§ 36-9-20.5 — § 36-9-20.5. Purchase of service credit — Inactive status.

Rhode Island § 36-9-20.5

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 36: Public Officers and Employees
• Ch. 36-9: Retirement System — Membership and Service Credits

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§ 36-9-20.5. Purchase of service credit — Inactive status.

Notwithstanding any general or public law to the contrary, any state employee or teacher participating in the employees' retirement system who is on workers' compensation may purchase up to four (4) years of service credit for time currently permitted to be purchased under law without the necessity of returning to active status as an employee. The member shall pay to the system the full actuarial cost as defined in subsection 36-8-1(9), except as provided in § 36-9-31 for military service credit.

Legislative History

P.L. 1988, ch. 409, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 352, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 139, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 2.