§ 10-21-1-5 — Matching grant application procedure

(a) A school corporation, charter school, or
accredited nonpublic school may annually apply to the board for a
matching grant from the fund for a program described in section
2(a)(1) of this chapter.
(b) The application must include the following:
(1) A concise description of the school corporation's, charter
school's, or accredited nonpublic school's security needs.
(2) The estimated cost of the program to the school corporation,
charter school, or accredited nonpublic school.
(3) The extent to which the school corporation, charter school, or
accredited nonpublic school has access to and support from a
nearby law enforcement agency and other first responder services,
if applicable.
(4) The ADM of the school corporation or charter school or the
equivalent for an accredited nonpublic school (or the combined
ADM of the coalition of schools applying jointly) that is the
subject of the grant application.
(5) Any other information required by the board.
(6) This subdivision applies to an application from a school
corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools
applying jointly). A statement whether the school corporation has
completed a school safety plan and has filed the school safety
plan with the county school safety commission for the county in
which the school corporation is located. In the case of a charter
school, each charter school shall include a statement whether the
charter school has developed and filed with the county school
safety commission for the county in which the charter school is
located:
(A) a local school safety and emergency plan under IC 20-34-3-23(a); or
(B) not later than July 1, 2024, a school safety plan.
For a charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, the information
described in clauses (A) or (B) shall comply with this subdivision
on or before July 1, 2024.
(7) This subdivision applies to an application from a school
corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools
applying jointly). A statement whether the school corporation or
charter school (or coalition of public schools applying jointly)
requests an advance under IC 20-49-10 in addition to a matching
grant under this chapter.
(8) If the application requests funding for school employee
training, the extent to which the school corporation, charter
school, or accredited nonpublic school has used or attempted to
use training offered at no cost, or a reduced cost, by law
enforcement, the department of homeland security, the
department of education, or the federal government, including an
explanation as to why grant funding is necessary to fund any
training expenses except for per diem, travel, and lodging costs
associated with training.
(9) If the application requests funding to employ a school resource
officer, a statement whether the school resource officer
information required under IC 20-26-18.2-5 has been, if
applicable, submitted to the department of homeland security.
(10) This subdivision applies to an application from a school
corporation, charter school, or an accredited nonpublic school (or
coalition of public and accredited nonpublic schools applying
jointly). A statement of whether the school corporation, charter
school, or accredited nonpublic school has:
(A) provided a copy of the floor plans for each building located
on the school's property to the law enforcement agency and the
fire department that have jurisdiction over each school building
that clearly indicates each entrance and exit, the interior rooms
and hallways, and the location of any hazardous materials
located in the building; or
(B) conducted critical incidence digital mapping as defined in
section 1 of this chapter for each school building, including
whether it has provided the critical incidence digital mapping
information to:
(i) the law enforcement agency and fire department that have
jurisdiction over the mapped school buildings; and
(ii) the statewide 911 system described in IC 36-8-16.7-22
through the public safety answer point, or "PSAP", (as
described in IC 36-8-16.7-20) that has jurisdiction over the
mapped school buildings.
(c) This subsection applies to an application from a school
corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school (or coalition
of public and accredited nonpublic schools applying jointly). Each
school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school shall
certify to the department of homeland security that the school
corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school has:
(1) conducted a site vulnerability assessment for each school
building used by the school corporation, charter school, or
accredited nonpublic school; and
(2) a memorandum of understanding in place with a community
mental health center established under IC 12-29-2 or provider
certified or licensed by the state to provide mental or behavioral
health services to students before applying for a grant under this
chapter. A provider described in this subdivision may be
employed by the school corporation, charter school, or accredited
nonpublic school.
(d) This subsection applies to an application from a school
corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools applying
jointly). Each school corporation shall certify to the department of
homeland security that the school safety plan of the school corporation
was reviewed by the governing body as described in section 11 of this
chapter. In the case of a charter school, beginning July 1, 2024, each
charter school shall certify to the department of homeland security that
the school safety plan of the charter school was reviewed by the
organizer as described in section 11 of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.3; P.L.50-2019, SEC.6; P.L.197-2019, SEC.6; P.L.211-2019, SEC.13; P.L.69-2020, SEC.1; P.L.170-2022, SEC.12; P.L.150-2023, SEC.6.