Police and firefighter applicants in New Braunfels could face revised screening standards under rule amendments scheduled for an Oct. 6 commission decision.
New Braunfels' Civil Service Commission is scheduled to consider changes to entry-level police psychological exams and firefighter drug-use disqualifications on Oct. 6.
If approved, the proposed language would change screening rules for people seeking New Braunfels police and fire jobs. The police draft would require a new L3 psychological exam if more than 180 days have passed since an applicant's last appointment with a Texas law enforcement agency or graduation from a basic licensing course; out-of-state applicants would need a new exam regardless of the break.
The firefighter draft would set a ten-year disqualification for voluntary use of illegal drugs other than marijuana, while directing reviewers to consider marijuana use case by case. Its tracked changes also address prescription-drug misuse and other drug-related criteria. These are proposed eligibility rules, not findings about any applicant.