Pennsylvania SB470 allows schools to offer firefighter and emergency service training courses and establishes a pilot program for high school.
Pennsylvania SB470 amends the Public School Code of 1949 to allow school entities and nonpublic schools to offer firefighter and emergency service training as credit-earning courses to students aged 16 and older. These courses can include Firefighter I training and fire instruction leading to Firefighter I certification. The bill also establishes the Secondary Education Fire Training Pilot Program, which aims to increase the number of individuals capable of becoming volunteer firefighters.
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