H.R. 916 — School Resource Officer Act of 2019

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.

2019-01-30
Introduced in House
2019-01-30
Introduced in House
2019-01-30
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-30
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-22
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.