New Jersey § 52:27d-25o

§ 52:27d-25o.

a. There is created within the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community

Affairs a “Fire Protection Equipment Advisory Committee.” The committee shall be comprised of the Director of the Division of Fire Safety who

shall serve ex officio and eleven public members, appointed by the Governor. One of the public members shall be a chief administrator of the fire department of

a municipality with a population of 100,000 or more according to the most recent federal

decennial census, and one of the public members shall be a representative of a volunteer

fire organization. Each of the remaining nine public members shall be selected by the Governor from a list of three nominees provided

to the Governor by each of the following fire protection organizations or their successor

organizations: New Jersey Association of Fire Equipment Distributors , National Fire Sprinkler Association , National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors , American Fire Sprinkler Association , Fire Suppression Systems Association , Automatic Fire Alarm Association , New Jersey Electrical Contractors Association , New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association , and New Jersey State Fire Prevention and Protection Association. b. The Governor shall appoint each member for a term of three years, except that of

the members first appointed, four shall serve for terms of three years, four shall serve for terms of two years and three shall serve for terms of one year. c. Any vacancy in the membership of the committee shall be filled for the unexpired

term in the manner provided for the original appointment. No appointed member of the committee may serve more than two successive terms in

addition to any unexpired term to which he has been appointed. d. The committee shall annually elect from among its members a chair and vice-chair. The committee shall meet at least four times a year and may hold additional meetings

as necessary to discharge its duties. In addition to such meetings, the committee shall meet at the call of the chair

or the commissioner. e. Members of the committee shall be compensated and reimbursed for actual expenses

reasonably incurred in the performance of their official duties and reimbursed for

expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities and personnel required for

the proper conduct of the committee's business. f. The committee shall make recommendations to the commissioner regarding rules and

regulations pertaining to professional training, standards, identification and record

keeping procedures for certificate holders and their employees, classifications of

certificates necessary to regulate the work of certificate holders, and other matters

necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.