7. a. To assist and advise the commissioner in the administration of P.L.1975, c.217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.) there is hereby created in the Department of Community Affairs a code advisory board to consist of 15 citizens to be appointed by the commissioner for a term of 4 years. The board shall consist of: one architect registered in the State of New Jersey; two professional engineers licensed by the State of New Jersey, one of whom shall be a mechanical engineer and one of whom shall be a structural engineer; one municipal building official; one member of the building industry in the State; one public health official in the State; one licensed plumbing inspector in the State; one licensed electrical inspector in the State; one fire prevention inspector in the State; and six members of the public, two of whom shall be experienced in representing consumers and one of whom shall be a representative of persons with disabilities who shall serve as chair of the subcode committee on persons with disabilities. The initial appointment of the representative of persons with disabilities shall be used to fill the first vacancy among the public members of the code advisory board occurring on or after the effective date of P.L.1981, c.35. Of the 13 members first appointed the commissioner shall designate the appointees’ terms so that three shall be appointed for terms of 1 year, three for terms of two years, three for terms of three years and four for terms of four years, and that the two additional members first appointed by the commissioner pursuant to P.L.1976, c.117 shall be appointed for two years and three years respectively with such terms to be computed from February 4, 1976. Thereafter, members of the code advisory board shall be appointed for terms of four years.

b. Code advisory board members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in performance of their duties. Vacancies on the advisory board shall be filled for the unexpired term. Members may be removed by the commissioner for cause.

c. The code advisory board shall appoint a committee for each subcode and, should a subcode therefor not be adopted, for supplements to or revisions of the barrier free design provisions of any model code adopted pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C. 52:27D-123). Each such committee shall consist of one member of the code advisory board, who shall be chair, and at least four citizens who are experienced and knowledgeable in matters related to the particular subcode. Each committee shall advise and assist the code advisory board in the performance of its responsibilities under P.L.1975, c.217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.) for the subcode in question. Committee members shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure of the code advisory board.

L.1975, c.217, s.7; amended 1976, c.117; 1981, c.35, s.7; 2017, c.131, s.192.