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Fire Board adopts unified policy for hiring‑ratio relief under Public Act 2547
Summary
The Fire Board approved a unified policy for granting hiring‑ratio relief under Public Act 2547 that requires sponsors to demonstrate 'good cause' and supply a licensee/apprentice roster; the board also endorsed a suggested violation/penalty table and agreed to monitoring and interagency notifications. Vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
The Fire Board voted to adopt a unified policy for granting hiring‑ratio relief under Public Act 2547, approving a package that sets application requirements, supervision expectations and a suggested violation and penalty table.
John, who presented the policy to the board, said the application will require sponsors to ‘‘substantiate good cause’’ and upload a spreadsheet listing licensees and current apprentices so the board can confirm daily direct supervision will be available in the field. He told members the board will review requests that would increase a sponsor’s total apprentices to more than eight; applications for fewer than eight apprentices are handled at the departmental level unless tied to disciplinary action.
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