Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 36-9 - Retirement System — Membership and Service Credits
Section 36-9-38. - Purchase of credits for continuous state service.

§ 36-9-38. Purchase of credits for continuous state service.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the retirement laws of this state, any active member of the employees’ retirement system who was 60 years of age or greater when his or her employment commenced, and commenced employment before June 22, 1989, and was ineligible by state law from joining the retirement system shall be allowed to purchase service credits for actual past employment. The number of years for which credits may be purchased shall be limited to the difference between the date upon which they commenced employment at 60 years of age or greater and June 22, 1989, when they were required by law to join the retirement system. Purchase of the past service credits shall be at the rate that contributions would have been calculated at the time of past service, plus interest.
History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 231, § 1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

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 36-9-4. - Repealed.

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 Repealed.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 36-9-10. - Repealed.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 Repealed.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 Repealed.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 36-9-27. - Repealed.

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 36-9-44. - Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District Commission — Transferred employees.

Section 36-9-45. - Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District Commission — Uninterrupted state service.

Section 36-9-46. - Transfer of state employees to Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission — Union employees.

Section 36-9-47. - Purchase of service credits payable by installment.

Section 36-9-48. - Underground storage tank financial review board — Transferred employees.