"NO!" to HB 1117! Only U.S. citizens should be law enforcement officers in GA! - ACTION ALERT

UPDATE: As a direct result of our work HB 1117 was withdrawn by the sponsor on Feb 16, 2024.

Action needed! NO! to HB 1117!

Current Georgia law requires all law enforcement officers to be U.S. citizens. HB 1117 would change the law so that LEOs don’t have to be citizens – they could be only “U.S. nationals.”

Unless my smeller is awry, far-left lobbyist named Darlene Lynch is behind HB 1117. She is hooked up with the refugee industry and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce (see GA Chamber DEI) and has been pushing to change the law for three years so that foreign nationals could be cops. She first pushed to allow foreigners with green cards to be eligible. We stopped that move with this.

Now the goal is changing it to U.S. nationals. This is merely a game of increments so that the table is set for the next change which would eventually end up like California – illegal aliens as cops. Really.

HB 1117 is a bad bill with powerful sponsors.

I am guessing it can at least be delayed. It has a hearing today (Tuesday, Feb 13) in House Public Safety and Homeland Security committee upon House adjournment, which means somewhere in the noon hour.

Former head of GA DHS Rep Bill Hitchens is the lead sponsor. Former state trooper Rep Eddie Lumsden is signer #2 and committee chair Rep J Collins is #3.

Democrat Yasmine Neal is #5.

Calls against the bill may stop a vote today to provide time to expand the resistance.

Action needed, please:

I recommend calling Chairman Collins’ office early and often this morning (Tuesday, Feb 13): 404-656-5132. Or now – they have voice mail!

Just leave a polite, short message with the staffer.

“Georgia law enforcement officers should be U.S. citizens. This bill starts us down a slippery slope. Please tell Rep Collins to hold back on this bad idea….NO to HB 1117!”

Thanks if you can help. I just saw this bill tonight.

dak

The below open records request to TCSG is pasted in reverse order – my original ORR is on the bottom., most recent reply on top.

D.A. King,

Thank you for your patience, D.A., and for taking the time to submit your Open Records Request. Pursuant to subparagraph (b)(I)(A) of O.C.G.A. 50-18-71, we are responding in a reasonable timeframe. You have requested copies of SAVE affidavits, applications, and Secure and Verifiable ID documents collected from specified employer participants in the apprenticeship program.

At this time, the requested records do not exist. The awarded companies were recently announced, and we are in the initial stages of the contracting process. This process includes the hiring of apprentices, submission of required documentation, and the verification of information prior to contracts to be drafted and executed.

It is anticipated that the requested records may become available by late February or early March. It would be best to submit a new request at that time to obtain the information.

Should you have any additional questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

When submitting future requests, use our ORR portal: Legal Services – TCSG | Technical College System of Georgia

Kind regards,

Leigh Keever

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Leigh Keever, M.A.

Policy Coordinator

Office of Legal Services

Technical College System of Georgia

1800 Century Place, NE, Ste. 400

Atlanta, GA 30345

404-679-4971–office

lkeever@tcsg.edu |www.TCSG.edu

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From: D. A. King <dk
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:32 AM
To: Keever, Leigh <lkeever@tcsg.edu>
Subject: Re: ORR

CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Thank you.

dak

Sent from my iPhone

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On Dec 3, 2024, at 11:28 AM, Keever, Leigh <lkeever@tcsg.edu> wrote:

Mr. King,

Thank you for contacting the TCSG with your Open Records Act request. Pursuant to subparagraph (b)(I)(A) of O.C.G.A. 50-18-71 we wanted to notify you that the breadth of acquiring the requested data will take longer than the 3-day period. We anticipate having the documents you are requesting to you no later than Friday the 13^th of December.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Kind regards,

Leigh Keever

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Leigh Keever, M.A.

Policy Coordinator

Office of Legal Services

Technical College System of Georgia

1800 Century Place, NE, Ste. 400

Atlanta, GA 30345

404-679-4971–office

lkeever@tcsg.edu |www.TCSG.edu

___________________

From: D.A. King <>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 10:15 AM
To: Keever, Leigh <lkeever@tcsg.edu>; D’Alessio, Mark <MDAlessio@tcsg.edu>
Subject: ORR

Please regard this email as my official open record request for copies of documents pertaining to compliance with OCGA 50-36-1 in the HDAP Apprenticeship Program.

Please send me copies of SAVE affidavits, applications, and Secure and Verifiable ID collected from the below employer participants in the apprenticeship program. I understand that there may be some redaction.

5 Points Electrical

Ace Electric Inc.

All & Everything LLC

Ascendum Machinery Inc

B & W Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Bargeron Electric Company LLC

Caterpillar BCP, Inc.

Croy Electrical Inc.

Silver Sheet Metal

Delta Plumbing Inc.

Thank you,

D.A. King.