(a) The commission may promulgate a certified prescribed fire manager program whereby practitioners may become qualified and registered under this part.

(b) The commission shall utilize the same or similar record-keeping requirements of Part 3 of this article, the ‘‘Georgia Forest Fire Protection Act,’’ to reflect the use of prescribed burning under this part.

(c) The commission shall, subject to sufficient funding, institute a public information campaign in an effort to reveal the benefits of prescribed burning to the general public.