SB 551 Summary

• Establishes a crime fighting pilot project in the three Indiana counties with the largest population (Marion County, Lake County, and Allen County) effective July 1, 2015.

• Appropriates $200,000 annually to each participating county, with funds restricted exclusively to paying overtime compensation for law enforcement officers assigned to high crime districts.

• Defines "high crime district" as one or more locations within a county having a high crime rate or at risk of having a high crime rate, as determined by the county's chief law enforcement officer (sheriff or public safety director).

• Sunsets on July 1, 2017, making this a temporary two-year pilot program.