Sec. 16. (a) A school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may apply to the department for a grant from the fund to:

(1) increase school safety by:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-21-1-16

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) helping teachers, school staff, and school employees acquire specialized firearms instruction as described in IC 10-21-3; and

(B) defraying tuition related expenses for teachers, school staff, and school employees who wish to enroll in the course of firearms instruction described in IC 10-21-3; or

(2) provide funding in the event of a school shooting to cover the costs of counseling for students, teachers, school staff, and school employees.

     (b) A school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school:

(1) is not subject to the restriction in section 4 of this chapter that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may receive only one (1) matching grant each year; and

(2) may receive an additional matching grant under section 4 of this chapter for the purposes described in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.218-2023, SEC.1.

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