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1999 SESSION

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HB 1445 School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund. Establishes, from such funds as may be appropriated, the School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund. The Criminal Justice Services Board is to disburse moneys from the Fund to award matching grants to school boards to employ uniformed school resource officers (SROs) in middle and high schools within the relevant school division. Certified law-enforcement officers, these SROs are to be employed to help ensure safety and to prevent violence in schools.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund. Establishes, from such funds as may be appropriated, the School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund. The Criminal Justice Services Board is to disburse moneys from the Fund to award matching grants to school boards to employ uniformed school resource officers (SROs) in secondary schools within the relevant school division. Certified law-enforcement officers, these SROs are to be employed to help ensure safety and to prevent violence in schools.

The Board is to establish criteria for making grants from the Fund, including procedures for determining the amount of a grant and the required local match, which shall be calculated on the basis of the composite index of local ability to pay. The Board may also issue guidelines governing the Program and the employment and duties of the school resource officers as it deems necessary and appropriate.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund. Establishes, from such funds as may be appropriated, the School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund. The Board of Education is to disburse moneys from the Fund to award matching grants to school boards to employ uniformed school resource officers (SROs) in secondary schools within the relevant school division. Certified law-enforcement officers, these SROs are to be employed to help ensure safety and to prevent violence in schools.

The Board is to establish criteria for making grants from the Fund, including procedures for determining the amount of a grant and the required local match, which shall be calculated on the basis of the composite index of local ability to pay. The Board may also issue guidelines governing the Program and the employment and duties of the school resource officers as it deems necessary and appropriate.