Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act

This bill would bar the use of federal funds to hire, maintain, or train police officers assigned to, contracted with, or employed by schools and Head Start programs, including school resource officers. It would also change the federal COPS grant program so grant money cannot be used for these officers. The bill would create a $5 billion Department of Education grant program for school districts that remove police from their campuses. Districts receiving grants would have to use the money to hire or train staff such as counselors, psychologists, nurses, and social workers, could not use it for surveillance equipment or arming school staff, and would have to file public yearly reports on student arrests and surveillance tools.

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Sponsors

• Christopher Murphy Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors