Section 21-P:29 Educational and Training Requirements; Certification.
I. No person shall be appointed as a full-time career firefighter, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless such person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory program of fire training approved by the commission. From time to time as it deems advisable, the commission may adopt additional educational and training standards, as authorized under RSA 21-P:27, II, to be met by the full-time career firefighters subject to that paragraph, provided that no person shall be excluded from such employment on the basis of any rule adopted under RSA 21-P:27, II, until such rule has been in effect for at least one year. No firefighter who lacks the educational and training qualifications required by this paragraph may have his temporary or probationary employment extended beyond 2 years.
II. The commission shall issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the educational and training requirements established under RSA 21-P:27, II, to any person presenting the commission with satisfactory evidence of the completion of such requirements, whether in this jurisdiction or any other.
III. Prior to any final vote regarding minimum standards, selection procedures, or certification, the commission shall:
(a) Provide notice of the proposed action to members of the fire service.
(b) Allow a 60-day period for the receipt of written comments on the proposal.
(c) Hold public hearings, one in the daytime hours and another during the evening hours, in such a way as to maximize input from members of the fire service.
Source. 1989, 388:3, eff. July 1, 1989. 1997, 135:8, eff. Aug. 8, 1997.