Sec. 7. (a) Each school corporation and accredited nonpublic school shall require all school employees likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the employee's employment to attend or participate in at least one (1) hour of inservice training every two (2) school years pertaining to the identification and reporting of human trafficking.
(b) The format of the inservice training required under this section may include:
(1) an in-person presentation;
(2) an electronic or technology based medium, including self-review modules available on an online system;
(3) an individual program of study of designated materials; or
(4) any other method approved by the governing body, or the equivalent authority for an accredited nonpublic school, that is consistent with current professional development standards.
(c) The inservice training required under this section shall count toward the requirements for professional development required by the governing body or the equivalent authority for an accredited nonpublic school.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.8.