HR202: HR202 Ayers, Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council's Executive Director Michael T.; awarded Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year; commend

This resolution honors Michael T. Ayers, who led the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) as Executive Director after starting his law enforcement career in 1989 with the Hartwell Police Department and later serving with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Governor Brian Kemp appointed him to lead POST in 2019, and he retired from that role on January 2, 2025. The resolution recounts his education, leadership training, and role modernizing POST operations, and states that the House of Representatives recognizes and congratulates him for receiving Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year award. It directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to Ayers. The resolution does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally recognizes and congratulates Michael T. Ayers for being awarded Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Ayers.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives.

The resolution directly names Michael T. Ayers, the retiring Executive Director of the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, agencies, or law enforcement officers statewide.

The resolution has no practical legal effect on Georgians; it is a symbolic gesture by the House of Representatives marking the career and retirement of a state law enforcement leader and does not alter any statute, program, or funding.

• Recites Ayers' career history, including his time with the Hartwell Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
• Notes his appointment as POST Executive Director by Governor Brian Kemp on May 15, 2019, and his retirement on January 2, 2025.
• States the House's resolution to recognize and congratulate him for winning Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Ayers.

1. 2025-02-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-06House Hopper (House)

• Clint Crowe (R, HD-118)Primary sponsor
• Kimberly New (R, HD-040)
• Gary Richardson (R, HD-125)
• Steven Sainz (R, HD-180)
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)

• law enforcement
• police leadership
• POST Council
• legislative honors