[105th Congress Public Law 302]
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Public Law 105-302
105th Congress
An Act
To amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to encourage the use of school resource officers. <<NOTE: Oct. 27,
1998 - [S. 2235]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section <<NOTE: 42 USC 3796dd.>> 1701(d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) as
paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) establish school-based partnerships between local law
enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school
resource officers who operate in and around elementary and
secondary schools to combat school-related crime and disorder
problems, gangs, and drug activities;''; and
(2) in section <<NOTE: 42 USC 3796dd-8.>> 1709--
(A) by redesignating the first 3 undesignated
paragraphs as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) `school resource officer' means a career law
enforcement officer, with sworn authority, deployed in
community-oriented policing, and assigned by the employing
police department or agency to work in collaboration with
schools and community-based organizations--
``(A) to address crime and disorder problems, gangs,
and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around
an elementary or secondary school;
``(B) to develop or expand crime prevention efforts
for students;
``(C) to educate likely school-age victims in crime
prevention and safety;
``(D) to develop or expand community justice
initiatives for students;
``(E) to train students in conflict resolution,
restorative justice, and crime awareness;
``(F) to assist in the identification of physical
changes in the environment that may reduce crime in or
around the school; and
``(G) to assist in developing school policy that
addresses crime and to recommend procedural changes.''.
Approved October 27, 1998.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2235:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.
Oct. 9, considered and passed House.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 34 (1998):
Oct. 27, Presidential statement.
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