Bill Text: PA HB2009 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 28-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-28 - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS [HB2009 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2009-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2715
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2009 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOYD, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JOSEPHS, KOTIK, MAJOR, METZGAR, MILLER, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, PHILLIPS, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROHRER, STERN, STEVENSON, STURLA, SWANGER, TRUE AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 13, 1995 (P.L.604, No.61), entitled
"An act establishing the State Fire Commissioner within the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; transferring the
Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and the State Fire Academy
to the State Fire Commissioner; and making repeals," further
providing for Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4(d) of the act of November 13, 1995
(P.L.604, No.61), known as the State Fire Commissioner Act, is
amended to read:
Section 4. Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.
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(d) Firefighter training and certification.--A Statewide
firefighter training program shall be implemented by the
commissioner to educate the fire service community about the
importance of firefighter health and safety. This program shall
include measures designed to increase the mobility of training
courses throughout this Commonwealth, to enhance firefighter
accessibility to training course offerings and to improve and
expand training for and response capability to emergencies with
emphasis on hazardous materials incidents. The program shall
also include implementation of a firefighter certification
program in accordance with parameters developed by the
commissioner consistent with established standards. Firefighter
certification standards developed by the State Fire Commissioner
shall not violate a person's religious freedoms. The acquisition
of physical resources to enhance Statewide capability shall be
coordinated by the commissioner.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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