Provides that the governor shall appoint the executive director of the law enforcement training board (executive director). Provides that the executive director serves at the governor's pleasure. Provides that a correctional professional is considered a public safety officer for purposes of determining eligibility for line of duty death benefits. (Current law provides that a correctional officer is considered a public safety officer for determining eligibility for line of duty death benefits.) Repeals the integrated public safety commission. Provides a process for certain sex and sex or violent offenders to submit certain information to the department of correction (department) regarding sex offender status in other states or jurisdictions. Establishes the Indiana department of emergency communications. Changes the name of the "integrated public safety communications fund" to the "emergency communications fund". Provides that if: (1) the department releases a child who is a ward of the department; and (2) the child is less than 18 years of age; the department's wardship of the child ends. Provides that if a child who is a ward of the department is released and no parent or guardian allows the child to live with them, the department must immediately notify a certain court that the child needs to be a ward of the department of child services. Provides that the department is not required to send certain notices sent by offenders within the jurisdiction of the department by registered or certified mail. Makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally possess an imitation firearm: (1) in or on school property; or (2) on a school bus. Makes conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced House Bill (H): 5-2-1-14, 5-10-10-4, 5-10-13-2, 5-26-1-6, 5-26-2-1, 5-26-2-5, 5-26-2-6, 5-26-2-8.5, 5-26-3-5, 5-26-4-1, 5-26-5-8, 9-17-2-14.5, 9-17-2-14.7, 9-17-3-2, 9-17-4-7, 9-18.1-5-2, 9-18.1-5-3, 9-18.1-5-4, 9-18.1-5-5, 9-18.1-5-6, 9-18.1-5-7, 9-18.1-5-8, 9-18.1-5-9, 9-18.1-5-10, 9-18.1-6-4, 9-18.1-7-5, 9-18.1-7-6, 9-18.1-7-8, 9-18.1-8-4, 9-18.1-11-6, 9-18.1-11-8, 9-18.1-11-9, 9-18.1-11-10, 9-18.1-12-2, 9-18.1-12-3, 9-18.1-14-7, 9-18.1-14-8, 9-18.1-14.5-11, 9-18.1-14.5-12, 9-18.5-4-5, 9-18.5-9-6, 9-18.5-12-16, 9-24-3-1, 9-24-6.1-4, 9-24-7-1, 9-24-8-3, 9-24-8.5-3, 9-24-8.5-5, 9-24-12-5, 9-24-14-1, 9-24-16-10, 9-24-16.5-14, 11-8-8-4.5, 11-8-8-5, 35-38-1-7.5, 35-47-9-1, 35-47-9-2