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Relating to civil service requirements for the hiring of certain city public safety positions
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 28, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 454
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
AI summary City councils would have the power to temporarily stop following standard civil service rules when hiring certain police and fire department staff. This change could affect how cities hire firefighters, fire chiefs, police officers, and police chiefs. These special hiring rules can only be paused for up to one year at a time.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to civil service requirements for the hiring of certain city public safety positions. Under current law, Code chapter 400 (civil service) sets forth a variety of provisions relating to hiring civil service employees, including examinations, probationary periods, veteran preferences, and other qualifications. The bill allows a city council to suspend civil service hiring practices for the hiring of fire fighters, fire chiefs, assistant fire chiefs, police officers, police chiefs, or assistant police chiefs. A suspension shall not be in effect for more than one year, but a city council may immediately vote to implement a new suspension upon the expiration of the prior suspension. Required hiring practices shall be immediately reinstated upon the expiration of a suspension. A city council may vote to reinstate hiring practices prior to the expiration of a suspension. A subsequent vote to suspend required hiring practices is considered a vote for a new suspension.
Changed since by amendment S-5017; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 15, 2023. On February 20, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
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