CHAPTER 3. BOARD OF FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL STANDARDS AND EDUCATION - Indiana Statutes

IC 22-12-3
     Chapter 3. Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education

IC 22-12-3-1
Establishment of board
     Sec. 1. The board of firefighting personnel standards and education is established.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.

IC 22-12-3-2
Membership
     Sec. 2. (a) The education board consists of eleven (11) voting members as follows:
        (1) The state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's designee.
        (2) The director of the department's division of preparedness and training or the director's designee.
        (3) Nine (9) members appointed by the governor, each serving a four (4) year term.
    (b) Each appointed member of the education board must be qualified by experience or education in the field of fire protection and related fields.
    (c) Each appointed member of the education board must be a resident of Indiana.
    (d) The education board must include the following appointed members:
        (1) Seven (7) individuals who are members of fire departments. Appointments under this subdivision must include the following:
            (A) At least one (1) individual who is a full-time firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-10.5-3).
            (B) At least one (1) individual who is a volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).
            (C) At least one (1) individual who is a fire department officer.
        (2) Two (2) citizens who are not members of a fire department.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.58-1995, SEC.2; P.L.1-2006, SEC.350; P.L.101-2006, SEC.32; P.L.26-2010, SEC.18.

IC 22-12-3-3
Removal of members
     Sec. 3. The governor may remove a member of the education board for inefficiency or neglect of duty.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.

IC 22-12-3-4
Vacancies; appointment
     Sec. 4. If a vacancy occurs on the education board, the governor shall appoint an individual to serve the unexpired term of the vacating member. As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.

IC 22-12-3-5
Chairperson; vice chairperson; secretary
     Sec. 5. The education board shall annually elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary from among its members.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.

IC 22-12-3-6
Meetings; quorum; actions
     Sec. 6. (a) The education board shall meet as it determines necessary.
    (b) Meetings of the education board shall be called upon the request of its chairperson or the written request of five (5) of its members.
    (c) Meetings of the education board must be held in Indiana.
    (d) A quorum of the education board consists of five (5) voting members. IC 4-21.5-3-3 applies to an education board action governed by IC 4-21.5. The education board may take other actions by an affirmative vote of:
        (1) five (5) members, if less than ten (10) members are present and voting on the action; or
        (2) six (6) members, if ten (10) members are present and voting on the action.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.

IC 22-12-3-7
Facilities and staff
     Sec. 7. The division of fire and building safety shall provide facilities and staff to carry out the responsibilities of the education board.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.351.

IC 22-12-3-8
Per diem; expenses
     Sec. 8. (a) Each member of the education board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b) for attendance at meetings of the education board where at least a quorum of its members are present, unless the member is a state employee. Such a member of the education board is also entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with attending a meeting of the education board where at least a quorum of its members are present, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the state budget agency.
    (b) Each member of the education board who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided

in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the state budget agency.
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.1.