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House committee approves bill letting some fire departments change firefighter schedules
Summary
The committee voted to pass House Bill 131 as amended, a measure that would allow fire departments in certain former second-class cities to use alternative firefighter staffing schedules, while preserving collective bargaining agreements.
Representative Michael Meredith, sponsor of House Bill 131, told the committee the bill would give “flexibility to fire departments that were in what were former second class cities.”
The bill, as presented, would allow certain departments to adopt alternative duty rotations instead of the current strict on-24 off-48 schedule. Meredith described examples departments have considered, including an “on 48 off 96” rotation and a hybrid “1‑3‑2‑3” pattern, which he summarized as “an on 24 off 72 hour schedule you start with, and…
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