O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 35-8-27 (2019)

Training requirements for school resource officers

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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(a) It is the best practice for any person assigned or appointed as a school resource officer to successfully complete a training course for school resource officers approved by the council.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this Code section, the council shall maintain a training course consisting of 40 hours of training for school resource officers. Such training course shall, at a minimum, provide training in the role of a peace officer assigned to an elementary or secondary school, search and seizure in elementary and secondary schools, criminal offenses, gang awareness, drug awareness, interviews and interrogations, emergency preparedness, and interpersonal inter253 actions with adolescents, including the encountering of mental health issues.

History

Code 1981, § 35-8-27, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 673, § 1-2/SB 149.

Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2017.

CHAPTER 9 SPECIAL POLICEMEN Sec.

Definitions. Appointment of special policemen upon application of Governor or subdivision of another state. Form and content of application for appointment. Qualifications for appointment. Issuance of certificate of appointment; effect of certificate. Oath of office. Compensation. Status as employee of state. Powers and duties generally; wearing of special badge; reporting of change of address. Special policemen subject to rules and regulations of appointing authority.

Sec.

Termination and revocation of appointment. Immunity of state from liability for acts or omissions. Governor authorized to apply to other states for appointment of special policemen; liability for compensation; effect of proceedings upon provision of normal police protection by other state. Exercise of powers by person knowing of revocation of appointment; effect of filing and mailing of notice of revocation of appointment. Appointment of law enforcement officer of United States or any state as officer of this state.

Annotations

Cross references. - Special officers for protection of railroad property, § 46-8-230 et seq.