(a) Subject to subsection (c), the board shall give a preference for employment according to the following priority:(1) A war veteran who has been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces.(2) A person whose mother or father was a:(A) firefighter of a unit;(B) municipal police officer; or(C) county police officer;who died in the line of duty (as defined in IC 5-10-10-2).(b) Subject to subsection (c), the board may give a preference for employment to any of the following:(1) A member of another department laid off under section 11.1 of this chapter.(2) A police officer laid off by a city under IC 36-8-4-11.(c) A person described in subsection (a) or (b) may not receive a preference for employment unless the person:(1) applies; and(2) meets all employment requirements prescribed:(A) by law, including physical and age requirements; and(B) by the department.As added by P.L.95-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.110-2010, SEC.36.
Indiana Legal Code