1. (a) Time and places. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee and Testing Committee shall meet at such times and places in the State of Texas as it deems proper. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee shall meet at least twice each calendar year.
2. (b) Meeting called. Meetings shall be called by the chairman, by the commission, or upon the written request of five members.
3. (c) Quorum. A majority of members shall constitute a quorum.
4. (d) Members. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee shall consist of nine members appointed by the commission. The Testing Committee shall consist of members appointed by the Commission upon the recommendation of the Fire Fighter Advisory Committee. Committee members serve at the will of the commission.
5. (e) Officers. Officers of the Fire Fighter Advisory Committee and the Testing Committee shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary. The committee shall elect its officers from the appointed members at its first meeting and thereafter at its first meeting following January 1 of each year or upon the vacancy of an office.
6. (f) Responsibility. The Fire Fighter Advisory Committee shall review commission rules relating to fire protection personnel and fire departments and recommend changes in the rules to the commission.
7. (g) Effective Date. All rules recommended by the Fire Fighter Advisory Committee and finally adopted by the commission before May 1st, should go into effect January 1st, of the following year and rules recommended by the Fire Fighter Advisory Committee and finally adopted after May 1st, should go into effect no sooner than one year from January 1st, of the following year, unless the committee recommends a sooner effective date for issues such as health and safety or undue hardship.
8. (h) Removal. It is a ground for removal from an advisory committee appointed by the Commission if a member is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the committee.

Source Note:The provisions of this §421.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10886.