BILL NUMBER: AB 464	CHAPTERED  10/13/01

	CHAPTER  779
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 13, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 12, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 19, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 30, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Frommer

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2001

   An act to amend Sections 13140.5 and 13140.6 of the Health and
Safety Code, relating to the State Fire Marshal.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 464, Frommer.  State Board of Fire Services.
   Existing law creates in the office of the State Fire Marshal, a
State Board of Fire Services which consists of 18 members who are
specified representatives of government and private industry.  A
quorum of the board consists of not less than 10 members.
   This bill would reduce the voting membership of the board to 17
members and a quorum to 9 members, and revise the selection process
for the volunteer firefighter, the fire chiefs, and the fire service
labor representatives on the board.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 13140.5 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:
   13140.5.  The board shall be composed of the following voting
members:  the State Fire Marshal, the Chief Deputy Director of the
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection who is not the State Fire
Marshal, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services, the
Chairperson of the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship
Program, one representative of the insurance industry, one volunteer
firefighter, three fire chiefs, five fire service labor
representatives, one representative from city government, one
representative from a fire district, and one representative from
county government.
   The following members shall be appointed by the Governor: one
representative of the insurance industry, one volunteer firefighter,
three fire chiefs, five fire service labor representatives, one
representative from city government, one representative from a fire
district, and one representative from county government.  Each member
appointed shall be a resident of this state.  The volunteer
firefighter shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the
California State Firefighters Association.  One fire chief shall be
selected from a list of names submitted by the California Fire Chiefs'
Association; one fire chief shall be selected from a list of names
submitted by the Fire Districts Association of California; and one
fire chief shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the
California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs.  One fire service labor
representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by
the California Labor Federation; one fire service labor
representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by
the California Professional Firefighters; one fire service labor
representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by
the International Association of Fire Fighters; one fire service
labor representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted
by the California Department of Forestry Firefighters; and one fire
service labor representative shall be selected from a list of names
submitted by the California State Firefighters Association.  The city
government representative shall be selected from elected or
appointed city chief administrative officers or elected city mayors
or council members.  The fire district representative shall be
selected from elected or appointed directors of fire districts.  The
county government representative shall be selected from elected or
appointed county chief administrative officers or elected county
supervisors.  The appointed members shall be appointed for a term of
four years.  Any member chosen by the Governor to fill a vacancy
created other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the
unexpired term of the member he or she is to succeed.
  SEC. 2.  Section 13140.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   13140.6.  A quorum of the board shall consist of not less than
nine members of the board.  Proxy representation shall not be
permitted.