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GA HR1708
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/14/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jon Burns
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AI Summary
- Commends Representative Bill Hitchens for receiving the Peace Officers' Association of Georgia's (POAG) 2015 Arthur Hutchins Memorial Award for Meritorious Service
- Recognizes Hitchens' active POAG membership since 1969, including serving as state president for two years
- Credits his leadership as president for saving POAG from bankruptcy by successfully challenging a longstanding IRS tax dispute in court over a yearlong legal battle
- Notes his continued advocacy for law enforcement, including sponsorship of House Bill 591 to provide revenue for the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, and his support for over 7,000 POAG members
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to Representative Hitchens
Legislative Description
Hitchens, Representative Bill; recipient of Peace Officers' Association of Georgia's 2015 Arthur Hutchins Memorial Award for Meritorious Service; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/14/2016
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