HOUSE 443116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

PROTECT KIDS Act

Last Action: 1/10/2019

Actions

2019-01-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-01-10Referred 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.
2019-01-10Referred 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.
2019-01-10Introduced in House
2019-01-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-10 (00)

Promoting Resource Officers Together for Exceptionally Critical Targets with Key Investments in Districts and Schools Act of 2019 or the PROTECT KIDS Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a five-year pilot program to make grants to local educational agencies for the hiring of school resource officers in elementary and secondary schools.

DOJ may give preferential consideration to local educational agencies that have a student population exceeding 65,000.

Subjects

Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Law enforcement officers

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