Permits students to be eligible for high school graduation credits in career readiness or career, and technical education for completing county fire academy course under certain circumstances.*

Summary

The bill permits high‑school students who finish a county fire academy course, pass the junior‑firefighter exam, and volunteer at their local fire department for two years to count the course toward graduation requirements for health, safety, and physical education. It applies only to students aged 16 to 18 and does not satisfy the separate Junior Firefighter’s Auxiliary membership rule. The measure is currently referred to the Assembly Education Committee.

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