Sec. 10.4. (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 discharged from the armed forces of the United States under conditions other than conditions set forth in IC 10-17-12-7.5(2).
(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.