2023 Indiana Code
Title 10. Public Safety
Article 21. School Safety
Chapter 1. School Safety
10-21-1-9. School Safety Specialist; Duties
Sec. 9. (a) Each school corporation shall designate at least one (1) individual who is not a school resource officer as described in IC 20-26-18.2-2 to serve as the school safety specialist for the school corporation.
(b) Each charter school shall designate at least one (1) individual who is not a school resource officer as described in IC 20-26-18.2-2 to serve as the school safety specialist for the charter school. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall comply with this subsection on or before July 1, 2024.
(c) All school safety specialists shall be chosen by the superintendent of the school corporation or leadership of the charter school with the approval of the governing body or organizer.
(d) A school safety specialist shall perform the following duties:
(1) Serve on the county school safety commission with jurisdiction over the school corporation if that individual school safety specialist is chosen by the superintendent of the school corporation with the approval of the governing body. Except as provided in section 12 of this chapter, the school safety specialists of charter schools do not serve on a county school safety commission.
(2) Participate each year in a number of days of school safety training that the department of education determines necessary under section 13 of this chapter.
(3) With the assistance of the county school safety commission with jurisdiction over the school corporation or charter school, develop, implement, and improve a school safety plan for each school building in the school corporation or charter school.
(4) Coordinate the school safety plans of each school building in the school corporation or charter school as required under this chapter and under rules adopted by the Indiana state board of education.
(5) Act as a resource for the school corporation's or charter school's safe school committees and other individuals in the school corporation or charter school on issues related to school discipline, safety, and security.
(6) Serve as a liaison for the school corporation or charter school regarding school safety matters with the board, the department of homeland security, the department of education, the Indiana criminal justice institute, and other state agencies, as applicable.
As added by P.L.150-2023, SEC.10.
