Municipal authority
1. Conditions of program. Except as provided in subsections 1-A and 1-B , a program adopted under this section must: 1-A. Volunteer program. A municipality may by ordinance adopt a program that permits claimants who are at least 60 years of age to earn benefits up to an annual maximum of $1,000 or 100 times the state minimum hourly wage under Title 26, section 664, subsection 1 , whichever is greater, by volunteering to provide services to the municipality. A program adopted under this subsection does not need to meet the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph B or C . Benefits provided under this subsection must be related to the amount of volunteer service provided. Benefits received under this subsection may not be considered income for purposes of Part 8 . A municipality may by ordinance establish procedures and additional standards of eligibility for a program adopted under this subsection. 1-B. Expanded municipal volunteer program. Beginning January 1, 2026, a municipality may by ordinance adopt a program that permits claimants who are eligible volunteers to earn benefits up to an annual maximum of $1,000 or 100 times the state minimum hourly wage under Title 26, section 664, subsection 1 , whichever is greater, by volunteering to provide services to the municipality. A program adopted under this subsection does not need to meet the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph B or C . Benefits provided under this subsection must be related to the amount of volunteer service provided. Benefits received under this subsection may not be considered income for purposes of Part 8 . A municipality may by ordinance establish procedures and additional standards of eligibility for a program adopted under this subsection. 1-C. Single benefit. A volunteer may not participate in both a program established pursuant to subsection 1-A and a program established pursuant to subsection 1-B in the same tax year. 2. Relationship to state program. 3. Repeal of program. A municipality that has adopted a program under this section may repeal it through the same procedure by which the program was adopted.