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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-5-138.2. Director; training and instruction.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-5-138.2. Director; training and instruction.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “director” means any person having direct operational control of a public safety answering point, any person who has as part of his or her duties supervisory responsibility for one or more communication officers or other employees who answer 9-1-1 calls received by a public safety answering point, or any person who has system management responsibility for the public safety answering point.

(b) In addition to any training required under federal or state law, any persons becoming a director on or after January 1, 2024, shall enroll in, attend, and complete satisfactorily a course of training and instruction on the management of public safety answering points and the establishment and operation of 9-1-1 systems. Such course of instruction for directors shall be developed and made available by the center subject to the availability and receipt of funding.

## History

Code 1981, § 46-5-138.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 318, § 2/HB 394; Ga. L. 2008, p. 324, § 46/SB 455; Ga. L. 2022, p. 413, § 3/SB 505.