Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board
| Name | Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board |
| Contact Person | Chase Hawthorne - State Fire Marshal Captain |
| Mailing Address |
2230 S. MacArthur Dr., STE 6 Alexandria, LA 71303 |
| Phone Number | 318-767-6099 |
| Fax Number | 318-767-6098 |
| Board Email | Chase.Hawthorne@la.gov |
| Website | https://www.lasfm.org/ |
| Legal Authority | R.S. 40:1664.11 and Act 598 of 2018 |
| Year Created | 2007 |
| Organizational Placement | Dept. of Public Safety/Office of State Fire Marshal |
| Purpose/Function | The Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board serves within the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and consists of 15 members. 14 are appointed by the Governor from industry-related associations and firms, licensed and regulated by the Fire Marshal. 1 member is a Fire Marshal employee designated by the Fire Marshal, serves as chair and does not vote except with a tie vote of members present and voting. Members represent all aspects of life safety and property protection. Each appointed member serves a 4-year term. No member serves more than 2 consecutive terms, except the Fire Marshal designee. The board meets upon call of the chair or upon written request of 3 members. The Board approves all training, certification and examination requirements for licensure and continuing education and may also approve equivalent certifications from other jurisdictions outside of Louisiana for licensure that substantially conform to the parameters set by the Board. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 15
Number Currently Serving: 14 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 4
Estimated number in current year: 4 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Louisiana State Fire Marshal Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | The Life Safety and Property Protection Education Board does not receive, expend, disburse or invest funds. |