{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-11-503","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 11–503","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Commission shall:\n(1) Keep minutes of its meetings and any other records it considers necessary;\n(2) Cooperate with and assist schools in coordinating and improving all emergency services education and training activities;\n(3) Cooperate with the University of Maryland in developing a program for accrediting emergency services instructors;\n(4) Consult with emergency services instructors and personnel to develop minimum uniform education and training standards for emergency services instructors, personnel, and schools;\n(5) Cooperate with schools to help standardize course content and reciprocity of college credits for emergency services education and training;\n(6) Cooperate with appropriate government agencies to develop and maintain a current master plan for emergency services education and training;\n(7) Cooperate with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to develop and operate a system for collecting, analyzing, and exchanging information on emergency services education and training;\n(8) Encourage, promote, and review new techniques, methods, and procedures for emergency services;\n(9) Cooperate with and review material from other states and federal agencies on emergency services education and training;\n(10) Recommend to the Secretary rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes and objectives of the Commission;\n(11) Review any proposed or adopted national standards or certification programs for emergency services and recommend to the Secretary the actions that should be taken regarding them;\n(12) Prepare an annual report on the activities of the Commission to the Secretary, the Governor, and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and\n(13) Provide a place of storage for the records of the Commission and the original Governor’s Commission on Fire Services.\n(b) The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall provide staff services for the Commission.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=11-503","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"3fdf1407e1f1bdc9264c51c24832a037b655f52c2c073d6a617d36fedc66b133","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-11-502","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-11-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}