Local government: employees: firefighters.

Existing law authorizes the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to administer, prepare, and circulate to local governments a list of permanent career civilian federal, state, and local government firefighters eligible for appointment to a local government firefighter position. Existing law permits a permanent career civilian federal, state, or local government firefighter to apply for placement on the list after he or she receives a notice of termination or a priority placement notice and requires his or her name to remain on the list for a period of 48 months. Existing law requires that placement on the list be determined by length of service as a permanent career civilian federal, state, or local government firefighter. This bill would provide that a firefighter's name may remain on the list described above for 36 months. The bill would also delete the provision relating to determination of placement on the list. The bill would also make a conforming change.