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IN HB1602
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Todd Huston
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AI Summary
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Establishes a veterans' preference for firefighter hiring pilot program administered by the state fire marshal's office to provide grants to local units hiring qualifying veterans for entry-level firefighter positions.
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Eligible veterans must have served at least 3 consecutive years in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Indiana National Guard; hold an honorable or sole survivorship discharge; and meet state firefighter hiring standards and pension fund eligibility requirements.
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Grants up to $40,000 per veteran may be used for hiring expenses related to benefits, compensation, and training; unused funds revert to the program fund if the veteran dies, resigns, or is terminated before grant exhaustion.
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Limits program to no more than 20 grants per year; requires the state fire marshal to maintain detailed records of applications, recipients, veterans hired, and grant amounts.
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Appropriates $800,000 from the state general fund to establish the program fund; program expires July 1, 2020, with remaining funds reverting to the state general fund.
Legislative Description
Veterans' preference for firefighter hiring. Establishes the veterans' preference for firefighter hiring pilot program (program). Encourages the hiring of certain veterans for an entry level firefighter position by allowing a local unit to apply for a grant when a qualifying veteran is hired. Limits program eligibility to local units that hire at an entry level firefighter position a veteran who: (1) has served not less than three consecutive years of service in the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Marine Corps, the United States Coast Guard, or the Indiana National Guard;
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
1/23/2017