MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                              2869

(C) ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, THE DIRECTOR
OF THE EXTENSION SHALL BECOME DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE,
AND ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE EXTENSION SHALL BECOME EMPLOYEES
OF THE INSTITUTE WITHOUT ANY DIMINUTION IN SALARY OR
OTHER BENEFITS.

27AI.

(A)    THE DIRECTOR IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF THE
INSTITUTE, AND HE SHALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CHANCELLOR
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.

(B)    THE DIRECTOR MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBTITLE AND THE DUTIES ASSIGNED TO THE INSTITUTE BY THIS
SUBTITLE.

27AJ.

IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING THE DUTIES AND PROVIDING
THE SERVICES FORMERLY PROVIDED BY THE EXTENSION, THE
INSTITUTE SHALL:

1.    PROVIDE CLASSROOM EDUCATION AND TRAINING
FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE PERSONNEL, BOTH AT THE
INSTITUTE AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY MEANS OF MOBILE
DEMONSTRATIONS AND CLASSES;

2.      COOPERATE IN EXISTING ACTIVITIES IN
JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHICH PROVIDE TRAINING
FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE PERSONNEL;

3.    PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT,
IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPERATION OF REGIONAL CENTERS FOR THE
TRAINING OF FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE PERSONNEL;

4.    CONDUCT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING;

5.     PREPARE OR ADOPT FIRE AND RESCUE TRAINING
MANUALS AND OTHER TRAINING MATERIALS;

6.    RESEARCH AND DEVELOP NEW FIRE AND RESCUE
TRAINING TECHNIQUES;

7.     DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INDUSTRIAL FIRE
TRAINING COURSES AND OTHER SPECIALIZED COURSES IN
FIREFIGHTING;

8.     COLLECT AND STORE STATISTICS AND RECORDS
ON FIRE AND RESCUE EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RELATED DATA;

9.    DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF
THE DANGERS AND DIFFICULTIES OF THE TASKS PERFORMED BY
PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS THROUGHOUT THE