§ 35-9-620 — Contributions on behalf of volunteer firefighters, EMTs and search and rescue persons; collection; dual participation prohibited

(a) The county, city, town, fire district, volunteer fire
department or licensed ambulance service for whom a
participating volunteer firefighter or EMT performs firefighting
or EMT services shall pay to the pension account the amount
required under W.S. 35-9-621(e) for those members. The county
for whom a volunteer search and rescue person performs search
and rescue services shall pay to the pension account the amount
required under W.S. 35-9-621(e) for those members. Payments
shall be collected upon terms and conditions established by the
board under W.S. 35-9-621(e) and shall be forwarded by each
collecting officer to the state retirement director for deposit
in the account. Any entity listed in this subsection may elect
to provide for a member's contribution or any portion thereof
provided that any payment of a contribution is made on behalf of
a member. Whether an entity makes a contribution for a member
shall be at the discretion of the entity as an incentive to
improve their local volunteer fire department, emergency medical
services or search and rescue services.
(b) No volunteer firefighter member of the pension account
shall participate as a member of the firemen's pension accounts
under W.S. 15-5-201 through 15-5-209 or 15-5-401 through
15-5-422 if participation is based upon covered service for the
same fire department.