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Indiana House Bill HB1016

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1+*EH1016.1*
2+March 14, 2025
3+ENGROSSED
4+HOUSE BILL No. 1016
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF HB 1016 (Updated March 12, 2025 1:41 pm - DI 140)
7+Citations Affected: IC 10-21.
8+Synopsis: School safety commission. Provides for the appointment of
9+a fire chief, or the fire chief's designee, to a county school safety
10+commission.
11+Effective: July 1, 2025.
12+Commons, Davis, Bartels, O'Brien
13+(SENATE SPONSORS — DEERY, FORD J.D.)
14+January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
15+January 27, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
16+January 29, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
17+January 30, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 91, nays 0.
18+SENATE ACTION
19+February 18, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
20+Development.
21+March 13, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
22+EH 1016—LS 6107/DI 143 March 14, 2025
123 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
224 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
325 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
426 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
527 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
628 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
729 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
830 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
931 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1032 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1016
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.
33+ENGROSSED
34+HOUSE BILL No. 1016
35+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
36+public safety.
1337 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14-SECTION 1. IC 10-21-1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.148-2024,
15-SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16-JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) Not later than December 31, 2023, a
17-county shall establish a county school safety commission. Unless
18-otherwise specified in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(11), (b)(12), the
19-members described in subsection (b) are appointed by the school
20-corporation having the largest ADM (as defined in IC 20-18-2-2), as
21-determined in the fall count of ADM in the school year ending in the
22-current calendar year.
23-(b) The members of the commission are as follows:
24-(1) A school safety specialist for each school corporation located
25-in whole or in part in the county.
26-(2) The judge of the court having juvenile jurisdiction in the
27-county or the judge's designee.
28-(3) The sheriff of the county or the sheriff's designee.
29-(4) The chief officer of every other law enforcement agency in the
30-county, or the chief officer's designee.
31-(5) A representative of the juvenile probation system, appointed
32-by the judge described in subdivision (2).
33-(6) Representatives of community agencies that work with
34-children within the county.
35-(7) A representative of the Indiana state police district that serves
36-HEA 1016 2
37-the county, appointed by the Indiana state police.
38-(8) A prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who
39-specializes in the prosecution of juveniles, appointed by the
40-prosecuting attorney.
41-(9) A school safety specialist of a charter school representing the
42-interests and viewpoints of charter schools within the
43-commission's jurisdiction if at least one (1) charter school within
44-the commission's jurisdiction requests to participate.
45-(10) A school safety specialist of an accredited nonpublic school
46-representing the interests and viewpoints of accredited nonpublic
47-schools within the commission's jurisdiction if at least one (1)
48-accredited nonpublic school requests to participate.
49-(11) The fire chief of a fire department in the county, or the
50-fire chief's designee.
51-(11) (12) Other appropriate individuals selected by the
52-commission.
53-(c) Once a commission is established, the school safety specialist of
54-the school corporation having the largest ADM (as defined in
55-IC 20-18-2-2), as determined in the fall count of ADM in the school
56-year ending in the current calendar year, in the county shall convene
57-the initial meeting of the commission.
58-(d) The members shall annually elect a chairperson.
59-(e) A commission shall perform the following duties:
60-(1) Periodically perform a cumulative analysis of school safety
61-needs within the county.
62-(2) Coordinate and make recommendations for the following:
63-(A) Prevention of juvenile offenses and improving the
64-reporting of juvenile offenses within the schools.
65-(B) Proposals for identifying and assessing children who are
66-at high risk of experiencing a mental health or behavioral
67-health crisis or becoming juvenile offenders.
68-(C) Methods to meet the educational needs of children who
69-have been detained as juvenile offenders.
70-(D) Methods to improve communications among agencies that
71-work with children.
72-(E) Methods to improve school security and emergency
73-preparedness.
74-(F) Additional equipment or personnel that are necessary to
75-carry out school safety plans.
76-(G) Pooling resources, combining purchases, using shared
77-administrative services, or collaborating among participating
78-school corporations, school corporation career and technical
79-HEA 1016 3
80-education schools described in IC 20-37-1-1, and charter
81-schools to improve the maintenance of safe schools.
82-(H) Implementing best practices and procedures to use critical
83-incidence digital mapping in the event of an emergency within
84-the county.
85-(I) Any other topic the commission considers necessary to
86-improve school safety within the commission's jurisdiction.
87-(3) Provide assistance to school safety specialists and school
88-resource officers within the commission's jurisdiction in
89-developing and:
90-(A) implementing school safety plans; and
91-(B) requesting grants from the fund.
92-(4) Assist accredited nonpublic schools within the commission's
93-jurisdiction that voluntarily submit a school safety plan or a local
94-school safety and emergency plan (described in IC 20-34-3-23) to
95-the commission seeking assistance in carrying out the school
96-safety plan.
97-(f) The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members of the
98-commission are required for the commission to take action on a
99-measure.
100-(g) A commission shall receive the school safety plans for the
101-school corporations and charter schools located in the county.
102-(h) A commission may receive from an accredited nonpublic school
103-within the commission's jurisdiction a school safety plan or a local
104-school safety and emergency plan described in IC 20-34-3-23.
105-(i) The commission shall keep the school safety plans compiled and
106-retained under this section confidential and shall withhold the
107-information from public disclosure.
108-(j) The commission may share the school safety plans under
109-subsections (g) and (h) with law enforcement and first responder
110-agencies that have jurisdiction over the school corporation, charter
111-school, or accredited nonpublic school. For the purposes of IC 5-14-3,
112-the entities receiving a school safety plan under this subsection shall
113-keep information compiled and retained under subsections (g) and (h)
114-confidential and shall withhold the information from public disclosure.
115-(k) A commission shall annually submit to the board on a date
116-established by the board:
117-(1) meeting minutes;
118-(2) any meeting agenda materials directly related to taking action
119-on a measure under this section; and
120-(3) a brief annual summary of its activities and accomplishments.
121-HEA 1016 Speaker of the House of Representatives
122-President of the Senate
123-President Pro Tempore
124-Governor of the State of Indiana
125-Date: Time:
126-HEA 1016
38+1 SECTION 1. IC 10-21-1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.148-2024,
39+2 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40+3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) Not later than December 31, 2023, a
41+4 county shall establish a county school safety commission. Unless
42+5 otherwise specified in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(11), (b)(12), the
43+6 members described in subsection (b) are appointed by the school
44+7 corporation having the largest ADM (as defined in IC 20-18-2-2), as
45+8 determined in the fall count of ADM in the school year ending in the
46+9 current calendar year.
47+10 (b) The members of the commission are as follows:
48+11 (1) A school safety specialist for each school corporation located
49+12 in whole or in part in the county.
50+13 (2) The judge of the court having juvenile jurisdiction in the
51+14 county or the judge's designee.
52+15 (3) The sheriff of the county or the sheriff's designee.
53+16 (4) The chief officer of every other law enforcement agency in the
54+17 county, or the chief officer's designee.
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56+1 (5) A representative of the juvenile probation system, appointed
57+2 by the judge described in subdivision (2).
58+3 (6) Representatives of community agencies that work with
59+4 children within the county.
60+5 (7) A representative of the Indiana state police district that serves
61+6 the county, appointed by the Indiana state police.
62+7 (8) A prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who
63+8 specializes in the prosecution of juveniles, appointed by the
64+9 prosecuting attorney.
65+10 (9) A school safety specialist of a charter school representing the
66+11 interests and viewpoints of charter schools within the
67+12 commission's jurisdiction if at least one (1) charter school within
68+13 the commission's jurisdiction requests to participate.
69+14 (10) A school safety specialist of an accredited nonpublic school
70+15 representing the interests and viewpoints of accredited nonpublic
71+16 schools within the commission's jurisdiction if at least one (1)
72+17 accredited nonpublic school requests to participate.
73+18 (11) The fire chief of a fire department in the county, or the
74+19 fire chief's designee.
75+20 (11) (12) Other appropriate individuals selected by the
76+21 commission.
77+22 (c) Once a commission is established, the school safety specialist of
78+23 the school corporation having the largest ADM (as defined in
79+24 IC 20-18-2-2), as determined in the fall count of ADM in the school
80+25 year ending in the current calendar year, in the county shall convene
81+26 the initial meeting of the commission.
82+27 (d) The members shall annually elect a chairperson.
83+28 (e) A commission shall perform the following duties:
84+29 (1) Periodically perform a cumulative analysis of school safety
85+30 needs within the county.
86+31 (2) Coordinate and make recommendations for the following:
87+32 (A) Prevention of juvenile offenses and improving the
88+33 reporting of juvenile offenses within the schools.
89+34 (B) Proposals for identifying and assessing children who are
90+35 at high risk of experiencing a mental health or behavioral
91+36 health crisis or becoming juvenile offenders.
92+37 (C) Methods to meet the educational needs of children who
93+38 have been detained as juvenile offenders.
94+39 (D) Methods to improve communications among agencies that
95+40 work with children.
96+41 (E) Methods to improve school security and emergency
97+42 preparedness.
98+EH 1016—LS 6107/DI 143 3
99+1 (F) Additional equipment or personnel that are necessary to
100+2 carry out school safety plans.
101+3 (G) Pooling resources, combining purchases, using shared
102+4 administrative services, or collaborating among participating
103+5 school corporations, school corporation career and technical
104+6 education schools described in IC 20-37-1-1, and charter
105+7 schools to improve the maintenance of safe schools.
106+8 (H) Implementing best practices and procedures to use critical
107+9 incidence digital mapping in the event of an emergency within
108+10 the county.
109+11 (I) Any other topic the commission considers necessary to
110+12 improve school safety within the commission's jurisdiction.
111+13 (3) Provide assistance to school safety specialists and school
112+14 resource officers within the commission's jurisdiction in
113+15 developing and:
114+16 (A) implementing school safety plans; and
115+17 (B) requesting grants from the fund.
116+18 (4) Assist accredited nonpublic schools within the commission's
117+19 jurisdiction that voluntarily submit a school safety plan or a local
118+20 school safety and emergency plan (described in IC 20-34-3-23) to
119+21 the commission seeking assistance in carrying out the school
120+22 safety plan.
121+23 (f) The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members of the
122+24 commission are required for the commission to take action on a
123+25 measure.
124+26 (g) A commission shall receive the school safety plans for the
125+27 school corporations and charter schools located in the county.
126+28 (h) A commission may receive from an accredited nonpublic school
127+29 within the commission's jurisdiction a school safety plan or a local
128+30 school safety and emergency plan described in IC 20-34-3-23.
129+31 (i) The commission shall keep the school safety plans compiled and
130+32 retained under this section confidential and shall withhold the
131+33 information from public disclosure.
132+34 (j) The commission may share the school safety plans under
133+35 subsections (g) and (h) with law enforcement and first responder
134+36 agencies that have jurisdiction over the school corporation, charter
135+37 school, or accredited nonpublic school. For the purposes of IC 5-14-3,
136+38 the entities receiving a school safety plan under this subsection shall
137+39 keep information compiled and retained under subsections (g) and (h)
138+40 confidential and shall withhold the information from public disclosure.
139+41 (k) A commission shall annually submit to the board on a date
140+42 established by the board:
141+EH 1016—LS 6107/DI 143 4
142+1 (1) meeting minutes;
143+2 (2) any meeting agenda materials directly related to taking action
144+3 on a measure under this section; and
145+4 (3) a brief annual summary of its activities and accomplishments.
146+EH 1016—LS 6107/DI 143 5
147+COMMITTEE REPORT
148+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
149+House Bill 1016, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
150+to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
151+bill do pass.
152+(Reference is to HB 1016 as introduced.)
153+BEHNING
154+Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0
155+_____
156+COMMITTEE REPORT
157+Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
158+Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1016, has had the
159+same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
160+Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
161+ (Reference is to HB 1016 as printed January 27, 2025.)
162+
163+RAATZ, Chairperson
164+Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0
165+EH 1016—LS 6107/DI 143