(a)
(1) The State Insurance Department shall maintain the Arkansas Firefighter Cancer Relief Network Trust Fund.
(2)
(A) The purpose of the trust fund is to fund relief for firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer and participating in a firefighter cancer relief network created and governed by the Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs, the Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters Association, and the Arkansas State Firefighters Association, Inc., from funds donated under this section.
(B) The department shall deposit any donated funds received under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section into the fund.
(b) The Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs, the Arkansas Professional Fire Fighters Association, and the Arkansas State Firefighters Association, Inc., shall determine eligibility and award amounts under the rules promulgated by the department.
(c) The entities named in subsection (b) of this section shall return to the department any excess funding which has been donated to the fund for the purpose of funding a firefighter cancer relief network.
(d) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 21 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 5 - Compensation and Benefits
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 21-5-101. Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act
§ 21-5-102. Automobile insurance expenses for employees of Department of Health
§ 21-5-103. Insufficient funds for payment of county salaries
§ 21-5-104. Deduction of jury duty fees from salary prohibited
§ 21-5-106. Annual career service recognition payments for state employees
§ 21-5-107. Compensation of person holding more than one elective office
§ 21-5-108. Salary distributions
§ 21-5-109. New employees — Electronic direct deposit — Definition