Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours.

Rhode Island Municipal Retiree Work Bill

This bill would allow retired municipal employees in Rhode Island — such as former city or town workers, police officers, or firefighters — to return to work for a local government for a longer period of time without losing their pension benefits. Under current law, there is a limit on how many days a retiree can work before their pension payments are interrupted. This bill would raise that limit to 90 days or 630 hours per calendar year.

The people most directly affected are retired municipal employees who want to return to part-time or temporary work for a city or town. Currently, if they work beyond the existing limit, they risk having their pension payments paused or reduced. Under this change, they would have more flexibility to take on temporary assignments — such as filling in during staff shortages or busy periods — without that financial penalty. Local governments would also benefit, as they could more easily bring back experienced former employees on a short-term basis.

It's worth noting that the bill has been introduced and referred to the House Finance Committee, meaning it has not yet been passed into law. The committee will review the bill's potential impact, including any financial effects on municipal pension systems, before it moves forward in the legislative process.