Sec. 1. 5 MRSA c. 319 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 319

MAINE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES COMMISSION

§3371.__Maine Fire Protection Services Commission

1.__Commission established.__The Maine Fire Protection Services Commission, referred to in this chapter as the "commission," is established to monitor and evaluate the State's fire protection services system on a continuing basis and to provide recommendations to the appropriate state agencies and to the Legislature regarding necessary changes in the fire protection services system.__The commission is established pursuant to section 12004-J, subsection 12.

2.__Membership.__The commission consists of 21 members appointed as follows:

A.__Two members of the Senate who sit on the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over fire protection matters, appointed by the President of the Senate;

B.__Three members of the House of Representatives who sit on the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over fire protection matters, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

C.__The State Fire Marshal or the fire marshal's designee;

D.__The Supervisor of the Forest Fire Control Division of the Maine Forest Service or the supervisor's designee;

E.__The Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards or the director's designee;

F.__One municipal fire chief who is a full-time fire chief and a member of the Maine Fire Chiefs Association, appointed by the Governor;

G.__One municipal fire chief who is a volunteer fire chief and a member of the Maine Fire Chiefs Association, appointed by the Governor;

H.__One municipal fire chief who is paid on call and a member of the Maine Fire Chiefs Association, appointed by the Governor;