Fire protection: Office of the State Fire Marshal: State Board of Fire Services: membership.

Existing law creates in the Office of the State Fire Marshal a State Board of Fire Services to succeed to all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the former State Fire Advisory Board. Existing law requires the board to consist of 18 members, including, among others, the State Fire Marshal, the Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Director of Emergency Services, and the Chairperson of the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee. Existing law prohibits proxy representation on the board. This bill would instead require the board to consist of 17 members and would authorize the members specified above to assign a designee to serve on the board. The bill would also make conforming and nonsubstantive changes.