Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 37	PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 13	TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 421	STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION
RULE §421.1	Procedures for Meetings

(a) Time and place. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee and the Curriculum and Testing Committee shall meet at such time and place in the State of Texas as they deem proper. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee shall meet at least twice each calendar year.

(b) Meeting called. Meetings shall be called by the chairman, by the Commission, or upon the written request of five members.

(d) Members. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee shall consist of nine members appointed by the Commission. The Curriculum and Testing Committee shall consist of members appointed by the Commission upon the recommendation of the Fire Fighter Advisory Committee. Committee members serve at the will of the Commission.

(e) Officers. Officers of the Fire Fighter Advisory Committee and the Curriculum and Testing Committee shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary. Each committee shall elect its officers from the appointed members at its first meeting and thereafter at its first meeting following January 1 of each year or upon the vacancy of an office.

(f) Responsibility. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee shall review Commission rules relating to fire protection personnel and fire departments and recommend changes in the rules to the Commission.

(g) Effective Date. Rules shall become effective no sooner than 20 days after filing with the Texas Register for final adoption. The committee or Commission may recommend a later effective date.

(h) Removal. It is a ground for removal from an advisory committee appointed by the Commission if a member is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the committee.

Source Note: The provisions of this §421.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10886; amended to be effective March 2, 2000, 25 TexReg 1721; amended to be effective July 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 6722; amended to be effective November 20, 2002, 27 TexReg 10747; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8522