Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4501:3 - Emergency Management Agency
Chapter 4501:3-5 - Training
Section 4501:3-5-01 - Training
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) Sections 5502.26, 5502.27, and 5502.271 of the Revised Code require each director of an emergency management agency for a political subdivision to pursue a professional development program in accordance with rules developed under section 5502.25 of the Revised Code. Directors appointed shall acquire training as defined by the Ohio emergency management agency and maintain a record to be made available upon request from Ohio EMA, including in the following areas:
(B) The Ohio emergency management agency shall conduct a minimum of two seminars each year to update local emergency management agency directors on changes to or new topics in emergency management. Each local emergency management agency director shall attend both of these seminars each year. Requests for excused absences from these two update seminars shall be submitted in writing to the executive director of the Ohio emergency management agency and considered on a case-by-case basis.
(C) The executive director of the Ohio emergency management agency shall annually publish a training catalog announcing courses available for directors of political subdivision emergency management agencies.
(D) Upon assuming the position of director of emergency management for a political subdivision, the individual shall complete, or have completed, the required courses listed in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(4) of this rule within a three-year period from the date of appointment.