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  • From: "Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>
  • To: "SAR-L" <SAR-L@ml.islandnet.com>, "MSAR-L" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [MSAR] CA SAR coverage option
  • Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:27:29 -0700

At SAR City last weekend I discovered the CA Reserve Peace Officer's Association (CRPOA) also accepts / encourages SAR and Volunteers in Police Service as members. Membership includes some limited accident insurance, and related in-hospital benefits, rehab, disability, etc., in addition to state Disaster Service Worker coverage. They also lobby at the state and national level for legislation. For example, on federal taxes volunteer fire can write a credit of $2000 per year ... but there is nothing [yet] for law enforcement volunteers having any kind of tax advantage.

For more information: www.crpoa.org

Folks in other states might want to investigate if you have a state Reserve Officers association that would welcome SAR as members. (Presumably only in states where SAR is legally under LE, but that is most of the USA.) Also inquire if your state's association is working with Reserve Officer organizations in other states to collaborate on lobbying at the national level. Down the road we might end up with some kind of tax credit. ;-/

-Jorene





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