Rhode Island § 28-39-33 - Temporary Disability Insurance — General Provisions

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§ 28-39-33. Temporary Disability Insurance — General Provisions

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-39-33

§ 28-39-33. Use of federal funds for administration.

To the extent that funds are made available by the federal government, under Title III of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 501 et seq.), or otherwise for such purpose, the expenses of administering chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be paid from those funds, provided that this section shall not be considered to permit any expenditure of funds from the employment security administration account contrary to § 28-42-29. In the event that the Social Security Act is amended to permit funds granted under Title III to be used to pay expenses of administering a sickness compensation law, such as chapters 39 — 41 of this title, then from and after the effective date of that amendment, the expenses of administering those chapters shall be paid out of the employment security administration account or any other account or fund in which funds granted under Title III are deposited.

History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 15; P.L. 1944, ch. 1481, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1744, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-33.

Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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