Schools could hire more veterans and retired police as safety officers with new federal support.
This bill would help schools hire more veterans and retired police officers to work as school resource officers (SROs). It would give special consideration to schools that want to hire these individuals, offer them mental health screenings and training, and require them to meet with students. This aims to improve school safety and connect veterans with new job opportunities.
Today, federal COPS grants can help fund school-based police partnerships, but they don't specifically prioritize hiring veterans or retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers (SROs). There are also no federal requirements for SROs to get annual mental health screenings or to meet with students regularly. If this bill becomes law, COPS grants would explicitly support hiring and training veterans and retired police for SRO roles, and grant applications focused on this would get special consideration. SROs would also be eligible for annual mental health screenings and training, and would be required to meet with students at least annually to build community.
HR 2752 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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