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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. VAN DREW:H.R. 2541.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:The bill is aimed at strengthening Student Resource Officerprograms across the nation by prioritizing the hiring ofveterans and retired police officers to ensure schools haveenhanced security and protection.[Page H1712]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to be used to hire and train veterans and retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers. It also directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with COPS grant recipients to connect veterans seeking to serve as school resource officers with local law enforcement agencies participating in school-based partnerships.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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