(a)  Advancement to each of the incentive salary steps shall be based on a point system as set forth in § 42-28.1-4 and shall be accomplished as follows:

Incentive Increase above Points
Step Basic Salary Acquired
1 $1,000 30
2 $2,000 Associate Degree
    in Law
    Enforcement
?
3 $3,000 Bachelor’s Degree
    in Law Enforcement
    or
    Criminal Justice
 
4 $3,500 Juris Doctor, Masters
    Degree
    in Law Enforcement
    provided the
    participant has
    achieved a
    Bachelor’s
    Degree in Law
    Enforcement,
    criminal justice,
    or law

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(b)  Except that the state fire marshal and the deputy state fire marshals may be granted credit for a degree with a concentration in fire science.

History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-28.1-3; P.L. 1968, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 165, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. XV, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 338, § 1.