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This bill establishes the School Guardian Act of 2025, which creates a federal grant program to help states assign armed law enforcement officers to elementary and secondary schools. Under the bill, the Attorney General would provide block grants to states based on their student population, with each state receiving a proportional amount of a total $80 billion in funding. States can then award subgrants to local law enforcement agencies to hire full-time officers specifically for school security. Each participating law enforcement agency must enter into written agreements with schools or local educational agencies, committing to assign at least one full-time officer to each school. The bill requires states to report annually on the number of subgrants awarded, officers hired, and schools receiving officers. If states do not use the allocated funds by the end of the fiscal year, they must return the unobligated amounts to the Attorney General. The funding is designed to be available for grants from fiscal years 2025 through 2034, with up to $8 billion in grants possible each year. The goal of the bill is to enhance school safety by providing dedicated law enforcement presence in K-12 schools across the United States.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1189/all-info