Section 120-RICR-00-00-1.21 - Additional Benefits Payable to Retired TeachersA. This Regulation governs the determination of eligibility for R.I. Gen. Laws § 1616-40. This Regulation does not apply to any State employee members in the Employees' Retirement System (ERS), members of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (MERS), or members of the Judicial Retirement Plan (RIJFT and JRBT) or State Police Retirement Plan (SPRBT and NCSTPRFT).B. "School year" shall be defined as the number of days required by R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-2 that school be in session.C. For all present and former teachers, active and retired teachers, and beneficiaries receiving any retirement, disability or death allowance or benefit of any kind, the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of retirement for purposes of eligibility for the annual benefit adjustment provided in any calendar year, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-16-40, for a teacher who is in service until the school in which they are employed closes for the school year, shall be the month the school closes for the school year. 1. Example: A teacher is employed in School District A. The school year in District A begins on September 2 and ends on June 20 (i.e. the number of days required by law to be in session). Accordingly, the schools in District A officially close for the school year on June 20 after all students are dismissed.a. The teacher, being eligible to retire, terminates their position effective at the close of the school year (in this instance June 20) and is reported on the payroll submitted to ERSRI as such. For purposes of eligibility for the annual benefit adjustment (if and when applicable), the anniversary month of retirement shall be June and consistent with R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-16-40, shall be payable in July.120 R.I. Code R. 120-RICR-00-00-1.21
Adopted effective 3/25/2019
Amended effective 5/27/2021