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Bill to let cities hire firefighters at 18 advances from committee
CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 14, 2019
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Summary
House Bill 1174 would allow cities participating in civil-service systems to lower the minimum application age for firefighters from 21 to 18; sponsors said the change expands the hiring pipeline and complements other bills on veterans' credit.
A bill giving participating cities the option to lower the minimum application age for firefighters to 18 was advanced by the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee on Feb. 14.
Representative Darby introduced House Bill 1174 and said the…
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