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SENATE BILL NO. 165
BY SENATOR COLOMB
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Subsubparagraph (g)(4) of Paragraph 22 of Article XIV, Section 15.1
3 of the 1921 Louisiana Constitution, as amended, continued as a statute pursuant to
4 Article X, Section 18 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, and R.S. 33:2492(7)(d) and
5 2552(7)(d), relative to fire and police civil service boards; to provide relative to the
6 administration of tests by the state examiner; to provide for an exception; and to
7 provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. Subsubparagraph (g)(4) of Paragraph 22 of Article XIV, Section 15.1 of
10 the 1921 Louisiana Constitution, continued as a statute pursuant to the provisions of Article
11 X, Section 18 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution is hereby amended and reenacted to read
12 as follows:
13 §15.1. Fire and police civil service; municipalities of 13,000 to 250,000
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15 22. Tests. Tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry upon the
16 promotional and competitive employment lists shall be provided, as follows:
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18 g. Competitive tests shall be held only as the needs of the service require and
19 shall be given for classes comprising only the following duties or positions:
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21 (4) Operation, (a) Operation and maintenance, and supervision of radio, fire
22 alarm, police alarm, and other signal systems.
23 (b) Notwithstanding Item (a) of this Subsubparagraph (4), for a
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1 municipality having a population between 198,000 and 200,000 according to the
2 most recent decennial census, operations, management, and supervision of
3 radio, fire alarm, police alarm, and other signal systems.
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5 Section 2. R.S. 33:2492(7)(d) and 2552(7)(d) are hereby amended and reenacted to
6 read as follows:
7 §2492. Tests
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9 (7) Competitive tests shall be held only as the needs of the service require
10 and shall be given for classes comprising only the following duties or positions:
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12 (d) Operation, (i) Operation and maintenance, and supervision of radio, fire
13 alarm, police alarm, and other signal systems.
14 (ii) Notwithstanding Item (i) of this Subparagraph, for a municipality
15 having a population between 198,000 and 200,000 according to the most recent
16 decennial census, operations, management, and supervision of radio, fire alarm,
17 police alarm, and other signal systems.
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19 §2552. Tests
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21 (7) Competitive tests shall be held only as the needs of the service require and
22 shall be given for classes comprising only the following duties or positions:
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24 (d) Operation, (i) Operation and maintenance, and supervision of radio, fire
25 alarm, and other signal systems.
26 (ii) Notwithstanding Item (i) of this Subparagraph, for a municipality
27 having a population between 198,000 and 200,000 according to the most recent
28 decennial census, operations, management, and supervision of radio, fire alarm,
29 police alarm, and other signal systems.
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1 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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