History:
The Board was created by the Legislature in 2000 and had been scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2003. However, the Board continued to meet despite the sunset provision, according to the House Research Department. Under 2005 Minn. Laws Chap. 110, the Board was revived and the statute reenacted. The bill also ratified all Board action taken from Dec. 31, 2003 to May 27, 2005, the effective date of the new law.
The 2009 Minnesota Legislature passed a bill making Minnesota the first state in the nation to license firefighters. The Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) was designated to be the licensing agency. In doing so, this altered the MBFTE's enabling legislation to define and direct the Board on how the licensing process should be conducted in Minnesota.
Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report:
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000.
Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.