Bill > HB549

This bill amends Georgia law to extend the time frame for which a subsequent employer can be required to reimburse the original employer for a peace officer's training expenses from 15 months to 36 months. The bill specifies that reimbursement is now limited to specific training-related costs, including the actual cost of equipment and materials required by the council-approved training school, the salary paid during the basic training course, and housing, meal, and transportation costs incurred during training. Additionally, up to 90 days of salary during a field training program can be reimbursed. The previous version of the law allowed for partial reimbursement between 15 and 24 months, which has been replaced by this more comprehensive and longer-term reimbursement framework. The change aims to provide more financial protection for agencies that invest in training peace officers by giving them a longer window to recoup their training expenses if the officer is hired by another agency.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70586