WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           S.B. 664

PROGRAM, TO IDENTIFY ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIRE, RESCUE, OR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES MEMBERS, IF THE POINT SYSTEM REQUIRES FOR ACTIVE
STATUS QUALIFICATION A MINIMUM OF 50 POINTS PER YEAR AND THAT POINTS BE
EARNED IN AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES; OR

2. HAS MAINTAINED ACTIVE STATUS FOR AT LEAST 25
YEARS UNDER A VOLUNTEER FIRE, RESCUE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
PERSONNEL LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM OR A POINT SYSTEM
ESTABLISHED IN LIEU OF A LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM. PROGRAM;
AND

(IV) WILL HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF A BONA FIDE
MARYLAND FIRE, RESCUE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION
FOR AT LEAST 72 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS BY DECEMBER 31 OF THE TAXABLE YEAR.

(3)      EACH FIRE, RESCUE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
ORGANIZATION SHALL:

(I)       MAINTAIN A RECORD OF THE POINTS EARNED BY EACH
INDIVIDUAL DURING EACH CALENDAR YEAR; AND

(II)     PROVIDE EACH MEMBER A REPORT IDENTIFYING THE
NUMBER OF POINTS EARNED IN EACH CATEGORY. CATEGORY BY FEBRUARY 15 OF
THE FOLLOWING YEAR; AND

(III)    PROVIDE A REPORT THAT INCLUDES THE NAMES, SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBERS, AND POINTS EARNED BY THOSE MEMBERS QUALIFYING FOR
THE SUBTRACTION MODIFICATION UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE MARYLAND STATE
FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION BY MAY 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

(4)      TO QUALIFY FOR THE SUBTRACTION MODIFICATION UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL ATTACH TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S INCOME TAX
RETURN A COPY OF THE REPORT PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION UNDER
PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(5)      ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE MARYLAND STATE
FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER A REPORT
STATING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE POINT SYSTEM BY THE VARIOUS LOCAL
SUBDIVISIONS AND THE NUMBER WITH THE NAMES AND SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE SUBTRACTION
MODIFICATION UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FOR THE PRECEDING TAXABLE YEAR.

(6)      (I) A PERSON MAY NOT KNOWINGLY MAKE OR CAUSE ANY FALSE
STATEMENT OR REPORT TO BE MADE IN ANY APPLICATION OR IN ANY DOCUMENT
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. .

(II) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES OR ATTEMPTS TO VIOLATE ANY
PROVISION OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A
FINE OF $1,000.

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