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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1392
BY REPRESENTATIVE DIXON AND SENATOR MCPHERSON
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to competitive tests in the municipal
police civil service
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2492(1)(b) and (7), 2493(A)(2), 2552(1)(b) and (7), and2
2553(A)(2), relative to municipal fire and police civil service; to provide relative to3
competitive tests for certain positions in the classified police service; to provide4
relative to notice of such tests; to provide for restrictions governing admission to5
such tests; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 33:2492(1)(b) and (7), 2493(A)(2), 2552(1)(b) and (7), and8
2553(A)(2) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 9
§2492. Tests 10
Tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry upon the promotional11
and competitive employment lists shall be provided, as follows: 12
(1)13
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(b)(i) In addition to the posted notice, public notice for all tests to be given15
on a competitive basis which are open to applicants outside of the respective16
department shall be published at least four times during the thirty-day period in the17
official journal of the municipality in which such tests are to be held. This notice of18
examination need not reveal the exact date on which tests shall be administered, but19 HLS 10RS-2840 ORIGINAL
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all applicants shall be advised of the date, place, and time to report for an announced1
test at least five days in advance thereof in any manner the board may prescribe.2
(ii) Public notice for all tests to be given on a competitive basis which are3
not open to applicants outside of the respective department shall be given in4
accordance with Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.5
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(7) Competitive tests shall be held only as the needs of the service require7
and shall be given for classes comprising only the following duties or positions:8
(a) Chief of the departmental service.9
(b) The second highest class in the classified police service at the rank of10
either assistant chief or deputy chief.11
(c) The entrance or lowest ranking class in the classified service.12
(c) (d) The entrance or lowest ranking class in any group of classes where the13
various classes have been divided into groups by the classification plan.14
(d) (e) Operation, maintenance, and supervision of radio, fire alarm, police15
alarm, and other signal systems.16
(e) (f) Automotive or fire apparatus mechanics and repairmen.17
(f) (g) Secretary to the chief.18
(g) (h) Departmental records clerk.19
(h) (i) For a position in any class in the classified service after reasonable20
efforts by preceding methods provided by this Part have failed to produce names of21
persons eligible for regular appointment thereto.22
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§2493. Admission to tests24
A. Admission to tests provided by the civil service board through the state25
examiner shall be as follows:26
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(2) Admission to competitive tests shall be open to all persons who meet the28
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to competitive tests provided for in accordance with R.S. 33:2492(7)(b) may be1
limited to regular employees of the municipal police department for which the test2
is given in the manner provided by the rules of the board.3
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§2552. Tests5
Tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry upon the promotional6
and competitive employment lists shall be provided, as follows:7
(1)8
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(b) In addition to the posted notice, public notice for all tests to be given on10
a competitive basis which are open to applicants outside of the respective department11
shall be published at least four times during the thirty-day period in the official12
journal of the municipality, parish, or fire protection district, as the case may be, in13
which such tests are to be held. This notice of examination need not state the exact14
date on which tests shall be administered, but all applicants shall be advised of the15
date, place, and time to report for an announced test at least five days in advance16
thereof in any manner the board may prescribe.17
(ii) Public notice for all tests to be given on a competitive basis which are18
not open to applicants outside of the respective department shall be given in19
accordance with Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.20
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(7) Competitive tests shall be held only as the needs of the service require22
and shall be given for classes comprising only the following duties or positions:23
(a) Chief of the departmental service.24
(b) The second highest class in the classified police service at the rank of25
either assistant chief or deputy chief.26
(c) The entrance or lowest ranking class in the classified service.27
(c) (d) The entrance or lowest ranking class in any group of classes where the28
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(d) (e) Operation, maintenance, and supervision of radio, fire alarm, police1
alarm, and other signal systems.2
(e) (f) Automotive or fire apparatus mechanics and repairmen.3
(f) (g) Secretary to the chief.4
(g) (h) Departmental records clerk.5
(h) (i) For a position in any class in the classified service after reasonable6
efforts by preceding methods provided by this Part have failed to produce names of7
persons eligible for regular appointment thereto.8
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§2553. Admission to tests10
A. Admission to tests provided by the civil service board through the state11
examiner shall be as follows:12
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(2) Admission to competitive tests shall be open to all persons who meet the14
requirements provided by this Part and the rules of the board; however, admission15
to competitive tests provided for in accordance with R.S. 33:2552(7)(b) may be16
limited to regular employee s of the municipal police department for which the test17
is given in the manner provided by the rules of the board.18
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010; if vetoed by the governor20
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,21
2010, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.22
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Dixon HB No. 1392
Abstract: Opens the position of deputy or assistant chief in the classified police service to
competitive testing. Provides local fire and police civil service boards the option to
restrict such competitive tests to applicants from within their respective departments. HLS 10RS-2840 ORIGINAL
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Present law provides that, relative to tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry
upon the promotional and competitive employment in the police civil service in
municipalities with population between 13,000 and 250,000, in addition to the posted notice,
public notice for all tests to be given on a competitive basis must be published at least four
times during the 30-day period in the official journal of the municipality in which such tests
are to be held. Present law further provides that this notice of examination need not reveal
the exact date on which tests are to be administered, but all applicants are to be advised of
the date, place, and time to report for an announced test at least five days in advance thereof
in any manner the board may prescribe.
Proposed law retains present law to the extent it applies to competitive tests open to
applicants from outside of the respective department. Proposed law requires public notice
for all competitive tests which are closed to outside applicants to be provided pursuant to
present law provisions governing notice of promotional tests.
Present law provides that competitive tests in the police civil service in municipalities with
population between 13,000 and 250,000 are to be held only as the needs of the service
require and shall be given for classes comprising only the following duties or positions:
(1) Chief of the departmental service.
(2)The entrance or lowest ranking class in the classified service.
(3)The entrance or lowest ranking class in any group of classes where the various
classes have been divided into groups by the classification plan.
(4)Operation, maintenance, and supervision of radio, fire alarm, police alarm, and other
signal systems.
(5)Automotive or fire apparatus mechanics and repairmen.
(6)Secretary to the chief.
(7)Departmental records clerk.
(8)For a position in any class in the classified service after reasonable efforts by
preceding methods provided by this Part have failed to produce names of persons
eligible for regular appointment thereto.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the following position: the second highest class
in the classified police service at the rank of either assistant chief or deputy chief.
Present law provides that admission to competitive tests in the police civil service in
municipalities with population between 13,000 and 250,000 will be open to all persons who
meet the requirements provided by present law and the rules of the board.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a provision that admission to competitive tests
provided for in accordance with proposed law may be limited to regular employees of the
municipal police department for which the test is given in the manner provided by the rules
of the board.
Present law provides that, relative to tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry
upon the promotional and competitive employment lists in the police civil service in small
municipalities, public notice for all tests to be given on a competitive basis is to be published
at least four times during the 30-day period in the official journal of the municipality, parish,
or fire protection district, as the case may be, in which such tests are to be held. Present law
further provides that this notice of examination need not state the exact date on which tests
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for an announced test at least five days in advance thereof in any manner the board may
prescribe.
Proposed law retains present law to the extent it applies to competitive tests open to
applicants from outside of the respective department. Proposed law requires public notice
for all competitive tests which are closed to outside applicants to be provided pursuant to
present law provisions governing notice of promotional tests.
Present law provides that competitive tests in the police civil service in small municipalities
are to be held only as the needs of the service require and will be given for classes
comprising only the following duties or positions:
(1) Chief of the departmental service.
(2)The entrance or lowest ranking class in the classified service.
(3)The entrance or lowest ranking class in any group of classes where the various
classes have been divided into groups by the classification plan.
(4)Operation, maintenance, and supervision of radio, fire alarm, police alarm, and other
signal systems.
(5)Automotive or fire apparatus mechanics and repairmen.
(6)Secretary to the chief.
(7)Departmental records clerk.
(8)For a position in any class in the classified service after reasonable efforts by
preceding methods provided by this Part have failed to produce names of persons
eligible for regular appointment thereto.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the following position: the second highest class
in the classified police service at the rank of either assistant chief or deputy chief.
Present law provides that admission to competitive tests in the police civil service in small
municipalities will be open to all persons who meet the requirements provided by present
law and the rules of the board.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a provision that admission to competitive tests
provided for in accordance with proposed law may be limited to regular employees of the
municipal police department for which the test is given in the manner provided by the rules
of the board.
Effective July 1, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 33:2492(1)(b) and (7), 2493(A)(2), 2552(1)(b) and (7), and 2553(A)(2))