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Senate committee refines 'Back the Blue' vehicle‑registration donation program after sheriff association testimony
Summary
The committee passed changes to the Back the Blue fund that clarify distribution and permissible uses of voluntary $5 vehicle‑registration donations, adding language to allow funds for training or retention and restoring equal per‑county distribution.
The Senate Insurance and Labor Committee passed a committee substitute for Senate Bill 243 (LC394660) that revises the Back the Blue vehicle‑registration donation program and clarifies how collected donations are distributed and used.
The bill would allow Georgia vehicle owners to donate $5 when they register or renew a vehicle; those donations are collected by the Department of Revenue and remitted to a state entity that then distributes funds to county sheriffs. Sponsor remarks traced the program to an idea advanced by the lieutenant governor when he served in the Senate and described the original intent as permitting voluntary donations to provide…
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