Section 129856 Of Article 3. General Requirements And Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 107. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
129856
. (a) Contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget
Act, the office shall establish a program for training fire and life
safety officers. The goal of this program shall be to provide a
sufficient number of qualified persons to facilitate the timely
performance of the office's duties and responsibilities relating to
the review of plans and specifications pertaining to the design and
observation of construction of hospital buildings and buildings
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section
129725, in order to ensure compliance with applicable facility design
and construction codes and standards.
(b) The office shall prepare a comprehensive report on the
training program setting forth its goals, objectives, and structure.
The report shall include the number of fire and life safety officers
to be trained annually, a timeline for training completion, a process
for gathering information to evaluate the training programs
efficiency that includes dropout and retention rates, and a mechanism
to annually assess the need for the training program to continue.
The report shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee by April 1, 2007.
(c) The office may establish other training programs as necessary
to ensure that a sufficient number of qualified persons are available
to facilitate the timely performance of the office's duties and
responsibilities relating to the review of plans and specifications
pertaining to the design and construction of hospital buildings and
buildings described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of
Section 129725, to ensure compliance with applicable safety codes and
standards.
(d) If additional training programs are established pursuant to
subdivision (c), the office shall prepare a comprehensive report on
the training program setting forth its goals, objectives, and
structure. The report shall include the number of individuals trained
pursuant to subdivision (c) annually, a timeline for training
completion, a process for gathering information to evaluate the
training programs efficiency that includes dropout and retention
rates, and a mechanism to annually assess the need for the training
program to continue. The report shall be submitted to the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee three years after the training program
has been implemented.