Sec. 12. (a) The department, in collaboration with the Indiana criminal justice institute, the department of child services, the center for evaluation and education policy at Indiana University, the state police department, and any organization that has expertise in providing criminal organization education, prevention, or intervention that the department determines to be appropriate, shall:
(1) identify or develop evidence based model educational materials on criminal organization activity; and
(2) develop and maintain a model policy to address criminal organizations and criminal organization activity in schools.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2015, the department shall make the model policy developed under subsection (a)(2) available to assist schools in the development and implementation of a criminal organization policy.
(c) The model educational materials on criminal organization activity identified or developed under subsection (a)(1) must include information:
(1) to educate students and parents on the extent to which criminal organization activity exists;
(2) regarding the negative societal impact that criminal organizations have on the community;
(3) on methods to discourage participation in criminal organizations; and
(4) on methods of providing intervention to a child suspected of participating in criminal organization activity.
(d) The model criminal organization policy developed under subsection (a)(2) must include:
(1) a statement prohibiting criminal organization activity in schools;
(2) a statement prohibiting reprisal or retaliation against an individual who reports suspected criminal organization activity;
(3) definitions of "criminal organization" as set forth in IC 35-45-9-1 and "criminal organization activity";
(4) model procedures for:
(A) reporting suspected criminal organization activity; and
(B) the prompt investigation of suspected criminal organization activity;
(5) information about the types of support services, including family support services, available for a student suspected of participating in criminal organization activity; and
(6) recommendations concerning criminal organization prevention and intervention services and programs for students that maximize community participation and the use of federal funding.
As added by P.L.190-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.36; P.L.25-2016, SEC.5.