ENROLLED
ACT No. 51
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 72
BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2495.3(A), relative to the classified fire service; to provide
relative to persons selected for appointment to entry-level positions in the city of
Houma; to provide relative to the formal training of such persons; and to provide for
related matters.
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 33:2495.3(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ยง2495.3. Recruit and recruit period; certain municipalities
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the cities
of Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Houma, and Lafayette no person selected for
appointment to an entry-level position in the classified service from the competitive
firefighter employment list who has not successfully completed formal training as
required by Subsection B of this Section shall begin the working test period.
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However, such person shall be employed by the appointing authority and reported
as a recruit and shall immediately begin his formal training.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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