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HB 41 - School security personnel; local boards auth carrying of firearms

Pinholster, Garland (15th)	Stancil, Steve (16th)

Status Summary	HC:	Ed	SC:		FR:	01/12/99	LA:	01/13/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 20-8-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement powers of school security personnel, so as to change certain provisions applicable to every county having a population of 100,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any future such census which enpower a local board of education to authorize certain school security personnel to carry certain firearms or weapons and to make such provisions applicable state wide; and for other purposes.

HB 41                                              LC 18 9147 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 20-8-5 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1- 2  Annotated, relating to law enforcement powers of school 
  1- 3  security personnel, so as to change certain provisions 
  1- 4  applicable to every county having a population of 100,000 or 
  1- 5  more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 
  1- 6  or any future such census which empower a local board of 
  1- 7  education to authorize certain school security personnel to 
  1- 8  carry certain firearms or weapons and to make such 
  1- 9  provisions applicable state wide; to provide an effective 
  1-10  date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-11       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-12                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-13  Code Section 20-8-5 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-14  Annotated, relating to law enforcement powers of school 
  1-15  security personnel, is amended by striking subsection (d) 
  1-16  and inserting in its place a new subsection (d) to read as 
  1-17  follows: 
 
  1-18    "(d) In every county having a population of 100,000 or 
  1-19    more according to the United States decennial census of 
  1-20    1980 or any future such census, school School security 
  1-21    personnel who are certified by the Georgia Peace Officer 
  1-22    Standards and Training Council may be authorized by a 
  1-23    local board of education to carry a standard issue firearm 
  1-24    or weapon generally used for law enforcement purposes for 
  1-25    the purpose of carrying out law enforcement duties." 
 
  1-26                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-27  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-28  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  1-29                           SECTION 3. 
 
  1-30  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-31  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
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