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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5322 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001139 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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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 EDUCATION -- TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - |
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| 16 | 16 | | - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION AC T] |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives O'Brien, Dawson, McNamara, Slater, Diaz, Solomon, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Kazarian, J. Brien, Hull, and J. Lombardi |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: February 05, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Finance |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Section 16-16-24.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-16 entitled "Teachers’ 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | amended to read as follows: 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16-16-24.2. Substitute teaching and post-retirement employment related to statewide 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | staffing. 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (a) Notwithstanding any public or general law, or rule or regulation to the contrary, any 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | teacher, administrator, or staff member who has retired under the provisions of title 16, 36, or 45 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | may exceed the ninety-day (90) cap on post-retirement employment upon: 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) A determination by the local education authority that there exists a specialized need, 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | within their authority, to fill positions on a temporary basis, that may exceed the ninety-day (90) 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | cap on post-retirement employment; 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) Retired teachers, administrators, and staff members being asked to exceed the ninety-12 |
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| 36 | 36 | | day (90) cap on post-retirement employment possess the skills, training, and knowledge necessary 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | to help address teacher and administrative staffing shortages; and 14 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (3) The local education authority has notified the state retirement board that it has 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | determined that exceeding the ninety-day (90) cap on post-retirement employment is necessary to 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | help address teacher and administrative staffing shortages. 17 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Provided, however, that no employment may be offered to a retiree subject to this section 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | LC001139 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 45 | 45 | | unless the employer has made a good-faith effort each school year to fill the position with a 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | nonretired employee without success, and certifies, in writing, that it has done so to the employees’ 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | retirement system and to the bargaining agents of all education unions with whom the employer 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | has collective bargaining agreements. 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (b) Any teacher, administrator, or staff member who has retired under the provisions of 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | title 16, 36, or 45, and has been employed or re-employed under the provisions of this section, shall 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | not be entitled to additional service credits for such employment, and the teacher, administrator, or 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | staff member shall not be responsible for any contribution to the pension system as a result of the 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | employment; provided, however, the local educational authority shall make the employer 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | contribution for the teacher, administrator, or staff member as if the district had hired a new teacher, 10 |
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| 55 | 55 | | administrator, or staff member. 11 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (c) This section shall become effective on June 21, 2024, and unless extended by the 12 |
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| 57 | 57 | | general assembly, this section shall sunset on June 20, 2025 July 1, 2026. 13 |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14 |
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| 65 | 65 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 66 | 66 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 67 | 67 | | OF |
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| 68 | 68 | | A N A C T |
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| 69 | 69 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - |
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| 70 | 70 | | - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION AC T] |
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| 71 | 71 | | *** |
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| 72 | 72 | | This act extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach in excess 1 |
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| 73 | 73 | | of 90 days. The sunset provision is extended from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026. 2 |
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| 74 | 74 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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