S. 546, known as the “Recruit and Retain Act,” amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, including reducing fees for applications and background checks. The bill also creates...
Simple Explanation
The Recruit and Retain Act is a plan to help police departments get more officers by letting them use special money called COPS grants to make it cheaper and easier for people to apply and join the police. It also creates a partnership with schools to interest students in police work, but there are rules about how the money should be spent and shared.