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HR 859 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; recognize

Twiggs, Ralph (8th)	Coleman, Terry L (142nd)	Whitaker, Ben N (7th)
Poag, Judy N (6th)	Jenkins, Curtis S (110th)

Status Summary	HC:		SC:		FR:	01/26/00	LA:	01/26/00	H - Passed/Adopted

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A RESOLUTION commending members of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and designating a day of recognition for such council; and for other purposes.

HR 859                                             LC 10 2966 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Commending members of the Peace Officer Standards and 
  1- 2  Training Council and designating a day of recognition for 
  1- 3  such council; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 4  WHEREAS, peace officers play an essential role in 
  1- 5  safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens of our 
  1- 6  state and nation; and 
 
  1- 7  WHEREAS, there are over 985 law enforcement agencies in the 
  1- 8  State of Georgia which employ in excess of 45,000 peace 
  1- 9  officers who provide critical law enforcement functions for 
  1-10  the citizens of this state; and 
 
  1-11  WHEREAS, it is important that the citizens of our state 
  1-12  understand the duties and responsibilities of peace officers 
  1-13  and the problems they encounter and express gratitude for 
  1-14  the services provided by our peace officers; and 
 
  1-15  WHEREAS, the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training 
  1-16  Council consists of representatives from various state and 
  1-17  local law enforcement agencies, state public safety 
  1-18  associations, and elected officials; and 
 
  1-19  WHEREAS, the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training 
  1-20  Council was created by the General Assembly in 1970 and 
  1-21  given the responsibility to raise the level of competence of 
  1-22  law enforcement officers by establishing and administering 
  1-23  minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral 
  1-24  fitness which will govern the selection of peace officers 
  1-25  and to establish minimum standards for training such 
  1-26  officers; and 
 
  1-27  WHEREAS, the standards and training established by the 
  1-28  council and the performance of the council's other duties 
  1-29  enables peace officers in this state to carry out law 
  1-30  enforcement functions with the highest degree of 
  1-31  professionalism, confidence, and courage; and 
 
  1-32  WHEREAS, the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training 
  1-33  Council is celebrating its 30th anniversary during the year 
  1-34  2000; and 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  WHEREAS, it is only fitting and proper that the members of 
  2- 2  the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council be 
  2- 3  recognized for their dedication to professionalism in law 
  2- 4  enforcement and for their outstanding public service. 
 
  2- 5  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  2- 6  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend each 
  2- 7  member of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training 
  2- 8  Council for his or her outstanding public service and hereby 
  2- 9  designate February 3, 2000, as "Georgia Peace Officer 
  2-10  Standards and Training Council Recognition Day" in Georgia. 
 
  2-11  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  2-12  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit 
  2-13  appropriate copies of this resolution to Chief James 
  2-14  Chadwick, Chairman of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards 
  2-15  and Training Council. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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