100B.2 - DUTIES. - Iowa Statutes

100B.2 DUTIES. The state fire service and emergency response council shall: 1. Advise and confer with the state fire marshal in matters relating to fire protection services including, but not limited to, training. 2. Cooperate with and assist agencies concerning fire emergency services matters and may, at the request of the state fire marshal or the chairperson of the council, hold public hearings for the purpose of seeking resolution of, or making recommendations on, fire services issues. 3. Develop, in consultation with the state fire marshal, the policies of the fire service training bureau of the division of state fire marshal. 4. Develop and submit to the state fire marshal for adoption rules establishing minimum training standards for fire service training that will be applicable statewide, periodically review these standards, and offer rules as deemed appropriate. 5. Provide recommendations to the state fire marshal that will facilitate the delivery of basic level fire fighter training at the local level. 6. Provide recommendations to the state fire marshal for a fee schedule for training and consultation services as necessary for the administration of this chapter. 7. Prepare annual performance reviews of training administrators for submittal to the state fire marshal. 8. Hear testimony from the labor commissioner, or the labor commissioner's designee, on inspections and investigations involving occupational safety and health standards for fire fighters and conducted by the office of the labor commissioner.          Section History: Recent Form 2000 Acts, ch 1117, §9