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Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to help law enforcement agencies with civilian law enforcement tasks, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to hire retired law enforcement personnel to perform civilian law enforcement tasks on behalf of the agency and to train civilian employees in the performance of such tasks.
Under the bill, the term civilian law enforcement task includes assisting with certain investigations, reviewing camera footage, conducting crime scene analysis, and conducting forensic analysis.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jun 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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