HB 136 — CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Harahan

HLSENROLLED 26RS-385 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

136 BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG CIVILSERVICE/FIREAN &POL:ACT To enact R.S.

Provides relative to the classified police servicein the city of Harahan AN ACT To enact R.S.

(b) The appointing authority shall select and appoint to any vacancy to be filled a person certified to him whose name appears on the promotional list for the Page 1 of 2 CODING:

HLS 26RS-385 ENGROSSED HB NO.

136 (b)ENROLLED The appointing authority shall select and appoint to any vacancy to be filled a person certified to him whose name appears on the promotional list for the class for which he was tested as a person who is among the three highest in departmental seniority.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 136 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Illg Abstract:

Relative to the classified police service in the city of Harahan, changes the method of appointment for filling vacancies in the promotional class.

Presentconstitutioncreatesafireandpolicecivilservicesystemapplicabletomunicipalities of over 13,000 in population and parishes and fire protection districts.

Provides that the system is subject to Art.

XIV, §15.1 of the 1921 Constitution made statutory by the 1974 Constitution.

Presentlawcreatesandprovidesfortwofireandpolicecivil servicesystems:

(1) one applicable to anymunicipality which operates paid police and fire departments and which has a population of not fewer than 13,000 persons;

and (2) one applicable to any parish, fire protection district, or municipality with a population of fewer than 13,000, but not fewer than 7,000 persons.

Proposed law retains present constitution and present law.

Present law, relative to the system applicable to municipalities with a population of fewer than 13,000, but not fewer than 7,000, provides that "departmental seniority" refers to the period of continuous employment in the department.

Defines "promotional seniority" to mean the total cumulative employment in a class of positions of the next lower class from which a promotion is to be made.

Specifies further relative to employment counted toward seniority in the next lower class.

Present law, relative to both systems, provides that a municipal fire and police civil service board is created in the municipal, parish, and fire protection district government.

Requires the board to establish and maintain employment lists containing the names of persons eligible for appointment to various classes of positions in the classified service.

Requires that names of persons attaining a passing score on a promotion test be placed on the promotion employment list for the tested class, from highest to lowest, according to departmental seniority.

Presentlawrequiresthatvacantpositionsbefilledbyreinstatementorreemployment.

Ifthe position cannotbefilledin this manner,thenthepositionmustbefilledbythepersononthe promotionlistwiththegreatestdepartmentalseniority.

Presentlawprovidesexceptionsfor certain police departments.

Proposed law retains present law but provides an additional exception applicable to the city of Harahan.

Requires the appointing authority to select and appoint to any vacancy to be filled a person certified to him as a person who is among the three highest in departmental seniority.

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