Senate File 282 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1213)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing for the establishment of a committee to examine
2 alternatives and develop an implementation plan regarding
3 adoption of an integrated state fire code.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. STATE FIRE CODE == ADVISORY COMMITTEE
1 2 ESTABLISHED.
1 3 1. The division of fire protection in the department of
1 4 public safety shall establish a state fire code advisory
1 5 committee. The state fire marshal shall serve as chairperson
1 6 of the committee. Members shall include a representative of
1 7 each of the following, appointed by the respective entity or
1 8 that entity's successor, or, in the case of members appointed
1 9 pursuant to paragraphs "b" through "e", appointed by the state
1 10 fire marshal:
1 11 a. The state fire service and emergency response council.
1 12 b. State and local building inspectors.
1 13 c. A licensed engineer.
1 14 d. A licensed architect.
1 15 e. The homebuilding industry.
1 16 f. The Iowa association of professional fire chiefs.
1 17 g. The department of inspections and appeals.
1 18 h. The state fire marshal association.
1 19 i. The Iowa firemen's association.
1 20 The chairperson may designate additional entities for
1 21 inclusion on the committee.
1 22 2. Members shall serve staggered terms of two years.
1 23 Appointments of members of the committee shall comply with
1 24 sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the
1 25 original appointing authority and in the manner of the
1 26 original appointment.
1 27 3. Members shall receive actual expenses incurred while
1 28 serving in their official capacity and may also be eligible to
1 29 receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. A majority
1 30 of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
1 31 4. The advisory committee shall review existing fire
1 32 safety codes, identify instances where codes have become out=
1 33 of=date or where conflicts exist between various codes,
1 34 consider the advantages to be gained from an integrated fire
1 35 code, and make recommendations for the implementation of an
2 1 integrated state fire code. The committee shall submit a
2 2 report of its recommendations to the members of the general
2 3 assembly by January 1, 2007.
2 4 5. This section shall not be interpreted as affecting the
2 5 authority of the state fire marshal or the state building code
2 6 commissioner to promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 17A.
2 7 EXPLANATION
2 8 This bill provides for the formation of an advisory
2 9 committee to examine alternatives and develop an
2 10 implementation plan regarding adoption of an integrated state
2 11 fire code.
2 12 The bill provides that the committee shall be established
2 13 by the division of fire protection in the department of public
2 14 safety, with the state fire marshal serving as chairperson.
2 15 The bill provides that members shall include representatives
2 16 from the state and local building inspectors, licensed
2 17 engineers and architects, the homebuilding industry, the Iowa
2 18 association of professional fire chiefs, the state fire
2 19 service and emergency response council, the department of
2 20 inspections and appeals, the state fire marshal association,
2 21 the Iowa firemen's association, and additional entities as
2 22 designated by the chairperson.
2 23 The bill provides that the committee shall review existing
2 24 fire safety codes, identify instances where codes have become
2 25 out=of=date or where conflicts exist between various codes,
2 26 consider the advantages to be gained from an integrated fire
2 27 code, and make recommendations for the implementation of an
2 28 integrated state fire code. The bill provides that the
2 29 rulemaking authority of the state fire marshal and the state
2 30 building code commissioner is unaffected by this provision.
2 31 The bill provides that the committee shall submit a report of
2 32 its recommendations to the members of the general assembly by
2 33 January 1, 2007.
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