Bill Text: GA SR900 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Chemistry Section of Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Division of Forensic Sciences; recognize
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-01 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR900 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR900-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 900
By:
Senators Smith of the 52nd, Butterworth of the 50th, Mullis of the 53rd, Hudgens
of the 47th, Hamrick of the 30th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
the Chemistry Section of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Division of
Forensic Sciences on receiving the 2009 August Vollmer Excellence in Forensic
Science Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
August Vollmer, a former chief of police and president of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), is known as the "Father of American
Policing" and promoted the use of new forensics technology, including
fingerprinting, polygraph machines, and crime laboratories; and
WHEREAS,
the IACP, the world's largest and oldest nonprofit law enforcement organization
that includes over 20,000 law enforcement executives from over 89 countries,
established the August Vollmer Excellence in Forensic Science Award to honor the
proactive and innovative use of forensic technologies by law enforcement;
and
WHEREAS,
on Sunday, October 4, 2009, the Chemistry Section of the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation's (GBI) Crime Laboratory received this prestigious award for
developing and coordinating a successful marijuana identification training
program for local law enforcement agencies in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
as a result of this outstanding program, there are over 1,600 officers in
Georgia certified by the GBI Crime Laboratory to analyze marijuana seized in
their jurisdictions and to testify on their findings, allowing marijuana cases
to move through the court system more rapidly than other controlled substance
cases; and
WHEREAS,
because of this program, the laboratory has seen a 98 percent reduction of
marijuana cases tested, which has permitted drug scientists to concentrate their
efforts on more serious drug cases, resulting in better service to the criminal
justice community in Georgia.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Chemistry Section of the GBI's Division of Forensic Sciences on its outstanding service to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the criminal justice community, this state, and our country.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Chemistry Section of the GBI's Division of Forensic Sciences on its outstanding service to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the criminal justice community, this state, and our country.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Chemistry Section of
the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Division of Forensic Services, in Decatur,
Georgia.
