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HB 1499 - Peace officer and prosecutor training fund; disbursement

Franklin, Jr., Robert L (39th)	Wiles, John J (34th)

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A BILL to amend Article 4 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Peace Officer and Prosecutor Training Fund Act of 1983," so as to provide that funds remitted pursuant to such Act shall be disbursed on an annual basis to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center and the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 15-21-77/ 15-21-77

HB 1499                                             LC 9 0168 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Article 4 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official 
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Peace Officer and Prosecutor 
  1- 3  Training Fund Act of 1983," so as to provide that funds 
  1- 4  remitted pursuant to such Act shall be disbursed on an 
  1- 5  annual basis to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center 
  1- 6  and the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training 
  1- 7  Council; to establish the percentage of such disbursement; 
  1- 8  to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; 
  1- 9  and for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  Article 4 of Chapter 21 of Title 15 of the Official Code of 
  1-13  Georgia Annotated, the "Peace Officer and Prosecutor 
  1-14  Training Fund Act of 1983," is amended by striking in its 
  1-15  entirety Code Section 15-21-77, relating to the 
  1-16  appropriation of funds for law enforcement or prosecutorial 
  1-17  officers' training, which reads as follows: 
 
  1-18    "15-21-77. 
 
  1-19    An amount equal to all funds remitted as provided in Code 
  1-20    Section 15-21-74 in the immediately preceding year shall 
  1-21    be appropriated to fund law enforcement or prosecutorial 
  1-22    officers' training, or both, and activities incident 
  1-23    thereto, including, but not limited to, payment or 
  1-24    repayment to the state treasury for capital outlay, 
  1-25    general obligation bond debt service, administrative 
  1-26    expenses, and any other expense or fund application which 
  1-27    the General Assembly may deem appropriate.  This Code 
  1-28    section shall not preclude the appropriation of a greater 
  1-29    amount for this purpose.", 
 
  1-30  and inserting in lieu thereof a new Code Section 15-21-77 to 
  1-31  read as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    "15-21-77. 
 
  2- 2    At the beginning of each fiscal year, the state revenue 
  2- 3    commissioner shall disburse the funds remitted during the 
  2- 4    preceding fiscal year as provided by Code Section 15-21-74 
  2- 5    to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center established 
  2- 6    by Chapter 5 of Title 35 and to the Georgia Peace Officer 
  2- 7    Standards and Training Council created by Chapter 8 of 
  2- 8    Title 35.  A percentage of such funds corresponding to the 
  2- 9    percentage the number of state employed peace officers 
  2-10    bears to the total number of publicly employed peace 
  2-11    officers during the preceding year shall be allocated to 
  2-12    the Georgia Public Safety Training Center.  The remainder 
  2-13    of such funds shall be allocated to the Georgia Peace 
  2-14    Officer Standards and Training Council.  No later than 15 
  2-15    days following the close of each fiscal year, the Georgia 
  2-16    Peace Officer Standards and Training Council shall certify 
  2-17    to the state revenue commissioner the total number of 
  2-18    state employed peace officers and the total number of 
  2-19    locally employed peace officers as reflected in the 
  2-20    official state records." 
 
  2-21                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-22  This Act shall become effective on the first day of July 
  2-23  following the approval of this Act by the Governor or its 
  2-24  becoming law without such approval. 
 
  2-25                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-26  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-27  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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