New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-P:29 – Educational and Training Requirements; Certification
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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 consisting of an accredited certification program meeting the objectives of a nationally accepted standard regarding firefighter professional qualifications. No person shall be excluded from such employment on the basis of any rule adopted under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:27, II, until such rule has been in effect for at least one year.
II. The commission shall issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the educational and training requirements established under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 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.
II. The commission shall issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the educational and training requirements established under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 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.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-P:29
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
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.