HR 5427
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child safety and welfare
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
School and Student Safety Act of 2018
Introduced: April 5, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 5, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1