§ 10-21-1-12 — County school safety commission establishment; members; duties; school safety plans

Indiana § 10-21-1-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 21: SCHOOL SAFETY

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(a) Not later than December 31, 2023, a
county shall establish a county school safety commission. Unless
otherwise specified in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(12), the members
described in subsection (b) are appointed by the school corporation
having the largest ADM (as defined in IC 20-18-2-2), as determined in
the fall count of ADM in the school year ending in the current calendar
year.
(b) The members of the commission are as follows:
(1) A school safety specialist for each school corporation located
in whole or in part in the county.
(2) The judge of the court having juvenile jurisdiction in the
county or the judge's designee.
(3) The sheriff of the county or the sheriff's designee.
(4) The chief officer of every other law enforcement agency in the
county, or the chief officer's designee.
(5) A representative of the juvenile probation system, appointed
by the judge described in subdivision (2).
(6) Representatives of community agencies that work with
children within the county.
(7) A representative of the Indiana state police district that serves
the county, appointed by the Indiana state police.
(8) A prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney who
specializes in the prosecution of juveniles, appointed by the
prosecuting attorney.
(9) A school safety specialist of a charter school representing the
interests and viewpoints of charter schools within the
commission's jurisdiction if at least one (1) charter school within
the commission's jurisdiction requests to participate.
(10) A school safety specialist of an accredited nonpublic school
representing the interests and viewpoints of accredited nonpublic
schools within the commission's jurisdiction if at least one (1)
accredited nonpublic school requests to participate.
(11) The fire chief of a fire department in the county, or the fire
chief's designee.
(12) Other appropriate individuals selected by the commission.
(c) Once a commission is established, the school safety specialist of
the school corporation having the largest ADM (as defined in IC 20-18-2-2), as determined in the fall count of ADM in the school year
ending in the current calendar year, in the county shall convene the
initial meeting of the commission.
(d) The members shall annually elect a chairperson.
(e) A commission shall perform the following duties:
(1) Periodically perform a cumulative analysis of school safety
needs within the county.
(2) Coordinate and make recommendations for the following:
(A) Prevention of juvenile offenses and improving the reporting
of juvenile offenses within the schools.
(B) Proposals for identifying and assessing children who are at
high risk of experiencing a mental health or behavioral health
crisis or becoming juvenile offenders.
(C) Methods to meet the educational needs of children who
have been detained as juvenile offenders.
(D) Methods to improve communications among agencies that
work with children.
(E) Methods to improve school security and emergency
preparedness.
(F) Additional equipment or personnel that are necessary to
carry out school safety plans.
(G) Pooling resources, combining purchases, using shared
administrative services, or collaborating among participating
school corporations, school corporation career and technical
education schools described in IC 20-37-1-1, and charter
schools to improve the maintenance of safe schools.
(H) Implementing best practices and procedures to use critical
incidence digital mapping in the event of an emergency within
the county.
(I) Any other topic the commission considers necessary to
improve school safety within the commission's jurisdiction.
(3) Provide assistance to school safety specialists and school
resource officers within the commission's jurisdiction in
developing and:
(A) implementing school safety plans; and
(B) requesting grants from the fund.
(4) Assist accredited nonpublic schools within the commission's
jurisdiction that voluntarily submit a school safety plan or a local
school safety and emergency plan (described in IC 20-34-3-23) to
the commission seeking assistance in carrying out the school
safety plan.
(f) The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members of the
commission are required for the commission to take action on a
measure.
(g) A commission shall receive the school safety plans for the
school corporations and charter schools located in the county.
(h) A commission may receive from an accredited nonpublic school
within the commission's jurisdiction a school safety plan or a local
school safety and emergency plan described in IC 20-34-3-23.
(i) The commission shall keep the school safety plans compiled and
retained under this section confidential and shall withhold the
information from public disclosure.
(j) The commission may share the school safety plans under
subsections (g) and (h) with law enforcement and first responder
agencies that have jurisdiction over the school corporation, charter
school, or accredited nonpublic school. For the purposes of IC 5-14-3,
the entities receiving a school safety plan under this subsection shall
keep information compiled and retained under subsections (g) and (h)
confidential and shall withhold the information from public disclosure.
(k) A commission shall annually submit to the board on a date
established by the board:
(1) meeting minutes;
(2) any meeting agenda materials directly related to taking action
on a measure under this section; and
(3) a brief annual summary of its activities and accomplishments.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.150-2023, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.148-2024, SEC.7; P.L.27-2025, SEC.1.