To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to give a public safety and community policing grant preference for applicants prioritizing the hiring of school resource officers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5427| House
| Updated: 4/30/2018
Tom Marino
Republican Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (3)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
School and Student Safety Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permanently reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modify it: to allow the Department of Justice to give preference to a COPS program grant applicant that prioritizes hiring veterans or retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers, and to allocate 25% of COPS program funds for grants to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and school systems.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child safety and welfareEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to give a public safety and community policing grant preference for applicants prioritizing the hiring of school resource officers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5427| House
| Updated: 4/30/2018
School and Student Safety Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permanently reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modify it: to allow the Department of Justice to give preference to a COPS program grant applicant that prioritizes hiring veterans or retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers, and to allocate 25% of COPS program funds for grants to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and school systems.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Tom Marino
Republican Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (3)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child safety and welfareEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation