Provides grants to eligible school districts for school resource officers and authorizes contracts with local police for such officers.

This bill amends the education law to provide grants to eligible school districts for the costs of school resource officers. It defines "school resource officer" to include various positions aimed at improving public safety and school security. The bill also authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide these officers. The grants are set at 600 percent of the combined annual salaries of the officers for the 2025-2026 school year and subsequent years.

Provides grants to eligible school districts for school resource officers and authorizes contracts with local police for such officers.

This bill amends the education law to provide grants to eligible school districts for the costs of school resource officers. It defines "school resource officer" to include various positions aimed at improving public safety and school security. The bill also authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with local police entities to provide these officers. The grants are set at 600 percent of the combined annual salaries of the officers for the 2025-2026 school year and subsequent years.