{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-9-26","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-9-26","heading":"Credits for layoffs.","body":"(a) Members who are laid off for any reason and are not on leave without pay may purchase up to one years’ credit for retirement purposes; provided the member did not withdraw his or her retirement contributions while on layoff, and returns to active membership; provided, further, that the member purchases that credit upon his or her return to service from the layoff and pays into the retirement system the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-1(10).\n(b) The retirement board shall fix and determine rules and regulations to govern the provisions of this section.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees","Chapter 9 Retirement System — Membership and Service Credits"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE36/36-9/36-9-26.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:02Z","sha256":"167a676e56b0c78c39c82a0cc2eed992ff79a67d6fe80de32db1b49f8e11eb09","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-9-25.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-9-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}