{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-49-10-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-49-10-5","heading":"Use of advance; maximum amount of advance; determination of maximum amount of advance","body":"Sec. 5. (a) Advances made under this chapter may be used to:\n(1) purchase equipment, or make capital improvements needed to:\n(A) restrict access to schools;\n(B) expedite the notification of first responders; or\n(C) improve school security;\n(2) increase school safety by:\n(A) helping teachers, school staff, and school employees acquire specialized firearms instruction; and\n(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\n(3) provide funding in the event of a school shooting to cover the costs of counseling for students, teachers, school staff, and school employees.\n(b) The maximum amount of an advance that a school corporation or charter school may receive under this chapter may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).\n(c) The maximum amount of the advance that the state board may approve under section 6(c) of this chapter is the lesser of:\n(1) the maximum amount of an advance that may be awarded as established by subsection (b); or\n(2) the amount needed to cover costs approved by the secured school safety board that are in excess of the amount awarded by the secured school safety board under IC 10-21-1-4 and the amount committed as a match by the school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools filing jointly) that applied for the grant under IC 10-21-1-5.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 49. STATE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON SCHOOL FUNDS; STATE ADVANCES AND LOANS","Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-49-10-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"c8f5f5a8bcaf4ed8c33c01c7d107efa2d873b92a92370d54b0b607be6ba11f80","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-49-10-4","next":"us-in/ic-20-49-10-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}