Section 661.259.301. Regional training center program.

       259.301(1) There is established in the fire marshal division the regional emergency response training center program. The program shall operate under the authority of the fire marshal and shall operate within the fire service training bureau. Day-to-day administration of the program shall be under the supervision of the chief of the fire service training bureau.

       259.301(2) The purposes of the regional emergency response training center program are:

        a.           To administer funds appropriated for the program as directed by the general assembly, under the direction of the fire marshal, and in cooperation with the state fire service and emergency response council.

        b.           To develop training curricula in cooperation with regional emergency response training facilities.

        c.           To encourage cooperation among regional emergency response training facilities, between regional emergency response training facilities and the fire service training bureau, and among the fire service training bureau, regional emergency response training facilities, and other providers of training to emergency responders.