Michigan § 29.374 - Training expenditures; disbursement to county training committees; distribution.

(1) From the amount annually deposited in and appropriated to the fireworks safety fund for firefighter training under section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28.461, the council may request and the state fire marshal may approve annual training expenditures for the purposes of payments to the designated fiduciary of each county's training committee to fund firefighter training and provide for firefighter training equipment and other related activities required under this act. The state fire marshal may deny requests not meeting the requirements of this act.

(2) The money approved under subsection (1) must be disbursed to county training committees using a formula composed 70% of county population and 30% of square miles within the county. A minimum disbursement to each county training committee may be requested by the council and approved by the state fire marshal.

(3) The chairperson of a firefighter training committee established in each county shall survey the training needs of organized fire departments and public safety departments in the county and shall expend money for firefighter training, firefighter training equipment, or other activities required under this act as prioritized by the organized fire departments or public safety departments in the county. If money distributed to a county under this section for a fiscal year is not designated by the chairperson for expenditure as provided in this subsection by the county by January 1 of the fiscal year, the undesignated money must be returned to the council and may be redistributed by the council through the application process under section 15. The state fire marshal may deny requests for redistribution that do not meet the requirements of this act. The council shall deposit undesignated money that is not redistributed through an application under section 15 into the fireworks safety fund created in section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28.461.

(4) Money must be distributed under this section only to support training for personnel from an organized fire department or public safety department that has adhered to the standards established under this act for personnel recruited or trained by the organized fire department or public safety department during the current and prior fiscal years and that has complied with the incident reporting requirements under section 4 of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.4, during the 12 months preceding an application made under this act.