2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 16 - Education
CHAPTER 16-16 - Teachers' Retirement
§ 16-16-35 - Contributions.

SECTION 16-16-35

   § 16-16-35  Contributions. – The cost of the benefits provided in §§ 16-16-25 – 16-16-38 shall be two percent (2%) of the member's annual salary up to but not exceeding an annual salary of ninety-six hundred dollars ($9,600); one-half (1/2) of the cost shall be contributed by the member by deductions from his or her salary, and the other half (1/2) shall be contributed and paid by the respective city, town, or school district by which the member is employed. These contributions shall be in addition to the contributions provided in § 16-16-22 and shall be paid into the teachers' survivors benefit fund created by §§ 16-16-25 – 16-16-38 in the same manner as contributions are made under the provisions of § 16-16-22.

   In the event the market value of the Teachers' Survivor Benefit Plan assets shall decrease below one hundred and twenty (120%) percent of the Teachers' Survivor Benefit Plan liabilities as reported by a qualified actuary pursuant to § 16-16-37, the retirement board shall determine and fix the amount of contributions necessary to maintain a funding level of not less than one hundred and twenty (120%) percent of assets to liabilities ratio. Any adjusted cost of the benefits provided in §§ 16-16-25 – 16-16-38 shall be paid for by the member by deduction from his or her salary. These contributions shall be in addition to the contributions provided in § 16-16-22 and shall be paid into the teachers' survivors benefit fund created by §§ 16-16-25 – 16-16-38 in the same manner as contributions are made under the provisions of § 16-16-22.