CHAPTER 6.9. LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOL POLICING, AND YOUTH WORK GROUP
IC 5-2-6.9
Chapter 6.9. Law Enforcement, School Policing, and Youth Work
Group
IC 5-2-6.9-1
"Institute" and "work group"
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "institute" means the Indiana
criminal justice institute established by IC 5-2-6-3.
(b) As used in this chapter, "work group" means the law
enforcement, school policing, and youth work group established by
section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-2
The law enforcement, school policing, and youth work group
Sec. 2. (a) The law enforcement, school policing, and youth work
group is established.
(b) The institute shall staff and administer the work group.
(c) The institute may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer the
work group.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-3
Membership
Sec. 3. (a) The work group consists of twenty-six (26) voting
members, including:
(1) the executive director of the Indiana criminal justice
institute or the executive director's designee;
(2) the executive director of the Indiana law enforcement
academy or the executive director's designee;
(3) the state superintendent of public instruction or the state
superintendent's designee;
(4) the executive director of the Indiana judicial center or the
executive director's designee;
(5) the executive director of the public defender council of
Indiana or the executive director's designee;
(6) the executive director of the prosecuting attorneys council
of Indiana or the executive director's designee;
(7) the executive director of the Indiana sheriff's association or
the executive director's designee;
(8) a judge having juvenile court jurisdiction, appointed by the
governor;
(9) a chief of police, police officer, or town marshal, appointed
by the attorney general;
(10) a pediatric physician, appointed by the chief justice of the
supreme court;
(11) a psychologist who treats adolescent children, appointed by
the speaker of the house of representatives;
(12) a law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement
agency who routinely works in a school, appointed by the
minority leader of the house of representatives;
(13) an attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana who is a
member of the Indiana State Bar Association, appointed by the
president pro tempore of the senate;
(14) an individual who is less than nineteen (19) years of age,
appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
(15) a school teacher who is employed by a junior high school,
middle school, or high school, appointed by the governor;
(16) a school social worker, appointed by the attorney general;
(17) a school attorney, appointed by the chief justice of the
supreme court;
(18) a school principal from an urban school district, appointed
by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(19) a school principal from a suburban or rural school district,
appointed by the minority leader of the house of
representatives;
(20) an individual who represents or is employed by a child
advocate organization, appointed by the president pro tempore
of the senate;
(21) a special education teacher, appointed by the minority
leader of the senate;
(22) a law school professor, appointed by the governor;
(23) a university or college professor who has studied or
specializes in school discipline and racial equity issues of
children, appointed by the attorney general;
(24) the director of a law enforcement training school or
academy other than the Indiana law enforcement academy,
appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;
(25) a parent of a child who is enrolled in high school,
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
(26) a parent of a child who is enrolled in high school,
appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(b) The work group also consists of four (4) members of the
general assembly who shall serve as nonvoting members of the work
group. The president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint two (2)
senators, who may not be members of the same political party. The
speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two (2)
representatives, who may not be members of the same political party.
(c) The individual appointed under subsection (a)(22) shall serve
as the chairperson of the work group.
(d) The individuals appointing work group members under this
section should strive for a diverse group of appointees reflecting a
variety of ethnic groups and races and both men and women.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-4
Monthly meetings
Sec. 4. The work group shall meet one (1) time per month at the
call of the chairperson.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-5
Quorum; vacancy
Sec. 5. Fourteen (14) voting members of the work group
constitute a quorum. The work group is not prohibited from
conducting business as a result of a vacancy in the work group. In the
case of a vacancy, a new appointee shall serve for the remainder of
the unexpired term. A vacancy shall be filled from the same group
that was represented by the outgoing member.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-6
Renewable appointments
Sec. 6. All appointments of the work group's members are
renewable.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-7
Reimbursement of expenses for state employee members
Sec. 7. (a) A member of the work group who is not a state
employee is not entitled to a minimum salary per diem provided by
IC 4-10-11-2.1(b) and is not entitled to reimbursement for traveling
expenses.
(b) A member of the work group who is a state employee is
entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses
actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided
in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana
department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-8
Annual report
Sec. 8. (a) Before July 1 of each year, the work group shall submit
an annual report to the:
(1) legislative council;
(2) governor;
(3) department of education;
(4) Indiana law enforcement academy;
(5) commission on courts established by IC 33-23-10-1;
(6) education roundtable established by IC 20-19-4-2;
(7) chief justice of the supreme court; and
(8) board for the coordination of programs serving vulnerable
individuals established by IC 4-23-30.2-8.
(b) The report must include the findings and recommendations of
the board.
(c) The report submitted to the legislative council must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-9
Institute duties
Sec. 9. The institute shall:
(1) provide staff support to the work group; and
(2) post the work group's:
(A) meeting minutes; and
(B) reports;
on the institute's web site.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-10
Work group duties
Sec. 10. (a) The work group shall:
(1) recommend legislation to the general assembly;
(2) study and recommend training curricula to the Indiana law
enforcement academy concerning law enforcement officer
interactions with juveniles;
(3) study and recommend training curricula concerning law
enforcement, school policing, and juveniles, as described in
subsection (b), for:
(A) school resources officers;
(B) teachers;
(C) school administrators;
(D) school corporation police officers; and
(E) privately contracted security officers who work in
schools;
(4) study and make recommendations concerning methods by
which law enforcement agencies may improve interactions with
juveniles;
(5) study and recommend methods by which law enforcement
agencies and schools may collaborate on reducing juvenile
involvement in the juvenile justice system, including:
(A) when school administrators should be notified before a
student is arrested;
(B) what types of arrests should not occur on school
property;
(C) recommendations regarding school administrators and
law enforcement agencies reviewing school safety policies;
(D) policies concerning parental notification of student
arrests; and
(E) the use of alternatives to arrest;
(6) study and recommend pilot programs for school districts and
law enforcement agencies to reduce juvenile involvement in the
juvenile justice system based on best practices;
(7) study and recommend guidelines for school districts to
adopt to reduce juvenile involvement in the juvenile justice
system;
(8) study and recommend whether law enforcement agencies
should employ juvenile justice specialists to:
(A) train law enforcement officers on appropriate law
enforcement interactions with juveniles;
(B) collaborate with schools to reduce law enforcement
interactions with juveniles; and
(C) develop alternatives to arresting juveniles;
(9) study and recommend educational curricula to the
department of education for students regarding:
(A) the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems;
(B) the types of conduct that can lead to school discipline;
(C) the consequences of being arrested; and
(D) restorative justice principles;
(10) study and recommend training curricula for school
employees concerning:
(A) the juvenile justice system;
(B) alternatives to student suspension, expulsion, and arrest;
(C) restorative justice; and
(D) the consequences of arresting a youth;
(11) study and recommend the use of school security guards by
school corporations and whether additional training is
recommended for school security guards to make arrests,
conduct searches, and carry firearms on school corporation
property;
(12) study the use of zero (0) tolerance policies by schools and
the impact that zero (0) tolerance policies have for youth
involvement in the juvenile justice system;
(13) study and recommend curriculum for the law enforcement
training academy to adopt regarding training requirements for
each person accepted for training at a law enforcement training
school or academy regarding:
(A) interacting with juveniles; and
(B) de-escalation techniques appropriate for youth;
(14) study and recommend whether law enforcement agencies
should provide continuing education to law enforcement
officers regarding:
(A) interacting with juveniles; and
(B) de-escalation techniques appropriate for youth; and
(15) study and recommend whether school security guards
should receive training before being allowed to carry a firearm
on school corporation property.
(b) The recommendations under subsection (a)(3) may include
recommendations for training concerning:
(1) adolescent development;
(2) adolescent psychology;
(3) children with disabilities and special needs;
(4) law enforcement interactions with youth in schools;
(5) relationship building;
(6) implications for asserting authority;
(7) cultural competency; and
(8) alternatives to referral, arrest, and detention.
(c) The work group shall make a recommendation regarding the
issue stated in subsection (a)(11) by August 1, 2011.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-11
First meeting
Sec. 11. The work group shall conduct its first meeting by August
1, 2010.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.
IC 5-2-6.9-12
Expiration
Sec. 12. This chapter expires June 30, 2015.
As added by P.L.74-2010, SEC.2.