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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0823 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002633 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CORRECTIONAL OFFICER S |
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| 16 | 16 | | ARBITRATION |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senators Ciccone, Britto, DiPalma, F. Lombardi, and Tikoian |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 23, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Labor |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 28-9.7-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-9.7 entitled "Correctional 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Officers Arbitration" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 28-9.7-3. Definitions. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | As used in this chapter, the following terms shall, unless the context requires a different 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | interpretation have the following meanings: 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) “Correctional officers” shall mean the full-time correctional officers of the state of 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Rhode Island and shall include all those job classifications, in any bargaining unit certified by the 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Rhode Island state labor relations board, in which correctional officers constitute a majority of said 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | bargaining unit membership. 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) “State authorities” shall mean the proper officials of the state whose duty or duties it is 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours, working conditions, and other terms and 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | conditions of employment of correctional officers. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LC002633 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 43 | 43 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 44 | 44 | | OF |
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| 45 | 45 | | A N A C T |
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| 46 | 46 | | RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CORRECTIONAL OFFICER S |
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| 47 | 47 | | ARBITRATION |
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| 48 | 48 | | *** |
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| 49 | 49 | | This act would expand the definition of correctional officer, to include any bargaining unit, 1 |
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| 50 | 50 | | in which correctional officers constitute a majority of the bargaining unit's membership. 2 |
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| 51 | 51 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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