Recruit and Retain Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 16, 2022

Recruit and Retain Act

This bill expands the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to support recruitment efforts by law enforcement agencies.

Specifically, the bill expands the COPS program by

allowing funds to be used for reducing application-related fees (e.g., fees for background checks, psychological evaluations, and testing); and

directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award competitive grants to partnerships between law enforcement agencies and educational institutions (e.g., elementary schools and institutions of higher education) for recruiting activities, such as for career and job fairs.

The bill requires DOJ to establish guidance for understaffed law enforcement agencies applying for COPS grants.

The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the effects of recruitment and attrition rates on federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · R–NE

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Judiciary Committee

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Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

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Nov 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate

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