2023 Regular Session • Connecticut Legislature
HB05501: An Act Concerning Alternative Physical Ability Testing Requirements For Female Candidates For Firefighter Positions.
Legislative Summary
To allow for a more diverse class of candidates for firefighter positions at municipal and volunteer fire departments by recognizing that additional female candidates would qualify for such positions based on revised physical standards that offer an alternative to the fifty-pound simulated vest test component of the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
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Bill History
1/17/2023
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Public Safety and Security(Joint Conference)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor
Michael D'Agostino
Democrat