2023 New York Laws › EXC - Executive › Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control › 159 - Advisory Council for Fire Prevention and Control.

§  159.  Advisory council for fire prevention and control. 1. There is
  hereby created within the division of homeland  security  and  emergency
  services  an  advisory  council  for fire prevention and control for the
  purpose of advising the commissioner and the  state  fire  administrator
  with regard to: (a) execution of the functions, powers and duties of the
  office  with  respect to fire and arson prevention and control services,
  policies and programs; (b) recommendations on courses of instruction and
  standards  for  training  of  firefighters  of  fire  departments,  fire
  companies,  municipal  corporations,  districts, and private industry of
  the state; (c) recommendations on  federal  and  state  legislation  and
  programs  relating  to  fire and arson prevention services, policies and
  programs; and  (d)  recommendations  upon  such  other  matters  as  the
  commissioner and the state fire administrator may request.
2.  The  council shall be composed of the state fire administrator, as
  chair, or his or her designee, and twelve  other  members  appointed  as
  follows: six members appointed by the governor; two members appointed by
  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate;  one member appointed by the
  minority leader of the senate; two members appointed by the  speaker  of
  the  assembly;  one  member  appointed  by  the  minority  leader of the
  assembly.
3. Membership of such council shall consist  of  representatives  from
  the  volunteer  and  career  fire  service, at least half of which shall
  serve at the municipal level.
4. Members of the council, other than the  state  fire  administrator,
  shall  serve  for  terms  of three years, with such terms to commence on
  April first and expire on March thirty-first.
5. No member of the council shall be  disqualified  from  holding  any
  other  public office or employment, nor shall he or she forfeit any such
  office  or  employment  by  reason   of   the   appointment   hereunder,
  notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  any general, special or local law,
  ordinance or city charter.
6. The council shall meet at least twice a year. Special meetings  may
  be  called  by  the  chairperson.  The  agenda  and meeting place of all
  regular or special meetings shall be made available  to  the  public  in
  advance of such meeting.
7.  Members  of  the  council  shall  serve without salary or per diem
  allowance, but  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for  actual  and
  necessary  expenses incurred in the performance of official duties under
  this section, provided, however, that such members are not, at the  time
  such  expenses are incurred, public employees otherwise entitled to such
  reimbursement.
8. The chairperson may create subcommittees as he or she may from time
  to time  deem  appropriate  to  provide  the  council  with  advice  and
  recommendations.  Members  of  such  subcommittees  shall be entitled to
  reimbursement  for  actual  and  necessary  expenses  incurred  in   the
  performance  of  official  duties under this section, provided, however,
  that such members are not, at  the  time  such  expenses  are  incurred,
  public employees otherwise entitled to such reimbursement.