(a) Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Commission shall:
(1) Keep minutes of its meetings and any other records it considers necessary;
(2) Cooperate with and assist schools in coordinating and improving all emergency services education and training activities;
(3) Cooperate with the University of Maryland in developing a program for accrediting emergency services instructors;
(4) Consult with emergency services instructors and personnel to develop minimum uniform education and training standards for emergency services instructors, personnel, and schools;
(5) Cooperate with schools to help standardize course content and reciprocity of college credits for emergency services education and training;
(6) Cooperate with appropriate government agencies to develop and maintain a current master plan for emergency services education and training;
(7) Cooperate with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to develop and operate a system for collecting, analyzing, and exchanging information on emergency services education and training;
(8) Encourage, promote, and review new techniques, methods, and procedures for emergency services;
(9) Cooperate with and review material from other states and federal agencies on emergency services education and training;
(10) Recommend to the Secretary rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes and objectives of the Commission;
(11) Review any proposed or adopted national standards or certification programs for emergency services and recommend to the Secretary the actions that should be taken regarding them;
(12) Prepare an annual report on the activities of the Commission to the Secretary, the Governor, and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and
(13) Provide a place of storage for the records of the Commission and the original Governor's Commission on Fire Services.
Staff services
(b) The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall provide staff services for the Commission.
Credits
Added by Acts 1988, c. 246, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 635, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2019, c. 510, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 511, § 4, eff. July 1, 2019.
MD Code, Education, § 11-503, MD EDUC § 11-503
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
