DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION  
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING  
(By authority conferred on the emergency management division, department of state  
police, by section 7a of Act No. 390 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being  
S30.407a of the Michigan Compiled Laws)  
R 30.31 Definitions.  
Rule 1. As used in these rules:  
(a) "Division" means the emergency management division of the department of state  
police.  
(b) "Emergency management coordinator" means a person who is appointed  
pursuant to the provisions of section 9 of Act No. 390 of the Public Acts of 1976, as  
amended, being S30.409 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to coordinate all  
matters pertaining to emergency management, disaster preparedness, and recovery  
assistance within a county or municipality. In the absence of an appointed person,  
"emergency management coordinator" means the chairperson of the county board of  
commissioners or the chief executive official of a municipality.  
History: 1994 AACS.  
R 30.32 Training manual.  
Rule 2. (1) The division shall develop an emergency management training manual  
which is consistent with these rules and which sets forth standards and requirements  
for the training and professional development  
coordinators.  
of emergency management  
(2) The emergency management training manual shall include all of the  
following:  
(a) A description of the training standards and requirements or accepted equivalent  
training that is based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities which are necessary to  
perform the functions of an emergency management coordinator.  
(b) The minimum number of hours of instruction.  
(c) Provisions for an exam based on the knowledge and concepts taught in the  
required curriculum.  
(d) Application procedures for taking the exam.  
(e) Annual training requirements.  
(3) The division shall periodically review the emergency management training  
manual to ensure that the training standards and requirements stated in the manual are  
in compliance with existing legislation, current knowledge and technology, or both.  
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The manual shall be revised by the division when it determines a need to modify,  
update, increase, or delete any part of the training standards or requirements.  
History: 1994 AACS.  
R 30.33 Use of title "professional emergency manager."  
Rule 3. (1) An emergency management coordinator who successfully  
completes the training requirements as specified in R 30.32 may use the title  
"professional emergency manager" as designated by the emergency management  
division.  
(2) The division may deny the use of the title "professional emergency manager"  
by an emergency management coordinator for  
failure to complete the training  
requirements as specified in the emergency management training manual.  
History: 1994 AACS.  
R 30.34 Advisory board.  
Rule 4. There shall be an advisory board of registration of not more than 9  
members created in the department of state police. The board  
shall advise the  
emergency management division in matters pertaining to the application and  
registration of emergency management coordinators as professional emergency  
managers. The members of this board will serve voluntarily in a manner prescribed  
by the emergency management division.  
History: 1994 AACS.  
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