United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5427 (115th)
School and Student Safety Act of 2018
Introduced
5 April 2018
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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Summary
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 (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 April 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 April 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 April 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5427
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5427