New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 30 - LOCAL FINANCE BOARD
Subchapter 14 - EMERGENCY SERVICE VOLUNTEER LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM
Section 5:30-14.14 - Prior service credit
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) If a sponsoring agency allows credit for prior service, such credit shall only be granted to active volunteer members.
(b) If a sponsoring agency allows credit for prior service, such credit shall be limited to not more than 10 years of active emergency service periods preceding the creation of the program by the sponsoring agency.
(c) Calculations of prior year service credit shall be based on the point schedule adopted by the sponsoring agency, and the 12-month time frame that is used to define a year of active emergency service.
(d) The combined amount of the LOSAP award, including the current year benefit and payment for prior years service, cannot exceed $ 1,150 annually, except that this amount shall be adjusted annually, pursuant to 40A:14-185(f) and 5:30-14.9.
(e) The executive board of the respective emergency service organization shall provide the sponsoring agency with a certified list of volunteers that are eligible for prior year service credit. The list shall be appropriately documented to support eligibility, and shall be subject to appeal pursuant to 40A:14-188(f) and 5:30-14.11.
(f) Credit for prior year service shall be awarded at the discretion of the current sponsoring agency.
