3.0.0 2168 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z Senate S S 2004-03-04 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-03-04T20:14:14Z Equity in Law Enforcement Act 108 3523 HR 2003-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2004-03-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2231) IntroReferral 2004-03-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2230-2231) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2004-03-04 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2004-03-04 True Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Education Equipment and supplies Families Federal aid to education Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to transportation Higher education Labor and Employment Private police Railroad employees Railroads Safety measures School personnel School security Survivors' benefits Transportation and Public Works Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-03-04 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-01T19:30:45Z Equity in Law Enforcement Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include within the definition of "public safety officer" (thus qualifying for line-of-duty death and disability benefits) individuals serving private institutions of higher education in an official capacity as law enforcement officers, or employed by a rail carrier as police officers, who are sworn, licensed, or certified under State law for purposes of law enforcement and trained to meet training standards for law enforcement officers established by the relevant governmental appointing authority.

Qualifies such officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers under that Act's programs of matching grants for law enforcement armor vests and technical assistance to States and local governments.

]]> Equity in Law Enforcement Act Display Title Equity in Law Enforcement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the same Federal benefits to law enforcement officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers, that apply to law enforcement officers serving units of State and local government. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Equity in Law Enforcement Act Introduced in Senate 2004-03-04T05:00:00Z 2004-03-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2231) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.