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2020 Georgia Code
Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
Chapter 4 - Georgia Police Academy
§ 35-4-7. Academy Training Programs Available to Police and Other Persons; Fees and Enrollment at Academy; State, Municipalities, and Counties Authorized to Pay Academy Fees
Universal Citation: GA Code § 35-4-7 (2020)
- Subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the board, the training programs at the academy shall be made available to all police officers and may also be made available to other persons who evidence interest in entering the law enforcement profession.
- The board is authorized to prescribe by rules and regulations fees to cover all or a part of the cost of furnishing such training.
- The state and municipalities and counties of the state are authorized to expend funds for the purpose of paying the fees provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section.
- The board is given full authority to decide who shall be allowed to enroll in the training programs at the academy.
(Ga. L. 1962, p. 535, § 6; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 35.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Employers authorized to pay fees charged.
- Intent of this section is that each of the employers (state, county, or municipality) is authorized to pay the fees which the employers are charged by the police academy; funds obtained from the Governor's emergency fund cannot be used for the purpose of paying the fees of county and municipal police officers for attending the academy. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-18.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
C.J.S.
- 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 108 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 235, 236.
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