Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 301, proviso 1.86 (School Safety Program), after line 11, by inserting:
/ For the current fiscal year, the Department of Education shall utilize up to $2,000,000 in prior year carry forward funds from Section VIII.H - Charter Schools to provide charter schools sponsored by the South Carolina Charter School District and any registered institutions of higher education with School Resource Officers. Individual charter schools shall work with the local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction where the school is physically located. Priority shall be given to the charter schools with the highest poverty index. In making awards the department shall provide funding directly to the local law enforcement agency to pay for the cost of the law enforcement officer that will serve as a full-time school resource officer. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 331, proviso 1A.84 (School Safety Program, after line 28, by inserting:
/ For the current fiscal year, the Department of Education shall utilize up to $2,000,000 in prior year carry forward funds from Section VIII.H - Charter Schools to provide charter schools sponsored by the South Carolina Charter School District and any registered institutions of higher education with School Resource Officers. Individual charter schools shall work with the local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction where the school is physically located. Priority shall be given to the charter schools with the highest poverty index. In making awards the department shall provide funding directly to the local law enforcement agency to pay for the cost of the law enforcement officer that will serve as a full-time school resource officer. /
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