Indiana § 20-26-18.2-2 Employment of school resource officer; memorandum of
understanding; duties

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-26-18.2-2 — Employment of school resource officer; memorandum of understanding; duties

Indiana § 20-26-18.2-2

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 26SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL

Ch. 18.2School Resource Officers

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Ind. Code § 20-26-18.2-2 (2026).

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(a)A school resource officer may be employed:

(1)by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools through a contract between a local law enforcement agency and the school corporation or school corporations or the charter school or charter schools;

(2)by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools;

(3)by a local law enforcement agency that assigns the school resource officer to one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools through a memorandum of understanding between the local law enforcement agency and the school corporation or school corporations or the charter school or charter schools; or

(4)through a contract between an Indiana business that employs persons who meet the qualifications of a school resource officer and the school corporation or school c

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(a) A school resource officer may be
employed:
(1) by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools
through a contract between a local law enforcement agency and
the school corporation or school corporations or the charter school
or charter schools;
(2) by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools;
(3) by a local law enforcement agency that assigns the school
resource officer to one (1) or more school corporations or charter
schools through a memorandum of understanding between the
local law enforcement agency and the school corporation or
school corporations or the charter school or charter schools; or
(4) through a contract between an Indiana business that employs
persons who meet the qualifications of a school resource officer
and the school corporation or school corporations or the charter
school or charter schools.
(b) This subsection does not apply to a school corporation that only
has full-time school resource officers who are either employees of the
school corporation's school police department or are employees of the
school corporation who have successfully completed the law
enforcement basic training requirements described in IC 5-2-1-9(d).
After June 30, 2023, if a school corporation or charter school enters
into a contract for a school resource officer, the school corporation or
charter school must enter into a memorandum of understanding with
the law enforcement agency that employs or appointed the law
enforcement officer who will perform the duties of a school resource
officer. The memorandum of understanding must state the nature and
scope of a school resource officer's duties and responsibilities. A school
resource officer's duties and responsibilities include the duty to assist
the school corporation's or charter school's school safety specialists and
safe school committees with the development and implementation of
school safety plans.
(c) A school resource officer shall consult with local law
enforcement officials and first responders when assisting the school
corporation's or charter school's school safety specialists and safe
school committees in the development of the school safety plan.
(d) A school resource officer shall participate in the development
and implementation of programs designed to identify, assess, and
provide assistance to youth who are at high risk of experiencing a
mental health crisis or becoming juvenile offenders.
(e) A school resource officer may not be reassigned to other duties
by the school corporation.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.44-2019, SEC.1; P.L.211-2019, SEC.22; P.L.272-2019, SEC.4; P.L.139-2022, SEC.11; P.L.150-2023, SEC.22; P.L.200-2023, SEC.6; P.L.250-2023, SEC.21.