H.R. 916 · 116th Congress
School Resource Officer Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Paul Mitchell
- Introduced
- 2019-01-30
- Latest action
- 2019-03-22 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
School Resource Officer Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modifies it:
to restore authority to make COPS grants for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, and to specify that at least 30% of the amount made available for such grants must be used for school resource officers.