The following rule was approved by POST Council on September 20,
                                                2005.  It will be submitted to the Secretary of States Office in
                                                accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-13 for final adoption.  This rule will take
                                                effect January 1, 2006.

464-5-.03.1  Annual Firearms Training

a. Each person employed or appointed as a peace officer shall, as part of the
annual training required by O.C.G.A. § 35-8-21, satisfactorily complete during
each calendar year the annual firearms training mandated by this rule.  The
failure by any peace officer to attend and successfully complete the training
required by this rule shall result in the loss of that officer’s power of arrest, as set
forth in O.C.G.A. § 35-8-21(d).

b. Annual firearms training shall, at a minimum, consist of two hours of  training
provided by a POST-certified firearms instructor, which training shall include, but
not be limited to:

1. training on the Constitutional and legal limitations on the use of deadly
force;

2.  training on the agency’s policies regarding the use of deadly force;

3.  a demonstration of proficiency in the safe and effective use of the primary
handgun carried and/or used by the particular officer, to include a course
of fire that meets or exceeds the minimum standard set forth in the basic
training course for which the officer was initially trained and is currently
employed.  In any instance where an officer has more than one peace
officer certification, the higher standard shall apply.  Any officer failing to
achieve the required score in the above training may undergo additional
courses of fire under the direction of a POST-certified firearms instructor
in order to achieve a passing score.