IC 5-2-6.9
    Chapter 6.9. Law Enforcement, School Policing, and Youth WorkGroup

IC 5-2-6.9-1
"Institute" and "work group"
    Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "institute" means the Indianacriminal justice institute established by IC 5-2-6-3.
    (b) As used in this chapter, "work group" means the lawenforcement, school policing, and youth work group established bysection 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 workgroup 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 thework 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) votingmembers, including:
        (1) the executive director of the Indiana criminal justiceinstitute or the executive director's designee;
        (2) the executive director of the Indiana law enforcementacademy or the executive director's designee;
        (3) the state superintendent of public instruction or the statesuperintendent's designee;
        (4) the executive director of the Indiana judicial center or theexecutive director's designee;
        (5) the executive director of the public defender council ofIndiana or the executive director's designee;
        (6) the executive director of the prosecuting attorneys councilof Indiana or the executive director's designee;
        (7) the executive director of the Indiana sheriff's association orthe executive director's designee;
        (8) a judge having juvenile court jurisdiction, appointed by thegovernor;
        (9) a chief of police, police officer, or town marshal, appointedby the attorney general;
        (10) a pediatric physician, appointed by the chief justice of thesupreme court;
        (11) a psychologist who treats adolescent children, appointed bythe speaker of the house of representatives;
        (12) a law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcementagency 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 amember of the Indiana State Bar Association, appointed by thepresident 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 thesupreme court;
        (18) a school principal from an urban school district, appointedby 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 ofrepresentatives;
        (20) an individual who represents or is employed by a childadvocate organization, appointed by the president pro temporeof the senate;
        (21) a special education teacher, appointed by the minorityleader of the senate;
        (22) a law school professor, appointed by the governor;
        (23) a university or college professor who has studied orspecializes in school discipline and racial equity issues ofchildren, appointed by the attorney general;
        (24) the director of a law enforcement training school oracademy 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 thegeneral assembly who shall serve as nonvoting members of the workgroup. The president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint two (2)senators, who may not be members of the same political party. Thespeaker 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 serveas the chairperson of the work group.
    (d) The individuals appointing work group members under thissection should strive for a diverse group of appointees reflecting avariety 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 thecall 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 groupconstitute a quorum. The work group is not prohibited fromconducting business as a result of a vacancy in the work group. In thecase of a vacancy, a new appointee shall serve for the remainder ofthe unexpired term. A vacancy shall be filled from the same groupthat 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 arerenewable.
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 stateemployee is not entitled to a minimum salary per diem provided byIC 4-10-11-2.1(b) and is not entitled to reimbursement for travelingexpenses.
    (b) A member of the work group who is a state employee isentitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expensesactually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as providedin the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indianadepartment 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 submitan 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 vulnerableindividuals established by IC 4-23-30.2-8.
    (b) The report must include the findings and recommendations ofthe board.
    (c) The report submitted to the legislative council must be in anelectronic 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 lawenforcement academy concerning law enforcement officerinteractions with juveniles;
        (3) study and recommend training curricula concerning lawenforcement, school policing, and juveniles, as described insubsection (b), for:
            (A) school resources officers;
            (B) teachers;
            (C) school administrators;
            (D) school corporation police officers; and
            (E) privately contracted security officers who work inschools;
        (4) study and make recommendations concerning methods bywhich law enforcement agencies may improve interactions withjuveniles;
        (5) study and recommend methods by which law enforcementagencies and schools may collaborate on reducing juvenileinvolvement in the juvenile justice system, including:
            (A) when school administrators should be notified before astudent is arrested;
            (B) what types of arrests should not occur on schoolproperty;
            (C) recommendations regarding school administrators andlaw enforcement agencies reviewing school safety policies;
            (D) policies concerning parental notification of studentarrests; and
            (E) the use of alternatives to arrest;
        (6) study and recommend pilot programs for school districts andlaw enforcement agencies to reduce juvenile involvement in thejuvenile justice system based on best practices;
        (7) study and recommend guidelines for school districts toadopt to reduce juvenile involvement in the juvenile justicesystem;
        (8) study and recommend whether law enforcement agenciesshould employ juvenile justice specialists to:
            (A) train law enforcement officers on appropriate lawenforcement 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 thedepartment 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 schoolemployees 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 byschool corporations and whether additional training isrecommended for school security guards to make arrests,conduct searches, and carry firearms on school corporationproperty;
        (12) study the use of zero (0) tolerance policies by schools andthe impact that zero (0) tolerance policies have for youthinvolvement in the juvenile justice system;
        (13) study and recommend curriculum for the law enforcementtraining academy to adopt regarding training requirements foreach person accepted for training at a law enforcement trainingschool or academy regarding:
            (A) interacting with juveniles; and
            (B) de-escalation techniques appropriate for youth;
        (14) study and recommend whether law enforcement agenciesshould provide continuing education to law enforcementofficers regarding:
            (A) interacting with juveniles; and
            (B) de-escalation techniques appropriate for youth; and
        (15) study and recommend whether school security guardsshould receive training before being allowed to carry a firearmon school corporation property.
    (b) The recommendations under subsection (a)(3) may includerecommendations 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 theissue 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 August1, 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.