The California Fire Service Training and Education Program is hereby established in the office of the State Fire Marshal.
The State Fire Marshal, with policy guidance and advice from the State Board of Fire Services, shall carry out the management of the California Fire Service Training and Education Program and shall have the authority to:
(a) Promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary for implementation of the program.
(b) Establish the courses of study and curriculum to be used in the program.
(c) Establish prerequisites for the admission of personnel who attend courses offered in the program.
(d) Establish and collect admission fees and other fees that may be necessary to be charged for seminars, conferences, and specialized training given, which shall not be deducted from state appropriations for the purposes of this program.
(e) Collect such fees as may be established pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13142.4.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1248.)