Sec. 2. (a) The commission consists of eleven (11) members, nine (9) of whom shall be appointed by the governor.
(b) The term of a commission member is four (4) years.
(c) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall serve as a member of the commission, and the commissioner of labor or the commissioner's designee shall serve as a member of the commission.
(d) Each appointed member of the commission must have a recognized interest, knowledge, and experience in the field of fire prevention, fire protection, building safety, or other related matters. The governor shall consider appointing individuals to the commission with experience in the following:
(1) A paid fire department.
(2) A volunteer fire department.
(3) The field of fire insurance.
(4) The fire service industry.
(5) The manufactured housing industry.
(6) The field of fire protection engineering.
(7) As a professionally licensed engineer.
(8) Building contracting.
(9) The field of building one (1) and two (2) family dwellings.
(10) As a professionally licensed architect.
(11) The design or construction of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or plumbing systems.
(12) The design or construction of regulated lifting devices.
(13) City, town, or county building inspection.
(14) Regulated amusement devices.
(15) Accessibility requirements and personal experience with a disability.
(16) Underground and aboveground motor fuel storage tanks and dispensing systems.
(17) The masonry trades.
(18) Energy conservation codes and standards, including the manner in which energy conservation codes and standards apply to:
(A) residential;
(B) single and multiple family dwelling; or
(C) commercial;
building codes.
(19) The boiler and pressure vessel industry.
(e) Not more than five (5) of the appointed members of the commission may be affiliated with the same political party.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.225-1989, SEC.1; P.L.118-1994, SEC.1; P.L.226-1995, SEC.1; P.L.1-1999, SEC.56; P.L.119-2002, SEC.4; P.L.22-2005, SEC.33; P.L.249-2019, SEC.14.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 12. Fire Safety, Building, and Equipment Laws: General Administration
Chapter 2. Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission
22-12-2-1. Establishment of Commission
22-12-2-4. Vacancies; Appointment
22-12-2-5. Commission Chair and Vice Chair
22-12-2-6. Meetings; Quorum; Actions
22-12-2-7. Facilities and Staff