R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-10.2-9: Transition period.

Effective for plan years beginning July 1, 2012, any new legislation enacted contemporaneously with this chapter that is expected to improve the funding percentage of such a plan to eighty percent (80%) or greater within a reasonable funding improvement period not to exceed twenty (20) years shall be considered to constitute a funding improvement strategy. The funding improvement period shall be governed by such enacted legislation and shall begin July 1, 2012.