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House Bill 44 would let statutory cities bypass civil-service tests for qualified lateral transfers, sponsors say
Summary
House Bill 44 would allow municipal police departments in statutory cities to hire qualified lateral-transfer officers without administering civil-service exams and permit chiefs to run cadet training programs aligned with the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, sponsors told the House Public Safety Committee.
House Bill 44, presented to the House Public Safety Committee, would permit municipal police departments in statutory cities to fill vacant line-level positions without a civil-service exam when the department can show the competitive component is unnecessary and the applicant has "exceptional qualifications." Sponsors also said the bill would allow municipal police chiefs to run cadet training programs aligned with Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy standards so graduates can be hired directly by…
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