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33 HOUSE BILL No. 1094
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55 DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
66 Citations Affected: IC 20-19-11.
77 Synopsis: Comprehensive student support program. Establishes the
88 comprehensive student support program (program) for the purposes of:
99 (1) funding the formation and staffing of school based and district level
1010 comprehensive student support teams; (2) improving staffing ratios for
1111 student support personnel; (3) supporting the creation, expansion, and
1212 work of multidisciplinary school teams to address the school
1313 environment, school safety, school improvement, and crisis
1414 intervention and emergency preparedness; and (4) professional
1515 development for student support personnel. Establishes the
1616 comprehensive student support program state board (board). Provides
1717 that the board administers the program. Establishes the comprehensive
1818 student support program fund for the purpose of funding the program,
1919 and annually appropriates to the fund $1,000,000 from cigarette tax
2020 revenue, registration fees, fines, and penalties deposited in the state
2121 general fund.
2222 Effective: July 1, 2023.
2323 Shackleford
2424 January 10, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
2525 2023 IN 1094—LS 6655/DI 147 Introduced
2626 First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
2727 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
2828 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
2929 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
3030 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
3131 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
3232 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
3333 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
3434 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
3535 between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
3636 HOUSE BILL No. 1094
3737 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
3838 education and to make an appropriation.
3939 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
4040 1 SECTION 1. IC 20-19-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
4141 2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
4242 3 JULY 1, 2023]:
4343 4 Chapter 11. Comprehensive Student Support Program
4444 5 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the
4545 6 comprehensive student support program state board established by
4646 7 section 5 of this chapter.
4747 8 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the
4848 9 comprehensive student support program fund established by
4949 10 section 7 of this chapter.
5050 11 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the
5151 12 comprehensive student support program established by section 4
5252 13 of this chapter.
5353 14 Sec. 4. (a) The comprehensive student support program is
5454 15 established for the following purposes:
5555 16 (1) Funding annual grants for school corporations and
5656 17 charter schools to support the formation and staffing of
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5858 1 school based and district level comprehensive student support
5959 2 teams in order to:
6060 3 (A) increase the role of student support personnel in
6161 4 providing appropriate professional development to
6262 5 advance equity, social justice, and positive school discipline
6363 6 and related competencies among teachers, administrators,
6464 7 and support staff; and
6565 8 (B) support the adoption of a comprehensive, school wide
6666 9 approach to fostering a school environment that facilitates
6767 10 interdisciplinary collaboration, builds on a multitiered
6868 11 system of supports, and improves equitable access to
6969 12 school based mental health supports for all students.
7070 13 (2) Improving staffing ratios for student support personnel in
7171 14 order to:
7272 15 (A) allow for a full range of services accessible by all
7373 16 students;
7474 17 (B) employ effective partnerships and collaborations
7575 18 between schools and communities; and
7676 19 (C) reduce out of school suspensions, address
7777 20 disproportionality in discipline, and limit arrests and
7878 21 referrals to law enforcement to situations necessary to
7979 22 protect the health and safety of students, families, and
8080 23 school employees.
8181 24 (3) Supporting the creation, expansion, and work of
8282 25 multidisciplinary teams within schools that collaborate with
8383 26 school leadership teams, families, and community partners in
8484 27 addressing the school environment, school safety, school
8585 28 improvement, and crisis intervention and emergency
8686 29 preparedness, in order to achieve an integrated approach that
8787 30 advances a culturally responsive approach to positive school
8888 31 discipline and trauma informed practices.
8989 32 (4) Equipping student support personnel with professional
9090 33 development that supports best practices for working with
9191 34 students and families.
9292 35 (b) The board shall administer the program.
9393 36 (c) The program must:
9494 37 (1) provide annual grants to school corporations to assist in
9595 38 improving student support staff ratios and establishing
9696 39 comprehensive student support teams to improve the school
9797 40 environment, school safety, and equitable student academic
9898 41 success and outcomes; and
9999 42 (2) provide information and make recommendations
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101101 1 concerning best practices and available resources from fields
102102 2 related to student, family, and educator support.
103103 3 Sec. 5. (a) The comprehensive student support program state
104104 4 board is established.
105105 5 (b) The department shall administer and provide staffing for the
106106 6 board.
107107 7 (c) The department, in consultation with educational and
108108 8 student services professional associations, shall appoint the
109109 9 members of the board as follows:
110110 10 (1) One (1) school administrator, principal, or dean of
111111 11 discipline.
112112 12 (2) Two (2) teachers:
113113 13 (A) one (1) of whom must teach in kindergarten through
114114 14 grade 8; and
115115 15 (B) one (1) of whom must teach in grades 9 through 12.
116116 16 (3) One (1) school counselor.
117117 17 (4) One (1) school psychologist.
118118 18 (5) One (1) school social worker.
119119 19 (6) One (1) school nurse.
120120 20 (7) One (1) school resource officer.
121121 21 (8) One (1) special education administrator or special
122122 22 education teacher.
123123 23 (9) One (1) expert on trauma informed practices.
124124 24 (10) One (1) expert on:
125125 25 (A) positive behavior interventions and supports; or
126126 26 (B) restorative justice.
127127 27 (11) One (1) expert on culturally responsive practices.
128128 28 (12) One (1) mental health practitioner.
129129 29 (13) One (1) community stakeholder.
130130 30 (14) One (1) student in grades kindergarten through grade 12.
131131 31 (15) One (1) parent or guardian of a student in grades
132132 32 kindergarten through grade 12.
133133 33 (16) Any additional members considered appropriate by the
134134 34 board.
135135 35 The membership of the board must be culturally diverse.
136136 36 (d) The members of the board shall annually appoint a
137137 37 chairperson.
138138 38 (e) The board shall perform the following duties:
139139 39 (1) Advise and recommend evidence informed practices for
140140 40 the program.
141141 41 (2) Conduct a review of 511 IAC 4-1.5 to determine whether
142142 42 511 IAC 4-1.5 requires amendment to conform with this
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144144 1 chapter.
145145 2 (3) Approve or disapprove applications for matching grants
146146 3 from the fund.
147147 4 (4) Set standards to assist schools in effectively and accurately
148148 5 assessing the schools' staffing levels of student services
149149 6 personnel.
150150 7 (5) Recommend standards for district level policies to
151151 8 promote equitable and effective school discipline and positive
152152 9 behavior.
153153 10 (6) Make recommendations for intra-agency and interagency
154154 11 collaboration to strengthen the ability of schools to provide
155155 12 coordinated services to address inequities and barriers to
156156 13 learning, mental health, and school safety.
157157 14 (7) Develop a comprehensive plan for student support
158158 15 workforce development, in consultation with educational
159159 16 professional associations and university programs.
160160 17 (8) Advise the department regarding training curricula and
161161 18 standards for student support personnel.
162162 19 (9) Advise the department regarding training standards based
163163 20 on principles of equity and social justice.
164164 21 (f) The department shall coordinate meetings of the board.
165165 22 Sec. 6. (a) The department shall:
166166 23 (1) administer the matching grant program and other
167167 24 activities of the board;
168168 25 (2) conduct annual training sessions for student support
169169 26 personnel in consultation with educational and student
170170 27 support professional associations; and
171171 28 (3) develop appropriate guidelines, curricula, and standards
172172 29 for student support personnel.
173173 30 (b) Curricula developed under subsection (a)(3) must include
174174 31 training in:
175175 32 (1) culturally responsive practices, equity, and social justice;
176176 33 (2) implicit bias;
177177 34 (3) trauma informed practices; and
178178 35 (4) positive school discipline practices.
179179 36 Sec. 7. (a) The comprehensive student support program fund is
180180 37 established to provide matching grants for school corporations and
181181 38 charter schools for the purposes of:
182182 39 (1) improving ratios of student to student service staff; and
183183 40 (2) furthering the creation of multidisciplinary student
184184 41 services personnel teams to help improve the school
185185 42 environment and school safety, increase access to services for
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187187 1 all students, and foster academic success and positive student
188188 2 outcomes for all students.
189189 3 (b) The department shall administer the fund.
190190 4 (c) The fund consists of:
191191 5 (1) money appropriated to the fund under subsection (d);
192192 6 (2) money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly
193193 7 in addition to money appropriated to the fund under
194194 8 subsection (d); and
195195 9 (3) donations, gifts, and money received from any other
196196 10 source, including transfers from other funds or accounts.
197197 11 Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
198198 12 to the state general fund.
199199 13 (d) There is annually appropriated to the fund one million
200200 14 dollars ($1,000,000) from money deposited in the state general fund
201201 15 under IC 6-7-1-28.1(3).
202202 16 (e) The board shall annually award matching grants from the
203203 17 fund to school corporations for the following purposes:
204204 18 (1) Building multidisciplinary teams in schools that are
205205 19 comprised of school counselors, school psychologists, school
206206 20 social workers, and school nurses, and paying related
207207 21 expenses to support these teams.
208208 22 (2) Employing appropriately licensed school psychologists,
209209 23 school counselors, school social workers, and school nurses at
210210 24 both the district and school level to improve student support
211211 25 staff ratios to help meet national best practice standards.
212212 26 (3) Providing professional development and training for
213213 27 school staff or community partners to address competencies
214214 28 essential to creating positive learning environments, including
215215 29 those related to school environment and safety, positive
216216 30 discipline, culturally responsive practices, equity and social
217217 31 justice issues, implicit bias, trauma informed practices, and
218218 32 crisis prevention, preparedness, and response.
219219 33 (4) Provide technology or equipment needs for staff hired
220220 34 under the program.
221221 35 (f) To qualify for funding a position pursuant to this grant, the
222222 36 intended personnel must have appropriate credentials and training
223223 37 to provide student support expertise and professional development
224224 38 for staff and the school community to help improve school climate,
225225 39 safety, equitable practices, academic success, and positive student
226226 40 outcomes.
227227 41 (g) To apply for a grant under this section, a school corporation
228228 42 shall:
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230230 1 (1) agree to match ten percent (10%) of the amount of the
231231 2 grant;
232232 3 (2) submit to the board a comprehensive student support
233233 4 plan; and
234234 5 (3) agree that each school in the school corporation shall:
235235 6 (A) collect and regularly review disaggregated data on
236236 7 school suspensions and expulsions, school level arrests, and
237237 8 referrals to outside agencies; and
238238 9 (B) collect data on perceptions of school environment, and
239239 10 the number and type of programs and activities engaged in
240240 11 by student support personnel whose positions are funded
241241 12 by the grant.
242242 13 (h) A student support plan submitted under subsection (g) must
243243 14 demonstrate that:
244244 15 (1) the school corporation has a long term commitment to
245245 16 improving student support staff ratios in order to effectively
246246 17 operate multidisciplinary teams at the district level and in all
247247 18 schools in the school corporation;
248248 19 (2) the multidisciplinary teams will work collaboratively with
249249 20 school leadership teams, families, and community partners
250250 21 and help provide the expertise to achieve comprehensive
251251 22 integration of social, emotional, and behavioral health
252252 23 services at the district and school levels and to implement
253253 24 strategies for using high quality interventions that are
254254 25 accessible by all students;
255255 26 (3) the plan is based on clear district policy priorities and a
256256 27 documented need at the district and school level to direct
257257 28 funding to programs and practices that will effectively
258258 29 address school environment and safety concerns and improve
259259 30 equitable academic success and school outcomes;
260260 31 (4) coordination with existing school programs and teams will
261261 32 help inform the district and school level annual planning
262262 33 process, including crisis preparation, school safety, positive
263263 34 school discipline, and school achievement and improvement
264264 35 plans;
265265 36 (5) the plan targets services that are most needed,
266266 37 appropriate, and culturally responsive to a school's unique
267267 38 student population and learning community; and
268268 39 (6) multidisciplinary teams will help develop and support
269269 40 current and future planning to achieve an interconnected
270270 41 framework of systems linking:
271271 42 (A) multitiered systems of support that encompass
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273273 1 prevention, wellness promotion, interventions, and
274274 2 evidence based approaches to address the complex needs
275275 3 of children and youth experiencing, or at risk for,
276276 4 academic, emotional, behavioral, or mental health
277277 5 challenges;
278278 6 (B) professional training of all staff on, and
279279 7 implementation of, activities and programs advancing
280280 8 equity and social justice, student and family engagement,
281281 9 social emotional learning, culturally responsive practices,
282282 10 restorative practices, positive behavioral supports, trauma
283283 11 responsive practices, nonexclusionary discipline practices,
284284 12 and regular use of disaggregated data in evaluating school
285285 13 practices;
286286 14 (C) the development of evidence based standards for
287287 15 district and school level policies to promote effective school
288288 16 discipline and positive behavior;
289289 17 (D) communication strategies among the multidisciplinary
290290 18 team and district and school leadership personnel to
291291 19 advance school safety and the school environment in a
292292 20 positive and equitable learning environment; and
293293 21 (E) district and school teams to collaboratively address
294294 22 school safety efforts, including crisis response and
295295 23 emergency preparedness activities, within a positive
296296 24 learning environment.
297297 25 (i) A school corporation's second and subsequent applications
298298 26 for a grant under this section must:
299299 27 (1) present data collected under subsection (g)(3) for purposes
300300 28 of assessing the extent of improvement in outcomes regarding
301301 29 positive school environment, school safety, and equitable
302302 30 academic and behavioral student outcomes; and
303303 31 (2) include a data statement that analyzes root causes related
304304 32 to underlying reasons for disproportionate outcomes.
305305 33 (j) A grant awarded under this section may not exceed the
306306 34 following:
307307 35 (1) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per year, in the
308308 36 case of:
309309 37 (A) a school corporation or charter school that has an
310310 38 ADM of at least one thousand (1,000); or
311311 39 (B) a cooperative of school corporations whose ADM
312312 40 collectively totals at least one thousand (1,000).
313313 41 (2) Sixty thousand dollars ($60,000 per year), in the case of:
314314 42 (A) a school corporation or charter school that has an
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316316 1 ADM of less than one thousand (1,000); or
317317 2 (B) a cooperative of school corporations whose ADM
318318 3 collectively totals less than one thousand (1,000).
319319 4 (k) Grant funds awarded under this section may not be used to
320320 5 fund unlicensed staffing positions or school security positions.
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