Proposed legislation would increase the age limit for applicants looking to become NYPD officers.

Under the City Council bill, which was introduced earlier this summer, the age limit to become an NYPD officer would be raised to 43, WPIX-TV reports. The department's current age limit is 35, and the proposed increase would match the state's upper age limit for law enforcement officers. 

"Raising the maximum examination age to bolster the NYPD’s broader recruitment efforts expands access to a stable public-service career and allows the City to consider a wider pool of qualified candidates," Council Member Amanda Farías, who introduced the bill, told WPIX.

Exemptions also would be made for veterans under the proposed legislation. Individuals who served in the military would be able to remove up to six years from their application age, meaning veterans with six years of military service could be 48 years old when they apply to the NYPD.

This proposal continues the city's efforts to find ways to spark recruitment and retention for the police department. The minimum age for applicants was recently lowered to 20.5 years old, and the NYPD's college credit requirement for recruits was dropped to 24.