[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1554 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1554

Recognizing the services provided by school resource officers and their 
    dedication to the safety, security, and well-being of students, 
 teachers, school support staff, and school communities in the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2010

  Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself and Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the services provided by school resource officers and their 
    dedication to the safety, security, and well-being of students, 
 teachers, school support staff, and school communities in the United 
                                States.

Whereas according to Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) Law Enforcement 
        Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey-Community 
        Policing Survey, (2000), there were 6,646 full-time school resource 
        officers in the United States;
Whereas many school systems employ staff such as campus police, security 
        monitors, security guards, security officers, campus supervisors, campus 
        monitors, and certified peace officers;
Whereas school resource officers make schools in the United States safer through 
        their roles as law-related educators, counselors, and local law 
        enforcement officers;
Whereas many school resource officers, on their own time, support school 
        children beyond their official duties by serving as coaches, activity 
        supervisors, mentors, and leaders of other student support programs;
Whereas school resource officers play an important role in educating students 
        about school rules, State laws, and student safety in order to prevent 
        disciplinary and criminal incidents in schools;
Whereas school resource officers have intervened and prevented numerous school 
        shootings, bombings, and other high-profile school violence plots;
Whereas school resource officers, working with school administrators, have 
        improved the reporting of criminal activities committed on school 
        campuses;
Whereas school resource officers are a primary resource to educators and school 
        administrators in the development and execution of school emergency 
        preparedness plans;
Whereas school resource officers are resources to students, educators, and 
        parents for preventing and responding to student bullying, Internet 
        predators, gang violence, cyber-bullying, and issues with tobacco, 
        alcohol, and drugs; and
Whereas school resource officers are viewed favorably by school administrators, 
        teachers, school support staff, students, and parents for their 
        dedication to meeting the needs and interests of youth in the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) encourages greater awareness of school resource 
        officers for their continued dedication to their professional 
        skills and personal commitment to law enforcement, which widely 
        improves the overall climate and safety within United States 
        schools;
            (2) recognizes the role that school resource officers play 
        in building an effective and positive relationship between 
        local law enforcement and youth to help in the reduction and 
        prevention of school-related violence and crime; and
            (3) encourages local school districts to fully integrate 
        school resource officers in the professional development of 
        school staff to improve student safety, discipline, and 
        emergency preparedness, and prevent instances of bullying and 
        cyber-bullying.
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