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HR 7624 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Justice Employment and training programs Higher education Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.

Introduced: July 16, 2020 Introduced by: Correa, J. Luis Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 16, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes using certain grants to provide training to law enforcement recruits who agree to serve in their communities.

Specifically, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may provide such a grant for a local law enforcement agency to provide training for a recruit who agrees to serve as a full-time law enforcement officer (1) for at least four of the eight years after completing the training, and (2) at a local law enforcement agency within a certain distance of the place where the recruit has resided for at least five years.

The recruit must repay the costs of the training to the local law enforcement agency if the recruit does not meet these conditions. DOJ shall establish categories of extenuating circumstances that may excuse a recruit from repayment.

What's happening now July 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2