H.R. 2541 · 118th Congress
Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2023
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Introduced
- 2023-04-06
- Latest action
- 2023-04-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Summary
Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2023
This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to be used to hire and train veterans and retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers. It also directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with COPS grant recipients to connect veterans seeking to serve as school resource officers with local law enforcement agencies participating in school-based partnerships.