Senate Bill 329 Summary

• Requires volunteer fire departments entering into or renewing contracts with townships for fire protection services after June 30, 2013, to be organized as domestic nonprofit corporations.

• Mandates that a majority of the board of directors of contracted volunteer fire departments must be either appointed by the township executive or consist of township executives or their designees from each contracting township.

• Applies these new requirements only to contracts entered into or renewed after June 30, 2013, allowing existing contracts to continue under previous rules.

• Effective date is July 1, 2013.