{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-32-38","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-32-38","heading":"Permanent status for non-classified employees.","body":"All non-classified employees of the board of trustees who shall have twenty (20) years, not necessarily consecutive, of service credit, these credits having been earned in either the classified, non-classified, or unclassified service or any combination of these, shall be deemed to have acquired full status in their positions as the status is defined by § 36-4-59 with the base entry date prior to August 8, 1996; provided, that this provision shall not apply to faculty employed by the board nor shall it apply to non-classified employees who have acquired tenure as faculty.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 32 University of Rhode Island [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-32/16-32-38.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:49Z","sha256":"62475a095305e451c5c0c55a1db526d5316255277b435206c5318db2f39cb047","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-32-37","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-32-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}