# 115-hr-5427: School and Student Safety Act of 2018

115-hr-5427, School and Student Safety Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5427
- Congress: 115
- Title: School and Student Safety Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-04-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

School and Student Safety Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permanently reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modify it: to allow the Department of Justice to give preference to a COPS program grant applicant that prioritizes hiring veterans or retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers, and to allocate 25% of COPS program funds for grants to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and school systems.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5427 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5427)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1017)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5427 (as of 2025-11-18).