ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 646

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JUNE 12, 1997

      The Assembly Labor Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 646 (1R).

      This bill provides that the governing body of a municipality or the committee of a fire district may provide compensation insurance for associate or auxiliary members of a volunteer fire company.

      Auxiliary members and associate members of volunteer fire companies who are covered would be entitled to the maximum level of compensation authorized by the workers' compensation law.