An act relating to establishing a statewide retirement system for voluntary firefighters

This bill proposes creating a new statewide retirement system specifically for voluntary firefighters in Vermont who are not currently covered by existing state or municipal retirement plans. The Office of the State Treasurer would be responsible for establishing and managing this new system, ensuring these volunteers have access to retirement benefits. The legislation directly affects volunteer fire departments across the state by extending retirement security to their members who do not qualify for other public employee retirement systems.