§ 214. Purpose. 1. It is hereby declared that this article is intended to effectuate the objects and purposes of section eighteen of article one of the constitution and that the relationship between the political subdivision liable for payments of service awards under this article and a volunteer firefighter entitled to such payments is that […]
§ 215. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Active volunteer firefighter” means a person who has been approved by the authorities in control of a duly organized volunteer fire company or volunteer fire department as an active volunteer firefighter of such fire company or department and who is faithfully and actually performing service in […]
§ 216. Authorization to establish service award programs for volunteer firefighters of political subdivisions of the state and for volunteer firefighters other than of political subdivisions of the state. 1. a. A service award program may be adopted only by resolution of the governing board of a political subdivision, receiving the affirmative vote of at […]
§ 216-a. Authorization to establish service award programs for special fire companies and departments. 1. The political subdivisions which contract to receive fire protection services from a special fire company or department may jointly establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of such special fire company or department, provided, however, that no such […]
§ 216-b. Continuation of service award programs. 1. (a) In the event that a town establishes a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire company located within a fire protection district and, subsequently, the fire protection district is dissolved and the entire area thereof is included in or added to a fire […]
§ 216-c. State administration of service award programs. 1. On or before the fifteenth day of November, two thousand eight and of each succeeding calendar year, the administrator shall determine the amount that each participating program sponsor is required to pay for the state-administered service award programs. The administrator shall submit to the fiscal officer […]
§ 217. General requirements of a service award program. No volunteer fire department, volunteer fire company, fire district, fire protection district, village, town or city, shall be required under this article to provide service award benefits for its active volunteer firefighters. Any service awards provided to an active volunteer firefighter under this article shall be […]
§ 217-a. Public information website. 1. The comptroller is hereby authorized to make available to the public on its website information about vendors of service award programs, both defined contribution programs and defined benefit programs, for volunteer firefighters. Such information shall include, but need not be limited to: (a) categorization by class of all costs, […]
§ 218. Requirements and benefits under a defined contribution plan service award program. (a) An active volunteer firefighter’s service award program that is a defined contribution plan shall be subject to minimum and maximum contribution requirements as set forth in subdivision (b) of this section. In determining whether such minimum and maximum contribution requirements have […]
§ 219. Requirements and benefits under a defined benefit plan service award program. (a) An active volunteer firefighter’s service award program that is a defined benefit plan shall be subject to minimum and maximum retirement benefit requirements as set forth in subdivision (b) of this section. In determining whether such minimum and maximum benefit requirements […]
§ 219-a. Administration, reporting and disclosure. 1. The sponsor or the designated program administrator shall provide each active volunteer firefighter who participates in a service award program maintained under this article with a summary of the program’s provisions, including the program’s provisions relating to the participation requirements, the rate at which a nonforfeitable interest in […]
