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Committee hears sponsor testimony on bill allowing civil-service exemptions for lateral hires and local training
Summary
Sponsors told the committee House Bill 44 would let police departments bypass competitive exams to fill vacant civil-service posts for exceptionally qualified lateral hires and allow chiefs to run locally aligned cadet and chief-training programs.
House sponsors presented testimony on House Bill 44, which they said would permit police departments to fill certain vacant civil-service positions without holding a competitive exam when a department can show the competitive component is unnecessary and the applicant has exceptional qualifications. Sponsors told the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee the change would align statutory cities with charter cities that…
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