficiary, who retired on or after July 1,
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2024, and prior to July 1, 2026, shall have their retirement allowance recalculated, retroactive to
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their date of retirement, to reflect the benefit provided in subsections (b) and (l) of this section. This
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provision shall be implemented as soon as administratively feasible. In no event shall a member's
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retirement allowance under this provision be less than the member's retirement allowance
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calculated as of the date of their retirement.
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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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE
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This act would amend pension benefits for Rhode Island State Police members and pension
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benefit determinations to be based on date of hire and years of service. Retirements authorized after
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twenty (20) years of service would be entitled to fifty percent (50%) of whole salary. Members
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may accrue an additional three percent (3%) for each year of service over twenty (20) years with a
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cap of sixty-five percent (65%) of whole salary. Members may serve no more than a maximum of
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thirty (30) years.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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