§ 7-323l — *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Duties of Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. Regulations.

Connecticut § 7-323l

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 7: Municipalities
• Ch. 104: Police and Fire Protection

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(a) The commission shall: (1) Recommend minimum standards of education and physical condition required of each candidate for any firefighter position; (2) Establish standards for a fire service training and education program, on a voluntary basis, and develop and conduct an examination program to certify those fire service personnel who satisfactorily demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements of the fire service training and education program standards; (3) Establish an optional fire service training and education program in the handling of incidents, such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, provided the curriculum for such techniques is made available at no cost from (A) institutions of higher education, health care professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations; (4) Conduct fire fighting training and education programs designed to assist firefighters in developing and maintaining their skills and keeping abreast of technological advances in fire suppression, fire protection, fire prevention and related fields; (5) Recommend standards for promotion to the various ranks of fire departments; (6) Be authorized, with the approval of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, to apply for, receive and distribute any state, federal or private funds or contributions available for training and education of fire fighting personnel; (7) Recommend that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection approve or reject the establishment of, or, when appropriate, suspend or revoke the approval of, regional fire schools in accordance with section 7-323u ; and (8) Submit to the Governor, the Joint Legislative Management Committee of the General Assembly and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection an annual report relating to the activities, recommendations and accomplishments of the commission. (b) The commission may recommend, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt, regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as necessary to implement the provisions of this section. *Note: On and after July 1, 2025, this section, as amended by section 3 of public act 24-136, is to read as follows: “Sec. 7-323 l . Duties of Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. Regulations. (a) The commission shall: (1) Recommend minimum standards of education and physical condition for candidates for any firefighter position; (2) Establish standards for fire service training and education programs, and develop and conduct an examination program to certify those fire service personnel who satisfactorily demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements of the fire service training and education program standards; (3) Establish an optional fire service training and education program in the handling of incidents, such as wandering, that involve juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, provided the curriculum for such techniques is made available at no cost from (A) institutions of higher education, health care professionals or advocacy organizations that are concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations; (4) Conduct fire fighting training and education programs designed to assist firefighters in developing and maintaining their skills and keeping abreast of technological advances in fire suppression, fire protection, fire prevention and related fields; (5) Recommend standards for promotion to the various ranks of fire departments; (6) Be authorized, with the approval of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, to apply for, receive and distribute any state, federal or private funds or contributions available for training and education of fire fighting personnel; (7) Recommend that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection approve or reject the establishment of, or, when appropriate, suspend or revoke the approval of, regional fire schools in accordance with section 7-323u; (8) Advise the Division of Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection on the management of the Statewide Fire Service Disaster Response Plan; (9) Implement the recommendations of the study of the fire service authorized pursuant to subdivision (36) of subsection (b) of section 41 of public act 23-204**; and (10) Submit to the Governor, the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection an annual report (A) relating to the activities, recommendations and accomplishments of the commission, and (B) making recommendations on the funding necessary for the operation of, the maintenance of and capital improvements to the state fire school and regional fire schools. (b) The commission may recommend, and the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt, regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.” **Note: Section 41 of public act 23-204 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

Legislative History

(P.A. 73-649, S. 3, 5; P.A. 75-617, S. 3, 8; P.A. 80-169, S. 2; P.A. 83-566, S. 3, 6; P.A. 98-226, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 151; 11-243, S. 4; P.A. 19-147, S. 2.) (P.A. 73-649, S. 3, 5; P.A. 75-617, S. 3, 8; P.A. 80-169, S. 2; P.A. 83-566, S. 3, 6; P.A. 98-226, S. 2; P.A. 11-51, S. 151; 11-243, S. 4; P.A. 19-147, S. 2; P.A. 24-136, S. 3.) History: P.A. 75-617 deleted reference to standards of temperament in Subsec. (a) and changed effective date of standards for use in hiring from January 1, 1975, to January 1, 1976; P.A. 80-169 replaced provisions of Subsec. (a) with requirement to recommend minimum standards of education and physical condition, replaced provisions for in-service training with new provisions for voluntary training and education program and reworded Subsecs. (c) and (d), removing from Subsec. (d) requirement for consultation with technical colleges' committee of fire technology and administration; P.A. 83-566 amended Subsec. (b), replacing references to “fire fighting” with “fire service” and amended Subsec. (e), authorizing commission to receive and distribute private funds or contributions for training and education of fire fighting personnel; P.A. 98-226 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), replacing alphabetic Subdivs. (a) to (f) with Subdivs. (1) to (6) and added Subsec. (b) giving the commission authority to adopt regulations; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “with the approval of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subdiv. (5) and by requiring annual report to be submitted to Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Subdiv. (6), amended Subsec. (b) by removing commission's authority to adopt regulations, authorizing Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to adopt regulations, and authorizing commission to recommend regulations, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-243 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “state,” re funds available for training and education of fire fighting personnel in Subdiv. (5), adding new Subdiv. (6) re recommendation of approval or rejection of regional fire schools and redesignating existing Subdiv. (6) as Subdiv. (7); P.A. 19-147 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (3) re optional fire service training and education program and redesignating existing Subdivs. (3) to (7) as Subdivs. (4) to (8), effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 24-136 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “required of each candidate” with “for candidates” in Subdiv. (1), eliminating reference to “voluntary basis” in Subdiv. (2), adding new Subdiv. (8) re advising on Statewide Fire Service Disaster Response Plan, adding Subdiv. (9) re implementing recommendations of fire service study, redesignating existing Subdiv. (8) as Subdiv. (10) and amending same to require submission of report to committee with cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security instead of Joint Legislative Management Committee and to designate existing report requirements as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara. (B) re recommendations on funding for fire schools, effective July 1, 2025.