HB 1029

AN ACT TO CREATE THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WHO COMPLETE NFPA 1010-COMPLIANT TRAINING MAY RECEIVE FIREFIGHTER I AND II CERTIFICATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO CERTIFY COMPLETION OF SUCH TRAINING; TO REQUIRE THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY TO MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 45-11-253, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.