usafcop580
Junior Member
Pennsylvania law.
Job announcement is posted like this: State university is looking for a patrol officer to provide police services to state university, students, employees, property, grounds, facilities, clientele, and the general public in a fair and impartial manner. This is basic police services work that includes that provision of routine and customary police services. The patrol officer works under the direction of the Director of Public Safety or his/her designee.
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications:
Selection Criteria: Minimum Education & Training:
One year of police experience and formal training in the provisions of basic police services as certified through Act 120 training or any equivalent experience or training. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license and the ability to meet such qualifications regarding strength, agility and health will be required.
Applicant is a preference eligible veteran under Pennsylvania law and has received notice from PA Civil Service to be applied to non civil service jobs under this. Applicant has worked as a federal law enforcement officer and military law enforcement officer. Applicant has a received a waiver of training from the police standards board.
Under PA law, subject should of been selected for a position as a patrol officer based on the following: Waiver of training for the Act 120 police academy certification based on the word "Or" in the announcement for equivalent experience and training. Also should of been selected based upon the following portions of PA's veterans preference law:
PA Title 51 § 7104. Preference in appointment or promotion.
(a) Non-civil service.--Whenever any soldier possesses the requisite qualifications and is eligible to appointment to or promotion in a public position, where no such civil service examination is required, the appointing power in making an appointment or promotion to a public position shall give preference to such soldier.
PA Title 51 § 7105. Lack of training, age or physical impairment.
The lack of academic or scholastic training or experience, age, loss of limb or other physical impairment which does not in fact incapacitate any such soldier shall not be deemed to disqualify him, provided he possesses the other requisite qualifications to satisfactorily perform all of the duties which the position requires.
Questions relate to the following:
1. How would the applicant, file a case against the state agency for the above violations of the veterans preference law?
Human resources has stated they're not sure what the procedure would be and would the applicant be required to either sue through common pleas court or any other legal agencies?
2. PA has a 6 month statute of limitations for previous torts. Would this fall under the previous announcement or would the applicant be required to wait till the current announcement closes and non selection to file the complaint after getting other information via subpoena?
Job announcement is posted like this: State university is looking for a patrol officer to provide police services to state university, students, employees, property, grounds, facilities, clientele, and the general public in a fair and impartial manner. This is basic police services work that includes that provision of routine and customary police services. The patrol officer works under the direction of the Director of Public Safety or his/her designee.
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications:
Selection Criteria: Minimum Education & Training:
One year of police experience and formal training in the provisions of basic police services as certified through Act 120 training or any equivalent experience or training. Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license and the ability to meet such qualifications regarding strength, agility and health will be required.
Applicant is a preference eligible veteran under Pennsylvania law and has received notice from PA Civil Service to be applied to non civil service jobs under this. Applicant has worked as a federal law enforcement officer and military law enforcement officer. Applicant has a received a waiver of training from the police standards board.
Under PA law, subject should of been selected for a position as a patrol officer based on the following: Waiver of training for the Act 120 police academy certification based on the word "Or" in the announcement for equivalent experience and training. Also should of been selected based upon the following portions of PA's veterans preference law:
PA Title 51 § 7104. Preference in appointment or promotion.
(a) Non-civil service.--Whenever any soldier possesses the requisite qualifications and is eligible to appointment to or promotion in a public position, where no such civil service examination is required, the appointing power in making an appointment or promotion to a public position shall give preference to such soldier.
PA Title 51 § 7105. Lack of training, age or physical impairment.
The lack of academic or scholastic training or experience, age, loss of limb or other physical impairment which does not in fact incapacitate any such soldier shall not be deemed to disqualify him, provided he possesses the other requisite qualifications to satisfactorily perform all of the duties which the position requires.
Questions relate to the following:
1. How would the applicant, file a case against the state agency for the above violations of the veterans preference law?
Human resources has stated they're not sure what the procedure would be and would the applicant be required to either sue through common pleas court or any other legal agencies?
2. PA has a 6 month statute of limitations for previous torts. Would this fall under the previous announcement or would the applicant be required to wait till the current announcement closes and non selection to file the complaint after getting other information via subpoena?
