(a) At least twice each year, the commission shall issue a technical memorandum providing guidance on the interpretation of minimum life safety code standards prescribed under this chapter and by commission rule. Any new requirement that relates to an existing standard must first appear in a technical memorandum.
(b) The commission shall solicit comments from interested parties and experts to assist in determining which standards need to be addressed in a technical memorandum issued under this section.

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(c) The commission shall post the technical memorandum on the commission’s Internet website.
(d) A technical memorandum issued under this section is binding and must be followed by a person conducting a life safety code survey under this chapter.
(e) This section does not affect the commission’s rulemaking process.