Section 49.19. Advisory Board

(a) For the purpose of advising the board when determining factual interpretations amending or repealing this chapter, the Secretary will appoint an Advisory Board on Building Construction consisting of 10 members who will be three registered architects, two registered engineers, two representatives of labor, two representatives of building construction and one representative of the Department who will be the chairman.

(b) The architect and engineer members shall be qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction and may not be employes of the Commonwealth. Before making appointments of the architect and engineer members, the Secretary will request the Pennsylvania Society of Architects to recommend the names of not less than five architects registered under the statutes of this Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers to recommend the names of not less than three engineers registered under the statutes of this Commonwealth, and he will give careful consideration to the recommendations in making these appointments. It is not required that the persons nominated by the organizations be members of the organizations. Each organization shall be given 30 days written notice requesting submission of the list of names and after expiration of the time, if the Secretary has not received the requested lists, he will make appointments without regard to same. The Secretary will appoint the labor members directly.

(c) The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of the chairman as necessitated by petitions. Four of the members shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of the Advisory Board.

The provisions of this § 49.19 adopted May 18, 1984, effective May 19, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 1765.