Pennsylvania Act 1992-46 — HEALTH AND SAFETY (35 PA.C.S.) - AMEND OUT-OF-STATE TRAINING

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HEALTH AND SAFETY (35 PA.C.S.) - AMEND OUT-OF-STATE TRAINING
                  Act of May 28, 1992, P.L. 265, No. 46               Cl. 35
                             Session of 1992
                               No. 1992-46

     HB 2033

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, providing for firefighters with out-
        of-State training and certification.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 7316 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
     Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
      § 7316.  Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.
        * * *
        (e)  Out-of-State firefighter training and certification.--A
     firefighter or prospective firefighter is eligible for in-State
     firefighter course accreditation, without additional training,
     if the firefighter submits proof of successful completion of an
     out-of-State training course with standards equivalent to the
     training standards of Pennsylvania. The agency shall establish
     procedures for determining equivalency and for certifying
     firefighters who have obtained firefighter training or
     certification from any other state.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 28th day of May, A. D. 1992.

     ROBERT P. CASEY