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GA HR1911
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/31/2010
Primary Sponsor
Ellis Black
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AI Summary
- Commends Colonel William "Bill" Hitchens, Jr. for more than 45 years of public safety service, including four years in the Marine Corps with a 13-month tour in Vietnam, 28 years on the Georgia State Patrol, and over five years leading the Georgia Department of Public Safety
- Appointed by Governor-elect Sonny Perdue on January 9, 2003, as the first director of the Georgia Office of Homeland Security, and later unanimously approved by the Georgia Board of Public Safety as commissioner of the Department of Public Safety effective December 16, 2004
- Served as executive commander of the G-8 Public Safety Command, coordinating approximately 10,000 public safety and Georgia National Guard personnel for the G-8 Summit held June 8-10, 2004, on Sea Island, Georgia
- Maintained a parallel career with the Coast Guard Reserve throughout most of his Georgia State Patrol tenure, retiring in 2000 at the rank of Commander (O-5)
- Received the 2004 Arthur Hutchins Meritorious Service Award from the Peace Officers Association of Georgia, Inc., in recognition of his outstanding leadership
Legislative Description
Hitchens, Colonel William "Bill", Jr.; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/31/2010
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