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A bill 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 academics if the recruits…

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A bill 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 academics if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.

Introduced: June 17, 2020 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 17, 2020
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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 June 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7624 Identical bill To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local …
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3987: A bill 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 academics if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3987/
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"S. 3987: A bill 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 academics if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3987/.
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S. 3987, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3987/.
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[S. 3987: A bill 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 academics if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3987/)
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