AN ACT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT A DESTITUTE FIREFIGHTER SERVING HONORABLY WITH A CERTIFIED FIRE DEPARTMENT MUST SERVE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS' RELIEF FUND AND TO SIMPLIFY VARIOUS LOCAL BOARD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Enacted July 12, 2017. Effective July 1, 2017.
LOCAL FIREFIGHTER RELIEF FUND ELIGIBILITY.
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AN ACT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT A DESTITUTE FIREFIGHTER SERVING HONORABLY WITH A CERTIFIED FIRE DEPARTMENT MUST SERVE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS' RELIEF FUND AND TO SIMPLIFY VARIOUS LOCAL BOARD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.Intro. by Hurley, Warren.
Bill History:
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Thu, 23 Feb 2017 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 27 Feb 2017 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 House: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 House: Re-ref Com On Appropriations(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2017 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2017 House: Placed On Cal For 04/20/2017(link is external)
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Thu, 20 Apr 2017 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 20 Apr 2017 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate(link is external)
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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 Senate: Regular Message Received From House(link is external)
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Fri, 21 Apr 2017 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 22 May 2017 Senate: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Thu, 22 Jun 2017 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Tue, 27 Jun 2017 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 28 Jun 2017 Senate: Ordered Enrolled(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Jun 2017 Ratified(link is external)
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Thu, 29 Jun 2017 Pres. To Gov. 6/29/2017(link is external)
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Wed, 12 Jul 2017 Signed by Gov. 7/12/2017(link is external)
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Wed, 12 Jul 2017 Ch. SL 2017-99(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 190 (2017-2018)Summary date: Jul 14 2017 - View Summary
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Bill H 190 (2017-2018)Summary date: Feb 23 2017 - View Summary
Amends GS 58-84-35 to allow the board of trustees of a local firefighters' relief fund to distribute funds to provide assistance to a destitute member firefighter who has served or is serving honorably (previously, funds were only available to destitute members who had served honorably for at least five years) with a certified fire department (previously, did not clarify service to be with a certified fire department).
Amends GS 58-84-40 to require the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association to include a listing of current members of the local board of trustees appointed pursuant to GS 58-84-30, including the chairman and treasurer of the board, along with the items the Association must certify to the Department of Insurance by January 1 of each year as prescribed by the Department.
Amends GS 58-84-46 to direct the fire chief of each city or county that has a local board of trustees under GS 58-84-30 (previously, alternatively the clerk or finance officer of each city or county) to file a certificate of eligibility with the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association (was, the Commissioner of Insurance) on a form prescribed by the Association on or before October 31 of each year. Makes conforming and clarifying changes to provide that if the certificate is not filed with the Association on or before January 31 in the ensuing year: (1) the Local Firefighters' Relief Fund for that fire department must forfeit the payment due to be paid to the local Fund's board of trustees, (2) the Association must inform the Commissioner of Insurance of the Local Funds that have not filed the certificate pursuant to this statute so that the Commissioner must pay over that amount otherwise due to those Local Funds to the treasurer of the Association, and (3) the amount must constitute a part of the Statewide Firefighters' Relief Fund. Makes conforming changes. Amends GS 58-84-41 to require the Commissioner of Insurance to include the certifications filed under GS 58-84-46 in the database the Commissioner is required to maintain under the statute.
Effective July 1, 2017, and applies to distributions to local firefighters' relief funds on or after that date.