C.R.S.
Section 24-33.5-1205
Duties of the director and the advisory board
(1)
The director has the following duties relating to the voluntary firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs and the fire service education and training program:(a)
To establish a fire service education and training program, setting forth minimum standards for training and instructors;(b)
To promulgate rules establishing standards for the firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs and for determining whether a firefighter or an applicant for first responder or hazardous materials responder certification meets the established standards;(e)
To issue a certificate to any firefighter or rescuer who presents evidence that the minimum firefighter certification standards have been met and to issue a certificate to any applicant who presents evidence that the minimum standards of the hazardous materials responder certification program have been met;(h)
To establish fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the administration of the fire service education and training program, which fees shall be assessed against any person participating in such program. All fees collected shall be credited to the fire service education and training fund created in section 24-33.5-1207.5.(2)
The advisory board has the following duties relating to the voluntary firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs and the fire service education and training program:(a)
To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards for the certification of firefighters and rescuers and procedures for determining whether a firefighter or rescuer meets the established standards;(b)
To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards for the certification of hazardous materials responders and procedures for determining whether an applicant meets such standards;(c)
To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards for fire service education and training for volunteer firefighters, the qualification of instructors, and procedures to ensure that the quality of the program is adequate to meet the minimum training requirements for volunteer firefighters as set forth in section 31-30-1122, C.R.S.;(d)
To advise the director on the establishment of fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the administration of the firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs;(e)
To advise the director on the establishment of fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the administration of the fire service education and training program.(5)
The advisory board shall advise the director on the promulgation of rules governing the local firefighter safety and disease prevention grant program created in section 24-33.5-1231.(6)
The advisory board shall review the curriculum for training concerning interactions with persons with disabilities recommended by the commission on improving first responder interactions with persons with disabilities pursuant to section 24-31-1004 and advise the director on whether to include that curriculum or similar curriculum in the fire service education and training program.
Source:
Section 24-33.5-1205 — Duties of the director and the advisory board, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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