§ 24-33.5-1205 — Duties of the director and the advisory board

Colorado § 24-33.5-1205

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Safety

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(1) The
director has the following duties relating to the voluntary firefighter and hazardous
materials responder certification programs and the fire service education and
training program:

(a) To establish a fire service education and training program, setting forth
minimum standards for training and instructors;

(b) To promulgate rules establishing standards for the firefighter and
hazardous materials responder certification programs and for determining whether
a firefighter or an applicant for first responder or hazardous materials responder
certification meets the established standards;

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 332, � 2, effective April 15, 1999.)

(d) To certify firefighters and applicants for hazardous materials responder
certification or withhold or revoke certification in the manner provided for by rules
adopted by the director pursuant to the provisions of article 4 of this title;

(e) To issue a certificate to any firefighter or rescuer who presents evidence
that the minimum firefighter certification standards have been met and to issue a
certificate to any applicant who presents evidence that the minimum standards of
the hazardous materials responder certification program have been met;

(f) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 332, � 2, effective April 15, 1999.)

(g) To establish fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the
administration of the firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification
programs, which fees shall be assessed against any person participating in such
programs. All fees collected shall be credited to the firefighter, first responder,
hazardous materials responder, and prescribed fire training and certification fund
created in section 24-33.5-1207.

(h) To establish fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the
administration of the fire service education and training program, which fees shall
be assessed against any person participating in such program. All fees collected
shall be credited to the fire service education and training fund created in section
24-33.5-1207.5.

(2) The advisory board has the following duties relating to the voluntary
firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs and the fire
service education and training program:

(a) To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards
for the certification of firefighters and rescuers and procedures for determining
whether a firefighter or rescuer meets the established standards;

(b) To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards
for the certification of hazardous materials responders and procedures for
determining whether an applicant meets such standards;

(c) To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards
for fire service education and training for volunteer firefighters, the qualification of
instructors, and procedures to ensure that the quality of the program is adequate to
meet the minimum training requirements for volunteer firefighters as set forth in
section 31-30-1122, C.R.S.;

(d) To advise the director on the establishment of fees for the actual direct
and indirect costs of the administration of the firefighter and hazardous materials
responder certification programs;

(e) To advise the director on the establishment of fees for the actual direct
and indirect costs of the administration of the fire service education and training
program.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 332, � 2, effective April 15, 1999.)

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating mandatory
certification programs for firefighters or hazardous materials responders or
creating a mandatory fire service education and training program. All fire
departments in the state shall have the option of whether or not to participate in
the firefighter or hazardous materials responder certification programs or the fire
service education and training program.

(5) The advisory board shall advise the director on the promulgation of rules
governing the local firefighter safety and disease prevention grant program
created in section 24-33.5-1231.

(6) The advisory board shall review the curriculum for training concerning
interactions with persons with disabilities recommended by the commission on
improving first responder interactions with persons with disabilities pursuant to
section 24-31-1004 and advise the director on whether to include that curriculum or
similar curriculum in the fire service education and training program.

Legislative History

Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 959, � 1, effective July 1, 1984. L. 85: IP(1) amended and (2) added, p. 830, � 3, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(a) and (2)(a) to (2)(c) amended and (1)(f) to (1)(h) added, p. 1005, � 2, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section RC&RE, p. 557, � 3, effective April 30. L. 95: (1)(b) amended, p. 1380, � 3, effective June 5. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 332, � 2, effective April 15. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-251), ch. 240, p. 1048, � 12, effective June 30. L. 2013: (1)(g) amended, (SB 13-083), ch. 249, p. 1309, � 12, effective May 23. L. 2014: (5) added, (SB 14-046), ch. 210, p. 786, � 4, effective May 15. L. 2016: IP(1), (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(e), (1)(g), IP(2), (2)(b), (2)(d), and (4) amended, (HB 16-1034), ch. 324, p. 1316, � 7, effective August 10. L. 2021: (6) added, (HB 21-1122), ch. 405, p. 2691, � 5, effective June 30.