(b) This section does not require a member of a fire department to be certified.(c) The education board may:(1) certify firefighting training and education programs that meet the standards set by the education board;(2) certify fire department instructors who meet the qualifications set by the education board;(3) direct research in the field of firefighting and fire prevention and accept gifts and grants to direct this research;(4) recommend curricula for advanced training courses and seminars in fire science or fire engineering training to public and private postsecondary educational institutions;(5) certify fire service personnel and nonfire service personnel who meet the qualifications set by the education board;(6) require fire service personnel certified at any level to fulfill continuing education requirements in order to maintain certification; or(7) contract or cooperate with any person and adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, and as authorized under IC 36-8-10.5-7, to carry out its inuing education requirements in order to maintain certification; or(7) contract or cooperate with any person and adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, and as authorized under IC 36-8-10.5-7, to carry out its responsibilities under this section.(d) The education board may impose a reasonable fee for the issuance of a certification described in subsection (c). The board shall deposit the fee in the fire and building services fund established by IC 22-12-6-1.As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.170-1996, SEC.1; P.L.30-2001, SEC.1; P.L.22-2005, SEC.41; P.L.101-2006, SEC.35; P.L.2-2007, SEC.308; P.L.78-2013, SEC.9; P.L.249-2019, SEC.30; P.L.93-2024, SEC.165.
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