H.F. 776 Section 1. STATE FIRE MARSHAL RULES —— CHILDREN’S 1 RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. The state fire marshal shall 2 adopt fire safety rules pursuant to chapter 17A to exempt 3 children’s residential facilities certified pursuant to 4 chapter 237C that are college preparatory boarding and day 5 high schools established in 1890 from the international fire 6 code regulations and to provide for an inspection fee of not 7 more than one hundred dollars for such facilities. The state 8 fire marshal shall, in collaboration with the department of 9 human services, the department of inspections and appeals, and 10 other appropriate agencies, take into consideration the size, 11 nature, and purpose of children’s residential facilities in 12 promulgating such rules. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill directs the state fire marshal to adopt fire safety 17 rules to exempt children’s residential facilities certified 18 pursuant to Code chapter 237C that are college preparatory 19 boarding and day high schools established in 1890 from the 20 international fire code regulations and to provide for an 21 inspection fee of not more than $100 for such facilities. 22 The state fire marshal is directed to collaborate with the 23 department of human services, the department of inspections and 24 appeals, and other appropriate agencies and is required to take 25 into consideration the size, nature, and purpose of children’s 26 residential facilities in promulgating such rules. 27 -1- LSB 2806HV (2) 88 hb/rh 1/ 1