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GA SB525
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Ed Harbison
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AI Summary
- Creates an exception to Georgia's existing prohibition on municipal and county governments requiring employees to live within jurisdictional boundaries
- Allows cities with populations of 50,000 or more and counties with populations of 150,000 or more (per the most recent U.S. decennial census) to require law enforcement officers to reside within the municipality or county as a condition of employment or continued employment
- Includes legislative findings that residency requirements for officers would strengthen community-police connections, reduce emergency response times, and provide off-duty law enforcement presence to deter crime
- Maintains the existing ban on residency requirements for all other municipal and county government employees, and for law enforcement officers in smaller jurisdictions
- Takes effect immediately upon the Governor's approval or upon becoming law without such approval
Legislative Description
Eligibility and Qualifications for Office; legislative findings; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
6/19/2020
Full Bill Text
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