The School Resource Officer Funding Protection Act of 2025 requires states to maintain their funding levels for school resource officer programs in elementary and secondary schools as a condition of receiving federal education funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Starting in the fiscal year after the bill's enactment, states must spend at least as much on these programs as they did in the previous compliant year, or alternatively, match their average spending from the prior five years—whichever is greater. States must submit annual reports to the federal government documenting their school resource officer funding amounts and the number of officers employed. If a state fails to maintain required funding levels and doesn't receive a waiver, the federal government will reduce the state's total education funding in the following year by a proportional amount. The Secretary of Education can grant waivers for states experiencing extraordinary financial hardships such as severe economic downturns or natural disasters.
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