R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-12-9

Current through 2024 Public Law 457

Section 16-12-9 - Residency within municipality not required

Notwithstanding any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of any home rule charter provision requiring that a public school department employee reside within the employing city or town, effective September 1, 2001, no home rule charter provision shall require that a public school department employee reside within the city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any prior ratification and validation by the general assembly of a home rule charter provision requiring residency within a city or town as a condition for employment of a public school department employee is expressly repealed by the general assembly. Nor shall any town or city council make or ordain any ordinance requiring that a public school department employee reside within the employing city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment. Any existing ordinance requiring that a public school department employee reside within the employing city or town as a condition of appointment or continued employment is considered contrary to the laws of this state and is thus void as violative of state law.

P.L. 1976, ch. 204, §1; P.L. 1994 , ch. 146, § 2; P.L. 1999 , ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2000 , ch. 55, art. 20, §5; P.L. 2005 , ch. 299, § 1; P.L. 2005 , ch. 310, § 1.