3.0.0 5103 2023-06-29T18:45:23Z 2023-06-29T18:45:23Z Senate S 2022-11-16 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-11-16T20:13:18Z 2022-11-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2022-11-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2022-11-16 True Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Employee hiring Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers State and local government operations User charges and fees Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2022-11-16 Introduced in Senate 2023-06-29T10:46:00Z Recruit and Retain Act

This bill expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to support recruitment efforts by law enforcement agencies.

Specifically, the bill expands the COPS program by

  • allowing funds to be used for reducing application-related fees (e.g., fees for background checks, psychological evaluations, and testing); and
  • directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award competitive grants to partnerships between law enforcement agencies and educational institutions (e.g., elementary schools and institutions of higher education) for recruiting activities, such as for career and job fairs.

The bill requires DOJ to establish guidance for understaffed law enforcement agencies applying for COPS grants.

The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the effects of recruitment and attrition rates on federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies.

]]> Recruit and Retain Act Display Title Recruit and Retain Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Recruit and Retain Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5103is/xml/BILLS-117s5103is.xml 2022-11-16 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.