R156-15A-201. Advisory Peer Committees Created - Membership - Duties

  (1) There is created in accordance with Subsections 58-1-203(1)(f) and 15A-1-203(10)(d), the following advisory peer committees to the Uniform Building Codes Commission:

  (a) the Education Advisory Committee consisting of ten members, which shall include a factory built housing representative, a design professional, a general contractor, an electrical contractor, a mechanical or plumbing contractor, an educator, and four inspectors (one from each of the specialties of plumbing, electrical, mechanical and general building);

  (b) the Plumbing and Health Advisory Committee consisting of nine members;

  (c) the Structural Advisory Committee consisting of seven members;

  (d) the Architectural Advisory Committee consisting of seven members;

  (e) the Fire Protection Advisory Committee consisting of five members;

  (i) This committee shall join together with the Fire Advisory and Code Analysis Committee of the Utah Fire Prevention Board to form the Unified Code Analysis Council.

  (ii) The Unified Code Analysis Council shall meet as directed by the Utah Fire Prevention Board, or as directed by the Uniform Building Code Commission, or as needed to review fire prevention and building code issues that require definitive and specific analysis.

  (iii) The Unified Code Analysis Council shall select one of its members to act as chair and another to act as vice chair. The chair and vice chair shall serve for one-year terms on a calendar year basis. Elections for chair and vice chair shall occur at the meeting conducted in the last quarter of the calendar year.

  (iv) The chair or vice chair shall report to the Utah Fire Prevention Board or Uniform Building Code Commission recommendations of the council with regard to the review of fire and building codes;

  (f) the Mechanical Advisory Committee consisting of seven members; and

  (g) the Electrical Advisory Committee consisting of seven members.

  (2) The committees shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Subsection 15A-1-203(10)(d). The membership of each committee shall be made up of individuals who have direct knowledge or involvement in the area of code involved in the title of that committee.

  (3) The duties and responsibilities of the committees shall include:

  (a) reviewing codes proposed for adoption or approval as assigned by the Division in collaboration with the Commission;

  (b) reviewing requests for amendments to the adopted codes or approved codes as assigned to each committee by the Division with the collaboration of the Commission; and

  (c) submitting recommendations concerning the reviews made under Subsection (a) and (b).

  (4) The duties and responsibilities of the Education Advisory Committee shall include:

  (a) reviewing and making recommendations regarding funding requests that are submitted; and

  (b) reviewing and making recommendations regarding budget, revenue and expenses of the education funds established pursuant to Subsection 15A-1-209(5)(c)(i) and (ii).