HB 1492 IN

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Makes changes to the permissible uses of the Indiana secured school fund. Moves provisions in the Indiana Code pertaining to the appointment of a school safety specialist, school safety specialist programs, and school safety plans. Makes changes to the Indiana secured school fund application procedures. Makes changes to the Indiana secured school fund reporting requirements. Makes various changes to provisions regulating the appointment of a school safety specialist, school safety specialist program, and school safety plans. Requires before December 31, 2023, that each county shall establish a county school safety commission. (Current law provides that a county may establish a county school safety commission.) Requires each school corporation and charter school to establish a safe school committee. Requires the division of school building physical security and safety of the department of education to establish and maintain guidelines, in consultation with the department of homeland security and institute for criminal justice, for developing and maintaining school safety plans and assist the secured school safety board in conducting the review and submitting certain reports. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation or charter school organizer shall: (1) approve or disapprove all school safety specialists chosen by the superintendent of the school corporation or leadership of the charter school; and (2) review the school safety plan. Makes changes to the duties of a school resource officer. Makes changes to information reported by a school corporation or charter school pertaining to a school resource officer that is reported to the department of homeland security. Requires the secured schools safety board to include certain aggregate information relating to the number of school resource officers employed by schools. Provides that an organizer of a charter school shall require each charter school under the authority of the organizer to conduct annual emergency preparedness drills. Makes changes to distribution amounts from the state user fee fund. Makes conforming amendments. Repeals provisions establishing the Indiana safe schools fund, school safe haven programs, and existing provisions relating to the establishment of school safety specialists, county school safety commissions, school safety specialist training and safe school programs. Defines various terms. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may receive a matching grant from the Indiana secured school fund to purchase student safety management technology. Makes a technical correction.

• Wendy McNamara Republican · author
• Michael Crider Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 17, 2023 Coauthored by Representatives Davis and Goodrich · lower
2. Jan 17, 2023 Authored by Representative McNamara · lower
3. Jan 17, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
4. Feb 2, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
5. Feb 2, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
6. Feb 6, 2023 Representative Pfaff added as coauthor · lower
7. Feb 16, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
8. Feb 20, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
9. Feb 21, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 95, nays 0 · lower
10. Feb 21, 2023 Senate sponsor: Senator Crider · lower
11. Feb 22, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
12. Mar 1, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
13. Apr 6, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
14. Apr 13, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
15. Apr 17, 2023 Amendment #1 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote · upper
16. Apr 17, 2023 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
17. Apr 18, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 444: yeas 50, nays 0 · upper
18. Apr 18, 2023 Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor · upper
19. Apr 19, 2023 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
20. Apr 20, 2023 Motion to concur filed · lower
21. Apr 20, 2023 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 466: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
22. Apr 24, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
23. Apr 25, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
24. Apr 26, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
25. May 1, 2023 Public Law 150 · lower
26. May 1, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 20, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 17, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 2, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 16, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Apr 6, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Apr 13, 2023 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · Apr 17, 2023 · PDF