The support coordinator shall be appointed by and be under the direction of the commissioner. The support coordinator shall be an individual with experience as a public safety officer and who has received training and exhibited a demonstrated professional ability to provide emotional and moral support to public safety officers. The support coordinator may also otherwise serve as a public safety officer within the department. The support coordinator is charged and empowered to carry out the responsibilities provided for under this article.Added by 2018 Ga. Laws 439,§ 2, eff. only if funds are specifically appropriated for the purposes of this Act in an appropriations Act enacted by the General Assembly. (b) If funds are so appropriated, then this Act shall become effective on the later of: (1) The date on which such appropriations Act becomes effective; or (2) The beginning date of the fiscal year for which such appropriations are made..
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