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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1539
PRINTER'S NO. 1891
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1079
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, VULAKOVICH, BROWNE, MENSCH, ARGALL, WHITE,
SCHWANK, KILLION, AUMENT, COSTA, RESCHENTHALER, McGARRIGLE,
DINNIMAN, BREWSTER, MARTIN, YAW, WARD, FOLMER, SCARNATI AND
REGAN, MARCH 15, 2018
SENATOR VULAKOVICH, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
AS AMENDED, JUNE 19, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, providing
for online training for firefighters.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 7388. Online training for firefighters.
(a) General rule.--Under section 2413 of the act of March 4,
1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, the
Office of the State Fire Commissioner shall establish guidelines
for the use of money deposited into the Online Training Educator
and Training Reimbursement Account and dedicated for the
purposes of developing, delivering and sustaining training
programs for firefighters. The guidelines shall provide that the
money be used for online training for volunteer and career
firefighters and shall include, at a minimum, the following:
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(1) Participation in the training shall be on a
voluntary basis.
(2) The training shall be offered free of charge.
(3) The training shall be incorporated into the Train PA
system.
(b) Prioritization.--In establishing online training
courses, the commissioner shall prioritize specific topics.
(c) Certificate of completion.--The commissioner shall
provide a certificate of completion to an individual who
successfully completes an online training program.
(d) Publication.--The Office of the State Fire Commissioner
shall post a complete listing of the available online training
courses on the office's publicly accessible Internet website.
(e) Limitation.--The commissioner may not use more than 5%
of the money in the Online Training Educator and Training
Reimbursement Account for administrative costs.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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