HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1233 FILED ON: 1/16/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2206 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Martin J. Walsh _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act pertaining to firefighter training.. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk | Christopher G. Fallon | 33rd Middlesex | Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth | Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth | Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | Thomas P. Conroy | 13th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1233 FILED ON: 1/16/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2206 By Mr. Walsh of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2206) of Martin J. Walsh and others relative to considering local needs in the training of fire fighters. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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, NO. 1580 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act pertaining to firefighter training..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6 Section 165 as appearing in the Official Edition is amended by adding in line 22 the following; “Said standards shall reflect the individual needs of communities as far as target hazards and local needs dictate. If disputes concerning standards are not resolved NFPA standards shall apply. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a local fire training academy shall be given the authority to certify firefighting personnel subject to meeting the aforementioned standards. Funding for local training programs shall be paid in accordance with Chapter 175 Section 195 of the General Laws”. |
