§ 219-q. Definitions. 1. “Participant” means a participant as defined in subdivision six of section two hundred nineteen-c of this chapter, subdivision seven of section two hundred fifteen of this chapter and subdivision eight of section two hundred nineteen-k of this chapter. Participant also includes individuals who served as volunteer firefighters or ambulance workers in […]
§ 219-r. Authorization to adopt supplemental award programs. 1. No political subdivision shall be required to adopt a supplemental award program. Any supplemental award program adopted pursuant to this section shall be governed by the provisions of this article. 2. (a) A political subdivision may adopt a supplemental award program for volunteer firefighters only if […]
§ 219-s. Participation and service credit. 1. A participant must be eligible to participate in a supplemental award program provided under this article if the participant has reached entitlement age and has completed at least one decade of service in the timeframe designated by the sponsor. 2. A decade of service shall be credited under […]
§ 219-t. Contributions and benefits. 1. The sponsor of a supplemental award program shall contribute to the program a fixed amount of money, as determined by the sponsor, on behalf of each participant who is credited with a decade of service. The minimum contribution shall be twenty-five dollars per decade of service. The maximum contribution […]
