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§ 42-56.1-2. Eligibility.
(a) Any full-time correctional officer employed by the department of corrections including
all ranks up to, and including, deputy assistant director of adult services shall
be eligible for the plan as established in this chapter, provided he or she accumulates
the requisite number of points under the schedule set forth in § 42-56.1-3 and, provided further, that the eligible member agrees, in writing, to remain as
an eligible staff member of the department of corrections for the length of time as
specified according to the following formula:
| |
Incentive |
| Incentive pay earned |
Obligation |
| $ 1,000 |
1 year |
| $ 1,500 |
2 years |
| $ 2,000 |
3 years |
| $ 2,500 |
4 years |
(b) If the employee retires or fails to complete the employee's employment as indicated
above, the employee will forfeit that portion of the employee's incentive pay, computed
from the date of employment termination up to, and including, the final date of employment
obligation, pursuant to the above formula.
(c) Eligible staff members, enrolled in courses defined herein on May 21, 1975, must obtain
an A.S. degree, or its equivalent, within four (4) years of October 29, 1974, or a
B.S. degree within eight (8) years of October, 1974. Failure to achieve the A.S. or
B.S. within the specified time shall make the member ineligible for further educational
incentive payments.
(d) Thereafter, eligible staff members, in order to qualify for educational incentive
payments, who enroll in a course leading to an A.S., or its equivalent, or a B.S.
degree, or its equivalent, must complete those courses and obtain their degrees within
four (4) years of their enrollment in the case of A.S. degrees and eight (8) years
of their enrollment in the case of B.S. degrees.