§ 10-21-1-4.5 — Grants for active event warning system

Indiana § 10-21-1-4.5

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

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5. (a) The board may award a grant to provide
for the initial set up costs for an active event warning system to a
school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school that
jointly applies with the sheriff for the county in which the school
corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school is located.
The specifications for an active event warning system must include the
following:
(1) A two (2) phone application based system that includes school
officials as a sender within the system and law enforcement
agencies as a receiver within the system.
(2) An adjusted geofence to alert law enforcement agencies that
are within a certain geographic location, including settings based
on rural and urban locations, with an urban setting having a
reduced geofence and a rural setting having a broader geofence.
(3) The ability for students and the public to submit anonymous
tips through a free reporting application.
(4) The ability for information within the system to be
interoperable with 911 dispatch.
(5) The ability to display the school's address and location on a
map.
(6) The ability to provide notifications during emergencies and
nonemergencies.
(7) The ability to call 911 automatically when the system is
triggered.
(8) The ability to operate several individual school response
plans.
(b) A school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic
school may receive only one (1) grant under this section.
(c) A sheriff for a county may receive multiple grants under this
section.
(d) The board may not award a grant to a school corporation or
charter school under this section unless the school corporation or
charter school is in a county that has a county school safety
commission, as described in section 12 of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.50-2019, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.150-2023, SEC.5.