{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-16-18","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-16-18","heading":"Disability benefits pending final decision on application.","body":"Notwithstanding any of the provisions of chapters 3 and 4 of title 36, and/or any existing regulations of the director of administration or the state retirement board, the state retirement board shall accord to a teacher, so entitled under present existing regulations, the minimum retirement benefits pending a decision upon any disability retirement of the teacher; provided, however, the granting of the minimum retirement shall not estop the teacher, so claiming disability, from any disability retirement consideration by the board.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 16 Teachers’ Retirement [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-16/16-16-18.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:45Z","sha256":"99a1a842768a04ddf2fca4ec1748172156f528d05d5eaa3253f1e1f9fbe9368c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-16-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-16-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}