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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses fire and rescue training programs.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ requires Utah Valley University to operate a fire and rescue training program, with
13 advice and support from the Utah Fire Prevention Board;
14 ▸ repeals provisions relating to the Utah Fire Prevention Board's responsibility to
15 establish a fire academy;
16 ▸ modifies provisions relating to an account used to support operations of the State
17 Fire Marshal Division;
18 ▸ requires the Utah Fire Prevention Board to provide technical expertise, advice, and
19 support to Utah Valley University with respect to the fire and rescue training
20 program;
21 ▸ requires Utah Valley University to provide the program without cost to designated
22 individuals;
23 ▸ requires Utah Valley University and the Utah Fire Prevention Board to enter into a
24 contract to define the terms of their relationship relative to the fire and rescue
25 training program; and
26 ▸ requires Utah Valley University and the Utah Fire Prevention Board to report on the
27 fire and rescue training program to legislative committees.
28 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
29 This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2021:
30 ▸ to the Department of Public Safety - Public Safety Programs and Operations:
31 • from the General Fund Restricted - Fire Academy Support Account,
32 ($4,273,000);
33 ▸ to Utah Valley University - Education and General:
34 • from the Education Fund, $4,700,000;
35 ▸ to the General Fund Restricted - Fire Academy Support Account:
36 • from the General Fund, ($4,200,000).
37 Other Special Clauses:
38 This bill provides a coordination clause.
39 Utah Code Sections Affected:
40 AMENDS:
41 53-7-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 152
42 53-7-204.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 303
43 53-7-504, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 376
44 53B-1-301, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 324 and last amended by
45 Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 444
46 ENACTS:
47 53B-29-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
48 53B-29-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
49 53B-29-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
50 53B-29-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51 Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
52 53-7-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 152
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54 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
55 Section 1. Section 53-7-204 is amended to read:
56 53-7-204. Duties of Utah Fire Prevention Board -- Unified Code Analysis Council
57 -- Local administrative duties.
58 (1) The board shall:
59 (a) administer the state fire code as the standard in the state;
60 (b) subject to the state fire code, make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
61 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
62 (i) establishing standards for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and
63 property against fire and panic in any:
64 (A) publicly owned building, including all public and private schools, colleges, and
65 university buildings;
66 (B) building or structure used or intended for use as an asylum, a mental hospital, a
67 hospital, a sanitarium, a home for the elderly, an assisted living facility, a children's home or
68 day care center, or any building or structure used for a similar purpose; or
69 (C) place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building,
70 structure, tent, or room for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, instruction, or education;
71 (ii) establishing safety and other requirements for placement and discharge of display
72 fireworks on the basis of:
73 (A) the state fire code; and
74 (B) relevant publications of the National Fire Protection Association;
75 (iii) establishing safety standards for retail storage, handling, and sale of class C
76 common state approved explosives;
77 (iv) defining methods to establish proof of competence to place and discharge display
78 fireworks, special effects fireworks, and flame effects;
79 (v) subject to Subsection (2), creating a uniform statewide policy regarding a state,
80 county, special district, and local government entity's safe seizure, storage, and repurposing,
81 destruction, or disposal of a firework, class A explosive, or class B explosive that:
82 (A) is illegal; or
83 (B) a person uses or handles in an illegal manner;
84 (vi) deputizing qualified persons to act as deputy fire marshals, and to secure special
85 services in emergencies;
86 (vii) implementing Section 15A-1-403;
87 (viii) setting guidelines for use of funding;
88 (ix) establishing criteria for training and safety equipment grants for fire departments
89 enrolled in firefighter certification;
90 (x) establishing ongoing training standards for hazardous materials emergency
91 response agencies; and
92 (xi) establishing criteria for the fire safety inspection of a food truck;
93 (c) recommend to the commissioner a state fire marshal;
94 (d) develop policies under which the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal's
95 authorized representatives will perform;
96 (e) provide for the employment of field assistants and other salaried personnel as
97 required;
98 (f) prescribe the duties of the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal's authorized
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102 (g) provide technical expertise, advice, and support to Utah Valley University in the
103 establishment and operation of the fire and rescue training program described in Section
104 53B-29-202;
105 (h) establish a statewide fire statistics program for the purpose of gathering fire data
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111 suppression systems in the interest of safeguarding lives and property;
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121 Code Commission in accordance with Section 15A-1-203.
122 (2) (a) In the rules that the board makes under Subsection (1)(b)(v), the board shall
123 include a provision prohibiting a state, county, special district, or local government entity from
124 disposing of an item described in Subsection (1)(b)(v) by means of open burning, except under
125 circumstances described in the rule.
126 (b) When making a rule under Subsection (1)(b)(v), the board shall:
127 (i) review and include applicable references to:
128 (A) requirements described in Title 15A, Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act; and
129 (B) provisions of the International Fire Code; and
130 (ii) consider the appropriate role of the following in relation to the rule:
131 (A) the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and
132 (B) a firework wholesaler or distributor.
133 (3) The board may incorporate in its rules by reference, in whole or in part:
134 (a) the state fire code; or
135 (b) subject to the state fire code, a nationally recognized and readily available standard
136 pertaining to the protection of life and property from fire, explosion, or panic.
137 (4) The following functions shall be administered locally by a city, county, or fire
138 protection district:
139 (a) issuing permits, including open burning permits pursuant to Sections 11-7-1 and
140 19-2-114;
141 (b) creating a local board of appeals in accordance with the state fire code; and
142 (c) subject to the state fire code and the other provisions of this chapter, establishing,
143 modifying, or deleting fire flow and water supply requirements.
144 Section 2. Section 53-7-204.2 is amended to read:
145 53-7-204.2. Fire Prevention Support Account -- Funding.
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172 (b) The following revenue shall be deposited in the account to implement this section:
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174 is levied, assessed, and collected under Title 59, Chapter 9, Taxation of Admitted Insurers,
175 upon property insurance premiums and as applied to fire and allied lines insurance collected by
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187 Section 3. Section 53-7-504 is amended to read:
188 53-7-504. Offenses -- Civil penalties -- Penalty money to be deposited into the Fire
189 Prevention Support Account.
190 (1) (a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute a novelty lighter in this state.
191 (b) A person may not import a novelty lighter into this state for the purpose of selling
192 or distributing the novelty lighter within this state.
193 (c) A person may not possess a novelty lighter in inventory for the purpose of selling or
194 distributing the novelty lighter within this state.
195 (2) (a) The state fire marshal may assess a civil penalty against a person who violates
196 Subsection (1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
197 (b) The civil penalty for a violation of Subsection (1) may not exceed:
198 (i) $10,000 for the importation of novelty lighters;
199 (ii) $1,000 if the person acts as a wholesaler of novelty lighters or distributes novelty
200 lighters by means other than distribution directly to consumers; and
201 (iii) $500 if the person is:
202 (A) a retail seller of novelty lighters; or
203 (B) a person distributing novelty lighters, other than as a manufacturer, importer, or
204 wholesaler.
205 (3) If a person continues to violate this section after the state fire marshal gives the
206 person written notice of a violation, each day that the violation continues after written notice is
207 given is a separate offense subject to a civil penalty.
208 (4) (a) For purposes of imposing civil penalties, it is prima facie evidence that a lighter
209 is a novelty lighter if the lighter is listed by the state fire marshal as a novelty lighter under
210 Section 53-7-503, or is of a class or type of lighter listed by the state fire marshal as a novelty
211 lighter.
212 (b) Listing by the state fire marshal is not a requirement for a determination that a
213 lighter is a novelty lighter.
214 (5) All money collected from civil penalties under this section shall be deposited [
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216 (6) A person may seek judicial review of a final agency action under this part as
217 provided in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
218 Section 4. Section 53B-1-301 is amended to read:
219 53B-1-301. Reports to and actions of the Higher Education Appropriations
220 Subcommittee.
221 (1) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
222 recurring reports are due to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
223 (a) the reports described in Sections 34A-2-202.5, 53B-17-804, and 59-9-102.5 by the
224 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health;
225 (b) the report described in Section 53B-7-101 by the board on recommended
226 appropriations for higher education institutions, including the report described in Section
227 53B-8-104 by the board on the effects of offering nonresident partial tuition scholarships;
228 (c) the report described in Section 53B-7-704 by the Department of Workforce
229 Services and the Governor's Office of Economic Development on targeted jobs;
230 (d) the reports described in Section 53B-7-705 by the board and the Utah System of
231 Technical Colleges Board of Trustees, respectively, on performance;
232 (e) the report described in Section 53B-8-201 by the board on the Regents' Scholarship
233 Program;
234 (f) the report described in Section 53B-8-303 by the State Board of Regents regarding
235 Access Utah promise scholarships;
236 (g) the report described in Section 53B-8d-104 by the Division of Child and Family
237 Services on tuition waivers for wards of the state;
238 (h) the report described in Section 53B-12-107 by the Utah Higher Education
239 Assistance Authority;
240 (i) the report described in Section 53B-13a-104 by the board on the Success Stipend
241 Program;
242 (j) the report described in Section 53B-17-201 by the University of Utah regarding the
243 Miners' Hospital for Disabled Miners;
244 (k) the report described in Section 53B-26-103 by the Governor's Office of Economic
245 Development on high demand technical jobs projected to support economic growth;
246 (l) the report described in Section 53B-26-202 by the Medical Education Council on
247 projected demand for nursing professionals; and
248 (m) the report described in Section 53E-10-308 by the State Board of Education and
249 State Board of Regents on student participation in the concurrent enrollment program.
250 (2) In accordance with applicable provisions and Section 68-3-14, the following
251 occasional reports are due to the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee:
252 (a) upon request, the information described in Section 53B-8a-111 submitted by the
253 Utah Educational Savings Plan;
254 (b) as described in Section 53B-26-103, a proposal by an eligible partnership related to
255 workforce needs for technical jobs projected to support economic growth;
256 (c) a proposal described in Section 53B-26-202 by an eligible program to respond to
257 projected demand for nursing professionals; [
258 (d) a report in 2023 from Utah Valley University and the Utah Fire Prevention Board
259 on the fire and rescue training program described in Section 53B-29-202; and
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261 Planning Commission on the commission's progress.
262 (3) In accordance with applicable provisions, the Higher Education Appropriations
263 Subcommittee shall complete the following:
264 (a) as required by Section 53B-7-703, the review of performance funding described in
265 Section 53B-7-703;
266 (b) the review described in Section 53B-7-705 of the implementation of performance
267 funding;
268 (c) an appropriation recommendation described in Section 53B-26-103 to fund a
269 proposal responding to workforce needs of a strategic industry cluster;
270 (d) an appropriation recommendation described in Section 53B-26-202 to fund a
271 proposal responding to projected demand for nursing professionals; and
272 (e) review of the report described in Section 63B-10-301 by the University of Utah on
273 the status of a bond and bond payments specified in Section 63B-10-301.
274 Section 5. Section 53B-29-101 is enacted to read:
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277 53B-29-101. Title.
278 This chapter is known as "Utah Valley University."
279 Section 6. Section 53B-29-201 is enacted to read:
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281 53B-29-201. Definitions.
282 As used in this part:
283 (1) "Fire and rescue training program" means the program described in Section
284 53B-29-202.
285 (2) "Fire board" means the Utah Fire Prevention Board, created in Section 53-7-203.
286 Section 7. Section 53B-29-202 is enacted to read:
287 53B-29-202. Fire prevention, education, and training program.
288 (1) With technical advice and support from the fire board, Utah Valley University shall
289 operate a statewide fire and rescue service training program that:
290 (a) provides instruction, training, and testing for:
291 (i) Utah Valley University students; and
292 (ii) firefighters and emergency rescue personnel throughout the state, whether paid or
293 volunteer;
294 (b) explores new methods of firefighting, fire training, and fire prevention;
295 (c) provides training for fire and arson detection and investigation;
296 (d) provides training to students, firefighters, and emergency rescue personnel on how
297 to conduct public education programs to promote fire safety;
298 (e) provides for certification of firefighters, pump operators, instructors, officers, and
299 rescue personnel; and
300 (f) provides facilities and props for teaching firefighting and emergency rescue skills.
301 (2) Utah Valley University shall ensure that the curriculum, training, and facilities
302 offered in the fire and rescue training program are sufficient to allow individuals who
303 successfully complete the program to receive applicable certification as a firefighter or
304 emergency rescue professional.
305 (3) Utah Valley University and the fire board shall consult together regarding:
306 (a) the development and content of the curriculum and training of the fire and rescue
307 training program;
308 (b) the identification of individuals who will be permitted to participate in the fire and
309 rescue program without cost; and
310 (c) the establishment of certification standards and requirements.
311 (4) Utah Valley University shall allow individuals designated by the fire board to
312 participate in and complete the fire and rescue training program without cost and to receive
313 applicable certification.
314 (5) Utah Valley University and the fire board shall by contract establish terms to:
315 (a) define the scope and content of the fire and rescue training program;
316 (b) identify the fire and rescue personnel throughout the state who will be permitted to
317 participate in the fire and rescue training program without cost; and
318 (c) define other aspects of the relationship between Utah Valley University and the fire
319 board relating to the fire and rescue training program that are mutually beneficial.
320 Section 8. Section 53B-29-203 is enacted to read:
321 53B-29-203. Reporting requirement.
322 In 2023, no later than October 31, 2023, Utah Valley University and the fire board shall
323 report to the Education Interim Committee, the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim
324 Committee, and the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature about:
325 (1) the operation of the fire and rescue training program, including successes and
326 challenges associated with the operation of the fire and rescue training program; and
327 (2) the positive aspects of and any concerns relating to the relationship between Utah
328 Valley University and the fire board with respect to the fire and rescue training program.
329 Section 9. Appropriations.
330 The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
331 2020 and ending June 30, 2021. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
332 fiscal year 2021.
333 Section 9a. Operating and Capital Budgets.
334 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
335 Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
336 the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
337 ITEM 1
338 To Department of Public Safety - Public Safety Programs and Operations
339 From General Fund Restricted - Fire Academy
340 Support Account
($4,273,000)
341 Schedule of Programs:
342 Fire Fighter Training ($4,273,000)
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344 To Utah Valley University - Education and General
345 From Education Fund
$4,700,000
346 Schedule of Programs:
347 Education and General $4,700,000
348 The Legislature intends that Utah Valley University use the money appropriated in this
349 bill to fund the fire and rescue training program described in Section 53B-29-202.
350 Section 9b. Restricted Fund and Account Transfers.
351 The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
352 amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
353 the funds or accounts to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an
354 appropriation.
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356 To General Fund Restricted - Fire Academy Support Account
357 From General Fund
($4,200,000)
358 Schedule of Programs:
359 General Fund Restricted - Fire Academy
360 Support Account ($4,200,000)
361 Section 10. Coordinating S.B. 209 with S.B. 111 -- Superseding technical and
362 substantive amendment.
363 If S.B. 209 and S.B. 111, Higher Education Amendments, both pass and become law, it
364 is the intent of the Legislature that Subsection 53-7-204(1)(g) in this bill supersede the
365 amendments to Subsection 53-7-204(1)(g) in S.B. 111 when the Office of Legislative Research
366 and General Counsel prepares the database for publication.