| 18 | 17 | | Date Introduced: January 18, 2023 |
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| 19 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Finance |
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| 21 | 20 | | |
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| 22 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-16 of the General Laws entitled "Teachers’ Retirement [See Title 1 |
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| 24 | 23 | | 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding thereto 2 |
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| 25 | 24 | | the following section: 3 |
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| 26 | 25 | | 16-16-24.2. Substitute teaching and post-retirement employment related to statewide 4 |
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| 27 | 26 | | staffing. 5 |
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| 28 | 27 | | (a) Notwithstanding any public or general law, or rule or regulation to the contrary, any 6 |
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| 29 | 28 | | teacher, administrator, or staff member who has retired under the provisions of title 16, 36, or 45 7 |
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| 30 | 29 | | may exceed the ninety (90) day cap on post-retirement employment upon: 8 |
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| 31 | 30 | | (1) A determination by the local education authority that there exists a specialized need, 9 |
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| 32 | 31 | | within their authority, to fill positions on a temporary basis, that may exceed the ninety (90) day 10 |
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| 33 | 32 | | cap on post-retirement employment; 11 |
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| 34 | 33 | | (2) Retired teachers, administrators, and staff members being asked to exceed the ninety 12 |
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| 35 | 34 | | (90) day cap on post-retirement employment possess the skills, training, and knowledge necessary 13 |
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| 36 | 35 | | to help address teacher and administrative staffing shortages; and 14 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (3) The local education authority has notified the state retirement board that it has 15 |
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| 38 | 37 | | determined that exceeding the ninety (90) day cap on post-retirement employment is necessary to 16 |
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| 39 | 38 | | help address teacher and administrative staffing shortages. 17 |
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| 44 | | - | LC000672/SUB A - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 45 | | - | nonretired employee without success, and certifies, in writing, that it has done so to the employees' 1 |
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| 46 | | - | retirement system and to the bargaining agents of all education unions with whom the employer 2 |
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| 47 | | - | has collective bargaining agreements. 3 |
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| 48 | | - | (b) Any teacher, administrator, or staff member who has retired under the provisions of 4 |
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| 49 | | - | title 16, 36, or 45, and has been employed or re-employed under the provisions of this section, shall 5 |
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| 50 | | - | not be entitled to additional service credits for such employment. 6 |
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| 51 | | - | (c) Unless extended by the general assembly, this section shall sunset on June 20, 2024. 7 |
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| 52 | | - | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and sunset on June 20, 2024. 8 |
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| 43 | + | LC000672 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 44 | + | not be entitled to additional service credits for such employment. 1 |
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| 45 | + | (c) Unless extended by the general assembly, this section shall sunset upon the conclusion 2 |
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| 46 | + | of the 2023-2024 school year. 3 |
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| 47 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 4 |
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