Georgia Code, Title 25, Chapter 4, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 25-4-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Act."
• § 25-4-2 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Airport" means any airport located in this state which has regularly scheduled commercial air carrier service...
• § 25-4-3 - Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council -- Establishment and Organization; Advisory Committee; Expenses and Allowances
  (a) The Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council is established. The council shall be composed of 11 members, one of whom shall be the...
• § 25-4-4 - Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council -- Eligibility of Members for Public Office
  Membership on the council does not constitute public office, and no member shall be disqualified from holding public office by reason of his membership.
• § 25-4-5 - Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council -- Administrative Assignment to Department of Public Safety; Source of Funds; Authority to Accept Gifts, Etc
  The council is assigned to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes. The funds necessary to carry out this chapter shall come from...
• § 25-4-6 - Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council -- Meetings; Quorum; Annual Report
  The business of the council shall be conducted in the following manner: (1) The council shall hold at least two regular meetings each year...
• § 25-4-7 - Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council -- Functions and Powers
  The council is vested with the following functions and powers: (1) To promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the council; (2) To...
• § 25-4-7.1 - Appointment and Compensation of Executive Director; Assistants
  (a) The council shall appoint and establish the compensation of an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the council.(b) The executive...
• § 25-4-8 - Qualifications of Firefighters Generally
  (a) Except as provided in Code Section 25-4-12, any person employed or certified as a firefighter shall: (1) Be at least 18 years of...
• § 25-4-9 - Basic Firefighter Training Course; Transfer of Certification
  (a) Full-time, part-time, and volunteer firefighters, including airport firefighters, shall successfully complete a basic training course. The council shall determine the course content, number...
• § 25-4-10 - Mandatory Annual Training
  As a condition of continued certification, all firefighters shall train, drill, or study at schools, classes, or courses at the local, area, or state...
• § 25-4-11 - Adoption of Higher Training Requirements by Employing Agencies
  This chapter shall provide only the minimum qualification standards in training requirements for firefighters in this state and does not restrict any employing agency...
• § 25-4-12 - Applicability of Chapter
  Except as otherwise provided in Article 2, nothing in this chapter shall apply to firefighters employed on July 1, 1971, and such firefighters are...

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