LEADERSHIP officials . Last year the GACP increased the number of assessment centers provided to local governments to assist them with selection of the chiefs and other supervisors . Thirteen assessment centers have been completed for nine agencies and four more are scheduled for the coming months .
GACP has been working with the Georgia Office of Highway Safety ( GOHS ) and we were able to increase the federal funding to $ 384,375 for agencies to purchase computer equipment needed to electronically transfer accident reporting to the State . This very important partnership plays a critical role in obtaining funds earmarked at the highest national level and then transferred down to scores of agencies throughout the state .
The GACP has partnered with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council , the Georgia Public Safety Training Center , and the Peace Officer Association of Georgia to offer the Police Officer Resiliency Training Program . This program is designed to equip officers at all ranks with empirically validated skills of resilience . The program is offered as a three-day in-person training and we will soon be offering this course at numerous locations through the State of Georgia .
And finally , our Executive Director created a new GACP legislative portal which provides our members access to daily legislative updates . Director Ayers traveled almost daily to the Capital during the legislative session and tracked any bill that could potentially influence law enforcement or our members . Now it is very easy to track bills that are important to you and our great profession .
In closing , I wanted to thank the GACP staff , members of the Executive Board , and the entire membership as a whole in supporting me during my tenure on the Executive Board . I am extremely proud and humbled to have lead an organization with so many outstanding leaders as members of our great organization !
Chief Bruce Hedley , GACP President
8 SUMMER . 2021