FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS UPDATE OF INITIAL STATEMENT OF REASONS

The Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM) has provided an update to the Initial Statement of Reasons and recommends approval of the proposed regulatory action. The State Fire Marshal is proposing to adopt Sections 2400 to 2500.12, which establish the requirements for administering and managing the “California Fire Service Training and Education Program (CFSTEP). ” The proposed regulations as originally noticed to the public includes; the enforcement of these regulations, incorporated references, course development requirements, accredited and approved classes, certification exams, registered instructors, accredited facilities, accountability for facilities and instructors, appeal processes and state fire training fees (California Fire and Arson Training (CFAT) Fund). The proposed regulations incorporates by reference the administrative procedures for the CFSTEP consisting of the following documents: “State Fire Training Procedures Manual (January 2008)”, “Course Information and Required Materials Manual (January 2008)”, and the “Curriculum Development Guidelines (January 2008)”. These documents are formal publications reasonably available at the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) or may be accessed on the OSFM’s web-site a