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House Bill 44 would let statutory cities hire lateral officers without civil-service exams and allow municipal training academies
Summary
Sponsors told the House Public Safety Committee House Bill 44 would align statutory cities with charter cities by allowing departments to waive civil-service exams for qualified lateral police hires and would permit municipal police chiefs to run training programs; members asked about scope, background checks and safeguards for bad actors.
Representatives Joe Miller and Kevin Miller (sponsors) presented House Bill 44 in the House Public Safety Committee, proposing that statutory cities be permitted to hire qualified lateral police officers without a civil-service exam when the department demonstrates the competitive component is unnecessary, and that municipal chiefs may operate training schools aligned with Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy standards.
Sponsors said the change…
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