Plain English Breakdown
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Fire Suppression Equipment Licensing Act
This act establishes business and technician licenses for those who work with fire suppression equipment in Indiana, grants the board of firefighting personnel standards and education authority to make rules and take disciplinary action, and classifies certain actions as a Class B misdemeanor.
What This Bill Does
- Establishes a business license for companies that sell or service fire suppression equipment.
- Establishes a technician license for people who install, repair, and maintain fire suppression equipment.
- Gives the board of firefighting personnel standards and education powers to make rules about these licenses.
- Allows the board to take disciplinary action against businesses or technicians if they break the rules.
- Makes it illegal (a Class B misdemeanor) to work with fire suppression equipment without a license.
Who It Names or Affects
- Businesses that sell or service fire suppression equipment
- Technicians who install, repair, and maintain fire suppression equipment
Terms To Know
- Class B misdemeanor
- A type of punishment for breaking a law, which is less serious than a felony but more serious than an infraction.
- Board of firefighting personnel standards and education
- The group that makes rules about fire suppression equipment licenses and can take disciplinary action against those who break the rules.
Limits and Unknowns
- It is not clear what specific actions will be taken by the board if someone breaks the rules.
- The bill does not specify how much a license costs or what training is needed to get one.