California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees.

Plain English Breakdown

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California Fire Service Training Fees

This law allows the State Fire Marshal to collect fees for training programs and courses related to fire service, arson investigation, and other specialized training only when state funding is not sufficient.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the State Fire Marshal to set up and charge admission fees for seminars, conferences, and special training sessions under the California Fire Service Training and Education Program.
• Permits the State Fire Marshal to create and collect fees needed to run programs related to fire protection personnel standards, arson investigation courses, and other specialized training as part of the California Fire and Arson Training Act.
• Limits these fee collections to situations where state funding is not sufficient to cover all costs associated with running these programs.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Fire Marshal
• Firefighters and fire protection personnel who participate in training programs

Terms To Know

State Fire Marshal

A state official responsible for overseeing fire safety regulations and training programs.

California Fire Service Training and Education Program

A program managed by the State Fire Marshal that provides training and education to firefighters and other fire service personnel.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much funding is considered insufficient for fee collection.
• It's unclear what happens if state funding covers all costs, but additional funds are needed later.

Official Summary Text

SB 345, Hurtado.
California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees.
Existing law establishes the California Fire Service Training and Education Program in the office of the State Fire Marshal. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal, with policy guidance and advice from the State Board of Fire Services, to carry out the management of the program. Existing law authorizes the State Fire Marshal to, among other things, establish and collect admission fees and other fees that may be necessary to be charged for seminars, conferences, and specialized training given, as provided. Existing law also authorizes the State Fire Marshal to establish and collect fees to implement the California Fire and Arson Training Act, which requires the State Fire Marshal to, among other things, establish and make recommendations related to minimum standards for fire protection personnel and fire personnel instructors, develop course curricula for arson, fire technology, and
apprenticeship training, and promote the California Fire Academy System, as provided.
This bill would instead authorize the State Fire Marshal to establish and collect the admission fees and other fees associated with the California Fire Service Training and Education Program, and to establish the fees to implement the California Fire and Arson Training Act, only to the extent that state appropriations and other funding sources are insufficient to cover the necessary costs of the activities eligible to be paid from those fees.

Current Bill Text

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