95A.020 Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education. - Kentucky Statutes

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95A.020 Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education. (1) There is hereby created the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education, hereinafter called "commission," which shall be attached to the
Kentucky Community and Technical College System. (2) The commission shall be composed of seventeen (17) members, residents of the State of Kentucky, appointed by the Governor. These members should be persons
well qualified by experience or education in the field of fire protection or related
fields. (3) The membership of the commission shall include: (a) Two (2) volunteer firefighters, neither of which is a fire chief or assistant fire chief; (b) Three (3) paid firefighters, at least one (1) of whom shall be a full-time paid county firefighter and none of whom shall be a fire chief or assistant fire chief; (c) One (1) trustee of a volunteer fire department or fire district who is not a volunteer firefighter; (d) Two (2) fire chiefs of paid fire departments;
(e) One (1) licensed physician;
(f) Two (2) fire chiefs of volunteer fire departments;
(g) One (1) representative of the Kentucky Industrial Response Committee;
(h) One (1) representative of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Military Affairs; (i) One (1) mayor of a Kentucky city;
(j) One (1) county judge/executive;
(k) One (1) representative of Kentucky industry or business enterprise; and
(l) One (1) representative of the general public. The chancellor for the Technical Institutions' Branch of the Kentucky Community
and Technical College System and the state fire marshal, or their designees, shall
serve as ex officio members of the commission. Their designees shall have full
voting rights. Appointive members shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years.
Any member chosen by the Governor to fill a vacancy created otherwise than by
expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member he is
chosen to succeed. (4) The commission shall: (a) Meet at least six (6) times per year;
(b) Annually elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary in accordance with KRS 95A.030; and (c) Set a schedule of at least six (6) meetings for the next twelve (12) months. (5) A member of the commission who misses three (3) regular meetings, without the approval of the chairman, in one (1) year shall be deemed to have resigned from the
commission and his or her position shall be deemed to be vacant. As used in this
subsection, a "year" begins when the first meeting is missed and ends three hundred sixty-five (365) days later or when the third meeting is missed, whichever occurs
first. The Governor shall appoint a similarly qualified person to fill the vacancy
within ninety (90) days of the vacancy occurring. The failure of a commission
member to attend a special or emergency meeting shall not result in any penalty. A
person removed under this subsection shall not be reappointed to the commission
for at least ten (10) years after removal. (6) Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
their functions. (7) Members of the commission appointed pursuant to this section shall first be appointed on July 15, 1980. The terms of members appointed earlier shall terminate
on July 15, 1980, but the Governor may reappoint those members who qualify
under the provisions of this section. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 270, sec. 1, effective
July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 42, effective
May 30, 1997. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 414, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994.