2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 12 - DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (§§ 24-33.5-1201 — 24-33.5-1239) › Section 24-33.5-1205 - Duties of the director and the advisory board

(1)
The director has the following duties relating to the voluntary firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs and the fire service education and training program:
(a)
To establish a fire service education and training program, setting forth minimum standards for training and instructors;
(b)
To promulgate rules establishing standards for the firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs and for determining whether a firefighter or an applicant for first responder or hazardous materials responder certification meets the established standards;
(c)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 332, § 2, effective April 15, 1999.)
(d)
To certify firefighters and applicants for hazardous materials responder certification or withhold or revoke certification in the manner provided for by rules adopted by the director pursuant to the provisions of article
4
of this title;
(e)
To issue a certificate to any firefighter or rescuer who presents evidence that the minimum firefighter certification standards have been met and to issue a certificate to any applicant who presents evidence that the minimum standards of the hazardous materials responder certification program have been met;
(f)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 332, § 2, effective April 15, 1999.)
(g)
To establish fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the administration of the firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs, which fees shall be assessed against any person participating in such programs. All fees collected shall be credited to the firefighter, first responder, hazardous materials responder, and prescribed fire training and certification fund created in section
24-33.5-1207
.
(h)
To establish fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the administration of the fire service education and training program, which fees shall be assessed against any person participating in such program. All fees collected shall be credited to the fire service education and training fund created in section
24-33.5-1207.5
.
(2)
The advisory board has the following duties relating to the voluntary firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs and the fire service education and training program:
(a)
To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards for the certification of firefighters and rescuers and procedures for determining whether a firefighter or rescuer meets the established standards;
(b)
To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards for the certification of hazardous materials responders and procedures for determining whether an applicant meets such standards;
(c)
To advise the director on the promulgation of rules enacting standards for fire service education and training for volunteer firefighters, the qualification of instructors, and procedures to ensure that the quality of the program is adequate to meet the minimum training requirements for volunteer firefighters as set forth in section
31-30-1122
, C.R.S.;
(d)
To advise the director on the establishment of fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the administration of the firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs;
(e)
To advise the director on the establishment of fees for the actual direct and indirect costs of the administration of the fire service education and training program.
(3)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 332, § 2, effective April 15, 1999.)
(4)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating mandatory certification programs for firefighters or hazardous materials responders or creating a mandatory fire service education and training program. All fire departments in the state shall have the option of whether or not to participate in the firefighter or hazardous materials responder certification programs or the fire service education and training program.
(5)
The advisory board shall advise the director on the promulgation of rules governing the local firefighter safety and disease prevention grant program created in section
24-33.5-1231
.
(6)
The advisory board shall review the curriculum for training concerning interactions with persons with disabilities recommended by the commission on improving first responder interactions with persons with disabilities pursuant to section
24-31-1004
and advise the director on whether to include that curriculum or similar curriculum in the fire service education and training program.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 405, § 5, eff. 6/30/2021.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 324, § 7, eff. 8/10/2016.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 210, § 4, eff. 5/15/2014.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 249, § 12, eff. 5/23/2013.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 959, § 1, effective 7/1/1984. L. 85: IP(1) amended and (2) added, p. 830, § 3, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(a) and (2)(a) to (2)(c) amended and (1)(f) to (1)(h) added, p. 1005, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section RC&RE, p. 557, § 3, effective April 30. L. 95: (1)(b) amended, p. 1380, § 3, effective June 5. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 332, § 2, effective April 15. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-251), ch. 1048, p. 1048, § 12, effective June 30. L. 2013: (1)(g) amended, (SB 13-083), ch. 1309, p. 1309, § 12, effective May 23. L. 2014: (5) added, (SB 14-046), ch. 786, p. 786, § 4, effective May 15. L. 2016: IP(1), (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(e), (1)(g), IP(2), (2)(b), (2)(d), and (4) amended, (HB 16-1034), ch. 1316, p. 1316, § 7, effective August 10.
(1) Prior to the recreation and reenactment of this section, section
24-33.5-1209
provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1992. (See L. 87, p. 1006.)
(2) Section 23 of the act amending subsection (1)(b) (chapter 254, Session Laws of Colorado 1995) provides the following:
(a) This act shall not affect the terms of members of the boards of trustees created to administer volunteer firemen's pension funds under part 4 of article
30
of title
31
, Colorado Revised Statutes, as in effect before June 5, 1995, in any municipality, fire protection district, or county improvement district in this state that maintains a regularly organized volunteer fire department. On and after June 5, 1995, these board members shall continue their terms and duties on the applicable boards of trustees of the volunteer firefighter pension funds under part 11 of article
30
of title
31
, Colorado Revised Statutes, created in this act.
(b) This act shall not terminate or require transfers of moneys from volunteer firemen's pension funds governed by part 4 of article
30
of title
31
, Colorado Revised Statutes, in effect before June 5, 1995. On and after June 5, 1995, these funds shall remain in effect and be governed by part 11 of article
30
of title
31
, Colorado Revised Statutes, created in this act.
(1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsection (1)(b), see section 1 of chapter 254, Session Laws of Colorado 1995. (2) In 2013, subsection (1)(g) was amended by the "Colorado Prescribed Burning Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 249, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.