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Committee advances bill to let police chiefs set testing dates and increase hiring flexibility
Summary
The committee passed Senate Bill 374 after proponents said the bill updates civil service rules to allow police chiefs to set testing dates and frequency to help address hiring shortages; proponents said civil service retains oversight of testing methods.
Senator Brianne Davis introduced Senate Bill 374 to the City, County & Local Affairs Committee and called Chief David Ewing of the Russellville Police Department and Gary Sykes, director of the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police, to explain the measure.
Senator Brianne Davis (State Senate, District 25) said the bill updates antiquated civil service procedures to ease hiring for law enforcement agencies across the state. "Our laws have been antiquated for quite some time, and we're just trying to update for ease of hiring…
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