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Senate Bill 461 |
Senate Author: Gallegos et al. |
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Effective: 5-30-09 |
House Sponsor: Miklos |
Under previous law, in certain municipalities the only age requirement for a person taking the entrance examination for a beginning position in the fire department was a requirement that the person be at least 18 years of age. Senate Bill 461 amends the Local Government Code to prohibit a person 36 years of age or older from taking the examination. These age restrictions apply to a municipality that has a population of 10,000 or more, has a paid fire department or police department, and has voted to adopt the municipal civil service law for firefighters and police officers or that adopted such civil service provisions and whose actions were validated by the Texas Legislature.