Sec. 5. (a) A school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may annually apply to the board for a matching grant from the fund for a program described in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.

     (b) The application must include the following:

(1) A concise description of the school corporation’s, charter school’s, or accredited nonpublic school’s security needs.

(2) The estimated cost of the program to the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school.

(3) The extent to which the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school has access to and support from a nearby law enforcement agency and other first responder services, if applicable.

(4) The ADM of the school corporation or charter school or the equivalent for an accredited nonpublic school (or the combined ADM of the coalition of schools applying jointly) that is the subject of the grant application.

(5) Any other information required by the board.

(6) This subdivision applies to an application from a school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools applying jointly). A statement whether the school corporation has completed a school safety plan and has filed the school safety plan with the county school safety commission for the county in which the school corporation is located. In the case of a charter school, each charter school shall include a statement whether the charter school has developed and filed with the county school safety commission for the county in which the charter school is located:

(A) a local school safety and emergency plan under IC 20-34-3-23(a); or

(B) not later than July 1, 2024, a school safety plan.

For a charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, the information described in clauses (A) or (B) shall comply with this subdivision on or before July 1, 2024.

(7) This subdivision applies to an application from a school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools applying jointly). A statement whether the school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools applying jointly) requests an advance under IC 20-49-10 in addition to a matching grant under this chapter.

(8) If the application requests funding for school employee training, the extent to which the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school has used or attempted to use training offered at no cost, or a reduced cost, by law enforcement, the department of homeland security, the department of education, or the federal government, including an explanation as to why grant funding is necessary to fund any training expenses except for per diem, travel, and lodging costs associated with training.

(9) If the application requests funding to employ a school resource officer, a statement whether the school resource officer information required under IC 20-26-18.2-5 has been, if applicable, submitted to the department of homeland security.

(10) This subdivision applies to an application from a school corporation, charter school, or an accredited nonpublic school (or coalition of public and accredited nonpublic schools applying jointly). A statement of whether the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school has:

(A) provided a copy of the floor plans for each building located on the school’s property to the law enforcement agency and the fire department that have jurisdiction over each school building that clearly indicates each entrance and exit, the interior rooms and hallways, and the location of any hazardous materials located in the building; or

(B) conducted critical incidence digital mapping as defined in section 1 of this chapter for each school building, including whether it has provided the critical incidence digital mapping information to:

(i) the law enforcement agency and fire department that have jurisdiction over the mapped school buildings; and

(ii) the statewide 911 system described in IC 36-8-16.7-22 through the public safety answer point, or “PSAP”, (as described in IC 36-8-16.7-20) that has jurisdiction over the mapped school buildings.

     (c) This subsection applies to an application from a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school (or coalition of public and accredited nonpublic schools applying jointly). 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:

(1) conducted a site vulnerability assessment for each school building used by the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school; and

(2) a memorandum of understanding in place with a community mental health center established under IC 12-29-2 or provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental or behavioral health services to students before applying for a grant under this chapter. A provider described in this subdivision may be employed by the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school.

     (d) This subsection applies to an application from a school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools applying jointly). Each school corporation shall certify to the department of homeland security that the school safety plan of the school corporation was reviewed by the governing body as described in section 11 of this chapter. In the case of a charter school, beginning July 1, 2024, each charter school shall certify to the department of homeland security that the school safety plan of the charter school was reviewed by the organizer as described in section 11 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.3; P.L.50-2019, SEC.6; P.L.197-2019, SEC.6; P.L.211-2019, SEC.13; P.L.69-2020, SEC.1; P.L.170-2022, SEC.12; P.L.150-2023, SEC.6.