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SB90 • 2025

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for curriculum, training and education certification management system.

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for curriculum, training and education certification management system.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
MASTRIANO
Last action
2025-07-07
Official status
Act No. 33 of 2025, July 7, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for curriculum, training and education certification management system.

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for curriculum, training and education certification management system.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for curriculum, training and education certification management system.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-15 S

    (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 414), May 13, 2025

  2. 2025-07-07 E

    Approved by the Governor, July 7, 2025

  3. 2025-07-07 E

    Act No. 33 of 2025, July 7, 2025

  4. 2025-06-30 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, June 30, 2025

  5. 2025-06-30 H

    Third consideration and final passage, June 30, 2025 (203-0)

  6. 2025-06-30 S

    Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025

  7. 2025-06-30 H

    Signed in House, June 30, 2025

  8. 2025-06-30 E

    Presented to the Governor, June 30, 2025

  9. 2025-06-26 H

    Second consideration, June 26, 2025

  10. 2025-06-26 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 26, 2025

  11. 2025-06-25 H

    Removed from table, June 25, 2025

  12. 2025-06-24 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Reported as committed, June 24, 2025

  13. 2025-06-24 H

    First consideration, June 24, 2025

  14. 2025-06-24 H

    Laid on the table, June 24, 2025

  15. 2025-05-13 S

    Third consideration and final passage, May 13, 2025 (49-0)

  16. 2025-05-13 H

    In the House

  17. 2025-05-13 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, May 13, 2025

  18. 2025-05-12 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, May 12, 2025

  19. 2025-05-05 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 5, 2025

  20. 2025-04-02 S

    Second consideration, April 2, 2025

  21. 2025-03-26 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Reported as committed, March 26, 2025

  22. 2025-03-26 S

    First consideration, March 26, 2025

  23. 2025-01-22 VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

    Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 22, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for curriculum, training and education certification management system.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 45
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 90
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, BROOKS, CULVER, FONTANA, HUTCHINSON,
LAUGHLIN, ROTHMAN, STEFANO AND J. WARD, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
JANUARY 22, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further
providing for curriculum, training and education
certification management system.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7383.1(g)(1) of Title 35 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 7383.1. Curriculum, training and education certification
management system.
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(b.1) Entry level training and testing .--Fire and emergency
services training at the Firefighter I level established under
this section shall provide the following testing options to
trainees:
(1) a cumulative test to be completed at the end of the
fire and emergency services training program; or
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(2) a test to be completed following a successive
training module of the program, provided that all individual
tests are completed in the same National Fire Protection
Association accreditation standard period.
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(g) Annual reports.--
(1) The commissioner shall prepare an annual report on
the training and education certification management system.
The report shall include all of the following information:
(i) The total number of firefighters in the system,
delineated between paid and volunteer firefighter.
(ii) The number of firefighters under subparagraph
(i) who took a course on the system during the previous
year.
(iii) The number of firefighters under subparagraph
(i) who are certified as Firefighter [1] I, Firefighter
[2] II, Fire Instructor [1] I or Fire Officer [1] I.
(iv) A summary of courses that were taken by
firefighters under subparagraph (i).
(v) A summary of how the funds under this section
were expended.
* * *
Section 2. This act shall take effect in six months.
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