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Ohio sponsors preview bill to allow police chiefs to hire lateral officers without civil‑service exam and run local training
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 44 told the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee that the bill would let municipal police chiefs skip civil‑service exams for certain lateral hires, align statutory cities with charter cities, and permit localized chief and cadet training under state standards; no committee vote was taken.
House sponsors brought first hearing testimony on House Bill 44 before the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, describing a proposal to let municipal police chiefs hire qualified lateral officers without a competitive civil‑service exam and to run localized training programs for cadets and new chiefs.
Sponsors said the bill would permit a police department to fill a vacancy without conducting a civil‑service exam if the department can show that a competitive exam is unnecessary and the applicant…
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