Michigan Laws 29.373 – Firefighter training; funding
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 29.373
- Council: means the firefighters training council created under section 3. See Michigan Laws 29.362
- Firefighter: means a member of an organized fire department or public safety department who is responsible for, or is in a capacity that includes responsibility for, the extinguishment of fires, the directing of the extinguishment of fires, the directing or management of emergency response activities, fire safety prevention inspection, plans examination, fire investigation, hazardous materials response, technical rescue response, airport rescue response, airport rescue firefighting, fire service instruction, and the enforcement of the general fire laws of this state and the community where he or she serves. See Michigan Laws 29.362
- Firefighter training: means an education or training program including a program eligible to receive funding from the fireworks safety fund created in section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28. See Michigan Laws 29.362
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Firefighter training provided under this act must be funded by the money collected from fireworks safety fees imposed under section 8 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28.458, and the fees collected under section 11 of this act and deposited in the fireworks safety fund created in section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28.461. The fund must be distributed to fund firefighter training programs as provided in section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28.461.
(2) Firefighter training provided under this act may also be funded by any additional funding sources identified by the council or state fire marshal.