The Strong Communities Act of 2023 modifies federal police grant programs to allow funding for law enforcement recruits to attend training schools or academies, provided they commit to working in their home communities for at least four years. Grants would go to local law enforcement agencies or colleges that partner with police departments to offer law enforcement training programs. Recruits must serve within seven miles of their residence (or twenty miles in rural counties with fewer than 150,000 residents) where they have lived for at least five years, and must complete four years of service within an eight-year period after training. If recruits fail to meet these service requirements, they must repay the cost of their training, though the Attorney General can establish exceptions for extenuating circumstances. The program uses existing federal law enforcement grant funding starting in fiscal year 2023, with no new appropriations specified.
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