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MA H227

MA H227
Creating a school resource officer grant program and fund


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Introduced
01/23/2017
In Committee
01/23/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to creating a school resource officer grant program and fund. Education.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a School Resource Officer Grant Program and a related fund within the state treasury. The program will provide matching grants to local law enforcement agencies and school boards that collaborate to employ certified law enforcement officers as school resource officers in middle and high schools. The officers will help ensure safety, prevent truancy and violence, and enforce school rules. The board overseeing the program will establish criteria for the grants, including procedures for determining the grant amount and required local match, as well as guidelines for the employment and duties of the school resource officers.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4128 (on 01/22/2018)

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