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House panel approves amendment to let former military officers qualify for sheriff
Summary
A Georgia House committee approved a committee substitute to House Bill 246 that adds former military officers to the list of people eligible to qualify as sheriff if they can swear they will complete required training within six months, and the bill passed the committee by voice vote.
A Georgia House committee approved an amended committee substitute to House Bill 246 that expands who may qualify to run for sheriff, the panel said during a brief session.
Vice Chairman Houston Gaines, the bill’s sponsor on the floor, told the committee the measure updates the sheriff-qualification standard tied to “code section 45 25 2” so that certain former and current public-safety personnel may qualify if they “swear or affirm…
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