Rhode Island Bill Exemption Allows School Resource Officers to Work Past 75-Day Limit Without Benefit Penalties

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (Allows any peace officer working in a Rhode Island school as a full or part-time resource officer to work in excess of the 75 working days in a calendar year and not have an interruption in their benefits.)

Last action · May 13, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Gordon Rogers and 6 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Rhode Island s working part-time or full-time as s are allowed to work more than 75 days in a calendar year without experiencing any interruption in their municipal retirement benefits.

Why it matters

Schools can retain experienced law enforcement officers for security and student support throughout the entire academic year without triggering statutory retirement penalties or benefit suspensions for those workers.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

school resource officers

Peace officers working in schools can exceed 75 working days annually without having their retirement benefits interrupted.

Directly affected

municipal retirees

Those working as school resource officers are granted an exemption from standard post-retirement work caps.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who does this bill apply to?

It applies to any working in a Rhode Island school as a full-time or part-time resource officer.

What is the specific working day limit being modified?

The standard limit of 75 working days in a calendar year that would normally cause an interruption in municipal retirement benefits.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

May 13, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 8, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2026)
Jan 16, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

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