House Bill 5427
115th Congress(2017-2018)
School and Student Safety Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 5, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5427
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
April 5, 2018
04/30/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
04/05/2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
04/05/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:54 PM