(1) For the purposes of advising the director on the administration of the voluntary fire service education and training program within the division of fire prevention and control, the local firefighter safety and disease prevention grant program created in section 24-33.5-1231, and the voluntary firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs, there is hereby created in the division of fire prevention and control the fire service training and certification advisory board, referred to in this part 12 as the "advisory board", to serve as an advisory board to the director.
(2) (a) The advisory board consists of fourteen members, eleven of whom are voting members appointed by the governor as follows:
(I) Four of the eleven members appointed by the governor shall represent each of the following organizations:
Colorado state fire fighters association;
Colorado state fire chiefs association;
Colorado fire training officers association; and
Colorado professional fire fighters association;
(II) The other seven members appointed by the governor are:
A fire chief or training officer from a volunteer fire department participating in thecertification program;
A fire chief or training officer from a career fire department participating in thecertification program;
A representative of the property and casualty insurance industry;
A hazardous materials responder team leader;
A person experienced in the transportation industry;
A representative of local law enforcement; and
A representative of a fixed facility dealing with hazardous materials.
(b) The remaining three ex officio nonvoting members are the following persons or their designees:
The president of the Colorado community college and occupational education system;
The chief of the emergency medical and trauma services section within the healthfacilities and emergency medical services division in the department of public health and environment; and
The chief of the state patrol.
The eleven advisory board members appointed by the governor shall be geographically apportioned, and at least one of those members must have wildland fire expertise.
At least three members of the advisory board shall be from a community or communities with a resident population of fifteen thousand persons or less.
The governor shall initially appoint six members described in paragraph (a) of thissubsection (2) for terms of four years each and the remaining five members for terms of two years each. Thereafter, the governor shall appoint their successors for terms of four years each. If any appointee vacates his or her office during the term for which appointed to the advisory board, the governor shall, by appointment, fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The advisory board shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a secretary.
(3) The advisory board shall meet as determined necessary by the chairperson or the director. The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties. The expenses shall be paid from the firefighter, hazardous materials responder, and prescribed fire training and certification fund created in section 24-33.5-1207.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 959, § 1, effective July 1, 1984. L. 84: (1) amended, p. 685, § 2, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 829, § 2, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 1004, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section RC&RE, p. 557, § 2, effective April 30. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 330, § 1, effective April 15. L. 2009: (2)(c) amended, (SB 09-109), ch. 144, p. 608, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-251), ch. 240, p. 1046, § 10, effective June 30. L. 2012: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1108, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2013: (3) amended, (SB 13-083), ch. 249, p. 1309, § 11, effective May 23. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-046), ch. 210, p. 786, § 3, effective May 15. L. 2016: (1) and (3) amended, (HB 16-1034), ch. 324, p. 1316, § 6, effective August 10.
Editor's note: Prior to the recreation and reenactment of this section, section 24-33.51209 provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1992. (See L. 87, p. 1006.)
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsections (1) and (2), see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
(2) In 2013, subsection (3) was amended by the "Colorado Prescribed Burning Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 249, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.