{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-4-5","heading":"Assignment of positions to noncompetitive branch — Transfer to competitive branch.","body":"No class of positions shall be assigned to the noncompetitive branch unless the assignment has been recommended by the personnel administrator, the director has held a public hearing thereon, has recommended the assignment to the governor, and the governor has approved the assignment. A class of positions may be transferred from the noncompetitive branch to the competitive branch in the same manner.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees","Chapter 4 Merit System"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE36/36-4/36-4-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:00Z","sha256":"5c1c8c9b5bf3b525afd25530b95f1b3166f3c8b69f6a943a28eb96960eee81a2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-4-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}