§ 22-18-1 - Establishment of commission on fire safety issues – Purpose – Membership.
SECTION 22-18-1
§ 22-18-1 Establishment of commission onfire safety issues – Purpose – Membership. – (a) There is established a commission on fire safety issued to study andinvestigate fire safety and related issued in this state. The study andinvestigation shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The need for, and possible location of and means of bothacquiring and developing, a permanent site for the state fire academy; and
(2) Means and methods of community outreach for fire safetyprograms and related fire safety education.
(b) The commission shall consist of nineteen (19) members,all of whom shall be citizens and residents of the state: four (4) of whomshall be members of the house of representatives, not more than three (3) fromthe same political party, to be appointed by the speaker of the house; four (4)of whom shall be members of the senate, not more then three (3) from the samepolitical party, to be appointed by the president of the senate; two (2) ofwhom shall be representatives from the insurance industry, one member to beappointed by the speaker of the house and one to be appointed by the presidentof the senate; one of whom shall be from the Fire Chief's Association to beappointed by the speaker of the house; one member from the state fire academyto be appointed by the speaker of the house; the state fire marshal or his orher designee; two (2) members from the State Association of Firefighterspossessing the qualifications found in subsection (c) of this section to beappointed by the speaker of the house; one member who shall be a full-time firechief of department from a department with more than one hundred (100) members,possessing the qualifications found in subsection (c) of this section to beappointed by the speaker of the house; one member who shall be a full-time firechief of a department from a department with one hundred (100) members or less,possessing the qualifications found in subsection (c) of this section to beappointed by the speaker of the house; one member who shall be a volunteer firechief of a department to be appointed by the speaker of the house; and onemember from the governor's office to be appointed by the governor.
(c) Those non-legislative members of the commission requiredunder subsection (b) of this section to have certain qualifications pursuant tothis subsection shall possess the following minimum qualifications:
(1) Be a state certified NFPA 1041 instructor; or
(2) Be a specialty and/or adjunct instructor, at the collegelevel, in any fire service discipline.
(d) The legislative members shall serve so long as they shallremain members of the house from which they were appointed and until theirsuccessors are appointed and qualified; the state fire marshal shall serve solong as he or she holds office and until a successor is appointed andqualified; all other members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointingauthority and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
(e) Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled by theappointing authority in the same manner as the original appointment.
(f) The members shall annually elect, by majority vote, oneof their members as chairperson, one of their members as vice-chairperson andone of their members as secretary.
(g) The commission shall from time to time and at leastannually report to the general assembly and the governor on its findings andthe result of its studies, and make any recommendations to the general assemblyand propose any legislation or initiate any studies that it shall deemadvisable.