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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ERICKSON, ROBBINS, EICHELBERGER, WOZNIAK AND BLAKE, APRIL 25, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 25, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled |
2 | "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending, |
3 | revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating |
4 | thereto," in civil service for police and firemen, further |
5 | providing for examinations and for eligibility list and |
6 | manner of filling appointments. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Sections 635 and 638(a) of the act of June 24, |
10 | 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, |
11 | reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569) and |
12 | amended October 19, 2010 (P.L.521, No.75), are amended to read: |
13 | Section 635. General Provisions Relating to Examinations.-- |
14 | (a) The commission shall make rules and regulations to be |
15 | approved as provided in section 630 hereof, providing for the |
16 | examination of applicants for positions in the police force and |
17 | as paid operators of fire apparatus and for promotions, which |
18 | rules and regulations shall prescribe the minimum qualifications |
19 | of all applicants to be examined and the passing grades. All |
20 | examinations for positions or promotions shall be practical in |
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1 | character and shall relate to such matters and include such |
2 | inquiries as will fairly test the merit and fitness of the |
3 | persons examined to discharge the duties of the employment |
4 | sought by them. All examinations shall be open to all applicants |
5 | who have the minimum qualifications required by the rules and |
6 | regulations. Each applicant for examination for an original |
7 | position shall: |
8 | (1) be subject to the regulations adopted by the commission; |
9 | (2) either before or after being admitted to the regular |
10 | examination held by the commission, be required to submit to a |
11 | physical fitness or agility examination that is job-related and |
12 | consistent with business necessity; [and] |
13 | (3) if made a conditional offer of employment, be given a |
14 | physical and psychological medical examination in accordance |
15 | with section 643 of this act[.]; and |
16 | (4) be subject to a background investigation. Background |
17 | investigations may be restricted to those candidates on an |
18 | eligibility list or those to be certified to the township |
19 | commissioners for appointment in accordance with section 638 of |
20 | this act. |
21 | (a.1) Each applicant for promotion shall be subject to the |
22 | regulations adopted by the commission and to examination and |
23 | selection in accordance with section 642 of this act. Physical |
24 | fitness or agility examinations that are job-related and |
25 | consistent with business necessity and physical and |
26 | psychological medical examinations may, but need not, be |
27 | required for promotions. |
28 | (b) Public notice of the time and place of every |
29 | examination, together with the information as to the kind of |
30 | position or place to be filled, shall be given by publication |
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1 | once in a newspaper of general circulation in the township or in |
2 | a newspaper circulating generally in the township at least two |
3 | weeks prior to each examination, and a copy of the notice shall |
4 | be prominently posted in the office of the commission or other |
5 | public place. |
6 | (c) The commission shall post in its office the eligible |
7 | list containing the names and grades of those who have passed |
8 | the examination. |
9 | Section 638. Eligibility List and Manner of Filling |
10 | Appointments.--(a) At the completion of the testing process, |
11 | including [any background,] physical agility or other |
12 | examinations, with the exception of any background |
13 | investigations to be conducted after the establishment of an |
14 | eligibility list and physical and psychological medical |
15 | examinations pursuant to section 643 of this act, the commission |
16 | shall rank the candidates who have satisfied the minimum |
17 | requirements for appointment on an eligibility list. The |
18 | eligibility list shall contain the names of individuals eligible |
19 | for appointment listed from highest to lowest based on their |
20 | scores on the examinations administered by the commission and |
21 | any points for which the applicant was entitled by virtue of 51 |
22 | Pa.C.S. Ch. 71 (relating to veterans' preference). The |
23 | eligibility list will be valid for one year from the date the |
24 | commission formally adopts the eligibility list. Prior to |
25 | expiration of the one-year period, the commission may extend the |
26 | validity of the eligibility list for up to an additional twelve |
27 | (12) months by a majority vote of the commission at a duly |
28 | authorized commission meeting. In the absence of a lawful |
29 | extension by the commission, the list shall expire. |
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1 | Section 2. The amendment of section 635 of the act shall |
2 | apply to all promotion examinations conducted on or after |
3 | October 19, 2010. |
4 | Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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