And im from Public Council and im here on behalf of [inaudible] whom you all know and is very sick tonight. I want to talk regarding the resolution and the l cap. I think the resolution needs more funding to actually make real changes and improvements for School Climate and i want to support what commissioner fewer said regarding the Office Discipline Referral data being horribly unacceptable and finding a way to improve it so therefore were asking for a Million Dollars for professional development, training, school site coaches and follow up training for the 13 schools that seem to be struggling with Office Discipline Referrals, very high ones. And so thats a way to really reduce the disproportionalty, the suspension rates and since all of you supported the resolution, i think that this is, you know we think this is the best use of that money so we definitely support what commissioner haney and commissioner fewer said earlier. And then regarding the current plan for implementation, i
Perhaps saying the first thing that we would fund before we begin to Fund Anything else, not a federal mandate but first on your list must be body cams . Has that been discussed at doj or Homeland Security that these officers using this equipment that the best way to check whether or not it is being used appropriately is for every officer to wear a camera . Senator, the office of Justice Programs funs are available for Law Enforcement agencies to use to purchase body cameras and we see value in it. Our National Institute of justice is studying the effectiveness of body cameras and appropriate use of body cameras. But they can buy them now . Yes, maam. It wouldnt be hard if we decided before you get anything else we are going to insist you use our money for body cams before you buy other things like full blown battle gear or camouflage uniforms or grenade launchers. The money is formula money and we do not control how state and local jurisdictions use the money. Video cameras are on the
Decisionmaking about local Law Enforcement requests. The process that mr. Estevez has laid out, we dont coordinate that at all. You wouldnt know in issuing a homeland grant what the d. O. D. Has done in issuance of equipment to local agencies . Correct. So, how do you then know that in terms of the use of the homeland grants for this, that there isnt shouldnt be some followup . So, thats an entirely different story. I will say on the i know the Defense Departments equipment under the 1033 program is free. Grantees have paid for, i believe, transportation costs using grant funding. But its a very small percentage of use of grant funds. So, in terms of how grantees use equipment that has been acquired with our programs, for the state program, even the urban area program, the grants pass through the state. 80 of the state Program Funding has to go to local jurisdictions within that state. So, we work with the state in oversight. In their applications they tell us more and more detail now
The new video from the Islamic Militant group, isis, is called a second message to america. It shows the beheading of steven sotloff. The u. S. Intelligence community is working to see if it is true. Sotloff went missing in august, 2013. His life was threatened in the video isis released last month showing the execution of american journalist, james foley. Sotloffs mother responded with her own video, pleading for her sons release. I want to live to see her childrens children. U. S. Air strikes on isis fighters in iraq. President obama heads to a nato summit where he will work. And possibly targeting the groups stronghold in syria. The president has been working closely with his team to review military options for taking the fight to isil in syria. Masked man warns other countries against joining u. S. Air strikes. Back off and leave our people alone. He speaks with a british accent and threatens the life of another hostage. The sotloff family is out with a statement. They are grieving
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