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MI HB5735

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/15/2022

Primary Sponsor

Robert Bezotte

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the requirement to publish notice of fire and police department job applications in the official newspaper; notice shall only be posted in a conspicuous place at the office and bulletin boards for 2 weeks
  • Changes the timeline for beginning the examination process from "within 6 months" to "not later than 6 months" after the closing date for applications
  • Modifies language regarding promotion procedures to clarify that vacancies above fire fighter or police officer rank shall be filled "competitively" based on merit and service requirements
  • Adjusts eligibility requirements to specify candidates must have "been employed not less than 5 years" (rather than "at least 5 years") and allows consideration of candidates with 3 years employment if vacancies exceed qualified candidates
  • Makes technical clarifications to grammatical language throughout the statute regarding singular/plural forms and conditional phrasing without changing substantive policy

Legislative Description

Labor: public service employment; public notice; eliminate requirement to post notice in local newspaper related to fire and police personnel applications. Amends sec. 12 of 1935 PA 78 (MCL 38.512).

Labor: public service employment

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/16/2022

2/16/2022

Committee Referrals

Local Government And Municipal Finance2/15/2022

Full Bill Text

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