07 LC
35 0525
House
Bill 669
By:
Representatives Williams of the
178th
and Smith of the
168th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 35-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
the establishment of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council,
so as to change certain provisions relating to the membership of the council; 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.
Code
Section 35-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
establishment of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, is
amended by revising subsection (b) as follows:
"(b)
The voting members shall consist of:
(1)
An appointee of the Governor who is not the Attorney General, the commissioner
of public safety or his or her designee, the director of investigation of the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation or his or her designee, the president of the
Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police or his or her designee, the president of
the Georgia Sheriffs Association or his or her designee, the president of the
Georgia Municipal Association or his or her designee, the president of the
Association County Commissioners of Georgia or his or her designee, the
president of the Peace Officers´ Association of Georgia or his or her
designee, the
president of the Police Benevolent Association of Georgia or his or her
designee, the commissioner of corrections
or his or her designee, the chairperson of the State Board of Pardons and
Paroles or his or her designee, and the president of the Georgia Prison Wardens
Association or his or her designee, who shall be ex officio members of the
council;
(2)
Six members who shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years,
their initial appointments, however, being two for four-year terms, two for
three-year terms, and two for two-year terms. Appointments shall be made so
that there are always on the council the following persons who are appointed by
the Governor: one chief of police; two municipal police officers other than a
chief of police; one county sheriff; one city manager or mayor; and one county
commissioner. No person shall serve beyond the time he or she holds the office
or employment by reason of which he or she was initially eligible for
appointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment and successors shall serve for the unexpired term. Any member may
be appointed for additional terms; and
(3)
Two members
who are peace officers
One member who
is a peace officer and who shall be
appointed by the Governor for
terms
a
term of four years.
Neither
person shall
The member
shall not serve beyond the time he or she
is actively employed or serves as a peace officer. Vacancies shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment and successors shall serve for the
unexpired term."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2007.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.