School Watch and Tactics Act of 2022
This bill directs the Department of Justice to develop, disseminate, and publish best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers.
To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to 
develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education 
                     for school resource officers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``School Watch and Tactics Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, shall--
            (1) for the purpose of developing best practices for 
        occupation-specific education for school resource officers, 
        consult with--
                    (A) State educational agencies and local 
                educational agencies;
                    (B) State and local law enforcement agencies;
                    (C) school resource officers;
                    (D) principals and other school leaders;
                    (E) school safety experts, including individuals 
                with expertise in tactical responses to security 
                concerns; and
                    (F) any other stakeholders determined to be 
                relevant by the Attorney General;
            (2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, and based on the consultation carried out under 
        paragraph (1), develop and disseminate best practices for any 
        occupation-specific education for school resource officers, 
        including education in tactical responses to active shooter 
        incidents and other security concerns; and
            (3) publish the best practices developed under paragraph 
        (2) on a publicly accessible website of the Department of 
        Justice.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) School resource officer.--The term ``school resource 
        officer'' has the meaning given the term in section 1709(4) of 
        the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
        U.S.C. 10389(4)).
            (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``local educational agency'', 
        ``school leader'', and ``State educational agency'' have the 
        meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Education, shall submit to Congress a report that includes the best 
practices developed under section 2.
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School Watch and Tactics Act of 2022
To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers.
School Watch and Tactics Act of 2022
Rep. Higgins, Clay