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HB 0539 - Campus police officers; repeal a portion of a definition based upon population classification

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Sims, Chuck 169th
Last Action: 3/13/2014 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House Committee: IGC
Senate Committee: SLGO
Assigned To:
School SafetyNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

            This bill would amend Code Section 20-8-1 of the O.C.G.A. to remove the portion of the definition of “campus” that extended a campus to include public or private property within 500 yards of actual border of the campus and ¼ of a mile of any public street or sidewalk connecting different buildings of the same educational facility, if the county where the institution is located has a population of 400,00 or more.


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