§12573 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

§12573 Establishment of program

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Comprehensive Acts › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - POLICE CORPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Part Part B— - Law Enforcement Scholarship Program › § 12573

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

States that get money under this program must use it to pay the federal share of two things: scholarships for current law enforcement officers to get more education, and jobs for students (either full-time in the summer or part-time up to 20 hours per week for up to 1 year). Those student jobs must be offered by state or local law enforcement agencies to high school juniors or seniors, or college students who want a law enforcement career. The jobs cannot put students in law enforcement roles and must give useful work that shows what the agencies do. Scholarship recipients must get the same pay, benefits, and labor rights as other officers of the same rank and tenure in their office. The federal government will pay up to 60 percent of approved costs when funds are available. The rest must come from nonfederal sources. A federal Director runs the program and makes rules with the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. States may keep up to 8 percent of their allotment for administration. The money must add to, not replace, other federal, state, or local recruitment and education efforts.

Title 34, §12573

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(a)(1)A State that receives an allotment pursuant to section 12572 of this title shall use the allotment to pay the Federal share of the costs of—

(A)awarding scholarships to in-service law enforcement personnel to enable such personnel to seek further education; and

(B)providing—

(i)full-time employment in summer; or

(ii)part-time (not to exceed 20 hours per week) employment for a period not to exceed 1 year.

(2)The employment described in paragraph (1)(B)—

(A)shall be provided by State and local law enforcement agencies for students who are juniors or seniors in high school or are enrolled in an institution of higher education and who demonstrate an interest in undertaking a career in law enforcement;

(B)shall not be in a law enforcement position; and

(C)shall consist of performing meaningful tasks that inform students of the nature of the tasks performed by law enforcement agencies.

(b)(1)Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director shall pay to each State that receives an allotment under section 12572 of this title the Federal share of the cost of the activities described in the application submitted pursuant to section 12576 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.

(2)The Federal share shall not exceed 60 percent.

(3)The non-Federal share of the cost of scholarships and student employment provided under this part shall be supplied from sources other than the Federal Government.

(c)The Director shall be responsible for the administration of the programs conducted pursuant to this part and shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, issue rules to implement this part.

(d)A State that receives an allotment under section 12572 of this title may reserve not more than 8 percent of the allotment for administrative expenses.

(e)A State that receives an allotment under section 12572 of this title shall ensure that each scholarship recipient under this part be compensated at the same rate of pay and benefits and enjoy the same rights under applicable agreements with labor organizations and under State and local law as other law enforcement personnel of the same rank and tenure in the office of which the scholarship recipient is a member.

(f)Funds received under this part shall only be used to supplement, and not to supplant, Federal, State, or local efforts for recruitment and education of law enforcement personnel.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 12576 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the original “section 200203”, and was translated as reading “section 200207”, meaning section 200207 of Pub. L. 103–322, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because section 200203 of Pub. L. 103–322, which is classified to section 12572 of this title, does not provide for submission of applications, and section 12576 does so provide. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14113 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.