California Government Code 50954 – (a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to administer …
(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to administer the award system, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Eligibility requirements for a member to receive an award, including, but not limited to, minimum age and minimum years of certified service credit.
Terms Used In California Government Code 50954
- 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
- Board: means the board of the California State Fire Employees Welfare Benefit Corporation. See California Government Code 50952
- Certified prior service credit: means credit for service performed prior to the contract operative date as certified by a qualifications review commission. See California Government Code 50952
- Certified service credit: means credit certified pursuant to Section 50960 for services rendered by a member. See California Government Code 50952
- Member: means a volunteer of a department, the governing body of which has contracted with the board under this chapter, and who has been certified by a qualifications review commission as having satisfied all the requirements for membership as set established by the board. See California Government Code 50952
- Service credit: means the aggregate of certified service credit. See California Government Code 50952
(2) Eligibility requirements for a member to include certified prior service credit as certified service credit in calculating the amount of his or her award or to qualify for an award.
(3) The amount of an award payable under this chapter and any cost-of-living adjustments or supplemental payments based upon that award.
(4) Eligibility requirements for membership in the award system.
(5) The maximum years of certified service credit a member may accrue under the award system.
(6) Other rules and regulations that the board determines are appropriate to administer this chapter.
(b) In addition to those powers and duties, the board shall determine if participation in the award system is adequate to ensure that sufficient funds will be available for the payment of awards on an actuarial reserve basis before any awards are paid. If the board determines that participation in the award system is inadequate to assure the financial success of the system, the board may terminate the award system pursuant to Section 50974 or may amend the award system pursuant to the rules and regulations of the board.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008. Operative March 1, 2008, by Section 50979.)