Secure Our Schools Today Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3023
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2019-05-24
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare

Crime prevention

Elementary and secondary education

Government studies and investigations

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Secure Our Schools Today Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revises the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program and the Secure Our Schools (SOS) grant program. </p> <p>First, it reauthorizes through FY2020 the COPS program and otherwise revises the program to (1) restore authority to make COPS grants for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, (2) specify the minimum amount of funds to be made available for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, and (3) decrease the federal match from 75% to 50%.</p> <p>In addition, the bill revises the SOS program to require a school to complete a facilities risk assessment in order for a state, local government, or Indian tribe to use grant funds to improve security at such school and on its grounds.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3023 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2019 Mr. Duffy (for himself and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase funding for the COPS Grant Program and the Secure Our Schools Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Our Schools Today Act of 2019 . 2. COPS Grant Program (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 1001(a)(11) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and $2,403,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), with respect to fiscal year 2020— (i) not less than $2,175,000,000 shall be made available for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers; and (ii) the remaining funds shall be made available in the manner described in subparagraph (B). . (b) Matching funds Section 1701(g) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(g) ) is amended by striking 75 percent and inserting 50 percent . (c) Repeal termination of grants for hiring officers (1) In general Section 1701(i) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(i) ) is repealed. (2) Conforming amendment Section 1701(j)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(j)(1) ) is amended by striking subsection (i) and . 3. Secure our Schools Grant Program (a) Facility risk assessment Section 2701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10551 ) is amended in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking at schools and on school grounds and inserting at schools that have completed a facilities risk assessment and on the grounds of such schools . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 2705(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10555(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and inserting $5,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000 ; (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking $25,000,000 and inserting $25,000,000 ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (C) $5,000,000,000 shall be made available to the BJA Director and the COPS Director to carry out section 2701(b)(7) of this part. ; and (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 2019 and inserting 2021 .