2002 Minnesota Statutes

     299M.02 Fire protection advisory council. 

    Subdivision 1.    Creation.  The commissioner shall 
 establish a fire protection advisory council. 

    Subd. 2.    Membership.  The council consists of the 
 commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner's designee, 
 and eight members appointed for a term of three years by the 
 commissioner.  Two members must be licensed fire protection 
 contractors or full-time, managing employees actively engaged in 
 a licensed fire protection contractor business.  Two members 
 must be journeyman sprinkler fitters certified as competent 
 under this chapter.  One member of the council must be an active 
 member of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association.  One 
 member must be an active member of the Fire Marshals Association 
 of Minnesota.  One member must be a building official certified 
 by the department of administration, who is professionally 
 competent in fire protection system inspection.  One member must 
 be a member of the general public.  The commissioner or designee 
 is a nonvoting member. 

    Subd. 3.    Duties.  The council shall advise the 
 commissioner of public safety on matters within the council's 
 expertise or under the regulation of the commissioner.  

    HIST: 1992 c 508 s 2; 1998 c 367 art 11 s 11