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Senate panel unanimously OKs bill extending window for police training cost reimbursement
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The Georgia Senate Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to pass House Bill 549, which would extend the period during which law enforcement agencies can seek reimbursement for basic training costs from 15 months to 36 months and clarifies eligible expenses.
The Georgia Senate Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to pass House Bill 549, which would extend the period during which law enforcement agencies may seek reimbursement for basic training costs from 15 months to 36 months.
Representative Seabaugh, the bill’s author, told the committee that “Currently, Georgia code allows law enforcement agencies to recover the training costs for an officer when an officer leaves the agency to go to work for another agency within 15 months of the completion of their mandated training.” He said the bill “extends…
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