CHAPTER 3. BOARD OF FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL STANDARDS AND EDUCATION
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.