Sec. 1. This chapter applies to: (1) full-time police officers hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, in all municipalities, or who converted their benefits under IC 19-1-17.8-7 (repealed September 1, 1981); (2) full-time fully paid firefighters hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, or who converted their benefits under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1, 1981); (3) a police matron hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, and before July 1, 1996, who is a member of a police department in a second or third class city on March 31, 1996; (4) a park ranger who: (A) completed at least the number of weeks of training at the Indiana law enforcement academy or a comparable law enforcement academy in another state that were required at the time the park ranger attended the Indiana law enforcement academy or the law enforcement academy in another state; (B) graduated from the Indiana law enforcement academy or a comparable law enforcement academy in another state; and (C) is employed by the parks department of a city having a population of more than one hundred ten thousand (110,000) and less than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000); (5) a full-time fully paid firefighter who is covered by this chapter before the effective date of consolidation and becomes a member of the fire department of a consolidated city under IC 36-3-1-6.1 , provided that the firefighter's service as a member of the fire department of a consolidated city is considered active service under this chapter; (6) except as otherwise provided, a full-time fully paid firefighter who is hired or rehired after the effective date of the consolidation by a consolidated fire department established under IC 36-3-1-6.1 ; (7) a full-time police officer who is covered by this chapter before the effective date of consolidation and becomes a member of the consolidated law enforcement department as part of the consolidation under IC 36-3-1-5.1 , provided that the officer's service as a member of the consolidated law enforcement department is considered active service under this chapter; (8) except as otherwise provided, a full-time police officer who is hired or rehired after the effective date of the consolidation by a consolidated law enforcement department established under IC 36-3-1-5.1 ; (9) a veteran described in IC 36-8-4.7 ; (10) a full-time police officer or full-time fully paid firefighter who is employed by an airport authority; and (11) a full-time school resource officer; except as provided by section 7 of this chapter. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 19-1-17.8-1 part; 19-1-17.8-16 part; 19-1-17.8-17 part; 19-1-47-1 part; subdivision (2) formerly 19-1-36.5-1 part; 19-1-36.5-16 part; 19-1-36.5-17 part; 19-1-47-1 part.]
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