07 LC 35
0508
Senate
Bill 235
By:
Senators Grant of the 25th and Seabaugh of the 28th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 42-5-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the conferral of police powers by the commissioner of the Department of
Corrections, so as to provide that certified correctional employees of the
Department of Corrections who leave the department under certain conditions may
retain their badges; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 42-5-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
conferral of police powers by the commissioner of the Department of Corrections,
is amended by adding a new subsection as follows:
"(c)
Correctional employees leaving the service of the department under honorable
conditions who have accumulated 25 or more years of service with the department
as a certified peace officer shall be entitled as a part of such employee´s
compensation to retain his or her department issued badge. If a correctional
employee serving in a certified position leaves the service of the department
due to a disability that arose in the line of duty and the disability prevents
the employee from working as a law enforcement officer, then the employee shall
be entitled as part of such employee´s compensation to retain his or her
department issued badge regardless of his or her number of years of service with
the department. The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for
the implementation of this subsection."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.