ENROLLED
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 333
BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS AND SENATORS BARROW, WARD, AND
WOMACK
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2495.3(A), relative to the classified fire service; to provide
3 relative to persons selected for appointment to entry-level positions in the city of
4 Zachary; to provide relative to the formal training of such persons; and to provide
5 for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 33:2495.3(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
11 ยง2495.3. Recruit and recruit period; certain municipalities
12 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the cities
13 of Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Houma, Lafayette, and Shreveport, and Zachary no
14 person selected for appointment to an entry-level position in the classified service
15 from the competitive firefighter employment list who has not successfully completed
16 formal training as required by Subsection B of this Section shall begin the working
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1 test period. However, such person shall be employed by the appointing authority and
2 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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