Ind. Code ch. 20-40-20

Ind. Code § 20-40-20-1 "Fund"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a school safety referendum tax levy fund established under section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 20-40-20-2 "Levy"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "levy" refers to a school safety referendum tax levy imposed under IC 20-46-9 for the fund. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 20-40-20-3 "School resource officer"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school resource officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-18.2-1. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 20-40-20-4 Requirement to establish fund if levy is approved

Sec. 4. The governing body of each school corporation for which a levy is approved under IC 20-46-9 shall establish a school safety referendum tax levy fund. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 20-40-20-5 Property taxes from levy deposited in fund

Sec. 5. Property tax collections from a levy shall be deposited in the fund. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 20-40-20-6 Uses of money in the fund; distributions to a charter school

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), money in the fund may be used only for the following purposes: (1) To employ or compensate a school resource officer or school resource officers. (2) To establish or fund a school safety office. (3) To conduct a threat assessment of a school building. (4) To create or update a school safety plan. (5) To develop or update school emergency response systems. (6) To purchase equipment to improve the safety of a school building, school grounds, or school buses. (7) To pay capital expenses to improve the safety of a school building. (8) To establish and administer programs to address youth specific mental illness, addiction, anger management, bullying, and school violence. (9) To develop and administer professional development programs for teachers, administrators, and other school employees designed to improve school safety and reduce violence. (b) Except as provided in IC 20-46-9-22, a school corporation may distribute, with the approval of the majority of members of the governing body, a portion of the proceeds of a tax levy collected under IC 20-46-9 that is deposited in the fund to a charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, that is located within the attendance area of the school corporation, to be used by the charter school for the purposes described in subsection (a). (c) Expenditures paid using money collected from the levy shall be included in a school's safety plan. (d) Local law enforcement shall participate in: (1) development of a school safety plan; (2) development or updates to school emergency response systems; and (3) determination of capital expenses that would improve the safety of a school building. (e) Money in the fund may be transferred to the school corporation's education fund (IC 20-40-2), operations fund (IC 20-40-18), or school safety referendum debt service fund (IC 20-40-21), as applicable, to pay for expenditures listed in subsection (a). As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.154-2020, SEC.41; P.L.189-2023, SEC.29.