A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the requirements for establishing a local board, only that it establishes such requirements.

Indiana School Police Pension Changes

This bill changes how school police officers can join a pension plan and sets rules for hiring veterans as school resource officers.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the definition of 'school resource officer' to include them in the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension fund.
• Allows school police departments to participate in the 1977 pension fund.
• Establishes requirements for creating a local board for school police departments.
• Waives age restrictions for hiring veterans as school resource officers if they meet certain conditions, such as having at least 20 years of military service and receiving an honorable discharge.
• Requires schools or charter schools to enter into agreements with local law enforcement agencies regarding pension reporting and payment rules.

Who It Names or Affects

• School police departments
• Veterans applying for school resource officer positions
• Local law enforcement agencies

Terms To Know

1977 fund

The police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund established in 1977.

School resource officer

A law enforcement officer assigned to a school to help keep students safe.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
• It is unclear how many schools or charter schools will join the pension fund as a result of these changes.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.
School police pension matters.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.

School police pension matters.

Makes changes to the definition of a "school resource officer" for provisions relating to the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund (1977 fund). Provides that a school police department may participate in the 1977 fund. Establishes requirements for establishing a local board for school police departments. Provides that an appointing authority shall waive the age restriction for a school resource officer for purposes of the 1977 fund if: (1) on the date the individual applies to be appointed and hired, the individual is a veteran who has completed at least 20 years of military service; (2) the individual received or is eligible to receive a discharge from the armed forces of the United States under conditions other than certain specified conditions; and (3) the individual meets all other requirements for appointment and hiring. Provides that a school corporation or charter school that employs a school resource officer must enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with a local law enforcement agency for the purpose of complying with the reporting and payment requirements for purposes of the 1977 fund. Makes conforming amendments.