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<br />..~ <br /> <br />, '..e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />10. <br />AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR <br />ALTERNATIVE TESTING PROCEDURES <br />FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS <br /> <br />Current Law <br /> <br />Under Section 143.035, upon the recommendation of the chief of the police <br />department, and after a majority vote of the sworn police officers in the department, <br />the commission may adopt an alternate promotional system to select persons to <br />occupy non-entry levellositions other than positions that are filled by appointment <br />by the department hea . <br /> <br />Proposed Chanae <br /> <br />Allow the same alternative testing procedures for fire departments. <br /> <br />Reason for Proposed Chanae <br /> <br />Currently, only police departments may choose alternative testing procedures. If <br />the same safeguards (a recommendation by the chief and a majority vote of the fire <br />department) are adopted for fire departments, the commission should be allowed to <br />adopt an alternative promotional system to promote persons to non-entry level <br />posItions. There is no good reason that a police department is allowed to exercise <br />this option and a fire department is not. <br />