HR9180-118

Introduced

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide education assistance to public safety officers, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 26, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide education assistance to public safety officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Criminal Justice, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6049A2B45C4A4E26A91943BE77C10F64: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Educational and Career Opportunities for Public Safety Act of 2024 or the EdCOPS Act of 2024.
  • Section HEE4DC8BC0B864271A7A4C7378388AD26: 2. Public safety officer education assistance program Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by...
  • Section H9B6142F09B1B425B8AEFDF95F816C734: 3061. Purpose The purpose of this part is to improve recruitment and retention of public safety officers employed by State, local, tribal, and regional law...
  • Section H74D5DA134A7E404B9CD655A9924AF75B: 3062. Definitions In this part: The term child means a natural, illegitimate, or adopted child or stepchild of an eligible public safety officer. The terms...
  • Section HF334084A0B0F450291ACAB42C83087DD: 3063. Basic eligibility The Attorney General shall provide financial assistance to a person who attends a program of education and is— an eligible public...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide education assistance to public safety officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Criminal Justice, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide education assistance to public safety officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Criminal Justice Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies:
schools, students, and education providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 26, 2024

Ms. Caraveo (for herself, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. James) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Criminal Justice Finance
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"eligible public safety officer" §H74D5DA134A7E404B9CD655A9924AF75B

a public safety officer that— has served as a public safety officer for not less than 8 years for a single employer prior to the date of submission of an application under section 3064

"eligible public safety officer" §HEE4DC8BC0B864271A7A4C7378388AD26

a public safety officer that— has served as a public safety officer for not less than 8 years for a single employer prior to the date of submission of an application under section 3064

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