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HSB 703
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Cities with at least 8,000 people can now choose whether or not to create a civil service commission for their police and fire departments. If a city decides to get rid of its commission, certain rules for full-time police officers, firefighters, and other permanent employees will no longer apply. Large cities will also have the option, rather than the requirement, to hire a clerk for their commission.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to city civil service commissions. Under current law, cities with a population of at least 8,000 and with a paid police department or a paid fire department shall establish a civil service commission for the purpose of administering Code chapter 400. _____ more than three members. In cities having a population of more than 75,000, the commission shall appoint a clerk of the commission. For a city having a population of less than 8,000, the city council may appoint a civil service commission or act as the civil service commission. Current law provides for the abolition of a civil service commission when such commission is first appointed by the city council. The provisions of Code chapter 400 generally apply to full-time police officers and fire fighters in cities having a population of more than 8,000, and to all appointive permanent full-time employees in cities having a population of more than 15,000. The bill authorizes rather than requires a city with a population of at least 8,000 and with a paid police department or a paid fire department to establish a civil service commission. The bill authorizes rather than requires a civil service commission in a city having a population of more than 75,000 to appoint a clerk of the commission. The bill authorizes a city council to abolish a civil service commission regardless of whether the mayor or the city council appointed the commission. The bill provides that when a city abolishes the civil service commission, Code chapter 400 does not apply to permanent full-time police officers and fire fighters if the city has a population of more than 8,000 or to appointive permanent full-time employees if the city has a population of more than 15,000.
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2022. On February 16, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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