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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODETitle 5 - MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEESSubtitle A - MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEESChapter 143 - MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
Subchapter G - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE AND CERTAIN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES
Section 143.1051 - Eligibility for Beginning Position in Fire Department

Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.1051

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 143.1051 - Eligibility for Beginning Position in Fire Department

In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements prescribed by Section 143.023, to be certified as eligible for a beginning position with a fire department a person must:

(1) have served in the United States Armed Forces and received an honorable discharge; or
(2) have earned at least 15 hours of credit in any area of study at an accredited college or university.

Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 143.1051

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.