Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 259 - Fire Fighter Training and Equipment Funds › Rule 661-259.103 - Awards to Private Providers of Training

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Funds appropriated each year to the volunteer fire fighter
				training and equipment fund which remain after the allocations set forth in
				rule 661-259.102 (17A,77GA,chl222)
				have been implemented shall be awarded on a competitive basis to private
				providers of training to provide training to volunteer fire fighters at no cost
				to the fire fighters receiving the training or to their respective fire
				departments.
(1)
Funding
			 requests.
Requests for funding of training courses instructed by
			 private persons shall be submitted to the fire service training bureau.
			 Requests for funding in any state fiscal year must be received on or before
			 July 15 following the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1.
EXCEPTION: If moneys which have been previously unexpended
				become available for additional training courses during the course of a fiscal
				year, notice shall be given to certified fire and emergency services
				instructors of the availability of these moneys. In this event, the deadline
				for receiving applications shall be as stated in the notice of
				availability.
(2)
Instructor qualifications.
Any person instructing a training
			 course paid for by the volunteer fire fighter training and equipment fund shall
			 be certified as a fire and emergency services instructor by the fire service
			 training bureau or another organization recognized by the National Board on
			 Fire Service Professional Qualifications System or the International Fire
			 Service Accreditation Congress.
EXCEPTION: A person who has applied to the fire service
				training bureau for certification as a fire and emergency services instructor I
				and who is actively pursuing such certification may instruct a training course
				paid for by the volunteer fire fighter training and equipment fund, provided
				that the instruction is delivered under the direct supervision of a person who
				is currently certified as a fire and emergency services instructor I by the
				fire service training bureau or by another organization recognized by the
				National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications System or the
				International Fire Service Accreditation Congress.
(3)
Course approval.
Each
			 course paid for by the volunteer fire fighter training and equipment fund must
			 have previously been approved by the fire service training bureau. Any person
			 who is certified as a fire and emergency services instructor I or who is
			 actively pursuing certification as a fire and emergency services instructor I
			 should contact the fire service training bureau for information about the
			 course approval process.
(4)
Course availability.
Any course which is approved and funded
			 from the volunteer fire fighter training and equipment fund must be available
			 to any volunteer fire department in the state of Iowa.
(5)
Notification.
Each
			 person applying for moneys from the volunteer fire fighter training and
			 equipment fund for delivery of training to volunteer fire fighters shall
			 receive notification indicating whether the request has been approved or
			 denied. Any approval of a request for funding is contingent upon the execution
			 of a contract between the department of public safety and the provider of the
			 proposed training course or courses setting out specific terms and conditions
			 for the delivery of the proposed course or courses. Any person whose request
			 for funding is denied may appeal that decision to the commissioner of public
			 safety by filing a written notice of appeal within 14 calendar days of the date
			 on which the notice indicating denial of the request is dated. Appeals of
			 denials of funding shall be treated as contested cases and processed according
			 to the procedures set out in rules
			 661-10.301 (17A) through
			 661-10.332 (17A).