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S2171 2026 -- S 2171 ======== LC003982 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Burke, Britto, Murray, Gu, DiPalma, and Gallo Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 Referred To: Senate Labor & Gaming It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 36-4-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-4 entitled Merit System 2 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 36-4-9. Adoption of classification plan. 4 (a) The personnel administrator shall, after consultation with appointing authorities and 5 principal supervising officials, classify all of the positions in the classified service according to the 6 duties and responsibilities of each position. The plan of classification shall designate an appropriate 7 title for each class of position and shall indicate the education, experience, capacity, knowledge, 8 skill, and other qualifications to be required of persons appointed to positions in each class. The 9 complete classification plan shall be so arranged that all positions that are substantially similar with 10 respect to authority, responsibility, and character of work are included within the same class and 11 that the same pay schedules can be made to apply with equity under like working conditions. The 12 class titles so established shall be used in all personnel, accounting, budget, appropriation, and 13 financial records of all state departments, commissions, and institutions. 14 (b) The office of personnel administration ( OPA ) classification guide to desk audit 15 analysis and class specification development shall be amended to remove the supervision of other 16 employees, or lack thereof, as a requirement for classification upgrades through the desk audit 17 process. 1 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC003982 ======== LC003982 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM *** 1 This act would amend the OPA desk audit classification rules to eliminate supervising other 2 employees as a factor for position upgrade eligibility. 3 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003982 ======== LC003982 - Page 3 of 3
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