§ 7-209. Cecil County
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: April 11, 2023
Effective: April 11, 2023
MD Code, Public Safety, § 7-209
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 25, § 32.5
§ 7-209. Cecil County
(b) In Cecil County, the Board may establish and fund a Volunteer Length of Service Award Program for qualified members of volunteer fire departments, rescue squads, and ambulance corps.
(ii) establish eligibility requirements for certification procedures based on length of service, number of hours of service, amount of training, number of hours of training, prior service, or any other criteria considered relevant by the Board based on requirements and procedures recommended by the Cecil County Firemen's Association;
(d) To carry out this section, the Board shall adopt the following provisions as part of the Program:
(1) a member who has certified credit volunteer service on or after January 1, 1979 or who discontinued active volunteer service before January 1, 1979 may receive credit for this service after being certified in accordance with this section to have performed 5 years of active volunteer service after January 1, 1979;
(3) after January 1, 1984, and on or before June 30, 2008, a member who accumulates the proper number of points needed to qualify and certify for 25 years of service and who fails to remain active or maintain membership in a volunteer fire company is not disqualified or otherwise restricted from receiving benefits at the age of 60 years; and
Credits
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 639, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 640, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 7-209, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 7-209
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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