A. There is hereby created the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Committee, which shall consist of nine (9) members. One member shall be the Commissioner of Labor or the Commissioner's designated representative and eight members shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. Seven of the appointed members shall have at least five (5) years of experience in the alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler industry or in a closely related field with broad working knowledge of the alarm, locksmith or fire sprinkler industry and active employment status in such field during the term of appointment. At least one of the appointed members shall be from each working field or closely related industries of burglar alarm, fire alarm, fire sprinkler, electronic access control, locksmith, closed circuit television, video surveillance, and nurse call system, except when a qualified candidate for appointment is not available in the working field. One of the appointed members shall be a lay member. No member shall be employed by the same person as any other member of the Committee.

B. The term of office of each appointed member shall be a staggered term of four (4) years with a limit of two full terms. Notwithstanding the term of office, each appointed member shall continue to serve until his or her successor has been duly qualified and appointed. All appointees must qualify under the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act.

C. Members of the Committee may be removed from office by the Governor at any time. A member missing two or more committee meetings in a single year without justifiable cause may be removed and replaced by the Governor at the request of the Committee.

D. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor with the consent of the Senate for the unexpired term of the vacancy. Should an appointment from a working field become vacant or be without qualified candidates for appointment, that working field may be filled by a person from another working field.

E. The members of the Committee shall serve without pay but may be reimbursed for actual expenses pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

F. The Committee shall elect from among its membership a chair, vice-chair and secretary to serve terms of not more than two (2) years ending on May 31 of the year designated by the Committee. The chair or vice-chair shall preside at all meetings. The chair, vice-chair and secretary shall perform such duties as may be decided by the Committee in order to effectively administer the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act or as directed by the Commissioner of Labor.

G. A majority of Committee members shall constitute a quorum to transact official business.

H. The Committee shall meet at such times as the Committee deems necessary to implement the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act.

I. The Committee shall assist and advise the Commissioner on all matters relating to the formulation of rules, regulations and standards in accordance with the Alarm, Locksmith and Fire Sprinkler Industry Act.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 217, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 110, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Laws 2010, c. 299, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 368, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2014, c. 42, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014; Laws 2017, c. 107, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 218, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.