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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MOUL, ARGALL, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GRELL, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARRIS, KILLION, KOTIK, MAJOR, MARSICO, MICCARELLI, MILLER, MURT, O'NEILL, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND GINGRICH, FEBRUARY 2, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 2, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to the public school system, including certain |
3 | provisions applicable as well to private and parochial |
4 | schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the |
5 | laws relating thereto," further providing for firefighter and |
6 | emergency service training. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Section 1550 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. |
10 | 30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended |
11 | July 4, 2004 (P.L.536, No.70), is amended to read: |
12 | Section 1550. Firefighter and Emergency Service Training.-- |
13 | (a) Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and each school |
14 | year thereafter, a school district may offer firefighter and |
15 | emergency service training as credit-earning courses to students |
16 | of the age of sixteen (16) years or older[.] and who are also |
17 | bona fide members of a volunteer fire department or a volunteer |
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1 | ambulance service. Such courses may include: |
2 | (1) Training as a Firefighter I from the National Board on |
3 | Fire Service Professional Qualifications. |
4 | (2) Training as an emergency medical technician pursuant to |
5 | the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L.164, No.45), known as the |
6 | "Emergency Medical Services Act." |
7 | (b) A school district that offers firefighter and emergency |
8 | service training as credit-earning courses [shall] may provide |
9 | transportation to and supervision during any firefighter and |
10 | emergency service training program that takes place off school |
11 | grounds. Supervision of training shall be conducted as a |
12 | cooperative education program in accordance with the provisions |
13 | of 22 Pa. Code § 11.28 (relating to out-of-school programs). |
14 | School districts shall not be responsible for the costs of |
15 | course fees and any related materials associated with the |
16 | provisions of this section. |
17 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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