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GA HB124
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/26/2009
Primary Sponsor
Burke Day
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AI Summary
- Newly elected members of county governing authorities, consolidated governments, and municipal governing authorities must enroll in, attend, and satisfactorily complete a public safety training course within their first elected term of office.
- The required training covers local preparedness for natural or manmade disasters, pandemics, and epidemics, as well as crisis response team development, crisis management planning, emergency operations planning, bomb threat management, chain of command, and methods of communication.
- The Georgia Emergency Management Agency is responsible for developing the training curriculum, conducting the training, and paying all reasonable expenses for attendees.
- The Georgia Public Safety Training Center and regional police academies are required to make classroom space available free of charge for the training, subject to reasonable availability.
- The training requirement is contingent on appropriation of funds by the General Assembly or availability of federal homeland security grants or other funds, with an effective date of November 30, 2010.
Legislative Description
Georgia Public Safety Training Center; training of elected members; require
Last Action
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
3/11/2010
Committee Referrals
Public Safety and Homeland Security1/26/2009
Full Bill Text
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