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IN HB1004
Bill
Status
5/2/2019
Primary Sponsor
Wendy McNamara
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AI Summary
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Expands Indiana Secured School Fund eligibility to include accredited nonpublic schools, allowing them to receive matching grants for school resource officers, law enforcement officers, threat assessments, and security equipment.
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Restructures maximum grant amounts based on school enrollment: $35,000/year for schools under 1,001 students; $50,000/year for 1,001-5,000 students; $75,000/year for 5,001-15,000 students; $100,000/year for schools over 15,000 students or coalitions.
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Establishes tiered grant match requirements: 25% match for schools under 501 students, 50% match for 501-1,000 students, and 100% match for schools over 1,000 students or coalitions.
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Requires all school corporations, charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools to certify completion of a threat assessment for each school building before July 1, 2021 to be eligible for grant funding.
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Mandates at least one active shooter drill within 90 days of the school year start for public schools, and at least one active shooter drill annually for charter schools and accredited nonpublic schools.
Legislative Description
School safety. Provides that the Indiana safe schools fund may not be used to provide grants to employ a school resource officer or a law enforcement officer. Provides that an Indiana secured school fund matching grant may be used to employ a law enforcement officer. Provides that an accredited nonpublic school may receive a grant from the Indiana secured school fund (fund). Makes changes to the maximum grant amounts that a school corporation, charter school, accredited nonpublic school, or coalition of schools may receive from the fund. Provides that a virtual charter school or a virtual accredited nonpublic school may not receive a grant from the fund. Establishes minimum grant match percentages necessary to be eligible to receive a grant from the fund. Provides that, before July 1, 2021, 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 conducted a threat assessment for each school building used by the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school before applying for a fund matching grant. Requires that at least one of the manmade disaster drills that is required to be conducted by each school in a school corporation during each semester must be an active shooter drill and must be conducted within 90 days after the beginning of the school year. Provides that each: (1) accredited nonpublic school; and (2) charter school; must conduct at least one active shooter drill during each school year.
Last Action
Public Law 197
5/2/2019