Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 1701(d)-- (A) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: ``(8) establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school resource officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools to combat school-related crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities;''; and (2) in section 1709-- (A) by redesignating the first 3 undesignated paragraphs as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) `school resource officer' means a career law enforcement officer, with sworn authority, deployed in community-oriented policing, and assigned by the employing police department or agency to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations-- ``(A) to address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around an elementary or secondary school; ``(B) to develop or expand crime prevention efforts for students; ``(C) to educate likely school-age victims in crime prevention and safety; ``(D) to develop or expand community justice initiatives for students; ``(E) to train students in conflict resolution, restorative justice, and crime awareness; ``(F) to assist in the identification of physical changes in the environment that may reduce crime in or around the school; and ``(G) to assist in developing school policy that addresses crime and to recommend procedural changes.''.
Approved October 27, 1998.
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 9, considered and passed House. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 34 (1998): Oct. 27, Presidential statement.
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