HOUSE BILL No. 6123

 

May 15, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Rick Jones, Polidori, Stahl, Steil, LaJoy, Meltzer, Mayes, Stakoe and Dean and referred to the Committee on Education.

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

 

"The revised school code,"

 

(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1164.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1164. (1) Not later than January 1, 2009, the department,

 

in cooperation with the firefighters training council established

 

under the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL

 

29.361 to 29.377, shall develop or adopt, and shall make available

 

to schools, 1 or more model programs for an entry level firefighter

 

training program for high school pupils. The model program shall be

 

appropriate to be incorporated as part of the high school

 

curriculum.

 

     (2) Each public or nonpublic high school, or career and

 


technical preparation program operated by a school district or

 

intermediate school district, is encouraged to adopt and implement

 

the model firefighter training program developed under subsection

 

(1) or a similar program.