45:5A-23 "Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee."

3. a. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, under the Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, a "Fire Alarm, Burglar Alarm and Locksmith Advisory Committee." The committee shall consist of 15 members who are residents of this State as follows:

(1) Two members shall have been engaged in the alarm business in this State on a full-time basis for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding their appointments, shall be members of the New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association and, except for the members first appointed, shall be licensed under the provisions of section 7 of this act;

(2) Five members shall be municipal officials, and shall include (a) a fire prevention officer; (b) a crime prevention officer; (c) a fire sub-code official; (d) a building inspector; and (e) a chief of police who is a member of the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police;

(3) One member shall be a representative of the Division of State Police;

(4) One member shall have been engaged in the alarm business in this State on a full-time basis for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding appointment, shall be a member of the Automatic Fire Alarm Association of New Jersey and, except for the member first appointed, shall be licensed under the provisions of section 7 of this act;

(5) Two members shall have been engaged as practicing locksmiths on a full-time basis for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding appointment, shall be members of a duly recognized professional locksmith association in New Jersey and, except for the members first appointed, shall be licensed as locksmiths under the provisions of section 7 of this act;

(6) One member shall have been engaged in the alarm business in this State on a full-time basis, shall be a member of both the New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association and a duly recognized professional locksmith association and, except for the member first appointed, be licensed under the provisions of section 7 of this act;

(7) One member shall have been engaged as a practicing locksmith in this State on a full-time basis for at least five consecutive years immediately preceding appointment, shall be a member of both the New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association and a duly recognized professional locksmith association and, except for the member first appointed, be licensed under the provisions of section 7 of this act;

(8) One member shall be a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, A.F.L.-C.I.O; and

(9) One member shall be a public member who meets the requirements pertaining to public members set forth in subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2).

b. The Governor shall appoint each member for a term of three years, except that of the members first appointed, five shall serve for terms of three years, five shall serve for terms of two years, and five 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 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, the board, or the Attorney General.

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 board regarding rules and regulations pertaining to professional training, standards, identification and record-keeping procedures for licensees and their employees, classifications of licensure necessary to regulate the work of licensees, and other matters as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.

L.1997, c.305,s.3.