California Government Code

§ 53270

GOV § 53270 Effective Sep 17, 2025Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3.7

Statute text

(a)The Legislature hereby finds that the hiring of permanent career civilian federal, state, and local government firefighters by local agencies as specified in this section is in need of uniform statewide regulation and constitutes a matter of statewide concern that shall be governed solely by this section.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon approval by its governing body, a local government, including, but not limited to, a fire protection district, joint powers agency, or the fire department of a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, or any political subdivision of one of these agencies, when hiring additional firefighters, may appoint as a member or officer any person who meets all of the following criteria:

(1)Was serving as a permanent career civilian firefighter, in good standing, employed by the federal government or contracted to serve at a federal installation or a permanent career firefighter employed by the state or a local government within the state.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 110, Sec. 4. (SB 156) Effective September 17, 2025.