Opinion No.

Honorable Dale Hanna Johnson County Attorney 1st Floor Courthouse Cleburne, Texas 76031

Re: Eligibility of a firefighter to take a promotional examination under article 1269m, V.T.C.S.

Dear Mr. Hanna:

You have requested the opinion of this office regarding the interpretation and application of section 14(A)(3) of article 1269m, V.T.C.S., which is the Firemen's and Policemen's Civil Service Act. Specifically, you ask whether only firemen in the highest salary step in the classification immediately below a classification with a vacant position are eligible to take the promotion examination that is…