Sec. 29-251b. Building Code Training Council; membership; vacancies.
Sec. 29-251b. Building Code Training Council; membership; vacancies. There
is established, within the Department of Public Safety a Building Code Training Council
which shall advise the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee
on all matters pertaining to certification training programs, continuing educational programs for building officials pursuant to section 29-262 and programs for all other persons
eligible to receive training pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) of section 29-251c. The
council shall be composed of seventeen members, who shall be residents of this state,
appointed as follows: (1) The State Building Inspector, or his designee; (2) one by the
Codes and Standards Committee, who shall be a member of said committee; (3) three
by the Connecticut Building Officials Association, each of whom shall be a member of
said association; (4) one by the Board of Governors of Higher Education; (5) one by
the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges; (6) one by the Governor,
who shall be a chief elected official of a municipality; (7) seven by the Commissioner
of Public Safety: (A) One of whom shall be an architect licensed pursuant to chapter
390, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects; (B) one of whom shall be a professional engineer,
licensed pursuant to chapter 391, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the
Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice; (C) one of whom shall be a landscape architect, licensed pursuant to chapter 396, selected from a list of individuals submitted by
the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects; (D) one of
whom shall be an interior designer registered pursuant to chapter 396a, selected from
a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Coalition of Interior Designers; (E)
one of whom shall be a member of the Connecticut State Building Trades Council,
selected from a list of individuals submitted by said organization; and (F) two of whom
shall be builders, general contractors or superintendents of construction, one having
expertise in residential building construction, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Home Builders Association of Connecticut, Inc., and one having expertise
in nonresidential building construction, selected from a list of individuals submitted by
the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, Incorporated; (8) one by the Director
of the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities; and (9) one by
the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a member of the public. The
council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. Any
member who fails to attend at least fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar
year or fails to attend three consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned
from the council. Vacancies on the council shall be filled by the appointing authority.
Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall, within the limits
of available funds as approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety, be reimbursed
for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(P.A. 97-308, S. 2; P.A. 98-233, S. 6, 8.)
History: P.A. 98-233 included certain other eligible persons in training and educational programs, effective July 1, 1999.