Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has proposed legislation that would spend $1.5 billion to put law enforcement officers in schools across the country, as part of an initiative to enhance school safety following last month’s shooting in South Florida.

The Protect America’s Schools Act, which Meadows proposed Tuesday, would direct the money to the Community Oriented Policing Services’ School Resource Officer program.