07
LC 36 0605
Senate
Bill 246
By:
Senators Mullis of the 53rd, Thomas of the 54th, Hill of the 4th, Powell of the
23rd and Stoner of the 6th
AS
PASSED
AN
ACT
To
amend Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to standards and requirements for construction, alteration, etc. of buildings
and other structures, so as to amend provisions relating to the appointment and
vacancies of members to the advisory committee on industrialized buildings; to
provide for changes to the composition of such committee; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards
and requirements for construction, alteration, etc. of buildings and other
structures, is amended by revising subsection (d) of Code Section 8-2-113,
relating to the advisory committee on industrialized buildings, as
follows:
"(d)
The commissioner shall consult with and obtain the advice of an advisory
committee on industrialized buildings in the drafting, promulgation, and
revision of rules and regulations to be adopted for the purpose of this part.
The committee shall consist of 11 members appointed by the commissioner and
approved by the Governor to serve at the commissioner´s pleasure. Members
shall be appointed for four-year terms, and no member of the committee shall be
appointed to serve more than two full terms. Vacancies occuring during a term
shall be filled by appointment by the commissioner for the remainder of the
unexpired term, and such successor shall meet the requirements and criteria of
selection of the person previously holding the vacant position. To be eligible
to serve on the committee, each individual member shall be and remain actively
involved in the profession or industry of his or her appointed committee
position. The position of any member of the committee who, during his or her
term of appointment, shall cease to meet the qualifications for original
appointment shall be deemed to be vacated. Members of said committee shall
consist of technically qualified, interested, and affected persons appointed by
the commissioner from the following professional, technical, and occupational
fields:
(1)
Two members shall be licensed design professionals representing two of the
following: structural engineering, electrical engineering, architecture, or
mechanical engineering;
(2)
One member shall be a building code enforcement officer;
(3)
One member shall be from the residential industrialized building
industry;
(4)
One member shall be from the commercial industrialized building
industry;
(5)
One member shall be from the industrialized building installation
industry;
(6)
One member shall be an elected member of the governing body of a
municipality;
(7)
One member shall be an elected member of the governing body of a
county;
(8)
One member shall be from the industrialized building evaluation-inspection
service;
(9)
One member shall be from a regional development center; and
(10)
One member shall be the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs or
his or her designee.
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.