(A) Members of Lake County School Safety Commission. In accordance with I.C. 5-2-10.1-10, there is created the Lake County School Safety Commission which shall consist of the following members:
(1) The school safety specialist for each school corporation located in whole or in part in Lake County.
(a) School corporation, and
(b) Charter school located in whole or in part in Lake County.
(2) The Judge of the Lake Superior Court, Juvenile Division in Lake County, Indiana or the Judge's designee.
(3) The Lake County Sheriff or the Sheriff’s designee.
(4) The chief officer of every other law enforcement agency in Lake County, or the chief officer's designee.
(5) A representative of the juvenile probation system, appointed by the judge described under division (A)(2) of this section.
(6) Representatives of community agencies that work with children within Lake County.
(7) A representative of the Indiana State Police district that serves Lake County.
(8) A representative of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Indiana who specializes in the prosecution of juveniles.
(9) A representative of the parochial schools located in Lake County selected by the Lake County School Safety Commission.
(10) A representative of the private (non-parochial) schools located in Lake County selected by the Lake County School Safety Commission.
(11) Other appropriate individuals selected by the Lake County School Safety Commission.
(B) Duties of Lake County School Safety Commission.
(1) For the initial meeting only of the Commission, the school safety specialist of the school corporation having the largest ADM in the county as determined in the fall count of ADM in the school year ending in the current calendar year, shall convene the initial meeting.
(2) Thereafter, the members shall perform the following duties:
(a) Annually elect a chairperson. The chairperson shall be elected at the first meeting of each calendar year, except for the first year the Commission is in existence;
(b) Perform a cumulative analysis of school safety needs within the Lake County;
(c) Coordinate and make recommend-ations for the following:
1. Prevention of juvenile offenses and improving the reporting of juvenile offenses within the schools;
2. Proposals for identifying and assessing children who are at high risk of becoming juvenile offenders;
3. Methods to meet the educational needs of children who have been detained as juvenile offenders;
4. Methods to improve communications among agencies that work with children;
5. Methods to improve security and emergency preparedness;
6. Additional equipment or personnel that are necessary to carry out safety plans; and
7. Any other topic the Commission considers necessary to improve school safety within the school corporations, including public, charter, parochial or private schools, within the Committee's jurisdiction;
(d) Provide assistance to the school safety specialists on the Commission in developing requesting grants for safety plans;
(e) Provide assistance to the school safety specialists on the Commission in developing and requesting grants for the participating school corporations and charter schools in developing and requesting grants for school safe haven programs under I.C. 5-2-10.1-7; and
(f) Assist each participating school corporation, including public, charter, parochial or private school in carrying out its schools' safety plans.
(Ord. 1365D, passed 10-8-2013)