California Government Code ARTICLE 3 - Service Credit and Contributions

• Section 50958.
  Only members may accumulate service credit in the award system. A volunteer becomes a member when he or she satisfies the minimum requirements for membership,...
• Section 50959.
  (a) The award system shall be funded by contributions paid by contracting departments and income from the fund. The award system is a noncontributory system, and...
• Section 50960.
  (a) Only those volunteers who have been certified by their contracting department as having satisfactorily completed a service year shall be credited with current service for...
• Section 50961.
  (a) The governing body of each contracting department shall establish a qualifications review commission that shall include the fire chief, one member of the governing body...
• Section 50962.
  When the member’s application for an award is received by the board, an award shall be granted to accrue and become effective pursuant to the...
• Section 50963.
  The board shall determine the terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements for all of the following:(a) The amount of an award payable under the award system.(b) If a...

Last modified: October 22, 2018