| 6 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 7 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 374 3 |
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| 8 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 9 | 7 | | By: Senator B. Davis 5 |
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| 10 | 8 | | By: Representative Wing 6 |
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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CIVIL SERVICE 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | SYSTEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | Subtitle 13 |
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| 18 | 16 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CIVIL 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | SERVICE SYSTEM. 15 |
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| 21 | 19 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17 |
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| 23 | 21 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14-51-301(b)(3), concerning the rules and 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | regulations governing examinations for fire departments and police 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | departments, is amended to read as follows: 21 |
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| 30 | | - | (B)(i) The examinations may be held on the first Monday in April or 26 |
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| 31 | | - | the first Monday in October, or both, and more often if necessary under such 27 |
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| 32 | | - | rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the board shall be held as 28 |
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| 33 | | - | needed by the chief of the fire department or police department who shall 29 |
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| 34 | | - | determine the: 30 |
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| 28 | + | (B)(i) The examinations may be held on the first Monday in 26 |
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| 29 | + | April or the first Monday in October, or both, and more often if necessary 27 |
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| 30 | + | under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the board shall be 28 |
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| 31 | + | held as needed by the chief of the fire department or police department who 29 |
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| 32 | + | shall determine the: 30 |
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| 45 | 41 | | (a) Engaging in interviews; or 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | (b) Proctoring exams. 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | (iii) The commission may observe an examination 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | under subdivision (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section so long as the commission does 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | not interfere with the examination schedule set by the chief of the fire 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | department or police department ; 6 |
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| 52 | 48 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 14 -51-301(b)(4)(A)(i)(b), concerning the 8 |
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| 53 | 49 | | rules and regulations related to the creation of an eligibles list for fire 9 |
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| 54 | 50 | | departments and police departments, is amended to read as follows: 10 |
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| 55 | 51 | | (b) If the board creates an eligibles list on 11 |
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| 56 | 52 | | an as-needed basis and a vacancy is created as a result of death, 12 |
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| 57 | 53 | | termination, resignation, demotion, retirement, or promotion, the chief of 13 |
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| 58 | 54 | | the fire department or police department shall notify the board commission 14 |
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| 59 | 55 | | within five (5) business days , and the board shall schedule of the scheduling 15 |
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| 60 | 56 | | of an examination to establish an eligibles list from which an appointment or 16 |
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| 61 | 57 | | promotion shall be made unless the position is determined to be eliminated or 17 |
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| 62 | 58 | | not funded by the governing body of the city. 18 |
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| 64 | 60 | | SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 14 -51-301(b)(7)(A), concerning the rules 20 |
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| 65 | 61 | | and regulations governing fire departments and police departments, is amended 21 |
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| 66 | 62 | | to read as follows: 22 |
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| 67 | 63 | | (7)(A) A period of probation not to exceed eighteen (18) months 23 |
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| 68 | 64 | | for potential fire department appointees and at least one (1) year but no 24 |
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| 69 | 65 | | longer than two (2) years for potential law enforcement appointees before any 25 |
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| 70 | 66 | | appointment is complete and six (6) twelve (12) months before any promotion 26 |
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| 71 | 67 | | is complete. 27 |
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