PRINTER'S NO.  1924

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1548

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MOUL, CREIGHTON, HUTCHINSON, KORTZ, MURT, MUSTIO, READSHAW, ROAE, SIPTROTH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 29, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MAY 29, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes, further providing for deputy waterways conservation

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officers.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 305 of Title 30 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

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§ 305.  Deputy waterways conservation officers.

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(a.1)  Employment preference.--A deputy waterways

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conservation officer who has completed at least three years of

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active service prior to the taking of the civil service exam for

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waterways conservation officer or waterways conservation officer

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trainee shall be eligible for the following preference applied

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to the civil service exam score and applicant selection process:

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(1)  A deputy waterways conservation officer who passes

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the civil service exam for waterways conservation officer or

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waterways conservation officer trainee shall have ten points

 


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added to the officer's final score.

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(2)  A deputy waterways conservation officer who is among

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the top three available candidates on the certification list

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for waterways conservation officer or waterways conservation

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officer trainee shall have mandatory preference appointment

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over nonveteran candidates.

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(3)  A deputy waterways conservation officer who is on

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the civil service list for the position of waterways

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conservation officer or waterways conservation officer

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trainee may be appointed regardless of the officer's rank on

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the list.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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