It is the express intention of the legislature by the passage of this chapter to provide an actuarially financed retirement system for municipal employees, properly integrated with the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., to the end that adequate benefits may be established for the employees of any municipality who become superannuated or otherwise incapacitated while in service, and whereby the employees may be assisted in accumulating reserves for themselves and their dependents to satisfactorily meet the conditions incident to old age, death, disability, and termination of the employees, in the interest of maintaining and promoting efficiency and economy in the administration of government.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-1
Purpose of chapter
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case McGrath v. Rhode Island Retirement Board (1996)
Most recently applied in Cranston Firefighters, IAFF Local 1363 v. Raimondo (January 2018)
P.L. 1951, ch. 2784, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 45-21-1.
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