TITLE 42

State Affairs and Government

CHAPTER 42-28.4

Municipal Firefighters – Incentive Pay

SECTION 42-28.4-5



   § 42-28.4-5  Payments. –

(a) The chiefs of the various fire departments and fire districts and

Cumberland rescue department and emergency service technicians of the town of

Lincoln shall supply to the chief of classification and training, division of

personnel, on or before the first day of September of each year, a list of all

members of the respective departments who have earned incentive credits from

July 1, 1970. The chief shall certify the amount of incentive pay for each

firefighter or Cumberland rescue personnel and emergency service technicians of

the town of Lincoln; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed

to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for payment to the chief

of the sums to be distributed by him or her to the several city and town

treasurers who shall in turn distribute these funds to the eligible

firefighters or Cumberland rescue personnel and emergency service technicians

of the town of Lincoln; provided, however, that if the appropriation in any

fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in full the total amount which is eligible

to be distributed during the fiscal year, the maximum amounts which the

eligible firefighters or Cumberland rescue personnel, and emergency service

technicians of the town of Lincoln are eligible to receive shall be ratably

reduced to the level of the appropriation.



   (b) Individual incentive payments shall remain fixed at the

dollar amount obtained by the incentive point score attained as of September 1,

1978, and will not increase until the additional required incentive points have

been earned.



   (c) No participant in this program shall receive an incentive

award in an amount less than the amount he or she received in the fiscal year

ending June 30, 1979.



   (d) Firefighters who are participants in this program as of

September 1, 1978 and who do not have a degree nor are enrolled in a degree

program must enroll in a degree program by January 1, 1980 in order to be

eligible for the incentive award payments.



History of Section.

(G.L. 1956, § 42-28.4-5; P.L. 1970, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 154,

§ 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 296, § 4; P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. 15, § 2;

P.L. 1984, ch. 245, art. VIII, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 455, § 1; P.L.

1988, ch. 84, § 89; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 82, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch.

370, art. 21, § 2.)