The Educational and Career Opportunities for Public Safety Act of 2025 creates a new education assistance program for law enforcement and public safety officers employed by state, local, tribal, and regional agencies. The program is designed to improve recruitment and retention by providing direct financial assistance for higher education to eligible officers who have served at least 8 years with their current employer and commit to serve an additional 4 years, as well as to their children up to age 27. Benefits are capped at 45 months of full-time education (or equivalent part-time duration) and will be distributed using a sliding scale that prioritizes those with financial need, with amounts calculated based on existing Veterans Affairs education benefit formulas. The Attorney General will administer the program and establish regulations for implementation, with no specific funding amount designated in the bill—instead leaving appropriations to be determined through the standard congressional budget process.
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