RSA 100-B:14: Eligibility Exemption.

I. All volunteer and call firefighters who have completed 5 or more years of service as volunteer or call firefighters shall be eligible for participation in the deferred compensation plan on January 1, 1997, even if they are not level one certified.

II. All volunteer and call firefighters who have completed less than 5 years of service as volunteer or call firefighters and who are not level one certified shall be eligible for participation in the deferred compensation plan from the start of their volunteer service, provided that they obtain level one certification within 2 years.

III. All volunteer and call firefighters who have completed less than 5 years of service as volunteer or call firefighters and who are not level one certified shall receive credit for 2 years of volunteer service eligibility in the deferred compensation plan if they take longer than 2 years to obtain level one certification.

IV. All other volunteer and call firefighters shall meet the criteria set forth in RSA 100-B:4, II.