3.0.0 3987 2023-01-11T13:46:13Z 2023-01-11T13:46:13Z Senate S 2020-06-17 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-17T22:22:10Z 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. 116 7624 HR 2020-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2020-06-17 True 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 Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-15T16:58:40Z 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.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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 in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3987is/xml/BILLS-116s3987is.xml 2020-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.