California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 13 - California Fire Service Training and Education Program
Article 2 - General Provisions
Section 1990.04 - Instructors

Universal Citation: 19 CA Code of Regs 1990.04

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

All instructors under the California Fire Service Training and Education Program, with the exception of Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 Instructors, shall be registered with the State Fire Training Division following the procedures for each course specialty as outlined in the "State Fire Training Procedures Manual" per section 1990.00.

(a) Registered Instructors shall meet specific coursework, instructor requirements, teaching experience, rank, and occupational experience. A Registered Instructor can be approved to teach either or both California Fire Service Training and Education System (CFSTES) and Fire Service Training and Education Program (FSTEP) courses.

(1) Senior Instructors shall meet minimum qualifications for accredited and/or approved Rescue-related courses per "State Fire Training Procedures Manual," Section 1990.00.

(2) Primary Instructors have the lead responsibility for the delivery of an OSFM CFSTES or FSTEP course per "State Fire Training Procedures Manual," Section 1990.00.

(3) Adjunct Instructors shall meet minimum instructor criteria and work under the supervision of a Primary Instructor for the delivery of an OSFM accredited and approved courses per "State Fire Training Procedures Manual," Section 1990.00.

(4) Registered Lead Evaluator and Registered Skills Evaluator shall meet minimum instructor criteria to evaluate student skill demonstrations or exams per "State Fire Training Procedures Manual," Section 1990.00.

(b) Registered Instructors shall notify the State Fire Training Division via email of any status change in regard to name, address, telephone number and e-mail address.

(1) Failure to notify the State Fire Training Division as set forth in Section 1990.04(b) shall result in the Registered Instructor being placed on the inactive list.

(2) Registered Instructors on the inactive list shall be reinstated to the active list if they comply with Section 1990.04(b).

1. New section filed 8-7-2008; operative 9-6-2008 (Register 2008, No. 32).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 6-30-2016; operative 7-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 27).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(4) filed 5-30-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 22).
4. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (a)-(a)(4) filed 9-3-2020; operative 1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 36).

Note: Authority cited: Section 13159(d), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 13159(d), Health and Safety Code.

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