Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1173 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1173
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 10-21-1-10.
7	7	Synopsis: Classroom based violence prevention program. Requires a
8	8	school safety plan to include a plan to implement a classroom based
9	9	violence prevention program for students.
10	10	Effective: July 1, 2024.
11	11	Bauer M
12	12	January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
13	13	2024 IN 1173—LS 6650/DI 152 Introduced
14	14	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
15	15	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
16	16	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
17	17	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
18	18	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
19	19	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
20	20	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
21	21	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
22	22	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
23	23	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
24	24	HOUSE BILL No. 1173
25	25	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
26	26	education.
27	27	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
28	28	1 SECTION 1. IC 10-21-1-10, AS ADDED BY P.L.150-2023,
29	29	2 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30	30	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) A school corporation shall develop a
31	31	4 school safety plan in accordance with subsection (c) for review as
32	32	5 described in section 11 of this chapter.
33	33	6 (b) Each charter school shall develop a school safety plan in
34	34	7 accordance with subsection (c) for review as described in section 11 of
35	35	8 this chapter. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall
36	36	9 comply with this subsection on or before July 1, 2024.
37	37	10 (c) The school safety plan:
38	38	11 (1) must be developed by a school safety specialist and the
39	39	12 school's safe school committee, including a school resource
40	40	13 officer if one (1) is employed by the school corporation or charter
41	41	14 school, in consultation with the:
42	42	15 (A) law enforcement agency; and
43	43	16 (B) fire department;
44	44	17 that have jurisdiction over the particular school building;
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46	46	1 (2) must:
47	47	2 (A) protect against outside and internal threats to the physical
48	48	3 safety of students, faculty, staff, and the public, including
49	49	4 unsafe conditions, crime prevention, school violence, bullying
50	50	5 and cyberbullying, criminal organization activity, child abuse
51	51	6 and child sexual abuse, mental health and behavioral health,
52	52	7 suicide awareness and prevention, and other issues that
53	53	8 prevent the maintenance of a safe school;
54	54	9 (B) prevent unauthorized access to school property and
55	55	10 interior areas or rooms, including the management of
56	56	11 authorized visitors on school property, before, during, and
57	57	12 after regular school hours;
58	58	13 (C) secure schools against natural and manmade disasters,
59	59	14 including all emergency preparedness drill requirements set
60	60	15 forth in IC 20-34-3-20;
61	61	16 (D) include a site vulnerability assessment for each school
62	62	17 building;
63	63	18 (E) not later than July 1, 2025, include the establishment of a
64	64	19 multi-disciplinary threat assessment team;
65	65	20 (F) include measures to expedite notification of first
66	66	21 responders and access to school property for first responders;
67	67	22 and
68	68	23 (G) include a plan to implement a classroom based violence
69	69	24 prevention program for students that:
70	70	25 (i) promotes emotional competencies and reduces
71	71	26 aggression and acting out behaviors;
72	72	27 (ii) increases self-regulation and group regulation, and
73	73	28 stimulates prosocial behavior among students while
74	74	29 reducing problematic behavior; or
75	75	30 (iii) develops personal self-management skills, social
76	76	31 skills, and resistance skills specifically related to drug
77	77	32 and alcohol use; and
78	78	33 (G) (H) include any additional requirements required by the
79	79	34 Indiana state board of education;
80	80	35 (3) must be provided to a member of the board if a member
81	81	36 requests the school safety plan;
82	82	37 (4) must be available for inspection by the department of
83	83	38 education's division of school building physical security and
84	84	39 safety (as established by IC 20-19-3-14);
85	85	40 (5) must be provided to the law enforcement agency and the fire
86	86	41 department that have jurisdiction over the school corporation or
87	87	42 charter school;
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89	89	1 (6) must include an attestation that:
90	90	2 (A) a copy of the floor plans for each building located on the
91	91	3 school's property were provided to the law enforcement agency
92	92	4 and the fire department that have jurisdiction over the school
93	93	5 corporation or charter school that clearly indicates each
94	94	6 entrance and exit, the interior rooms and hallways, and the
95	95	7 location of any hazardous materials located in the building; or
96	96	8 (B) the school corporation or charter school has conducted
97	97	9 critical incidence digital mapping for each school building
98	98	10 within the school corporation or the buildings that are operated
99	99	11 by a charter school, including providing the critical incidence
100	100	12 digital mapping information to:
101	101	13 (i) the law enforcement agency and fire department that
102	102	14 have jurisdiction over the mapped school buildings; and
103	103	15 (ii) the statewide 911 system described in IC 36-8-16.7-22
104	104	16 through the public safety answer point, or "PSAP",
105	105	17 described in IC 36-8-16.7-20 that has jurisdiction over the
106	106	18 mapped school buildings; and
107	107	19 (7) must be filed with the county school safety commission under
108	108	20 section 12 of this chapter having jurisdiction over the school
109	109	21 corporation or charter school.
110	110	22 (d) For purposes of IC 5-14-3, the entities specified in subsection (c)
111	111	23 that receive information under this section shall keep the information
112	112	24 compiled and retained under this section confidential and shall
113	113	25 withhold the information from public disclosure.
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