HB1576sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. David Koehler

Filed: 5/19/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1576

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1576 on page 7, line 8, by replacing "inconsistent with" with "less stringent than"; and

on page 8, by replacing lines 7 through 11 with the following: "list. If the appointing authority has reason to conclude that the highest ranked person fails to meet the minimum standards for the position or if the appointing authority believes an alternate candidate would better serve the needs of the department, then the appointing authority has the right to pass over the highest ranked person and appoint either: (i) any person who has a ranking in the top 5% of the register of eligibles or (ii) any person who is among the top 5 highest ranked persons on the list of eligibles if the number of people who have a ranking in the top 5% of the register of eligibles is less than 5 people."; and

on page 10, line 4, after "Any", by inserting "municipality may charge a"; and

on page 10, line 5, by deleting "shall not exceed $25"; and

on page 12, line 22, by replacing the comma with ": (i)"; and

on page 12, by replacing lines 25 through 26 with: "within the municipality, or (ii) on the municipality's Internet website. Additional"; and

on page 15, by replacing lines 6 through 19 with the following:

"(g) Scoring of examination components. Appointing authorities may create a preliminary eligibility register. A person shall be placed on the list based upon his or her passage of the written examination or the passage of the written examination and the physical ability component. Passage of the written examination means a score that is at or above the mean score for all applicants participating in the written test. The appointing authority may conduct the written examination and any subjective components subsequent to the posting of the preliminary eligibility register.

The examination components for an initial eligibility register shall be graded on a 100-point scale. A person's position on the list shall be determined by the following: (i) the person's score on the written examination, (ii) the person successfully passing the physical ability component, and (iii) the person's results on any subjective component as described in subsection (d).

In order to qualify for placement on the final"; and

on page 16, line 2, after "Section", by inserting "and who have passed the physical ability examination"; and

on page 16, line 5, by replacing "physical ability" with "subjective component"; and

on page 40, line 4, by replacing "inconsistent with" with "less stringent than"; and

on page 41, by replacing lines 3 through 7 with the following: "list. If the appointing authority has reason to conclude that the highest ranked person fails to meet the minimum standards for the position or if the appointing authority believes an alternate candidate would better serve the needs of the department, then the appointing authority has the right to pass over the highest ranked person and appoint either: (i) any person who has a ranking in the top 5% of the register of eligibles or (ii) any person who is among the top 5 highest ranked persons on the list of eligibles if the number of people who have a ranking in the top 5% of the register of eligibles is less than 5 people."; and

on page 42, line 26, after "Any", by inserting "municipality may charge a"; and

on page 43, line 1, by deleting "shall not exceed $25"; and

on page 45, line 18, by replacing the comma with ": (i)"; and

on page 45, by replacing lines 21 through 22 with "within the municipality, or (ii) on the municipality's Internet website. Additional"; and

on page 48, by replacing lines 2 through 15 with the following:

"(g) Scoring of examination components. Appointing authorities may create a preliminary eligibility register. A person shall be placed on the list based upon his or her passage of the written examination or the passage of the written examination and the physical ability component. Passage of the written examination means a score that is at or above the mean score for all applicants participating in the written test. The appointing authority may conduct the written examination and any subjective components subsequent to the posting of the preliminary eligibility register.

The examination components for an initial eligibility register shall be graded on a 100-point scale. A person's position on the list shall be determined by the following: (i) the person's score on the written examination, (ii) the person successfully passing the physical ability component, and (iii) the person's results on any subjective component as described in subsection (d).

In order to qualify for placement on the final"; and

on page 48, line 24, after "Section", by inserting "and who have passed the physical ability examination"; and

on page 49, line 1, by replacing "physical ability" with "subjective component"; and

on page 68, line 18, by replacing "in the manner" with "in a no less stringent manner than the manner"; and

on page 69, by replacing lines 21 through 25 with the following: "list. If the appointing authority has reason to conclude that the highest ranked person fails to meet the minimum standards for the position or if the appointing authority believes an alternate candidate would better serve the needs of the department, then the appointing authority has the right to pass over the highest ranked person and appoint either: (i) any person who has a ranking in the top 5% of the register of eligibles or (ii) any person who is among the top 5 highest ranked persons on the list of eligibles if the number of people who have a ranking in the top 5% of the register of eligibles is less than 5 people."; and

on page 71, line 19, after "Any", by inserting "fire protection district may charge a"; and

on page 71, line 20, by deleting "shall not exceed $25"; and

on page 74, line 9, by replacing the comma with ": (i)"; and

on page 74, by replacing lines 12 through 13 with "district, or (ii) on the fire protection district's Internet website. Additional"; and

on page 76, by replacing lines 19 through 26 with the following:

"(g) Scoring of examination components. Appointing authorities may create a preliminary eligibility register. A person shall be placed on the list based upon his or her passage of the written examination or the passage of the written examination and the physical ability component. Passage of the written examination means a score that is at or above the mean score for all applicants participating in the written test. The appointing authority may conduct the written examination and any subjective components subsequent to the posting of the preliminary eligibility register.

The examination components for an initial eligibility register shall be graded on a 100-point scale. A person's position on the list shall be determined by the following: (i) the person's score on the written examination, (ii) the person successfully passing the physical ability component, and (iii) the person's results on any subjective component as described in subsection (d)."; and

on page 77, by replacing lines 1 through 6 with the following:

"In order to qualify for placement on the final"; and

on page 77, line 15, after "Section", by inserting "and who have passed the physical ability examination"; and

on page 77, line 18, by replacing "physical ability" with "subjective component".