Indiana § 10-21-1-9 School safety specialist; duties

Indiana Statutes

§ 10-21-1-9 — School safety specialist; duties

Indiana·Title 10 PUBLIC SAFETY·Art. 21 SCHOOL SAFETY

(a)Each school corporation shall designate at least one (1) individual who is not a school resource officer as described in IC 20-26-18.2-2 to serve as the school safety specialist for the school corporation.

(b)Each charter school shall designate at least one (1) individual who is not a school resource officer as described in IC 20-26-18.2-2 to serve as the school safety specialist for the charter school. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall comply with this subsection on or before July 1, 2024.

(c)All school safety specialists shall be chosen by the superintendent of the school corporation or leadership of the charter school with the approval of the governing body or organizer.

(d)A school safety specialist shall perform the following duties:

(1)Serve on the county s

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(a) Each school corporation shall designate at
least one (1) individual who is not a school resource officer as
described in IC 20-26-18.2-2 to serve as the school safety specialist for
the school corporation.
(b) Each charter school shall designate at least one (1) individual
who is not a school resource officer as described in IC 20-26-18.2-2 to
serve as the school safety specialist for the charter school. A charter
school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall comply with this subsection
on or before July 1, 2024.
(c) All school safety specialists shall be chosen by the
superintendent of the school corporation or leadership of the charter
school with the approval of the governing body or organizer.
(d) A school safety specialist shall perform the following duties:
(1) Serve on the county school safety commission with
jurisdiction over the school corporation if that individual school
safety specialist is chosen by the superintendent of the school
corporation with the approval of the governing body. Except as
provided in section 12 of this chapter, the school safety specialists
of charter schools do not serve on a county school safety
commission.
(2) Participate each year in a number of days of school safety
training that the department of education determines necessary
under section 13 of this chapter.
(3) With the assistance of the county school safety commission
with jurisdiction over the school corporation or charter school,
develop, implement, and improve a school safety plan for each
school building in the school corporation or charter school.
(4) Coordinate the school safety plans of each school building in
the school corporation or charter school as required under this
chapter and under rules adopted by the Indiana state board of
education.
(5) Act as a resource for the school corporation's or charter
school's safe school committees and other individuals in the
school corporation or charter school on issues related to school
discipline, safety, and security.
(6) Serve as a liaison for the school corporation or charter school
regarding school safety matters with the board, the department of
homeland security, the department of education, the Indiana
criminal justice institute, and other state agencies, as applicable.