No. HB 735
Filed under Insurance.
Division of State Fire Marshal; Requires Division of State Fire Marshal to accept training & certification of firefighters from another jurisdiction; requires division to make specified finding before denying firefighter certificate; defines "basis certificate"; requires division to adopt certain rules relating to contaminated personal protective equipment & firefighting gear.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Division of State Fire Marshal must accept firefighter training and certification from other states when it finds their standards substantially equivalent to or more stringent than Florida's own requirements.
Before denying a certificate based on out-of-state credentials, the division must formally find whether the applicant's basis certificate is substantially equivalent or otherwise insufficient for certification here.
The division must also write rules barring firefighter employers from requiring employees to take contaminated protective equipment or gear home, and must set employer best practices for handling it.
AIIf another state's firefighter training, certification requirements, or examinations are substantially equivalent to or more stringent than Florida's, the division must accept them toward Florida certification instead of requiring Florida-specific coursework.
AIBefore the division may deny a certificate on the basis of out-of-state credentials, it must make a finding on whether the applicant's basis certificate is substantially equivalent or is otherwise insufficient.
AIThe division must adopt a rule prohibiting firefighter employers from requiring their employees to bring personal protective equipment or firefighting gear home when it is contaminated.
AIThe division must adopt rules establishing best practices for firefighter employers to follow when handling contaminated personal protective equipment or firefighting gear.