§ 36-9-31.1. Peace corps, teacher corps, and volunteers in service to America.
(a) Any active member who served in the peace corps, teacher corps, or in volunteers in service to America may purchase credit for that service up to a maximum of four (4) years in the aggregate; provided, that any member on an official leave of absence for illness or injury shall be eligible to purchase those credits while on the leave of absence.
(b) The cost to purchase these credits shall be the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-1(10) of that service in the peace corps, teacher corps, or VISTA, up to a maximum of four (4) years.
History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 423, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 473, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 306, art. 1, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 29; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 6; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 6.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 36-9 - Retirement System — Membership and Service Credits
Section 36-9-1. - Earliest date of commencement of membership.
Section 36-9-2. - Membership of persons employed after establishment of system.
Section 36-9-2.1. - Membership in other retirement systems.
Section 36-9-3. - Retired members of the state police — Eligibility.
Section 36-9-5. - Officers and employees exempt — Former court judges and clerks.
Section 36-9-6. - Election by elected officers or legislative employees to become members.
Section 36-9-7 - — 36-9-9. Repealed.
Section 36-9-11. - Retroactive membership of elected legislator.
Section 36-9-12 - — 36-9-19. Repealed.
Section 36-9-20. - Credit for service as a teacher, municipal employee, or legislator.
Section 36-9-20.1 - — 36-9-20.4. Repealed.
Section 36-9-20.5. - Purchase of service credit — Inactive status.
Section 36-9-21. - Service information submitted by department heads.
Section 36-9-22. - Cessation of membership.
Section 36-9-23. - Inactive membership.
Section 36-9-24. - Part-time school lunch employees.
Section 36-9-25. - Standard for year’s service credits.
Section 36-9-25.1. - Leave service credits.
Section 36-9-26. - Credits for layoffs.
Section 36-9-28. - Service creditable on retirement.
Section 36-9-29, 36-9-30. - Repealed.
Section 36-9-31. - Armed service credit.
Section 36-9-31.1. - Peace corps, teacher corps, and volunteers in service to America.
Section 36-9-31.2 - — 36-9-35. Repealed.
Section 36-9-36. - Narragansett Bay water quality management commission — Merger — New employees.
Section 36-9-37. - Purchase of credit while serving a prison sentence — Prohibited.
Section 36-9-38. - Purchase of credits for continuous state service.
Section 36-9-39. - Rhode Island airport corporation — Transferred employees.
Section 36-9-40. - Rhode Island airport corporation — Transferred employees — Bumping rights.
Section 36-9-41. - Rhode Island airport corporation — Uninterrupted state service.
Section 36-9-42. - Rhode Island economic development corporation — Transferred employees.
Section 36-9-43. - Rhode Island economic development corporation — Uninterrupted state service.
Section 36-9-47. - Purchase of service credits payable by installment.
Section 36-9-48. - Underground storage tank financial review board — Transferred employees.