Sec. 29-251b. Building Code Training Council; membership; vacancies.
Sec. 29-298a. Fire Marshal Training Council established. Duties. Members.
Sec. 29-423. Fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement account.
Sec. 29-251b. Building Code Training Council; membership; vacancies. There is established, within the Department of Administrative Services, a Building Code Training Council which shall advise the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee on all matters pertaining to certification training programs, continuing educational programs for building officials pursuant to section 29-262 and programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) of section 29-251c. The council shall be composed of sixteen members, who shall be residents of this state, appointed as follows: (1) The State Building Inspector, or his designee; (2) one by the Codes and Standards Committee, who shall be a member of said committee; (3) three by the Connecticut Building Officials Association, each of whom shall be a member of said association; (4) two by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, one of whom shall be a representative of the Connecticut State Community College; (5) one by the Governor, who shall be a chief elected official of a municipality; (6) seven by the Commissioner of Administrative Services: (A) One of whom shall be an architect licensed pursuant to chapter 390, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; (B) one of whom shall be a professional engineer, licensed pursuant to chapter 391, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Engineers in Private Practice; (C) one of whom shall be a landscape architect, licensed pursuant to chapter 396, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects; (D) one of whom shall be an interior designer, registered pursuant to chapter 396a, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Connecticut Coalition of Interior Designers; (E) one of whom shall be a member of the Connecticut State Building Trades Council, selected from a list of individuals submitted by said organization; and (F) two of whom shall be builders, general contractors or superintendents of construction, one having expertise in residential building construction, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Home Builders Association of Connecticut, Inc., and one having expertise in nonresidential building construction, selected from a list of individuals submitted by the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, Incorporated; and (7) one by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a member of the public. The council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. Any member who fails to attend at least fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year or fails to attend three consecutive meetings shall be deemed to have resigned from the council. Vacancies on the council shall be filled by the appointing authority. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall, within the limits of available funds as approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(P.A. 97-308, S. 2; P.A. 98-233, S. 6, 8; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 17-96, S. 25; P.A. 25-22, S. 106.)
History: P.A. 98-233 included certain other eligible persons in training and educational programs, effective July 1, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011 (Revisor's note: “Board of Governors of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education” to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-48); pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” and “Department of Construction Services” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” and “Department of Administrative Services”, respectively, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-96 deleted former Subdiv. (8) re member appointed by Director of the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, redesignated existing Subdiv. (9) as Subdiv. (8), and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 25-22 deleted former Subdiv. (5) re appointment from Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges, increased the number of appointments from the Board of Regents for Higher Education to 2 requiring 1 representative of Connecticut State Community College in Subdiv. (4) and redesignated existing Subdivs. (6) to (8) as Subdivs. (5) to (7), effective June 9, 2025.
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Sec. 29-260. (Formerly Sec. 19-396). Municipal building official to administer code. Appointment. Dismissal. (a) The chief executive officer of any town, city or borough, unless other means are already provided, shall appoint an officer to administer the code for a term of four years and until such officer's successor qualifies and quadrennially thereafter shall so appoint a successor. Such officer shall be known as the building official. Two or more communities may combine in the appointment of a building official for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the code in the same manner. The chief executive officer of any town, city or borough, upon the death, disability, dismissal, retirement, revocation of licensure or extended absence of fifteen consecutive days or more of the building official, may appoint a licensed building official as the acting building official for a single period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, charter or special act, a local building official who fails to perform the duties of his office may be dismissed by the local appointing authority and another person shall be appointed in his place, provided, prior to such dismissal, such local building official shall be given an opportunity to be heard in his own defense at a public hearing in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(c) No local building official may be dismissed under subsection (b) of this section unless he has been given notice in writing of the specific grounds for such dismissal and an opportunity to be heard in his own defense, personally or by counsel, at a public hearing before the authority having the power of dismissal. Such public hearing shall be held not less than five or more than ten days after such notice. Any person so dismissed may appeal within thirty days following such dismissal to the superior court for the judicial district in which such town, city or borough is located. Service shall be made as in civil process. The court shall review the record of such hearing and if it appears that testimony is necessary for an equitable disposition of the appeal, it may take evidence or appoint a referee or a committee to take such evidence as the court may direct and report the same to the court with his or its findings of fact, which report shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be made. The court may affirm the action of such authority or may set the same aside if it finds that such authority acted illegally or abused its discretion.
(d) Each municipality shall become a member of the International Code Council and shall pay the membership fee.
(1949 Rev., S. 4107; 1967, P.A. 874; 1969, P.A. 443, S. 5; P.A. 79-153; P.A. 86-372, S. 1; P.A. 92-164, S. 3; P.A. 05-288, S. 128; P.A. 07-110, S. 3; P.A. 25-108, S. 1.)
History: 1967 act substituted chief executive officer for legislative body as the appointing authority for municipal administrators and specified a four-year term; 1969 act deleted references to towns' acceptance and adoption of code as condition for appointing officer to administer code and specified title of officer so appointed as “the building official”; P.A. 79-153 added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re dismissal of building official; Sec. 19-396 transferred to Sec. 19-260 in 1983; P.A. 86-372 added Subsec. (d), requiring municipalities to become a member of BOCA; P.A. 92-164 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re appointment of acting building official; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 07-110 made a technical change in Subsec. (d); P.A. 25-108 amended Subsec. (a) to add “or extended absence of fifteen consecutive days or more” and make technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 29-298a. Fire Marshal Training Council established. Duties. Members. There shall be established within the Department of Administrative Services a Fire Marshal Training Council which shall advise the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee on all matters pertaining to (1) certification training programs, (2) decertification hearings, (3) in-service training for fire marshals in the state, and (4) programs for all other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 29-251c. The council shall be composed of nine members as follows: The State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal's designee; a member of the Codes and Standards Committee to be elected by such committee; three members designated by the Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, one of whom shall be a part-time paid local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire inspector, and two of whom shall be full-time local fire marshals, deputy fire marshals or fire inspectors; one member designated by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects; one member appointed by the Office of Education and Data Management within the Department of Administrative Services; one member designated by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; and one member designated by the Connecticut Council of Small Towns. The council may elect such officers as it deems necessary.
(P.A. 86-327, S. 4; P.A. 89-260, S. 38, 41; P.A. 98-233, S. 7, 8; P.A. 07-84, S. 6; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 16-193, S. 11; P.A. 25-22, S. 107; 25-157, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 89-260 substituted two members appointed by the board of trustees for the community-technical colleges for one member appointed by the board of trustees for state technical colleges and one member appointed by the board of trustees for regional community colleges; P.A. 98-233 included certain other eligible persons in training programs, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 07-84 added Subdiv. designators (1) to (4) and added advisement re decertification hearings to list of council's duties, effective June 1, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Construction Services”, effective July 1, 2011 (Revisor's note: “Board of Governors of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Board of Regents for Higher Education” to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-48); pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Department of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-193 made a technical change; P.A. 25-22 deleted 2 appointments from Board of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges, increased appointments from Board of Regents for Higher Education from 1 to 3, requiring 2 of whom to be representatives from Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025; P.A. 25-157 reduced council composition from 12 members to 9 members, replaced “appointed” with “designated” re Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, deleted “one of whom shall be a volunteer”, increased appointment of full-time, local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire inspector from 1 to 2, deleted appointments by Board of Regents for Higher Education, Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges and Governor, added appointments by Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Office of Education and Data Management within Department of Administrative Services, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and Connecticut Council of Small Towns, deleted requirements that members be residents of this state, not be compensated and be reimbursed for certain expenses and made technical changes.
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Sec. 29-423. Fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement account. There is established a separate, nonlapsing account to be known as the “fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement account”. The account shall contain all certification fees submitted by holders in accordance with section 29-419, any civil penalties imposed in accordance with subsection (d) of section 29-418 or subsection (d) of section 29-420, and any other moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The proceeds of the account shall be used by the State Fire Marshal solely to fund the processing, testing and administrative activities specified in sections 29-418, 29-419 and 29-420.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 10; P.A. 25-110, S. 101.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 25-110 deleted reference to General Fund and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2025.
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