Municipal Probation Officer; exercise of power of arrest and a Georgia Peace Officer Standards Training Council certification; revise the authority
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 35-8-13.1 and 42-8-107 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to training and certification of municipal probation officers and uniform professional standards and uniform contract standards, so as to revise the authority of a municipal probation officer relative to the exercise of the power of arrest and a Georgia Peace Officer Standards Training Council certification; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2018
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Feb 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
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