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GA HB1188
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/27/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jodi Lott
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AI Summary
- Renames the Georgia Public Safety Training Center's "security police force" to a "law enforcement unit" and expands its jurisdiction beyond Training Center property to include enforcing state laws and protecting life and property when ordered by the Governor or requested by a local sheriff or police chief
- Grants peace officers appointed to the new law enforcement unit the same powers, including arrest authority, as any other peace officer certified under the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act
- Authorizes the center's administrator to provide motor vehicles, uniforms, firearms, and other equipment and supplies to law enforcement unit employees from appropriated or available funds
- Extends the reimbursement window for peace officer training expenses from 15 months to 36 months when a trained officer is hired away by another agency, and eliminates the previous half-reimbursement tier that applied between 15 and 24 months
- Limits reimbursable training expenses to three specific categories: equipment and materials required by the council-approved school, salary and housing/meal/transportation costs during basic training attendance, and up to 60 days of salary during field training
Legislative Description
Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/11/2024
Committee Referrals
Public Safety2/29/2024
Public Safety and Homeland Security2/9/2024
Full Bill Text
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