2015 Indiana Code TITLE 10. PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE 21. SCHOOL SAFETY CHAPTER 1. SCHOOL SAFETY
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IC 10-21
ARTICLE 21. SCHOOL SAFETY
IC 10-21-1
Chapter 1. School Safety
IC 10-21-1-1
Definitions
Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "ADM" refers to average daily membership determined
under IC 20-43-4-2. In the case of a school corporation career
and technical education school described in IC 20-37-1-1,
"ADM" refers to the count on a full-time equivalency basis of
students attending the school on the date ADM is determined
under IC 20-43-4-2.
(2) "Board" refers to the secured school safety board established
by section 3 of this chapter.
(3) "Fund" refers to the Indiana secured school fund established
by section 2 of this chapter.
(4) "Local plan" means the school safety plan described in
IC 20-26-18.2-2(b).
(5) "School corporation or charter school" refers to an
individual school corporation, a school corporation career and
technical education school described in IC 20-37-1-1, or a
charter school but also includes:
(A) a coalition of school corporations;
(B) a coalition of charter schools; or
(C) a coalition of both school corporations and charter
schools;
that intend to jointly employ a school resource officer or to
jointly apply for a matching grant under this chapter, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise.
(6) "School resource officer" has the meaning set forth in
IC 20-26-18.2-1.
As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.40-2014, SEC.6;
P.L.109-2015, SEC.30.
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Indiana secured school fund
Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana secured school fund is established to
provide matching grants to enable school corporations and charter
schools to establish programs under which a school corporation or
charter school (or a coalition of schools) may:
(1) employ a school resource officer or enter into a contract or
a memorandum of understanding with a:
(A) local law enforcement agency;
(B) private entity; or
(C) nonprofit corporation;
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to employ a school resource officer;
(2) conduct a threat assessment of the buildings within a school
corporation or operated by a charter school; or
(3) purchase equipment and technology to:
(A) restrict access to school property; or
(B) expedite notification of first responders.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the department of homeland
security.
(c) The fund consists of:
(1) appropriations from the general assembly;
(2) grants from the Indiana safe schools fund established by
IC 5-2-10.1-2;
(3) federal grants; and
(4) amounts deposited from any other public or private source.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6.
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Secured school safety board
Sec. 3. (a) The secured school safety board is established to
approve or disapprove applications for matching grants to fund
programs described in section 2(a) of this chapter.
(b) The board consists of seven (7) members appointed as follows:
(1) The executive director of the department of homeland
security or the executive director's designee. The executive
director of the department of homeland security or the executive
director's designee serves as the chairperson of the board.
(2) The attorney general or the attorney general's designee.
(3) The superintendent of the state police department or the
superintendent's designee.
(4) A local law enforcement officer appointed by the governor.
(5) The state superintendent of public instruction or the
superintendent's designee.
(6) The director of the criminal justice institute or the director's
designee.
(7) An employee of a local school corporation or a charter
school appointed by the governor.
(c) The board shall establish criteria to be used in evaluating
applications for matching grants from the fund. These criteria must:
(1) be consistent with the fund's goals; and
(2) provide for an equitable distribution of grants to school
corporations and charter schools located throughout Indiana.
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As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6.
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Matching grants for school safety
Sec. 4. (a) The board may award a matching grant to enable a
school corporation or charter school (or a coalition of schools
applying jointly) to establish a program to employ a school resource
officer, provide school resource officer training described in
IC 20-26-18.2-1(b)(2), conduct a threat assessment, or purchase
equipment to restrict access to the school or expedite the notification
of first responders in accordance with section 2(a) of this chapter.
(b) A matching grant awarded to a school corporation or charter
school (or a coalition of schools applying jointly) may not exceed the
lesser of the following during a two (2) year period beginning on or
after May 1, 2013:
(1) The total cost of the program established by the school
corporation or charter school (or the coalition of schools
applying jointly).
(2) The following amounts:
(A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year, in the case of
a school corporation or charter school that:
(i) has an ADM of at least one thousand (1,000); and
(ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
corporation or charter school.
(B) Thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year, in the
case of a school corporation or charter school that:
(i) has an ADM of less than one thousand (1,000); and
(ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
corporation or charter school.
(C) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year, in the case of
a coalition of schools applying jointly.
(c) A school corporation or charter school may receive only one
(1) matching grant under this section each year.
(d) The board may not award a grant to a school corporation or
charter school under this chapter unless the school corporation or
charter school is in a county that has a county school safety
commission, as described in IC 5-2-10.1-10.
As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.30-2014, SEC.1.
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Matching grant application procedure
Sec. 5. (a) A school corporation or charter school may annually
apply to the board for a matching grant from the fund for a program
described in section 2(a) of this chapter.
(b) The application must include the following:
(1) A concise description of the school corporation's or charter
school's security needs.
(2) The estimated cost of the program to the school corporation
or charter school.
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(3) The extent to which the school corporation or charter school
has access to and support from a nearby law enforcement
agency, if applicable.
(4) The ADM of the school corporation or charter school (or the
combined ADM of the coalition of schools applying jointly).
(5) Any other information required by the board.
(6) A statement whether the school corporation or charter school
has completed a local plan and has filed the plan with the county
school safety commission for the county in which the school
corporation or charter school is located.
As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6.
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Repayment of matching grant not required
Sec. 6. A school corporation or charter school that is awarded a
matching grant under this chapter is not required to repay or
reimburse the board or fund the amount of the matching grant.
As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6.
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Department of homeland security to annually report to budget
committee concerning the matching grant program
Sec. 7. The department of homeland security shall report before
October 1 of each year to the budget committee concerning matching
grants awarded under this chapter during the previous fiscal year.
As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6.
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