Rhode Island § 36-6-3 - Salaries and Traveling Expenses
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§ 36-6-3. Salaries and Traveling Expenses
R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-6-3
§ 36-6-3. Salaries of directors of state departments.
The general officers of the state shall receive such annual salaries as the general assembly may by law determine. Directors shall receive such annual salaries as may be from time to time established by the unclassified pay plan board which shall consist of seven (7) members as provided in § 36-4-16. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums, or so much thereof, as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 9; P.L. 1951, ch. 2821, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3535, § 1; P.L.
1956, ch. 3852, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 36-6-3; P.L. 1960, ch. 137, § 2; P.L. 1963, ch.
101, § 2; P.L. 1964, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 197, §
3; P.L. 1973, ch. 60, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 208, § 4.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-6-3 ("Salaries and Traveling Expenses") 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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