Sec. 419.023. FIRE FIGHTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The commission shall establish a fire fighter advisory committee to assist the commission in matters relating to fire protection personnel, volunteer fire fighters, fire departments, and volunteer fire departments. The committee shall be composed of nine members appointed by the commission.
(b) Six members of the committee must be fire protection personnel or retired fire protection personnel who collectively represent various areas in the field of fire protection. Three members of the committee must be certified instructors of fire protection personnel. At least one member of the committee must be a volunteer fire fighter or volunteer fire chief.
(c) A committee member serves at the will of the commission.
(d) The committee shall elect a member of the committee as the presiding officer of the committee. The committee shall meet at least twice each calendar year at the call of the presiding officer or at the call of the commission.
(e) The committee periodically shall review commission rules relating to fire protection personnel, fire departments, and other fire fighters and fire fighting organizations that are subject to regulation under this subchapter and recommend changes in the rules to the commission.
(f) Appointments to the committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(64), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2009.
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