Title: School Watch and Tactics Act of 2019
Policy area: Education

Summary:
School Watch and Tactics Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Justice to develop, disseminate, and publish best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 608 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 608

   To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to 
develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education 
                     for school resource officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 16, 2019

Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Ruppersberger) introduced 
 the following bill; 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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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to 
develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education 
                     for school resource officers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Watch and Tactics Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, shall--
            (1) for the purpose of developing best practices for 
        occupation-specific education for school resource officers, 
        consult with--
                    (A) State educational agencies and local 
                educational agencies;
                    (B) State and local law enforcement agencies;
                    (C) school resource officers;
                    (D) principals and other school leaders;
                    (E) school safety experts, including individuals 
                with expertise in tactical responses to security 
                concerns; and
                    (F) any other stakeholders determined to be 
                relevant by the Attorney General;
            (2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, and based on the consultation carried out under 
        paragraph (1), develop and disseminate best practices for any 
        occupation-specific education for school resource officers, 
        including education in tactical responses to active shooter 
        incidents and other security concerns; and
            (3) publish the best practices developed under paragraph 
        (2) on a publicly accessible website of the Department of 
        Justice.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) School resource officer.--The term ``school resource 
        officer'' has the meaning given the term in section 1709(4) of 
        the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
        U.S.C. 10389(4)).
            (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``local educational agency'', 
        ``school leader'', and ``State educational agency'' have the 
        meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Education, shall submit to Congress a report that includes the best 
practices developed under section 2.
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