Rhode Island § 28-42-40 - Employment Security — General Provisions
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§ 28-42-40. Employment Security — General Provisions
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-42-40
§ 28-42-40. Legislative recommendations — Research and planning.
The director, at his or her discretion, shall recommend to the governor for transmission to the general assembly any action that will tend to aid and promote the prevention of unemployment and as will effect the regularization of employment. The director shall encourage and recommend methods of vocational training, retraining, and guidance, shall make a study of seasonal employment, and shall recommend measures that will promote the reemployment of unemployed workers throughout the state in every way that may be feasible. The director shall cooperate with the Rhode Island commerce corporation and the department of transportation in planning public works projects to be conducted in times of depression and unemployment, and publish the results of investigations and research studies.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L.
1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2732, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch.
3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-40.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-42-40 ("Employment Security — General Provisions") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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