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Bill Title: Volunteer firefighter allowances. Increases the minimum volunteer firefighter clothing and automobile allowance (allowance) that a city, town, or township (unit) is required to pay to active and participating members of a volunteer fire department from $200 to $400 per year. Requires the Indiana department of homeland security (department) to reimburse a unit $200 for each allowance that the unit submits a claim to the department for reimbursement. Provides for joint claim submission and proportional reimbursement of an allowance if a portion of the allowance is paid by more than one unit. Establishes the volunteer firefighter allowance fund as a dedicated fund administered by the department for the purpose of reimbursing units for allowances.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-05 - Withdrawn [SB0121 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2019-SB0121-Amended.pdf

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