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Bill would let statutory cities bypass civil-service tests for lateral police hires and run cadet academies
Summary
Representatives Joe Miller and Kevin Miller told the House Public Safety Committee that House Bill 44 would give statutory cities the same flexibility charter cities have to hire experienced officers without civil-service exams and to run cadet training programs.
Representatives Joe Miller and Kevin Miller told the House Public Safety Committee that House Bill 44 would give statutory cities the same flexibility charter cities already have to hire experienced officers without requiring a civil-service exam and would allow municipal police chiefs to run cadet training programs.
“We would like to grant departments the power to fill vacant positions in civil service exams without an exam if the department can present evidence that the competitive component is unnecessary and the applicant has exceptional qualifications,” one sponsor said…
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