Michigan Laws 29.1b – Bureau of fire services; creation; state fire marshal as head of bureau; membership; powers and duties; financial transactions and records
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 29.1b
- Board: means the state fire safety board created in section 3b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Bureau: means the bureau of fire services created in section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Department: means the department of labor and economic growth. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- Director: means the director of the department of labor and economic growth. See Michigan Laws 29.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- State fire marshal: means the individual appointed by the director under section 1b. See Michigan Laws 29.1
(1) The bureau of fire services is created in the department.
(2) The governor shall appoint a state fire marshal to serve as the head of the bureau. The state fire marshal shall possess not less than 10 years’ experience in 1 or more of the following areas:
(a) Safeguarding life and property from damage from explosion, fire, disaster, or other fire-related emergencies.
(b) Delivery of fire suppression or related fire services or emergency response services.
(c) Fire investigation or the provision of related investigation services to law enforcement or fire service agencies.
(d) Training of firefighters or fire investigators.
(e) Enforcement of the general fire laws of this state.
(3) The bureau shall include the following:
(a) The state fire marshal.
(b) The firefighters training council created under section 3 of the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.363.
(c) The board.
(d) Any other agency, board, or commission designated as a part of the bureau by law.
(4) The bureau shall have all of the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities transferred from the fire marshal division of the department of state police to the department under Executive Reorganization Order No. 2003-1, MCL 445.2011. The department shall perform the budgeting, procurement, and related management functions of the bureau. The bureau shall administer the authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities vested in the bureau and may make internal organizational changes to ensure efficient administration.
(5) To implement the amendatory act that added this section, the state budget director shall determine and authorize the most efficient methods for the bureau to handle financial transactions and records in the financial management system of this state.