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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5178 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 106 | |
| 3 | 3 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY | |
| 4 | 4 | Introduced by: | |
| 5 | 5 | REP. HOVEY, 112th Dist. | |
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | General Assembly | |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Proposed Bill No. 5178 | |
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| 11 | 11 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | LCO No. 106 | |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Introduced by: | |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 19 | REP. HOVEY, 112th Dist. | |
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| 21 | 21 | AN ACT GIVING PRECEDENCE IN HIRING AS A FIREFIGHTER TO THE CHILDREN OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. | |
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| 23 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 25 | 25 | That part III of chapter 104 of the general statutes, concerning fire departments, be amended to require the name of an applicant for the position of firefighter be placed in the first position on the list of eligible candidates for hiring or on the reserve roster for appointment if such applicant is the son or daughter of a firefighter who, while in the performance of such firefighter's duties, was killed or sustained injuries that resulted in such firefighter's death, provided such applicant meets the entry level requirements for such position such as passing a written and physical examination. | |
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| 27 | 27 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 29 | 29 | To honor firefighters killed in the line of duty by providing their children with precedence in the hiring process if they seek to become firefighters. |