Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0067 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 67
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 10-21-1-2.
7	7	Synopsis: Secured school safety grants. Allows school corporations,
8	8	charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools to apply for a
9	9	matching grant from the secured school fund to be used to provide
10	10	funding for school employees to receive youth violence early
11	11	intervention training or programming.
12	12	Effective: July 1, 2025.
13	13	Jackson L
14	14	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
15	15	Development.
16	16	2025 IN 67—LS 6220/DI 143 Introduced
17	17	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
18	18	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
19	19	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
20	20	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
21	21	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
22	22	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
23	23	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
24	24	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
25	25	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
26	26	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
27	27	SENATE BILL No. 67
28	28	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
29	29	public safety.
30	30	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. IC 10-21-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
32	32	2 SECTION 128, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
33	33	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana secured school
34	34	4 fund is established to provide:
35	35	5 (1) matching grants to school corporations, charter schools, and
36	36	6 accredited nonpublic schools, where the matching grants may be
37	37	7 used to:
38	38	8 (A) employ a school resource officer, employ a law
39	39	9 enforcement officer, or enter into a contract or a memorandum
40	40	10 of understanding with a:
41	41	11 (i) local law enforcement agency;
42	42	12 (ii) private entity; or
43	43	13 (iii) nonprofit corporation;
44	44	14 to employ a school resource officer or a law enforcement
45	45	15 officer;
46	46	16 (B) conduct:
47	47	17 (i) a site vulnerability assessment of the buildings within a
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49	49	1 school corporation or the buildings that are operated by a
50	50	2 charter school or accredited nonpublic school; or
51	51	3 (ii) critical incident digital mapping of the buildings within
52	52	4 a school corporation or the buildings that are operated by a
53	53	5 charter school or accredited nonpublic school;
54	54	6 (C) purchase equipment, hardware, materials, and technology
55	55	7 to:
56	56	8 (i) restrict access to school property and classrooms;
57	57	9 (ii) assist with visitor management on school property;
58	58	10 (iii) expedite notification of first responders;
59	59	11 (iv) expedite access to school property for first responders;
60	60	12 (v) provide school staff with information about the open or
61	61	13 closed status of interior and exterior doors;
62	62	14 (vi) detect fire, chemical, visual, or audible threats;
63	63	15 (vii) enhance emergency communications inside the
64	64	16 building; or
65	65	17 (viii) assist with emergency medical response on school
66	66	18 property;
67	67	19 (D) implement a student and parent support services plan as
68	68	20 described in IC 20-34-9;
69	69	21 (E) purchase or provide training for a canine trained to detect
70	70	22 drugs and illegal substances, explosives, or firearms, or to
71	71	23 otherwise provide protection for students and school
72	72	24 employees and the canine shall:
73	73	25 (i) be primarily assigned to a school corporation, charter
74	74	26 school, or accredited nonpublic school;
75	75	27 (ii) be primarily assigned to a school resource officer or law
76	76	28 enforcement officer described in clause (A) who has
77	77	29 received appropriate training for handling a canine trained
78	78	30 to detect drugs and illegal substances, explosives, or
79	79	31 firearms, or to otherwise provide protection for students and
80	80	32 school employees, including training regarding handling a
81	81	33 canine in a school setting; and
82	82	34 (iii) receive continuous training as appropriate;
83	83	35 (F) provide funding for school employees to receive training,
84	84	36 including expenses for per diem, travel, and lodging, related
85	85	37 to:
86	86	38 (i) site vulnerability assessments;
87	87	39 (ii) mental health or behavioral health threat assessments;
88	88	40 (iii) multi-disciplinary threat assessment teams; or
89	89	41 (iv) emergency preparedness or response activities;
90	90	42 (G) provide funding for school resource officers or law
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92	92	1 enforcement officers described in clause (A) to receive
93	93	2 training, including expenses for per diem, travel, and lodging,
94	94	3 related to handling a canine trained to detect drugs and illegal
95	95	4 substances, explosives, or firearms, or to otherwise provide
96	96	5 protection for students and school employees;
97	97	6 (H) purchase student safety management technology;
98	98	7 (I) design and construct additions or renovations on school
99	99	8 property if the primary purpose of the construction project is
100	100	9 to enhance the physical security of the school building; or
101	101	10 (J) implement a bullying prevention program; and or
102	102	11 (K) provide funding for school employees to receive youth
103	103	12 violence early intervention training or programming; and
104	104	13 (2) one (1) time grants to enable school corporations, charter
105	105	14 schools, and accredited nonpublic schools with the sheriff for the
106	106	15 county in which the school corporation, charter school, or
107	107	16 accredited nonpublic school is located, to provide the initial set up
108	108	17 costs for an active event warning system.
109	109	18 (b) A school corporation or charter school may use money received
110	110	19 under a matching grant for a purpose listed in subsection (a) to provide
111	111	20 a response to a threat in a manner that the school corporation or charter
112	112	21 school sees fit, including firearms training or other self-defense
113	113	22 training.
114	114	23 (c) The fund shall be administered by the department of homeland
115	115	24 security.
116	116	25 (d) The fund consists of:
117	117	26 (1) appropriations from the general assembly;
118	118	27 (2) federal grants;
119	119	28 (3) amounts deposited from any other public or private source;
120	120	29 and
121	121	30 (4) amounts deposited under IC 33-37-9-4.
122	122	31 (e) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
123	123	32 money in the fund.
124	124	33 (f) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
125	125	34 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
126	126	35 manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
127	127	36 from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
128	128	37 (g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
129	129	38 to the state general fund.
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