06 SB520/CA/3
Senate
Bill 520
By:
Senators Johnson of the 1st, Kemp of the 46th, Douglas of the 17th and Hill of
the 32nd
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Patrol, so as to authorize the Board of
Public Safety to provide a badge and duty weapon to sworn officers as
compensation under certain circumstances; to authorize the commissioner to
provide certain uniforms and equipment to all sworn members of the Department of
Public Safety; to change certain provisions relating to the provision of
uniforms and equipment to members of the Uniform Division and the retention of
weapons and badges upon retirement of certain members; to provide for related
matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
2 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the Georgia State Patrol, is amended by striking subsection (c) of Code
Section 35-2-42, relating to compensation of members of the Uniform Division,
communications officers, recruits, and cadets, and inserting a new subsection
(c) to read as follows:
"(c)
The board shall be authorized to pay to
officers,
noncommissioned officers, and troopers of the Uniform
Division
sworn members
of the Department of Public Safety
additional compensation to be paid upon retirement in the form of the badge and
the
revolver
duty
weapon issued by the department to such
member
officer,
noncommissioned officer, or
trooper."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended by striking Code Section 35-2-49, relating to the
provision of uniforms and equipment to members of the Uniform Division and radio
operators and retention of weapons and badges upon retirement, in its entirety
and inserting a new Code Section 35-2-49 to read as follows:
"35-2-49.
The
commissioner shall, within the limit of the appropriation, provide the
sworn
members of
the Uniform
Division of the Department of Public
Safety with proper uniforms, suitable to the season, and also with emergency and
first-aid outfits, weapons, motor vehicles with radio equipment, and all other
necessary supplies and equipment for the purpose of carrying out this article,
the same to remain the property of the state; provided, however, that after a
sworn
member has accumulated 25 years of service in
the Uniform
Division of the Department of Public
Safety, upon leaving the
division
department
under honorable conditions, such member shall be entitled, as part of his or her
compensation, to retain his or her weapon and badge pursuant to regulations
promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner shall also, within the limit
of the appropriation, provide proper uniforms and equipment to radio operators.
After a radio operator has accumulated 25 years of service with the department,
upon leaving the department under honorable conditions, such radio operator
shall be entitled, as part of his or her compensation, to retain his or her
badge pursuant to regulations promulgated by the
commissioner."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.