As used in sections 59-1391 through and including 59-1399, Idaho Code, each of the terms defined shall have the meaning given in this section or in section 59-1302, Idaho Code, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context.
(a) "Board" means the retirement board of the employee system.(b) "Firefighter member" means a person or beneficiary who, prior to October 1, 1980, was receiving benefits or establishing the right to receive benefits from the firefighters' retirement fund.(c) "Firefighters' retirement fund" means the retirement system created by and existing pursuant to chapter 14, title 72, Idaho Code.(d) "Employee system" means the retirement system created and existing pursuant to chapter 13, title 59, Idaho Code.(e) "Employer" means a city or fire district that employs paid firefighters who are participating in the firefighters' retirement fund on October 1, 1980.(f) "Paid firefighter" means any individual, male or female, excluding office secretaries on the payroll of any city or fire district in the state of Idaho who devotes his or her principal time of employment to the care, operation, maintenance or the requirements of a regularly constituted fire department of such city or fire district in the state of Idaho.[(59-1391) 59-1351, added 1979, ch. 147, sec. 1, p. 452; am. 1980, ch. 50, sec. 39, p. 102; am. 1984, ch. 132, sec. 8, p. 318; am. and redesig. 1990, ch. 231, sec. 61, p. 645; am. 1990, ch. 249, sec. 9, p. 713.; am. 2013, ch. 187, sec. 15, p. 463.]Amended by 2013 Session Laws, ch. 187,sec. 15, eff. 7/1/2013.