Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1027
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 36-8-4-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (c), a member of a regularly organized and paid fire
department may not be required to work more than an average of
fifty-six (56) hours per week. However, if on September 1, 1985, a fire
department was using sixty-three (63) hours as the maximum average
number of hours a member could work a week, the department may
continue to use that figure as the standard. A member may not be on
duty more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours and must be off
duty at least twenty-four (24) consecutive hours out of any forty-eight
(48) hour period. Each member is entitled to an additional twenty-four
(24) consecutive hours off duty in every eight (8) day period.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in case of emergency, or if the
personnel of the fire department has been reduced below its regular
strength because members are serving in the armed forces of the United
States, the chief of the fire department, the assistant chief, or other
officer in charge may assign a member of the fire department to
continuous duty during the emergency.
(c) A fire department may deviate from the required maximum
work hours described in subsection (a) only if authorized by a
collective bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding,
or other similar written mutual agreement with an exclusive
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recognized representative (as defined in IC 36-8-22-5) of employees
of the fire department.
HEA 1027 Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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