07 LC 96
2565
House
Resolution 529
By:
Representatives Richardson of the
19th,
Chambers of the
81st,
and Collins of the
27th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the Georgia State Patrol on its 70th anniversary; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Department of Public Safety will be 70 years old today; and
WHEREAS,
legislation creating the department and the Georgia State Patrol was signed on
March 19, 1937, and became effective immediately upon the signature of then
Governor E.D. Rivers; and
WHEREAS,
the first Georgia State Patrol troopers graduated training in August of 1937 and
were on patrol by September of that year; and
WHEREAS,
the Department of Public Safety has been the foundation from which several
separate state agencies have been created through the years, including the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Department of Driver Services, GBI Crime Lab,
Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST), Governor's Office of
Highway Safety, Georgia Police Academy, and Georgia Crime Information Center;
and
WHEREAS,
the men and women of the Georgia State Patrol put their lives on the line while
performing their daily duties, and 26 troopers and agents of the Department of
Public Safety have been killed in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS,
the citizens of the State of Georgia are proud of the Commissioner of the
Department of Public Safety, Colonel Bill Hitchens, and our state law
enforcement personnel who serve our state with honor, loyalty, dedication,
accomplishment, and sacrifice; and
WHEREAS,
the troopers have contributed to the success of the Georgia State Patrol, and it
is fitting and proper that the House of Representatives honor this agency and
the men and women who so honorably serve the State of Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body honor the Georgia State Patrol and commend and congratulate each and
every member of the agency upon the occasion of its 70th
anniversary.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Georgia
State Patrol.