Public transit systems could get federal money to hire unarmed safety staff.
This bill, called the RIDER Safety Act, would let public transportation systems use federal grants to pay for unarmed "transit support specialists." These specialists would help make riders feel safer, handle minor issues, and free up police for serious emergencies. This would change how federal security grants can be used.
Today, federal grants for transit security mainly cover equipment and infrastructure, making it difficult to use funds for staffing. If this bill passes, public transportation systems would be able to use these federal grants to pay for the salaries and training of unarmed "transit support specialists" who work directly with riders, overriding some existing restrictions on operational funding.
HR 6069 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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