Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 36-7 - Federal Old-Age and Survivors’ Insurance
Section 36-7-6. - Subscription to agreement by city, town, or state agency.

§ 36-7-6. Subscription to agreement by city, town, or state agency.
Any city, town, or agency of the state as defined in § 36-7-2(2) shall have the option of subscribing to the federal state agreement as described in § 36-7-3. The action shall be taken by the adoption of an ordinance, resolution, or vote by the legislative body thereof which shall be the city council in the case of a city, or a financial town meeting in the case of a town, or the board of directors, authority, commissioners, trustees, or other governing body in the case of an agency of the state. The resolution, ordinance, or vote shall indicate its intention of extending the benefits of title II of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., in conformity with the provisions of that act, to employees of the city, town, or agency of the state as a coverage group, as herein defined. The resolution, ordinance, or vote, to be acceptable, must contain at least the following provisions, requirements, and conditions:
(1) To meet fully the requirements of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., and be in accord with the provisions of the federal state agreement herein provided;
(2) To provide that all services which constitute employment as herein defined and are performed in the employ of the city or town or agency of the state by employees thereof, shall be included in the designated coverage group;
(3) To specify the source or sources from which funds necessary to make contributions in the amounts and at the rates specified in the federal state agreement, are expected to be derived, and contain reasonable assurance that those sources will at all times be adequate to meet this obligation;
(4) To provide for such methods of administration of its plan of participation under the agreement as will insure the proper and effective operation thereof;
(5) To provide that the city, town, or agency of the state will make such reports, in such form and containing such information as may be prescribed from time to time by the general treasurer in accordance with directives or regulations of the secretary, and that the city, town, or agency of the state will at all times comply with such other rules or regulations as the general treasurer or the administrator may from time to time prescribe to assure the correctness and verification of the reports.
History of Section.P.L. 1951, ch. 2675, § 5; P.L. 1954, ch. 3407, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3546, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 36-7-6.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees

Chapter 36-7 - Federal Old-Age and Survivors’ Insurance

Section 36-7-1. - Purpose of provisions.

Section 36-7-2. - Definitions.

Section 36-7-3. - Agreement with federal government.

Section 36-7-4. - Application to state employees.

Section 36-7-5. - Civilian employees of national guard.

Section 36-7-6. - Subscription to agreement by city, town, or state agency.

Section 36-7-7. - Filing of resolution, ordinance, or vote — Contributions — Effective date.

Section 36-7-8. - Termination of participation for failure of city, town, or agency to meet requirements.

Section 36-7-9. - Denial of participation to city, town, or agency.

Section 36-7-10. - Retirement system defined.

Section 36-7-11. - Request for referendum of state retirement system members.

Section 36-7-12. - Request for referendum of city, town, or agency retirement system members.

Section 36-7-13. - Commission to conduct referendum.

Section 36-7-14. - Authorization of referendum.

Section 36-7-15. - Notice of referendum — Benefits equal to retirement system.

Section 36-7-16. - Eligibility to vote in referendum.

Section 36-7-17. - Majority required for inclusion of retirement system members under social security.

Section 36-7-18. - Interval between referenda.

Section 36-7-19. - Certification of results of referendum.

Section 36-7-20. - Expense of referendum.

Section 36-7-21. - Intent to preserve retirement system protection.

Section 36-7-22. - Contributions imposed on city, town, and agency employees.

Section 36-7-23. - Deductions by cities, towns, and agencies.

Section 36-7-24. - State contributions.

Section 36-7-25. - Payments by cities, towns, and agencies — Interest on delinquent payments.

Section 36-7-26. - Revolving fund — Payments to federal government.

Section 36-7-27. - Duties of general treasurer.

Section 36-7-28. - Forwarding of contributions and reports by cities, towns, and agencies.

Section 36-7-29. - Repealed.

Section 36-7-30. - Assurance of payment of amounts due from state agencies.

Section 36-7-31. - Appropriations.

Section 36-7-32. - Validation of ordinances and resolutions.

Section 36-7-33. - Coverage of employees ineligible for retirement.

Section 36-7-33.1. - FICA Alternative Retirement Income Security Program.

Section 36-7-34. - Positions covered by more than one system.

Section 36-7-35. - Exclusion of sick pay from wages.