Rhode Island General Laws Title 36. Public Officers and Employees § 36-4-34.1. Transfer of state employees

(a) The director of the department of administration (the “director”) is hereby authorized to transfer any employee within the executive branch who is not covered by a collective bargaining unit as provided in chapter 11 of this title.  Any employee may be transferred to a comparable position upon the approval of the director of the department of administration and the personnel administrator.  The transfers may be initially authorized for a period up to one year's duration and may be further extended with the approval of the personnel administrator (the “personnel administrator”).

(b) Within seven (7) days of making a transfer of any employee or further extending the duration of a transfer, the director making the transfer or the personnel administrator extending the transfer shall file a written report with the speaker of the house, the senate president, and the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, for each employee to be transferred.  This report shall include: