Sec. 7-323l. Duties of Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. Regulations. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 7-323l. Duties of Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. Regulations. (a) The commission shall:

      (1) Recommend minimum standards of education and physical condition required of each candidate for any firefighter position;

      (2) Establish standards for a fire service training and education program, on a voluntary basis, and develop and conduct an examination program to certify those fire service personnel who satisfactorily demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements of the fire service training and education program standards;

      (3) Conduct fire fighting training and education programs designed to assist firefighters in developing and maintaining their skills and keeping abreast of technological advances in fire suppression, fire protection, fire prevention and related fields;

      (4) Recommend standards for promotion to the various ranks of fire departments;

      (5) Be authorized to apply for, receive and distribute any federal or private funds or contributions available for training and education of fire fighting personnel; and

      (6) Submit to the Governor and Joint Legislative Management Committee of the General Assembly an annual report relating to the activities, recommendations and accomplishments of the commission.

      (b) The commission may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as are necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

      (P.A. 73-649, S. 3, 5; P.A. 75-617, S. 3, 8; P.A. 80-169, S. 2; P.A. 83-566, S. 3, 6; P.A. 98-226, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 75-617 deleted reference to standards of temperament in Subsec. (a) and changed effective date of standards for use in hiring from January 1, 1975, to January 1, 1976; P.A. 80-169 replaced provisions of Subsec. (a) with requirement to recommend minimum standards of education and physical condition, replaced provisions for in-service training with new provisions for voluntary training and education program and reworded Subsecs. (c) and (d), removing from Subsec. (d) requirement for consultation with technical colleges' committee of fire technology and administration; P.A. 83-566 amended Subsec. (b), replacing references to "fire fighting" with "fire service" and amended Subsec. (e), authorizing commission to receive and distribute private funds or contributions for training and education of fire fighting personnel; P.A. 98-226 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), replacing alphabetic Subdivs. (a) to (f) with Subdivs. (1) to (6) and added Subsec. (b) giving the commission authority to adopt regulations.