§ 28-42-84. Job development fund — Disbursements — Unexpended balance.
(a) The moneys in the job development fund shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) To reimburse the department of labor and training for the loss of any federal funds resulting from the collection and maintenance of the fund by the department;
(2) To make refunds of contributions erroneously collected and deposited in the fund;
(3) To pay any administrative expenses incurred by the department of labor and training associated with the collection of the contributions for employers paid pursuant to § 28-43-8.5, and any other administrative expenses associated with the maintenance of the fund, including the payment of all premiums upon bonds required pursuant to § 28-42-85;
(4) To provide for job training, counseling and assessment services, and other related activities and services. Services will include, but are not limited to, research, development, coordination, and training activities to promote workforce development and business development as established by the governor’s workforce board Rhode Island (workforce board);
(5) To support the state’s job training for economic development;
(6) Beginning January 1, 2001, two hundredths of one percent (0.02%) out of the job development assessment paid pursuant to § 28-43-8.5 shall be used to support necessary core services in the unemployment insurance and employment services programs operated by the department of labor and training;
(7) Beginning January 1, 2011, and ending in tax year 2014, three tenths of one percent (0.3%) out of the fifty-one hundredths of one percent (0.51%) job development assessment paid pursuant to § 28-43-8.5 shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account to be used solely to pay the principal and/or interest due on Title XII advances received from the federal government in accordance with the provisions of Section 1201 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. § 1321]; provided, however, that if the federal Title XII loans are repaid through a state revenue bond or other financing mechanism, then these funds may also be used to pay the principal and/or interest that accrues on that debt. Any remaining funds in the restricted-receipt account, after the outstanding principal and interest due has been paid, shall be transferred to the employment security fund for the payment of benefits;
(8) Beginning January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2019, the amount of the job development assessment paid pursuant to § 28-43-8.5 above nineteen hundredths of one percent (0.19%) shall be used to support necessary core services in the unemployment insurance and employment services programs operated by the department of labor and training; and
(9) Beginning January 1, 2023, and through the end of the subsequent biennial employment and training plan required by § 42-102-6(a)(2), at least four percent (4%) of prior fiscal year job development assessment revenues shall be utilized to provide contractor training program grants that shall prioritize minority business enterprises, and state and local building officials. As an addendum to that plan required by § 42-102-6(a)(2), there shall be a report that assesses the impact of the funding required by this subsection on these prioritized groups, including any impact on § 37-14.1-1, and prospectively assesses the need to continue this support, and provides recommendations to incorporate funding in the furtherance of developing these aforementioned workforce sectors.
(b) The general treasurer shall pay all vouchers duly drawn by the workforce board upon the fund, in any amounts and in any manner that the workforce board may prescribe. Vouchers so drawn upon the fund shall be referred to the controller within the department of administration. Upon receipt of those vouchers, the controller shall immediately record and sign them and shall promptly transfer those signed vouchers to the general treasurer. Those expenditures shall be used solely for the purposes specified in this section and its balance shall not lapse at any time but shall remain continuously available for expenditures consistent with this section. The general assembly shall annually appropriate the funds contained in the fund for the use of the workforce board and, in addition, for the use of the department of labor and training effective July 1, 2000, and for the payment of the principal and interest due on federal Title XII loans beginning July 1, 2011; provided, however, that if the federal Title XII loans are repaid through a state revenue bond or other financing mechanism, then the funds may also be used to pay the principal and/or interest that accrues on that debt.
History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 68, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 15, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 39; P.L. 2000, ch. 383, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 1, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 22, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 11, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 500, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 551, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 11, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 280, § 2, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 281, § 2, effective June 29, 2022.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions
Section 28-42-1. - Short title.
Section 28-42-2. - Declaration of policy.
Section 28-42-3. - Definitions.
Section 28-42-4. - Services performed partly outside state.
Section 28-42-5. - Localized service defined.
Section 28-42-6. - Service by residents performed entirely outside state.
Section 28-42-6.1. - Service by U.S. citizens performed outside United States for American employer.
Section 28-42-7. - Independent contractor and employee distinguished.
Section 28-42-8. - Exemptions from “employment.”
Section 28-42-9. - Maritime services.
Section 28-42-10. - Services performed by students.
Section 28-42-11. - Employees of agents and contractors of employing units.
Section 28-42-12. - Election by exempt employer to become subject to provisions.
Section 28-42-13. - State employees.
Section 28-42-14. - Employees of governmental entities.
Section 28-42-14.1. - Treatment of Indian tribes.
Section 28-42-15 - — 28-42-17. [Repealed.]
Section 28-42-18. - Establishment of fund.
Section 28-42-19. - Disbursements from fund.
Section 28-42-20. - Treasurer of fund — Bond — Subordinates or employees.
Section 28-42-21. - Deposits in and requisitions from unemployment trust fund.
Section 28-42-22. - Requisitions from trust fund for temporary disability insurance fund.
Section 28-42-23. - Unclaimed or unpaid moneys from unemployment trust fund.
Section 28-42-24. - Custody and investment of fund or discontinuance of unemployment trust fund.
Section 28-42-25. - Creation of administration account — Sources.
Section 28-42-26. - Disbursements from administration account — Unexpended balance.
Section 28-42-27. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-42-28. - Federal funds for administration.
Section 28-42-29. - Expenditure of administrative funds authorized by Secretary of Labor.
Section 28-42-30. - Replacement of unauthorized expenditures from administration account.
Section 28-42-31. - Responsibility for administration — General powers of director.
Section 28-42-32. - Annual report — Recommendations.
Section 28-42-33. - Modifications to protect fund.
Section 28-42-34. - Rules and regulations.
Section 28-42-35. - Publication of statutory text and supplementary material.
Section 28-42-36. - Personnel of department.
Section 28-42-37. - Advisory council.
Section 28-42-38. - Records and reports — Confidentiality of information.
Section 28-42-38.1. - Quarterly wage reports.
Section 28-42-38.2. - Income and eligibility verification.
Section 28-42-38.3. - Penalty for unauthorized disclosure.
Section 28-42-39. - Reports of contracts for services to be rendered within state.
Section 28-42-40. - Legislative recommendations — Research and planning.
Section 28-42-41. - Legal representation of state.
Section 28-42-42. - Agent for cooperation with federal government, states, and territories.
Section 28-42-43. - Acceptance of federal provisions.
Section 28-42-44. - Cooperation with federal employment service.
Section 28-42-45. - Agreements as to employment offices.
Section 28-42-46. - Maintenance of employment offices.
Section 28-42-47. - Expenditure of federal funds.
Section 28-42-48. - State funds for employment service.
Section 28-42-49. - Appropriations for employment offices.
Section 28-42-50. - Applicability of administrative provisions.
Section 28-42-51. - Additional functions and duties of director of administration.
Section 28-42-52. - Implementation of administrative functions.
Section 28-42-53. - Procedural rules and regulations — Record of proceedings.
Section 28-42-54. - Administration of oaths — Subpoena of witnesses.
Section 28-42-55. - Enforcement of subpoenas — Appeal.
Section 28-42-56. - Witness fees.
Section 28-42-57. - Parties to judicial action.
Section 28-42-58. - Inter-agency arrangements for coverage.
Section 28-42-59. - Inter-agency arrangements for payment of compensation through single agency.
Section 28-42-60. - Cooperation with foreign governments.
Section 28-42-61. - Continuance of arrangements after changes in law.
Section 28-42-62. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-42-62.1. - Fraud and abuse.
Section 28-42-63. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-42-63.1. - Suspension or revocation of registration — New registration.
Section 28-42-64. - Failure to make contributions or reports.
Section 28-42-64.1. - Injunctive relief.
Section 28-42-65. - Pecuniary penalty for failure to file reports or pay contributions.
Section 28-42-65.1. - Engaging in business without registration.
Section 28-42-66. - Penalty for violations generally.
Section 28-42-67. - Disposition of fines.
Section 28-42-68. - Recovery of erroneously paid benefits.
Section 28-42-69. - Complaints to invoke penalties.
Section 28-42-70. - Prosecution of criminal actions.
Section 28-42-71. - Repeal or amendment of federal provisions.
Section 28-42-72. - Legislative control reserved.
Section 28-42-73. - Construction of provisions.
Section 28-42-74. - Severability.
Section 28-42-75. - Establishment of employment security interest fund — Sources.
Section 28-42-76. - Disbursements from interest fund — Unexpended balance.
Section 28-42-77. - Treasurer of interest fund — Bond — Investments.
Section 28-42-78. - Establishment of employment security tardy account fund — Sources.
Section 28-42-79. - Disbursements from tardy account fund — Unexpended balance.
Section 28-42-80. - Treasurer of tardy account fund — Bond — Investments.
Section 28-42-81. - Tuition costs.
Section 28-42-82. - Job development fund.
Section 28-42-83. - Job development fund — Establishment — Sources.
Section 28-42-84. - Job development fund — Disbursements — Unexpended balance.
Section 28-42-85. - Job development fund — Treasurer — Bond — Investments.
Section 28-42-86. - Employment security reemployment fund — Legislative findings.
Section 28-42-87. - Employment security reemployment fund — Establishment — Sources.
Section 28-42-88. - Employment security reemployment fund — Disbursements — Unexpended balance.
Section 28-42-89. - Employment security reemployment fund — Treasurer — Bond — Investments.