California Government Code 50951 – (a) This chapter establishes the Volunteer Firefighters Length …
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(a) This chapter establishes the Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award System and may be cited as the Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award Act.
(b) Notwithstanding any other contrary law, enrollment for an award shall not be construed as a retirement, the receipt of an award shall not be construed as the receipt of a retirement allowance or benefit, and service credited under the Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award System shall not be construed as service credited to a retirement system for purposes of duplicating service credit or benefits in other public retirement systems.
Terms Used In California Government Code 50951
- Award: means monthly payments for life derived from contributions by a department. See California Government Code 50952
- Award system: means the Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award System established by this chapter. See California Government Code 50952
- Service credit: means the aggregate of certified service credit. See California Government Code 50952
- Volunteer: means a person registered as a volunteer member of a regularly organized fire department as defined in subdivision (k). See California Government Code 50952
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008. Operative March 1, 2008, by Section 50979.)