Opinion No. (2008)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE LOU CORREA, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: Does a firefighter on full-time active duty in the California State Military Reserve, working at a military base and being paid by the California Military Department, qualify as "a permanent career firefighter employed by the state" who may become eligible for placement on a hiring list prepared by the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program? *Page 2 CONCLUSION A firefighter on full-time active duty in the California State Military Reserve, working at a military base and being paid by the California Military Department, does qualify as "a permanent career firefighter employed by the state" who may become eligible for placement on a firefighter hiring list prepared by the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for use by local governments. ANALYSIS This question concerns the eligibility requirements of Government Code section 53270 , 1 which permits certain displaced career firefighters to be placed on a hiring list *Page 3 maintained by the California Firefighter Joint…