SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule to the contrary, the town of Arlington shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws concerning the recruiting and hiring for the position of permanent full time police officer; furthermore, following: (i) an original appointment as a permanent full time police officer and graduation from a police academy; or (ii) a permanent full time position transfer from another police department, said police officer shall engage in the actual performance of the duties of such position for a probationary period of 12 months; whereupon after completion of the probationary period or extended probationary period, the police officer shall be considered a full time tenured civil service employee in said position under said chapter 31.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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