,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #bnd ,session   
,s4 #ddej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjbd,mr4    
,kelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hawley7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh to provide education      
assi/ance to public safety (fic]s1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,educational & ,c>e]   
,opportunities = ,public ,safety ,act ( 
#bjbd or ! ,ed,c,o,p,s ,act ( #bjbd4    
#b4 ,public safety (fic] education      
assi/ance program ,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( 
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,pp  
,public safety (fic] education assi/ance
 program  #cjfa4 ,purpose ,! purpose (  
?is "p is to improve recruitm5t &       
ret5tion ( public safety (fic]s employ$ 
by ,/ate1 local1 tribal1 & regional law 
en=cem5t ag5cies by provid+ assi/ance = 

! pursuit ( a program ( high] education4
  #cjfb4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is "p3 7#a7    
,*ild ,! t]m *ild means a natural1      
illegitimate1 or adopt$ *ild or /ep*ild 
( an eligible public safety (fic]4  7#b7
 ,educational in/itution2 program (     
education ,! t]ms educational in/itution
 & program ( education h ! mean+s giv5 !
 t]ms 9 section #abag4  7#c7 ,eligible  
public safety (fic] ,! t]m eligible     
public safety (fic] means a public      
safety (fic] t-- 7,a7 has s]v$ z a      
public safety (fic] = n less ?an #h ye>s
 = a s+le employ] prior to ! date (     
submission ( an application "u section  
#cjfd2 &  7,b7 commits to s]v+ z a      
public safety (fic] ) ! employ] describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 dur+ ! #d-ye> p]iod 
foll[+ ! date ( submission ( an         
application "u section #cjfd4  7#d7     
,public safety (fic] ,! t]m public      
safety (fic] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #abjd4  #cjfc4 ,basic           
eligibility  7a7 ,b5efits  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all provide       

f9ancial assi/ance to a p]son :o att5ds 
a program ( education & is-- 7,a7 an    
eligible public safety (fic]2 or  7,b7 a
 *ild ( an eligible public safety (fic] 
to :om an eligible public safety (fic]  
transf]s eligibility = f9ancial         
assi/ance 9 accordance ) p>agraph       
7#d77;,a74  7#b7 ,=m & am\nt ,except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 f9ancial       
assi/ance "u ?is "p %all-- 7,a7 consi/ (
 direct paym5ts to a p]son describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 be comput$ on !  
basis set =? 9 section #cecb ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7         
,r$uction ,! f9ancial assi/ance ref]r$  
to 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %all be r$uc$ by !   
am\nt1 if any1 det]m9$ "u section       
#cjfe7;b74  7#d7 ,transf] ( assi/ance   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible public safety
 (fic] may elect to transf] eligibility 
= "p or all ( ! f9ancial assi/ance = :i*
 ! eligible public safety (fic] is      
eligible "u ?is "p to an individual     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7,b7    
,approval ,an eligible public safety    

(fic] %all approve ! receipt ( f9ancial 
assi/ance "u ?is "p by a p]son :o is n !
 eligible public safety (fic]4  7b7     
,duration ( b5efits ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 
may n provide f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is 
"p to a p]son = a p]iod 9 excess ( #de  
mon?s ( full-"t education or tra9+ or a 
proportional p]iod ( "t = a "p-"t       
program4  7c7 ,age limitation = *ildr5  
,! ,attorney ,g5]al may n provide       
f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is "p to a *ild (
 an eligible public safety (fic] aft] ! 
date ( ! #bg? bir?day ( ! *ild4  #cjfd4 
,applications2 approval  7a7            
,application ,a p]son seek+ assi/ance "u
 ?is "p %all submit to ! ,attorney      
,g5]al an application 9 su* =m & conta9+
 su* in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al     
reasonably may require4  7b7 ,approval  
,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all approve an     
application = assi/ance "u ?is "p unless
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al f9ds t-- 7#a7 !     
p]son is n eligible =1 is no long]      
eligible =1 or is n entitl$ to !        
assi/ance = :i* application is made2    

7#b7 ! p]son's select$ educational      
in/itution fails to meet a requirem5t   
e/abli%$ 9 a regulation implem5t+ ?is "p
 = eligibility2  7#c7 ! p]son's         
enrollm5t 9 or pursuit ( ! educational  
program select$ w\ld fail to meet !     
crit]ia 9 a regulation implem5t+ ?is "p 
= programs2 or  7#d7 ! p]son already is 
qualifi$ by previ\s education or tra9+ =
 ! educational1 pr(essional1 or         
vocational objective = :i* ! educational
 program is (f]$4  7c7 ,notification ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all notify a p]son    
apply+ = assi/ance "u ?is "p ( approval 
or disapproval ( ! application 9 writ+4 
#cjfe4 ,regulations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,attorney ,g5]al may promulgate         
reasonable & necess>y regulations to    
implem5t ?is "p4  7b7 ,slid+ scale      
,not)/&+ section #cjfd7;b71 ! ,attorney 
,g5]al %all issue regulations reg>d+ !  
use ( a slid+ scale bas$ on f9ancial ne$
 to ensure t a p]son eligible to receive
 f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is "p :o is 9   
f9ancial ne$ receives priority 9 receiv+

 funds "u ?is "p4  #cjff4               
,discont9uation = unsatisfactory conduct
 or progress ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may    
discont9ue assi/ance "u ?is "p to a     
p]son if ! ,attorney ,g5]al f9ds t1     
accord+ to ! regul>ly prescrib$ /&>ds & 
practices ( an educational in/itution   
att5d$ by ! p]son1 ! p]son fails to     
ma9ta9 satisfactory progress z describ$ 
9 section #dhd7;c7 ( ! ,high] ,education
 ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7;c774
  #cjfg4 ,au?orization ( appropriations 
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to  
c>ry out ?is "p su* sums z may be       
necess>y4  4