2019 Minnesota Statutes

424A.03 UNIFORMITY OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SERVICE PENSION AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

Subdivision 1.Limitation on nonuniformity of pensions.

Every partially salaried and partially volunteer firefighters relief association must provide service pensions to volunteer firefighter members based on the years of service of the members not on the compensation paid to the members for firefighting services. Each relief association must provide service pensions to salaried members as set forth in chapter 424 and applicable special laws.

Subd. 2.Penalties for violations.

A municipality which has a fire department associated with a relief association which violates the provisions of subdivision 1 is directly associated or which contracts with an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation associated with a relief association which violates the provisions of subdivision 1 is a subsidiary may not be included in the apportionment of fire state aid and police and firefighter retirement supplemental state aid payable under chapter 477B and section 423A.022 and may not be included in the apportionment of fire state aid to the various municipalities under section 477B.03.

[See Note.]

Subd. 3.

[Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65]

History:

1979 c 201 s 13; 1983 c 219 s 7; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 2009 c 169 art 10 s 37; 1Sp2019 c 6 art 22 s 20

NOTE: The amendment to subdivision 2 by Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 6, article 22, section 20, is effective for aids payable in 2020 and thereafter. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 6, article 22, section 20, the effective date.