Senate File 282 - Reprinted



                                     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    j.  The Iowa truss builders association.
  1 21    k.  The Iowa lumber association.
  1 22    The chairperson may designate additional entities for
  1 23 inclusion on the committee.
  1 24    2.  Members shall serve staggered terms of two years.
  1 25 Appointments of members of the committee shall comply with
  1 26 sections 69.16 and 69.16A.  Vacancies shall be filled by the
  1 27 original appointing authority and in the manner of the
  1 28 original appointment.
  1 29    3.  Members shall receive actual expenses incurred while
  1 30 serving in their official capacity and may also be eligible to
  1 31 receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.  A majority
  1 32 of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
  1 33    4.  The advisory committee shall review existing fire
  1 34 safety codes, identify instances where codes have become out=
  1 35 of=date or where conflicts exist between various codes,
  2  1 consider the advantages to be gained from an integrated fire
  2  2 code, and make recommendations for the implementation of an
  2  3 integrated state fire code.  The committee shall submit a
  2  4 report of its recommendations to the members of the general
  2  5 assembly by January 1, 2007.
  2  6    5.  This section shall not be interpreted as affecting the
  2  7 authority of the state fire marshal or the state building code
  2  8 commissioner to promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 17A.
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