Proposed Rules for Certification of Alarm System Contractors and Installers...

Public hearings to be held on April 17 and April 23 for comment

The Fire Marshal has issued a Notice of Intended Action proposing administrative rules for the Alarm System Contractor and Installer Certification Programs. The Notice was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on March 26 as ARC 6667B.

Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 100C.7, the State Fire Marshal hereby gives Notice of Intended Action to adopt a new Chapter 277, “Certification of Alarm System Contractors and Installers,” Iowa Administrative Code.

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Public Hearings

April 17, 2008
The first hearing will be April 17 from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  This hearing will originate from the ICN Room (Room 122) in the State Public Safety Headquarters Building and will be accessible over the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) from the following additional locations:

  1. Room 22, Library Building, Iowa Lakes Community College, 300 South 18th Street, Estherville, IA

  2. Room 024, Looft Hall, Iowa Western Community College, 2700 College Road, Council Bluffs, IA

  3. Room 150, Administration Building, Cedar Rapids Community School District, 346 2nd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA

  4. Mount Pleasant Treatment Center, 1200 East Washington, Mount Pleasant, IA

April 23, 2008
A second public hearing will be held on April 23 at 10:00 a.m. in the First Floor Public Conference Room (Room 125), State Public Safety Headquarters Building, 215 East 7th Street, Des Moines, IA.

Those who wish to make oral presentations at the public hearings should call or email at least one day prior to the public hearing.

Agency Rules Administrator, Iowa Department of Public Safety, State Public Safety Headquarters Building
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 725–6185
Email: admrule@dps.state.ia.us

Any written comments or information regarding this proposed amendment may be directed to the Agency Rules Administrator by 4:30 p.m. on April 22, 2008, or submitted at the public hearings. Those who wish to convey their views orally should call by April 22, 2008.

Questions?  Contact Darren Reaman at (800) 669-5329 ext. 144 or dreaman@cedia.org.