§ 33:2495.3 — Recruit and recruit period; certain municipalities

Louisiana § 33:2495.3

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§2495.3. Recruit and recruit period; certain municipalities
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the cities of Baton
Rouge, Bossier City, Houma, Lafayette, Shreveport, and Zachary, no person selected for
appointment to an entry-level position in the classified service from the competitive
firefighter employment list who has not successfully completed formal training as required
by Subsection B of this Section shall begin the working test period. However, such person
shall be employed by the appointing authority and reported as a recruit and shall immediately
begin his formal training.
B. Formal training for a person selected for appointment to an entry-level position
as a firefighter in the classified service shall mean the enrollment in and successful
completion of a fire training academy provided for through the appointing authority. All
persons selected for appointment to an entry-level position as a firefighter in the classified
service shall successfully complete the fire training academy whether or not such person was
certified as a Firefighter I in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard
1001 prior to his selection for appointment.
C. The fire training academy provided for in Subsection B of this Section shall be
for a duration as determined by the appointing authority. Upon the successful completion
of the fire training academy, the recruit shall immediately begin the working test period.
D. The appointing authority shall, within fifteen days, advise the board that the
recruit has successfully completed the fire training academy and has begun the working test
period as a probational firefighter.
E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require that a person selected for
appointment to an entry-level position as a firefighter in the classified service be terminated
if he fails to enroll in or successfully complete the fire training academy as required by
Subsection B of this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2015, No. 334, §1; Acts 2017, No. 194, §1; Acts 2018, No. 51, §1; Acts 2018, No. 260, §1; Acts 2021, No. 202, §1.