HR 383 — CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Creates a task force to examine the position of fire chief in the fire and police civil service

HLSENROLLED 26RS-4452 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

383 BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN CIVILA SERVICE/FIRERESOLUTION &To POL:create the Task Force on Fire Chief Operations to examine the position of fire chief in the fire andpolicecivil service,including providing for a uniform definition in state law for the position of fire chief, and to provide a written report of its findings and recommendationstothemembersoftheHouseofRepresentativesnolaterthanthirty days prior to the convening of the 2027 Regular Session.

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WHEREAS, Article X, Section 16 of the Constitution of Louisiana provides for a systemofclassifiedfireandpolicecivilservicethatisapplicabletoallmunicipalitieshaving a population exceeding thirteen thousand persons and operating a regularly paid fire and police department and to all parishes and fire protection districts operating a regularly paid fire department;

and PageWHEREAS, 1a offire 4chief HLSplays 26RS-4452a ORIGINALcrucial HRrole NO.in ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of a fire department;

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and383 ENROLLED WHEREAS, the fire chief has ultimate supervisory authority over operations, personnel, and administration of a fire department and is directly responsible to the municipal, parish, or fire protection government or the appointing authority for the management and performance of the department;

and WHEREAS, it is essential to provide for a comprehensive review ofofthe the duties and responsibilities of fire chiefs throughout the state and to provide for a uniform definition in state law for the position of fire chief.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby establishtheTaskForceonFireChiefOperationstoexaminethepositionoffirechiefinthe fire and police civil service,includingprovidingservice,includingprovidingfora foruniform auniformdefinitiondefinition in statelawstate law for the position of fire chief, and to provide a written report of its findings and recommendations to the members of the House of Representatives and to the David R.

(3) The stateexaminerofmunicipalfirestate andexaminerofmunicipalfireand police civil serviceor his designee.

Page(4) 2The president of 4the HLSProfessional 26RS-4452Fire ORIGINALFighters HRAssociation NO.of Louisiana or his designee.

383 (4) The president of the Professional Fire Fighters Association of Louisiana or his designee.

BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthateachdesignatingauthorityshallsubmitthenamePage of2 anydesignee to the state examiner of municipal3 fireHR andNO. police civil service no later than August 1, 2026.

383 ENROLLED BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthateachdesignatingauthorityshallsubmitthename of anydesignee to the state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service no later than August 1, 2026.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a majority of the task force shall constitute a quorumforthetransactionquorum offor business,the andtransactionofbusiness, allandallofficial official actions of the task forceshall require the affirmative vote of a majorityof the members.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service, the president of the Professional FireFightersAssociationofLouisiana,theexecutivedirectorofthePoliceJuryAssociation Pageof 3Louisiana, ofthepresidentofthe 4Louisiana HLSMunicipal 26RS-4452Association, ORIGINALand HRthe NO.president of the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association.

383SPEAKER ofLouisiana,OF theTHE presidentHOUSE ofOF theREPRESENTATIVES LouisianaPage Municipal3 Association,of and3 the presidentofthe Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HR 383 Original 2026 Regular Session Jordan Creates the Task Force on Fire Chief Operations to examine the position of fire chief in the fireand police civil service,including providing for a uniform definition in statelawforthe position of fire chief.

Requires the task force to provide a written report of its findings and recommendationstothemembersoftheHouseofRepresentativesnolaterthan30daysprior to the convening of the 2027 Regular Session.

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