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US SB1752

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Kelly

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Establishes a federal education assistance program for public safety officers employed by state, local, tribal, and regional law enforcement agencies who have served at least 8 years with a single employer and commit to 4 additional years of service

  • Provides direct payments for higher education calculated using the same formula as veterans' education benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3532, with a sliding scale based on financial need

  • Allows eligible officers to transfer all or part of their education benefits to their children, who must use the assistance before age 27

  • Limits benefits to a maximum of 45 months of full-time education or equivalent part-time enrollment, with assistance discontinued if the recipient fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress

  • Authorizes "such sums as may be necessary" in appropriations to fund the program, administered by the Attorney General under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

Legislative Description

EdCOPS Act of 2025 Educational and Career Opportunities for Public Safety Act of 2025

Crime and law enforcement

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

5/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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