PRINTER'S NO. 1703
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1265
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, MUTH, BAKER, BREWSTER, BROOKS, COLLETT,
COSTA, DUSH, FONTANA, HUTCHINSON, LANGERHOLC, MARTIN,
MASTRIANO, PHILLIPS-HILL, PITTMAN, REGAN, SANTARSIERO,
SCHWANK AND J. WARD, JUNE 3, 2022
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
JUNE 3, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further
providing for curriculum and training.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7383.1 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 7383.1. Curriculum [and], training and education
certification management system.
(a) Duty to establish guidelines.--The commissioner shall
establish guidelines for the development, delivery and
maintenance of a [system of] fire and emergency services
training and education certification management system.
(b) Training.--Training shall be lecture-based, hands on or
online. Training may be conducted at the Pennsylvania State Fire
Academy, a county training center, a community college[, a local
fire station or other appropriate area] or other approved
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educational training agency. The training records shall be
incorporated into the [Train PA system or any other] training
and education certification management system approved by the
commissioner.
(c) Certificate of completion.--The commissioner shall
provide a certificate of completion to an individual who
successfully completes a fire or emergency services training
program. The training and education certification management
system shall include a method by which the trainee can download
and print the certificate.
(d) [Publication.--The commissioner shall post a complete
listing of the available fire and emergency services training
courses on the office's publicly accessible Internet website.]
Accessibility.--The commissioner shall facilitate access to all
available fire and emergency services training courses through a
publicly accessible Internet website or portal. The website or
portal shall record firefighter training and certification. The
commissioner shall establish and maintain or participate in an
existing electronic database or portal that meets all of the
following:
(1) Allows for user registration for individual trainees
and accredited providers.
(2) Allows users to register for courses offered through
the portal and in other formats provided under this section.
(3) Establishes course completion transcripts and
certificates for each registered user.
(4) Facilitates communication and access to training
materials between accredited providers and registered
trainees using the portal.
(e) Fee.--The commissioner may establish a fee of no more
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than $1 per course, to be used for administration within the
Office of the State Fire Commissioner.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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