There is hereby re-created the State Fire Marshal Commission, which shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint initially one member who shall serve for a term of five (5) years, one member from a statewide association of career and volunteer firefighters who shall serve for a term of four (4) years, one member from a statewide association of municipalities who shall serve for a term of three (3) years, one member from a statewide association of Fire Chiefs, both career and volunteer, who shall serve for a term of two (2) years, one member who shall be a Fire Investigator who shall serve for a term of one (1) year, one member representing a statewide association of electrical workers who shall serve a term of one (1) year, and one member representing a statewide organization of exclusively professional firefighters who shall serve a term of two (2) years. The members of the Commission shall thereafter be appointed for a term of five (5) years and the appointments shall be subject to Senate confirmation; provided the associations named shall be represented by at least one member.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 257, § 1, eff. July 1, 1965. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 333, § 28, emerg. eff. June 29, 1983; Laws 2001, c. 200, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2012, c. 268, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.