Maryland Education Section 11-503
§ 11-503.
  (a)   Subject to the authority of the Secretary, the Commission shall:
    (1)   Keep minutes of its meetings and any other records it considers necessary;
    (2)   Cooperate with and assist schools in coordinating and improving all emergency services education and training activities;
    (3)   Cooperate with the University of Maryland in developing a program for accrediting emergency services instructors;
    (4)   Consult with emergency services instructors and personnel to develop minimum uniform education and training standards for emergency services instructors, personnel, and schools;
    (5)   Cooperate with schools to help standardize course content and reciprocity of college credits for emergency services education and training;
    (6)   Cooperate with appropriate government agencies to develop and maintain a current master plan for emergency services education and training;
    (7)   Cooperate with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to develop and operate a system for collecting, analyzing, and exchanging information on emergency services education and training;
    (8)   Encourage, promote, and review new techniques, methods, and procedures for emergency services;
    (9)   Cooperate with and review material from other states and federal agencies on emergency services education and training;
    (10)   Recommend to the Secretary rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes and objectives of the Commission;
    (11)   Review any proposed or adopted national standards or certification programs for emergency services and recommend to the Secretary the actions that should be taken regarding them;
    (12)   Prepare an annual report on the activities of the Commission to the Secretary, the Governor, and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and
    (13)   Provide a place of storage for the records of the Commission and the original Governor's Commission on Fire Services.
  (b)   The Maryland Higher Education Commission shall provide staff services for the Commission.