| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §621-A, sub-§5 is enacted to read: |
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| | 5. Volunteer firefighters.__Notwithstanding subsection 1, a | municipal fire department may make payments owed to a volunteer | firefighter on a semiannual basis.__For purposes of this | subsection, "municipal fire department" has the same meaning as | in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 1 and "volunteer | firefighter" has the same meaning as in Title 30-A, section 3151, | subsection 4. |
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| | This bill allows a municipal fire department to pay volunteer | firefighters on a semiannual basis, instead of at least every 16 | days as required by current law. |
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