Sections 1 through 5 of this act may be cited as the “Firefighters’ Survivors Supplemental Benefits Act”. History: Laws 2007, ch. 149, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 149, contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the […]
The legislature finds that firefighters throughout the state risk their lives daily to protect the residents of New Mexico. The legislature further finds that when firefighters are killed in the line of duty, their immediate families can suffer grievously, both emotionally and economically. To recognize the substantial public safety benefits conferred by firefighters, and in […]
As used in the Firefighters’ Survivors Supplemental Benefits Act: A. “firefighter” means any full- or part-time member or a volunteer member of a fire department that is part of or administered by the state or any political subdivision of the state and any red-carded firefighter trained in wildland firefighting skills and hired by the state […]
The “firefighters’ survivors fund” is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state fire marshal. The fund shall consist of all gifts, donations and bequests of money to the fund as well as any appropriations and distributions made to the fund. Earnings from investment of the fund shall be credited to […]
A. There is created the “firefighters’ survivors supplemental death benefits review committee”. The committee shall consist of the attorney general or the attorney general’s designee and the fire services council. B. The firefighters’ survivors supplemental death benefits review committee shall determine whether a firefighter has been killed in the line of duty and advise the […]
