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.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 17, 2020)
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 just happenedJun 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 17, 2020
- Jun 17, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jun 17, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate