HF 2103 (LSB 5154HH (3) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2103

BY  QUIRK

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the composition of the building code advisory council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 103A.14, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   There is hereby established a seven member

seven-member council to be known as the state building code advisory council. The council shall elect from its membership a chairperson. The members of the council shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold office commencing July 1, 1972, for four years and until their successors are appointed, except that three initial appointees shall be appointed for two-year terms and four initial appointees shall be appointed for four-year terms. The members of the council shall be persons who are qualified by experience or training to provide a broad or specialized expertise on matters pertaining to building construction. At least one of the members shall be a journeyman member of the building trades, one member shall be a current member of the electrical examining board, and one member shall be a current member of the plumbing and mechanical systems board. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
EXPLANATION
   The state building code advisory council is a seven-member council. The council advises and confers with the state building code commissioner on matters relating to the state building code. This bill provides that the membership of the council must include a current member of the electrical examining board and a current member of the plumbing and mechanical systems board.