This bill aims to provide funding for hiring more law enforcement officers to enhance public safety. It ensures that new officers are properly vetted before being hired.
Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act The bill provides additional funding for grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The bill also requires law enforcement agencies that use the funds to hire or rehire a law enforcement officer to (1) perform a background check on the law enforcement officer, and (2) ensure that the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation.
1. This bill provides $162 million to hire and rehire law enforcement officers. 2. Agencies must conduct background checks and psychological evaluations for new hires. 3. The funding is available until it is fully spent. 4. This bill aims to improve public safety by increasing the number of officers. 5. It is classified as an emergency funding requirement.
Law enforcement agencies and their potential new officers will be directly impacted by this bill.