CHAPTER 30. ANTI-GANG COUNSELING PILOT PROGRAM AND FUND
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Chapter 30. Anti-Gang Counseling Pilot Program and Fund
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"Anti-gang counseling"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "anti-gang counseling" refers to
efforts described under section 8 of this chapter that are designed to
discourage students from the following:
(1) Becoming members of criminal gangs.
(2) Engaging in criminal gang activity.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
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"Criminal gang"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "criminal gang" has the meaning
as set forth in IC 35-45-9-1.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
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"Fund"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the anti-gang
counseling pilot program fund established by section 9 of this
chapter.
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"Participating school corporation"
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "participating school corporation"
refers to a school corporation or more than one (1) school
corporation under a joint agreement selected by the department to
participate in the pilot program.
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"Pilot program"
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" refers to the
anti-gang counseling pilot program established by section 8 of this
chapter.
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"Pilot project"
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "pilot project" refers to an
anti-gang counseling pilot project authorized under section 8 of this
chapter.
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"Student"
Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "student" refers to a public school
student who is in an appropriate grade level as determined by the
participating school corporation.
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Establishment of pilot projects; purposes
Sec. 8. The department shall establish the anti-gang counseling
pilot program to provide financial assistance to participating school
corporations to establish pilot projects designed to do the following:
(1) Educate students and parents:
(A) of the extent to which criminal gang activity exists in the
school corporation's community;
(B) on the negative societal impact that criminal gangs have
on the community; and
(C) on methods to discourage participation in criminal
gangs.
(2) Encourage the use of community resources not directly
affiliated with the school corporation, including law
enforcement officials, to participate in the particular pilot
project.
(3) Enable the participating school corporations on a case by
case basis and with the prior written approval of the student's
parent to contract with community mental health centers to
provide appropriate anti-gang counseling to a student identified
by the student's school guidance counselor as being at risk of
becoming a member of a criminal gang or at risk of engaging in
criminal gang activity.
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Establishment and administration of fund
Sec. 9. (a) The anti-gang counseling pilot program fund is
established to provide grants to participating school corporations to
establish and operate the school corporation's pilot project.
(b) The department shall administer the fund.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds may be invested.
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Application for grant
Sec. 10. (a) To be eligible for a grant under this chapter, a school
corporation or more than one (1) school corporation under a joint
agreement must timely apply for the grant to the department on forms
provided by the department.
(b) The applying school corporation must include at least the
following information in the school corporation's application:
(1) The number of students likely to benefit from the pilot
project.
(2) A detailed description of the proposed pilot project format.
(3) The extent to which the applying school corporation intends
to include appropriate community resources not directly
affiliated with the applying school corporation in the pilot
project.
(4) A statement of and any supporting information concerning
the need to establish the pilot project as perceived by the
applying school corporation.
(5) The estimated cost of implementing the pilot project.
(6) Any other pertinent information required by the department.
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Approval of pilot projects; criteria
Sec. 11. (a) The department may approve not more than three (3)
pilot projects from each congressional district.
(b) The department shall approve the pilot projects based on at
least the following criteria:
(1) The relative need for the establishment of a pilot project of
this nature as outlined by the applying school corporation,
including the number of students who would likely benefit from
the pilot project and the prevalence of criminal gang activity
within the boundaries of the applying school corporation.
(2) The overall quality of the applying school corporation's pilot
project proposal, including the extent to which the applying
school corporation demonstrates a willingness to include as a
part of the pilot project appropriate community resources not
directly affiliated with the applying school corporation.
(3) The availability of money in the fund.
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Reports
Sec. 12. (a) By June 1 of each school year, each participating
school corporation shall submit to the department a written report, on
forms developed by the department, outlining the activities
undertaken as part of the school corporation's pilot project.
(b) By November 1 of each year, the department shall submit a
comprehensive report to the governor and the general assembly on
the pilot program, including the department's conclusions and
recommendations with regard to the impact that the pilot program
has made on decreasing criminal gang activity in Indiana. A report
submitted under this subsection to the general assembly must be in
an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.