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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 80B.11, subsection 5, Code Supplement 1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 5. Minimum standards of physical, educational and moral 1 4 fitness which shall govern the recruitment, selection, and 1 5 appointment of law enforcement officers. The council may 1 6 waive any physical requirement upon the request of the 1 7 employing department or agency on a showing of good cause. 1 8 The council shall waive any physical requirement for the 1 9 following: 1 10 a. The chief of a police department. 1 11 b. Any person functioning in an administrative capacity. 1 12 c. Any person who has, in the last two years, met the 1 13 physical requirements for the recruitment, selection, and 1 14 appointment of a law enforcement officer in another state. 1 15 Sec. 2. Section 400.17, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 16 follows: 1 17 400.17 EMPLOYEES UNDER CIVIL SERVICE QUALIFICATIONS. 1 18 Except as otherwise provided in section 400.7, a person 1 19 shall not be appointed, promoted, or employed in any capacity, 1 20 including a new classification, in the fire or police 1 21 department, or any department which is governed by the civil 1 22 service, until the person has passed a civil service 1 23 examination as provided in this chapter, and has been 1 24 certified to the city council as being eligible for the 1 25 appointment. However, in an emergency in which the peace and 1 26 order of the city is threatened by reason of fire, flood, 1 27 storm, or mob violence, making additional protection of life 1 28 and property necessary, the person having the appointing power 1 29 may deputize additional persons, without examination, to act 1 30 as peace officers until the emergency has passed. A person 1 31 may be appointed to a position subject to successfully 1 32 completing a civil service medical examination. A person 1 33 shall not be appointed or employed in any capacity in the fire 1 34 or police department if the person is unable to meet 1 35 reasonable physical condition training requirements and 2 1 reasonable level of experience requirements necessary for the 2 2 performance of the position unless those requirements are 2 3 specifically waived as provided in this section; if the person 2 4 is a habitual criminal; if the person is addicted to narcotics 2 5 or alcohol and has not been rehabilitated for a period of one 2 6 year or more, or is not presently undergoing treatment; or if 2 7 the person has attempted a deception or fraud in connection 2 8 with a civil service examination. 2 9 Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 2 10 400.7, a person shall not be appointed or employed in any 2 11 capacity in any department which is governed by civil service 2 12 if the person is unable to meet reasonable physical condition 2 13 training requirements and reasonable level of experience 2 14 requirements necessary for the performance of the position; if 2 15 the person is addicted to narcotics or alcohol and has not 2 16 been rehabilitated for a period of one year or more, or is not 2 17 presently undergoing treatment; or if the person has attempted 2 18 a deception or fraud in connection with a civil service 2 19 examination. A fire or police department, or any department 2 20 which is governed by the civil service, may waive the physical 2 21 condition training requirements for good cause. 2 22 Employees shall not be required to be a resident of the 2 23 city in which they are employed, but they shall become a 2 24 resident of the state at the time such appointment or 2 25 employment begins and shall remain a resident of the state 2 26 during employment. Cities may set reasonable maximum 2 27 distances outside of the corporate limits of the city that 2 28 police officers, fire fighters and other critical municipal 2 29 employees may live. 2 30 A person shall not be appointed, promoted, discharged, or 2 31 demoted to or from a civil service position or in any other 2 32 way favored or discriminated against in that position because 2 33 of political or religious opinions or affiliations, race, 2 34 national origin, sex, or age. However, the maximum age for a 2 35 police officer or fire fighter covered by this chapter and 3 1 employed for police duty or the duty of fighting fires is 3 2 sixty-five years of age. 3 3 EXPLANATION 3 4 This bill allows the Iowa law enforcement academy council 3 5 to waive its physical requirements for certification for good 3 6 cause, when requested by a department or agency. The bill 3 7 requires the council to grant such a waiver for the chief of a 3 8 police department, any person functioning in an administrative 3 9 capacity, or any person who has, in the last two years, met 3 10 the physical requirements for the recruitment, selection, and 3 11 appointment of a law enforcement officer in another state. 3 12 The bill also allows local departments to waive physical 3 13 condition training requirements for civil service employees 3 14 for good cause. 3 15 LSB 5758XS 80 3 16 jr/sh/8.1
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