Bill Text: CA AB1883 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1883 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: State Fire Marshal: certification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-23 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. [AB1883 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB1883-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 1883	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Morrell

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2012

   An act to amend Section 13159.2 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to the State Fire Marshal.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1883, as introduced, Morrell. State Fire Marshal:
certification.
   Existing law allows the State Fire Marshal to accept certification
by the United States Department of Defense as a firefighter as an
alternative to certain state certification standards, as specified.
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13159.2 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:
   13159.2.  (a) For purposes of this section, the State Fire Marshal
shall be referred to as the SFM.
   (b) The SFM may accept certification by the United States
Department of Defense as a firefighter as an alternative  for
  to  the basic SFM training and certification
standards for the position of Firefighter I of the California Fire
Service Training and Education Program, if the United States
Department of Defense certification is accompanied by a national
certification or accreditation that has been approved by the SFM and
that is based on the International Fire Service Accreditation
Congress, Pro Board, or other accepted third-party certification
standard.
   (c) If the United States Department of Defense certification is
not accompanied by a national certification approved by the SFM, as
described in subdivision (b), the SFM shall follow the verification
process adopted pursuant to the authority provided in Sections 13157
and 13159.