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§ 15-1550. Firefighter and emergency service training

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: July 15, 2004

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XV. Terms and Courses of Study (Refs & Annos)
Subarticle (d). Special Instruction and Observances
Effective: July 15, 2004
24 P.S. § 15-1550
§ 15-1550. Firefighter and emergency service training
Currentness
(a) Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year and each school year thereafter, a school district may offer firefighter and emergency service training as credit-earning courses to students of the age of sixteen (16) years or older. Such courses may include:
(1) Training as a Firefighter I from the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications.
(2) Training as an emergency medical technician pursuant to the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L. 164, No. 45),1 known as the “Emergency Medical Services Act.”
(b) A school district that offers firefighter and emergency service training as credit-earning courses shall provide transportation to and supervision during any firefighter and emergency service training program that takes place off school grounds. Supervision of training shall be conducted as a cooperative education program in accordance with the provisions of 22 Pa. Code § 11.28 (relating to out-of-school programs).

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XV, No. 14, § 1550, added 2003, Dec. 23, P.L. 304, No. 48, § 13, imd. effective. Amended 2004, July 4, P.L. 536, No. 70, § 12, imd. effective; 2004, July 15, P.L. 722, No. 82, § 1, imd. effective.

Footnotes

1
35 P.S. § 6921 et seq. (repealed); see now, 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8101 et seq.
24 P.S. § 15-1550, PA ST 24 P.S. § 15-1550
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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