Ind. Code § 20-20-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-20-7-7
Application for diploma; information required
Status: repealed

Revisor's Note: P.L.74-2026 repealed IC 20-20 and relocated the article to IC 20-20.5, effective July 1, 2026. IC 20-20-7-7 was relocated to IC 20-20.5-5-7.

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.94-2026, SEC.70. See also preceding repeal of this article by P.L.74-2026, SEC.36.

Sec. 7. (a) The department and the department of veterans' affairs shall jointly design a form for the application for issuance of a diploma under the program.

(b) The application form must require at least the following information about an eligible veteran:

(1) Personal identification information.

(2) Military service information, including a copy of the eligible veteran's discharge from military service under conditions other than conditions set forth in IC 10-17-12-8.1(2).

(3) High school information, including the following:

(A) Name and address, including county, of the last high school attended.

(B) Whether the high school was a public or nonpublic school.

(C) Years attended.

(D) Year of leaving high school to begin military service.

(E) Year in which the veteran would have graduated if the veteran had not left high school to begin military service.

(4) If the high school attended was a public school, whether the veteran prefers receiving a diploma issued by:

(A) the state board; or

(B) the governing body of the school corporation governing the high school.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-30-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.238-2025, SEC.55; P.L.94-2026, SEC.70.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-42.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-42.5
Training or drill involving the use of a projectile or sensory component or activity; prohibition; consent
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, a public school, including a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes as any part of the training or drill sensory components or activities (as defined in IC 20-34-3-27) or the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless:

(1) the school informs the employee of the use of sensory components or activities (as defined in IC 20-34-3-27) or the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and

(2) the employee provides the school with written consent to participate in training or a drill involving the use of sensory components or activities (as defined in IC 20-34-3-27) or the use of projectiles.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, a public school, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not conduct or approve of any training or a drill for a student of the school that includes as any part of the training or drill the expelling of any type of projectile at a student.

As added by P.L.218-2023, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.135-2024, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-42-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-42-2-12
Form of loan agreement
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) If a county council borrows funds under this chapter, the county council shall adopt an ordinance specifying the amount of the funds to be borrowed and specify the time when the loan will be made. The board of county commissioners shall execute to the state of Indiana for the use of the funds a written obligation, executed by the board of county commissioners and attested by the county auditor, that specifies the following:

(1) The facts under which the written obligation is executed.

(2) The sum of money borrowed.

(3) The time when the money will be repaid to the fund by the county.

(b) The obligation must be deposited with the county auditor. The county auditor shall retain the obligation and record entries concerning the loans. The provisions of IC 6-1.1-20 concerning the loan to the county from the school funds apply to this section.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-7-4 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165.
Ind. Code § 20-29-2-16 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-29-2-16
"Strike"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. "Strike" means:

(1) concerted failure to report for duty;

(2) willful absence from one's position;

(3) stoppage of work; or

(4) abstinence in whole or in part from the full, faithful, and proper performance of the duties of employment;

without the lawful approval of the school employer or in any concerted manner interfering with the operation of the school employer for any purpose.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-2(p).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-3.8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-51.4-2-3.8
"CSA qualified expenses"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.8. "CSA qualified expenses" means expenses to enroll in and attend sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6, including the following:

(1) Career coaching and navigation services.

(2) Postsecondary education and training.

(3) Subject to IC 20-51.4-4.5-6.5, transportation, equipment, and costs related to obtaining a driver's license.

(4) Certification and credentialing examinations.

(5) Any other expenses approved by the department under IC 20-51.4-4.5.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.127-2024, SEC.2; P.L.213-2025, SEC.202.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-8
Resolution for referendum; purposes; review by department of local government finance; resolution regarding distribution to a charter school; referendum distribution projection; revenue spending plan; charter school participation and referendum disclosure statement
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b), (e), and (f) and this chapter, the governing body of a school corporation may adopt a resolution to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot for any of the following purposes:

(1) The governing body of the school corporation determines that it cannot, in a calendar year, carry out its public educational duty unless it imposes a referendum tax levy under this chapter.

(2) The governing body of the school corporation determines that a referendum tax levy under this chapter should be imposed to replace property tax revenue that the school corporation will not receive because of the application of the credit under IC 6-1.1-20.6.

(b) A resolution for a referendum described in:

(1) section 21 of this chapter; or

(2) section 22 of this chapter;

shall specify that a portion of the proceeds collected from the proposed levy will be distributed to applicable charter schools in the manner described under this chapter.

(c) The governing body of the school corporation shall certify a copy of the resolution to place a referendum on the ballot to the following:

(1) The department of local government finance, including:

(A) the language for the question required by section 10 of this chapter, or in the case of a resolution to extend a referendum levy certified to the department of local government finance after March 15, 2016, section 10.1 of this chapter; and

(B) a copy of the revenue spending plan adopted under subsection (f).

The governing body of the school corporation shall also provide the county auditor's certification described in section 10(e) or 10.1(f) of this chapter, as applicable. The department of local government finance shall post the values certified by the county auditor to the department's website. The department shall review the language for compliance with section 10 or 10.1 of this chapter, whichever is applicable, and either approve or reject the language. The department shall send its decision to the governing body of the school corporation not more than ten (10) days after the resolution is submitted to the department. If the language is approved, the governing body of the school corporation shall certify a copy of the resolution, including the language for the question and the department's approval.

(2) The county fiscal body of each county in which the school corporation is located (for informational purposes only).

(3) The circuit court clerk of each county in which the school corporation is located.

(d) If a school safety referendum tax levy under IC 20-46-9 has been approved by the voters in a school corporation at any time in the previous three (3) years, the school corporation may not:

(1) adopt a resolution to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot; or

(2) otherwise place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot.

(e) This subsection applies to a resolution described in section 21 or 22 of this chapter. Not later than sixty (60) days before the resolution is voted on by the governing body, the school corporation shall contact the department to determine the following:

(1) In the case of a resolution described in section 22 of this chapter, whether the school corporation is exempt from revenue sharing requirements under section 22(a)(2) of this chapter. If the school corporation is determined to be exempt, the department shall notify the school corporation, and the school corporation is not required to contact charter schools concerning participation under subsection (h), shall exclude distributions to charter schools under section 22 of this chapter, and shall exclude charter schools from the projection described in this subsection.

(2) If the school corporation is not determined to be exempt from revenue sharing requirements under subdivision (1), the number of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who:

(A) have legal settlement in the school corporation but attend a charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools; and

(B) receive not more than fifty percent (50%) virtual instruction.

Not later than ten (10) days after receiving the request, the department shall provide the school corporation with the requested information, which shall be disaggregated for each particular charter school. Subject to subsection (h), the resolution shall include a projection of the amount that the school corporation expects, based on the information provided by the department under this subsection, to be distributed to a particular charter school under section 21 or 22 of this chapter.

(f) As part of the resolution described in subsection (a), the governing body of the school corporation shall adopt a revenue spending plan for the proposed referendum tax levy that includes:

(1) an estimate of the amount of annual revenue expected to be collected if a levy is imposed under this chapter;

(2) the specific purposes for which the revenue collected from a levy imposed under this chapter will be used;

(3) an estimate of the annual dollar amounts that will be expended for each purpose described in subdivision (2); and

(4) for a resolution for a referendum that is described in section 21 or 22 of this chapter, the projected revenue that shall be distributed to charter schools. The revenue spending plan shall also take into consideration deviations in the proposed revenue spending plan if the actual charter school distributions exceed or are lower than the projected charter school distributions described in subsection (e). The resolution shall include for each charter school that elects to participate under subsection (h) information described in subdivisions (1) through (3).

(g) A school corporation shall specify in its proposed budget the school corporation's revenue spending plan adopted under subsection (f) and annually present the revenue spending plan at its public hearing on the proposed budget under IC 6-1.1-17-3.

(h) This subsection applies to a resolution described in section 21 or 22 of this chapter. Except as provided in subsection (e), not later than forty-five (45) days before the resolution is voted on by the governing body, the school corporation shall contact each charter school disclosed by the department to the school corporation under subsection (e) to determine whether the charter school will:

(1) in the case of a resolution described in section 21 of this chapter, elect to participate; or

(2) in the case of a resolution described in section 22 of this chapter, elect to not participate;

in the referendum. The notice must include the total amount of the school corporation's expected need, the corresponding estimate for that amount divided by the number of students enrolled in the school corporation, and the date on which the governing body of the school corporation will vote on the resolution. Not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date that the resolution is to be voted on by the governing body, the charter school must respond in writing to the school corporation and to the department, which may be by electronic mail, and, in the case of the school corporation, addressed to the superintendent of the school corporation. A charter school that elects to not participate in the referendum may not subsequently change that election during the term of the referendum.

(i) If a charter school will not participate in the referendum, the school corporation shall exclude distributions to the charter school under this chapter and from the projection described in subsection (e). If a charter school will participate in the referendum, the charter school:

(1) must be included in the projection described in subsection (e); and

(2) shall contribute a proportionate share of the cost to conduct the referendum based on the total combined ADM of the school corporation and any participating charter schools.

(j) This subsection applies to a resolution described in section 21 or 22 of this chapter. At least thirty (30) days before the referendum submitted to the voters under this chapter is voted on by the public in a general election, the school corporation that is pursuing the referendum and any charter school that will participate under subsection (h) shall post a referendum disclosure statement on each school's respective website that contains the following information:

(1) The salaries by position within the school corporation or charter school listed from highest salary to lowest salary and a link to Gateway Indiana for access to individual salaries.

(2) An acknowledgment that the school corporation or charter school is not committing any crime described in IC 35-44.1-1.

(3) A link to the school corporation's or charter school's most recent state board of accounts audit on the state board of accounts' website.

(4) The current enrollment of the school corporation or charter school disaggregated by student group and race.

(5) The school corporation's or charter school's high school graduation rate.

(6) The school corporation's or charter school's annual retention rate for teachers for the previous five (5) years.

(k) Not later than July 15, 2025, the department of education shall prescribe the manner in which a projection described in subsection (e) shall be calculated.

(l) A charter school that begins operations after a resolution under this section or section 8.5 of this chapter is voted on by the governing body for a particular referendum may not receive an option to elect to participate in that referendum during the term of that referendum.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-19-4.5(c) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.495; P.L.41-2010, SEC.6; P.L.198-2011, SEC.5; P.L.155-2014, SEC.1; P.L.166-2014, SEC.40; P.L.138-2016, SEC.4; P.L.272-2019, SEC.10; P.L.154-2020, SEC.43; P.L.38-2021, SEC.60; P.L.136-2021, SEC.6; P.L.174-2022, SEC.51; P.L.189-2023, SEC.30; P.L.162-2024, SEC.25; P.L.36-2024, SEC.10; P.L.104-2024, SEC.51; P.L.156-2024, SEC.28; P.L.1-2025, SEC.195; P.L.68-2025, SEC.215.
Ind. Code § 20-34-5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-34-5-13
Development of plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) An individualized health plan must be developed for each student with diabetes while the student is at school or participating in a school activity. The school's nurse shall develop a student's individualized health plan in collaboration with:

(1) to the extent practicable, the licensed health care practitioner responsible for the student's diabetes treatment;

(2) the school principal;

(3) the student's parent or legal guardian; and

(4) one (1) or more of the student's teachers.

(b) A student's individualized health plan must incorporate the components of the student's diabetes management and treatment plan.

As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-45-7-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-45-7-13
"Qualified county"
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "qualified county" means Lake County.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-3(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-26-14-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-26-14-3
"Panel"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "panel" refers to the case review panel established under section 6 of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-63-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-37 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-37
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.208-2025, SEC.5. Expired 7-1-2026 by P.L.208-2025, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 20-29-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-29-2-5
"Confidential employee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "Confidential employee" means a school employee whose:

(1) unrestricted access to confidential personnel files; or

(2) functional responsibilities or knowledge in connection with the issues involved in dealings between the school corporation and its employees;

makes the school employee's membership in a school employee organization incompatible with the school employee's official duties.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-2(i).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 20-48-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-48-2-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any school city or school town.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 20-36-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 36 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-36-5-2
Waiver of minimum number of semesters for graduation or academic honors diploma
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A student who demonstrates proficiency in one (1) or more courses or subject areas under section 1 of this chapter may not be required to complete a minimum number of semesters to graduate or to receive an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation.

As added by P.L.64-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 20-25-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25-3-6
Standing committee; appointments; hiring and compensation of officers and employees; bylaws and rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A member of a standing committee of the board provided for by the board's rules shall be appointed by the president within three (3) weeks after the president's election to the office of president.

(b) Subject to the limitations in this chapter, the board may fix the salaries of each officer and employee of the board.

(c) The board in:

(1) electing and choosing a general superintendent; and

(2) employing agents and employees that the board considers necessary to conduct the business of the school city;

shall choose individuals whose qualifications peculiarly fit the positions the individuals will occupy.

(d) The board shall contract for and establish the amount of salary or compensation to be paid to each officer, agent, and employee chosen or elected by the board. The board shall adopt a compensation plan that specifies the salary range that the board considers proper, and for the purpose of establishing a compensation plan, the board may divide teachers, principals, and other employees into classes based upon efficiency, qualifications, experience, and responsibility. Each principal, teacher, or employee in a class shall receive the same regular salary given to each of the other members of the same class, subject to the provisions of this article.

(e) The board may:

(1) by rule fix the time and the number of meetings of the board, except that one (1) regular meeting must be held in each calendar month; and

(2) make, amend, and repeal bylaws and rules for:

(A) the board's own procedure; and

(B) the government and management of:

(i) the board's schools; and

(ii) property under the board's control.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.164.
Ind. Code § 20-28-10-17 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-28-10-17
School counselors; privileged or confidential information
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in IC 20-33-7.5 and IC 31-32-11-1, a school counselor is immune from disclosing privileged or confidential communication made to the counselor as a counselor by a student.

(b) Except as provided in IC 20-33-7.5 and IC 31-32-11-1, the matters communicated are privileged and protected against disclosure.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-6-15.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.248-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-31 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-31
"Virtual charter school"
Status: in_force

Sec. 31. "Virtual charter school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-24-1-10.

As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.327. Amended by P.L.211-2019, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 20-25.7-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.7 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-25.7-1-2
Rights, duties, and obligations under contracts entered into before July 1, 2015
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in this article, an agreement to establish an innovation network school entered into before July 1, 2015, is governed by IC 20-25.5 (before its repeal) as it existed on June 30, 2015.

(b) The parties to an agreement entered into under IC 20-25.5 (before its repeal) may jointly modify the agreement to provide that one (1) or more sections of this article are applicable to the agreement.

As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-43-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-43-3-8
Foundation amount
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A school corporation's foundation amount is the following:

(1) Six thousand nine hundred sixty-seven dollars ($6,967) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.

(2) Seven thousand seventy-one dollars ($7,071) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.

As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.119. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.221; P.L.165-2021, SEC.160; P.L.201-2023, SEC.200; P.L.213-2025, SEC.186.
Ind. Code § 20-24-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-24-9-5
Report to authorizer
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A charter school shall report the following to the authorizer:

(1) Attendance records. In the case of a virtual charter school, the virtual charter school must include the methodology used to determine attendance with the attendance record.

(2) Student performance data.

(3) Financial information.

(4) Any information necessary to comply with state and federal government requirements.

(5) Any other information specified in the charter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.51; P.L.159-2019, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-40-20-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-40-20-4
Requirement to establish fund if levy is approved
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The governing body of each school corporation for which a levy is approved under IC 20-46-9 shall establish a school safety referendum tax levy fund.

As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 20-24-1-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-24-1-2.5
"Authorizer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. "Authorizer" means, for a charter school, one (1) of the following:

(1) Subject to IC 20-24-2.2-1.2, a governing body.

(2) A state educational institution that offers a four (4) year baccalaureate degree.

(3) The executive (as defined in IC 36-1-2-5) of a consolidated city.

(4) The charter board.

(5) Subject to IC 20-24-2.2-1.2, a governing board of a nonprofit college or university that provides a four (4) year educational program for which it awards a baccalaureate or more advanced degree, including the following:

Anderson University

Bethel University

Butler University

Calumet College of St. Joseph

DePauw University

Earlham College

Franklin College

Goshen College

Grace College

Hanover College

Holy Cross College

Huntington University

Indiana Tech

Indiana Wesleyan University

Manchester University

Marian University

Martin University

Oakland City University

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary's College

Taylor University

Trine University

University of Evansville

University of Indianapolis

University of Notre Dame

University of Saint Francis

Valparaiso University

Wabash College.

As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.221-2015, SEC.1; P.L.81-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-29-8-10.1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-29-8-10.1
Prohibition; serving as mediator and factfinder
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.1. A person who has served as a mediator in a dispute between a school employer and an exclusive representative may not serve as a factfinder in a dispute arising in the same school corporation within a period of five (5) years except by the mutual consent of the parties.

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.184.
Ind. Code § 20-24.2-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24.2 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-24.2-3-4
Failure to meet waiver criteria after receiving waiver
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A high school that is certified by the state board under this chapter is considered a qualified high school until the high school fails to meet the criteria established by the state board under section 1 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-43-8-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-43-8-6
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-12-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.230-2017, SEC.16. Expired 7-1-2018 by P.L.230-2017, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 20-48-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-48-4-7
Approval by department of local government finance
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) After June 30, 2008, this section applies only if the alteration or construction is a controlled project (as defined in IC 6-1.1-20-1.1) for which a preliminary determination under IC 6-1.1-20-3.1 was made before July 1, 2008.

(b) Before altering or constructing a building or an addition to a building, the proposed action must be submitted for approval to the department of local government finance. The department of local government finance shall set the proposal for hearing and give ten (10) days notice of the hearing to the taxpayers of the taxing district by:

(1) one (1) publication in each of two (2) newspapers of opposite political parties published in the taxing district;

(2) one (1) publication if only one (1) newspaper is published;

(3) publication in two (2) newspapers representing the two (2) leading political parties published in the county and having a general circulation in the taxing district if no newspaper is published in the district; or

(4) publication in one (1) newspaper if only one (1) paper is published in the county.

The department of local government finance shall conduct the hearing in the taxing district. After the hearing upon the proposal, the department of local government finance shall certify its approval or disapproval to the county auditor and to the township trustee.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.526.
Ind. Code § 20-40-12-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-40-12-7
Balance; nonreverting
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of the year does not revert to the general fund.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-5.6-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.
Ind. Code § 20-27-12-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-27-12-0.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.159-2007, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.186-2018, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-47-3-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-47-3-1.5
"Public education corporation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "public education corporation" refers to the Indianapolis public education corporation established by IC 20-25.3-3-1.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-22 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-22
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.5-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.243; P.L.286-2013, SEC.59; P.L.2-2014, SEC.84; P.L.233-2015, SEC.143. Expired 1-1-2017 by P.L.233-2015, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 20-42-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-42-2-8
Report to secretary of education
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The county auditor or treasurer of state shall report the amount apportioned to the secretary of education, verified by affidavit.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-54 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165. Amended by P.L.39-2008, SEC.5; P.L.43-2021, SEC.129.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-25.3-7-5
Restriction on use of money
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Money in the fund may not be used for payment of debt service, lease payments, or similar obligations for a controlled project that is approved by the voters in a referendum under IC 6-1.1-20.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-35-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-35-1-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this chapter, IC 20-35-2 through IC 20-35-6, and IC 20-35-8.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 20-23-6-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-23-6-15
Quo warranto challenge to consolidate
Status: repealed

Sec. 15. An action to test or question the legality of a consolidated school corporation may only be brought in an action of quo warranto in the name of the state on information filed by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the principal office of the consolidated school corporation is located where attempts are made or have been made to consolidate or join together school corporations under the provisions of IC 20-23-6 or IC 20-23-7, and an election on the question of consolidation has been held and the certificate certifying the vote is filed as provided by law or, an election is not held and the number of days allowed by statutes for filing a petition for an election has expired.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-7-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-23-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-23-5-5
"Resolution"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "resolution" of a school corporation means a resolution adopted by the school corporation's governing body.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-4-1(f).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-23-12.1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 12.1 / Section 20-23-12.1-3
Gary community school corporation governing body; advisory capacity; selection of superintendent or executive leader; library board voting
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The governing body appointed under section 2 of this chapter shall serve in an advisory capacity to the distressed unit appeal board and the emergency manager appointed by the distressed unit appeal board under IC 6-1.1-20.3, until the later of:

(1) July 1, 2024; or

(2) a date on which the school corporation's status as a distressed political subdivision is terminated.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the governing body appointed under section 2 of this chapter may select a superintendent or executive leader for the school corporation whose employment would begin on the later of:

(1) July 1, 2024; or

(2) a date on which the school corporation's status as a distressed political subdivision is terminated.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the governing body appointed under section 2 of this chapter may vote to make the appointments to the library board under IC 36-12-2-9(3).

As added by P.L.184-2023, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 20-27-5-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-27-5-0.2
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.99.
Ind. Code § 20-34-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-34-4-4
Presenting student for immunization; entering information into immunization data registry
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The parent of any student who has not received the immunizations required under this chapter shall present the student to a health care provider authorized to administer the immunizations.

(b) The health care provider who administers the required immunizations to a student or the health care provider's designee shall enter the immunization information into the state immunization data registry in accordance with IC 16-38-5.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-9.6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.208-2015, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-20.5-6-2
"Technology equipment"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "technology equipment" means computer hardware, computer software, related teacher training services, related instructional manuals and materials, and equipment servicing.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-13-4.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-32-8.7-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 8.7 / Section 20-32-8.7-14
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.167-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-23-6-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-23-6-18
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.310. As amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.76. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.65.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-19-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-20.5-19-3
"Eligible applicant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible applicant" means any of the following:

(1) A school corporation.

(2) A public school, including a charter school.

(3) A state accredited nonpublic school.

(4) A teacher employed by a:

(A) school corporation; or

(B) school listed in subdivision (2) or (3).

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-48-3.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-30-9-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-30-9-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-10.1-5.5-1; 20-10.1-5.5-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.231.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-25.3-6-2
Deposits in fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The corporation operations fund shall be used to deposit revenue received under IC 20-46-8-11.2(j) and IC 20-46-8-12(m).

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-43-10.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 20-43-10.5-2
Early graduation award calculation
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Subject to section 1 of this chapter, a school corporation's early graduation award for a state fiscal year is the amount determined using the following formula:

STEP ONE: Determine the number of students who met the following conditions during the student's expected graduation year (as defined in IC 20-26-13-4) for the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year:

(A) The student was enrolled in the school corporation on the fall count day of ADM established under IC 20-43-4-3.

(B) The student successfully completed Indiana high school graduation requirements before the day in February fixed by the state board for the spring count of students under IC 20-43-4-3.

(C) The student was not enrolled in the school corporation on the day in February fixed by the state board for the spring count of students under IC 20-43-4-3.

STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by:

(A) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, one thousand four hundred ninety-one dollars ($1,491); and

(B) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, one thousand four hundred ninety-seven dollars ($1,497).

As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.212. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.194.
Ind. Code § 20-23-13-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-23-13-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-3-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.179-2011, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 20-43-4-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-43-4-8
Treatment of postsecondary enrollment opportunity programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A student who participates in a postsecondary enrollment opportunity under IC 21-43-4 is considered a student enrolled in the school corporation where the student has legal settlement for the purposes of computing ADM.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: 20-12-75-14(b) part; 20-30-11-11; 23-13-18-29(b) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.241. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.63; P.L.125-2013, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-38 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-38
School building construction or alteration; resolution
Status: in_force

Sec. 38. At the public hearing and before bids for construction of the project are invited, the governing body shall adopt a resolution that specifies the following:

(1) The educational purpose the building will serve.

(2) The estimated cost of construction, including the cost of land.

(3) Any other pertinent information, including the estimated impact on the tax rate and the proposed sources of funding.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-52-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-28-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-28-6-4
Contract forms; applicable teachers
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to:

(1) a teacher employed as a substitute teacher; or

(2) an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit issued by the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school or nonpublic school under IC 20-28-5-27.

(b) A teacher employed in a public school must be employed on a uniform teacher's contract or a supplemental service teacher's contract.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.168-2022, SEC.13; P.L.160-2023, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-37-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-37-3-3
Reporting requirement; work based learning course; employment
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. An employer employing a student enrolled in a work based learning course in conjunction with the student's employment shall report the employment of the student to the department of workforce development in the manner prescribed by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-4-14.

As added by P.L.250-2023, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 20-44-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 44 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-44-3-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-19-1.7(g).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.167. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.302.
Ind. Code § 20-27-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-27-4-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-6-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.180.
Ind. Code § 20-49-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-49-10-4
School corporation and charter school safety advance program established
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The school corporation and charter school safety advance program is established. The purpose of the program is to:

(1) make advances to school corporations or charter schools (or one (1) or more coalitions of public schools applying jointly) for equipment purchases or capital improvements necessary to improve school security;

(2) increase school safety by:

(A) helping teachers, school staff, and school employees acquire specialized firearms instruction; 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; and

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

(b) The state board, in consultation with the secured school safety board established by IC 10-21-1-3, shall administer the program.

(c) The total amount of advances that the state board may make under this chapter during the state biennium beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2019, may not exceed thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000).

As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13. Amended by P.L.218-2023, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-26-20-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-26-20-4
Provision of information to students; grievances
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Upon request by an organization under section 3 of this chapter, a public school shall provide at least one (1) time each school year, a day and time, which may be during the school day or at a time where a majority of students and their families will be present on school property, as approved by the public school, for the representatives of the organization to provide information to students on school property as described in section 3 of this chapter.

(b) An organization may submit a grievance to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, if a public school refuses to allow an organization to provide information to students on school property as required by subsection (a).

As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.149-2026, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-20.5-1-2
"Board"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board of an educational service center described in section 8 of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-1-1.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-43-8-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-43-8-7.5
Designation of career and technical education programs by department; review and approval by state board of education
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.74-2026, SEC.153. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.159-2026, SEC.17.

Sec. 7.5. (a) The department of workforce development shall designate each career and technical education program as:

(1) an apprenticeship program;

(2) a cooperative education program;

(3) a work based learning program;

(4) a high value program;

(5) a moderate value program;

(6) a less than moderate value program;

(7) an introductory program; or

(8) a foundational career and technical education course.

The designation of career and technical education programs by the department of workforce development under this section must be reviewed and approved by the state board as provided in this section.

(b) Not later than December 1, 2019, and each December 1 thereafter, the department of workforce development shall designate each career and technical education program as:

(1) an apprenticeship program;

(2) a work based learning program;

(3) a high value level 1 program;

(4) a high value level 2 program;

(5) a moderate value level 1 program;

(6) a moderate value level 2 program;

(7) a less than moderate value level 1 program;

(8) a less than moderate value level 2 program;

(9) a planning for college and career course; or

(10) an introductory program.

The designation of career and technical education programs by the department of workforce development under this section must be reviewed and approved by the state board as provided in this section.

(c) If a new career and technical education program is created by rule, the department of workforce development shall determine the category in which the program is designated under subsection (a) or (b). A career and technical education program must be approved by the department of workforce development in order for a school corporation to be eligible to receive a grant amount for the career and technical education program under section 15 of this chapter.

(d) Not later than December 1 of each year, the department of workforce development shall provide a report to the state board that includes the following information:

(1) A list of the career and technical education courses for the next school year that are designated by the department of workforce development under this section.

(2) The labor market demand used to designate each career and technical education program under this section.

(3) The average wage level used to designate each career and technical education program under this section.

(4) If applicable, the labor market demand and average wage level data for specific regions, counties, and municipalities.

(5) Any other information pertinent to the methodology used by the department of workforce development to designate each career and technical education program under this section.

(e) Not later than January 1 of each year, the state board shall review and approve the report provided by the department of workforce development under subsection (d) at a public meeting to ensure that the list of courses is in compliance with the long range state plan developed under IC 20-20.5-10-4. Not later than January 1 of each year, the state board shall send its determination to the department of workforce development. Upon receipt of the state board's determination, the department of workforce development shall provide the approved report to the department.

(f) The department of workforce development shall publish the approved report under subsection (e) on the department of workforce development's website, including the following:

(1) The list of career and technical education programs that are designated by the department of workforce development under this section.

(2) The labor market demand used to designate each career and technical education program under this section.

(3) The average wage level used to designate each career and technical education program under this section.

(4) If applicable, the labor market demand and average wage level data for specific regions, counties, and municipalities.

(5) Any other information pertinent to the methodology used by the department of workforce development to designate each career and technical education program under this section.

In addition, the department shall notify all school corporations of the state board's approval of the report under subsection (e) and provide a link within the notice to the approved report published on the department of workforce development's website under this subsection.

As added by P.L.230-2017, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.227; P.L.23-2026, SEC.210; P.L.74-2026, SEC.153.
Ind. Code § 20-40-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-40-3-2
"Levy"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "levy" refers to a property tax levy imposed under IC 20-46-1 for the fund.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.
Ind. Code § 20-31-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-31-2-7
"Plan"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. "Plan" refers to any of the following:

(1) A strategic and continuous school improvement and achievement plan established under this article for a school or school corporation.

(2) A plan to establish an innovation network school to improve school performance under IC 20-25.7.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-2-9.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.223-2015, SEC.2; P.L.211-2021, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-22.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-22.5
Public school foundations
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.5. (a) A school corporation may participate in the establishment of a public school foundation.

(b) The governing body of a school corporation may receive the proceeds of a grant, a restricted gift, an unrestricted gift, a donation, an endowment, a bequest, a trust, an agreement to share tax revenue received by a city or county under IC 4-33-12-6 or IC 4-33-13, or other funds not generated from taxes levied by the school corporation to create a foundation under the following conditions:

(1) The foundation is:

(A) exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(B) organized as an Indiana nonprofit corporation for the purposes of providing educational funds for scholarships, teacher education, capital programs, and special programs for school corporations.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), the foundation retains all rights to a donation, including investment powers. The foundation may hold a donation as a permanent endowment.

(3) The foundation agrees to do the following:

(A) Distribute the income from a donation only to the school corporation.

(B) Return a donation to the operations fund of the school corporation if the foundation:

(i) loses the foundation's status as a foundation exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(ii) is liquidated; or

(iii) violates any condition set forth in this subdivision.

(c) A school corporation may use the proceeds received under this section from a foundation only for educational purposes of the school corporation described in subsection (b)(1)(B).

(d) The governing body of the school corporation may appoint members to the foundation.

(e) The treasurer of the governing body of the school corporation may serve as the treasurer of the foundation.

As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.64. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 20-35-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-35-6-2
Contracts for services; payment of costs; rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The secretary of education may contract with in-state or out-of-state public and private schools, state agencies, or child caring institutions (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-60(1)) to pay, with any funds appropriated for this purpose, the excess costs of educating children of school age:

(1) who have been identified as eligible for special education services; and

(2) whose disability is of such intensity as to preclude achievement in the existing local public school setting.

The state shall pay the costs of the services that exceed the amount a school corporation is required to pay, as determined by the department under subsection (b).

(b) The department shall determine the amount a school corporation must pay before the state will pay excess costs described in subsection (a). At a minimum, school corporations shall pay their share of the total tuition costs for children with disabilities served under this section.

(c) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this section.

(d) Money appropriated for the purposes of this section does not revert to the state general fund.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-19.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.118; P.L.245-2023, SEC.12; P.L.145-2026, SEC.122.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-18
Report on homeless youth educational outcomes
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6.

(b) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and the department of child services, annually prepare a report on homeless youth educational outcomes that includes the following:

(1) The annual graduation rate of homeless youth, including the following information:

(A) The graduation rate for each of the following:

(i) Homeless youth who received a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.

(ii) Homeless youth who did not receive a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.

(B) The number and percentage of homeless youth who received each type of diploma.

(2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for homeless youth, including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the following:

(A) Homeless youth who received a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.

(B) Homeless youth who did not receive a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.

(3) The number and percentage of each of the following:

(A) Homeless youth who were promoted to the next grade level at the end of the school year.

(B) Homeless youth who were retained in the same grade level for the next school year.

(C) Homeless youth who were suspended during the school year.

(D) Homeless youth who were expelled during the school year.

(E) Homeless youth who met academic standards on statewide assessment program tests (as defined in IC 20-32-2-2.3) administered during the school year.

The information reported under this subdivision must also be disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch status, and eligibility for special education.

(4) The number and percentage of eligible homeless youth who are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2.

(5) The number and percentage of homeless youth who passed the reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.

(6) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the school under IC 20-31-8-3.

(7) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-223).

(c) Not later than June 1 of each year, the department shall submit the report described in subsection (b) to the following:

(1) The Indiana housing and community development authority.

(2) The legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

As added by P.L.186-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.26; P.L.150-2024, SEC.5; P.L.214-2025, SEC.25; P.L.145-2026, SEC.117.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25.3-3-1
Corporation established
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. There is established in a county containing a consolidated city for the public purposes set forth in this article a distinct municipal corporation to be known as the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-22
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-6-10.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.2-2006, SEC.199.
Ind. Code § 20-26-12-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-26-12-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.158.
Ind. Code § 20-32-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-32-7-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.7-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.125.
Ind. Code § 20-49-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-49-5-2
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25.3-5-7
Corporation assumes powers and duties of school city; operations fund property tax levy; distribution of revenue
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), beginning July 1, 2026, the corporation shall assume the powers and duties of the school city to impose a levy under IC 20-46-8. Beginning with the January 1, 2027, assessment date, and for each assessment date thereafter, the corporation shall impose an annual property tax levy in the territory of the school city.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), property tax revenue received from a tax levy imposed under IC 20-46-8 for assessment dates after December 31, 2026, shall be distributed to the school city and applicable charter schools in the manner provided under IC 20-46-8.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-42.5-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-42.5-3-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 21-10-3-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.240. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.299.
Ind. Code § 20-37-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 37 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-37-2-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-6-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.126. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.192.
Ind. Code § 20-38-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 38 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-38-3-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:

A. "Active duty" means full-time duty status in the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders under 10 U.S.C. 1209 and 10 U.S.C. 1211.

B. "Children of military families" means school aged children who are enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 and are members of the household of an active duty member.

C. "Compact commissioner" means the voting representative of each member state appointed under section 9 of this chapter.

D. "Deployment" means the period beginning one (1) month before a service member departs from the member's home station on military orders and ending six (6) months after the service member returns to the member's home station.

E. "Educational records" means the official records, files, and data that are directly related to a student and maintained by a school or local education agency. The term includes general identifying data, records of attendance and academic work completed, records of achievement and results of evaluative tests, health data, disciplinary status, test protocols, and individualized education programs.

F. "Extracurricular activities" means voluntary activities sponsored by a school, a local education agency, or an organization approved by a local education agency. The term includes preparation for and involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays, and club activities.

G. "Interstate commission" refers to the interstate commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children created by Article IX of this compact.

H. "Local education agency" means a public administrative agency authorized by the state to control and direct kindergarten through grade 12 public educational institutions.

I. "Member state" means a state that has enacted this compact.

J. "Military installation" means a base, a camp, a post, a station, a yard, a center, a homeport facility for a ship, or any other activity under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense. The term includes a leased facility located within the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other United States territory. The term does not include a facility used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control projects.

K. "Nonmember state" means a state that has not enacted this compact.

L. "Receiving state" means the state to which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought.

M. "Rule" means a written statement by the interstate commission adopted under Article XII of this compact that is of general applicability, that implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy of provision of the interstate compact, and that has the force and effect of statutory law on a member state. The term includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.

N. "Sending state" means the state from which a child of a military family is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought.

O. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other United States territory.

P. "Student" means a child of a military family for whom a local education agency receives public funding and who is formally enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

Q. "Transition" means the formal and physical process of transferring a student between schools or the period during which a student transfers from a school in the sending state to a school in the receiving states.

R. "Uniformed services" means the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Space Force, or United States Coast Guard. The term includes the commission corp of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Services.

S. "Veteran" means an individual who served in and was discharged or released from the uniformed services under conditions other than dishonorable.

As added by P.L.21-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.238-2025, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 20-25-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25-4-12
Board of school commissioners; powers; prohibited land acquisitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) The board may:

(1) except as provided in subsection (b), acquire by purchase, devise, gift, lease, or condemnation grounds needed by the school city;

(2) construct or lease buildings for school, school administration, or school office purposes;

(3) employ and pay all employees needed in any branch of the work committed to the board;

(4) disburse, according to law, all money of the school city for lawful school city purposes;

(5) have and exercise in the school city full and exclusive:

(A) authority concerning the conduct and management of all common schools, including elementary schools and high schools; and

(B) power to establish and enforce all regulations for the:

(i) grading of; and

(ii) courses of;

instruction in all schools and for the government and discipline of the schools;

(6) divide the city into districts for school attendance purposes;

(7) maintain special day or night schools to which the board may admit adults and children at least fifteen (15) years of age; and

(8) maintain playgrounds and vacation schools.

(b) The board may not acquire the following real property:

Lots 693-719, inclusive, and 7 1/2 feet west of and adjacent to such lots, in Norcliffe Addition, an addition to the city of Indianapolis, as per plat thereof, recorded in plat book 18 at pages 165 and 166, in the office of the recorder of Marion County, Indiana.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-24.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-18-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-20.5-18-6
Connecting students with careers fund; established
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The connecting students with careers fund is established. The department must use money in the fund to provide grants to schools for the purpose of hosting career fairs in accordance with IC 20-30-5.6.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-47-6.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-51.4-5-1
Intent
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. It is the intent of the general assembly to honor the autonomy of nonpublic schools that choose and are authorized to become ESA participating entities under this article. A nonpublic eligible school is not an agent of the state or federal government, and therefore:

(1) the state board, department, or any other state agency may not in any way regulate the educational program of a nonpublic school that accepts money from an ESA account under this article, including the regulation of curriculum content, religious instruction or activities, classroom teaching, teacher and staff hiring requirements, and other activities carried out by the nonpublic school;

(2) the creation of the ESA program does not expand the regulatory authority of the state or the state's officers to impose additional regulation of nonpublic schools beyond those necessary to enforce the requirements of the ESA program; and

(3) an accredited nonpublic school that is an ESA participating entity may provide for the educational needs of students without governmental control.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.63; P.L.213-2025, SEC.230.
Ind. Code § 20-43-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-43-6-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.7-8.2(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.251. Repealed by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.466.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-51.4-5-4
Revocation of ESA participating entity's status; notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The department may refuse to allow an ESA participating entity to continue participation in the ESA program and revoke the ESA participating entity's status as an ESA participating entity if the department determines that the ESA participating entity accepts payments made from an ESA account under this article and:

(1) has failed to provide any educational service required by state or federal law to an eligible student receiving instruction from the ESA participating entity;

(2) has routinely failed to meet the requirements of an ESA participating entity under the ESA program; or

(3) violates section 7 of this chapter.

(b) If the department revokes an ESA participating entity's status as an ESA participating entity in the ESA program, the department shall provide notice of the revocation within thirty (30) days of the revocation to each parent of an eligible student and to each emancipated eligible student receiving instruction from the ESA participating entity who has paid the ESA participating entity from the eligible student's ESA account.

(c) The department may permit a former ESA participating entity described in subsection (a) to reapply with the department for authorization to be an ESA participating entity on a date established by the department, which may not be earlier than one (1) year after the date on which the former ESA participating entity's status as an ESA participating entity was revoked under subsection (a). The department may establish reasonable criteria or requirements that the former ESA participating entity must meet before being reapproved by the department as an ESA participating entity.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.66; P.L.199-2025, SEC.6; P.L.213-2025, SEC.232; P.L.23-2026, SEC.219.
Ind. Code § 20-43-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-43-7-2
Severe disability categories
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) In a school corporation's nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for severe disabilities, the school corporation shall count each pupil served in any one (1) of the following programs:

(1) Autism.

(2) Dual sensory impairment.

(3) Emotional handicap, full time.

(4) Hearing impairment.

(5) Severe mental handicap.

(6) Multiple handicap.

(7) Orthopedic impairment.

(8) Traumatic brain injury.

(9) Visual impairment.

(b) A pupil may be counted in only one (1) of the programs in this section even if the pupil is served in more than one (1) program.

(c) A pupil may not be included in the nonduplicated count in this section and in the nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for mild or moderate disabilities in section 3 of this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-2.1-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-30.4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-30.4
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.218-2023, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-11
"Eligible pupil"
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. "Eligible pupil" refers to an individual who qualifies as an eligible pupil under IC 20-43-4-1.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
Ind. Code § 20-30-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-30-4-2
Consultation with school counselor and parents; graduation plan; student duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) In consultation with the student's school counselor, and not later than the date on which the student completes grade 8, each student shall develop a graduation plan that is a part of the student's permanent school record and accessible to a parent of the student in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g et seq.).

(b) The graduation plan developed under subsection (a) must include the following:

(1) A statement of intent to graduate from high school.

(2) An acknowledgment of the importance of:

(A) good citizenship;

(B) school attendance; and

(C) diligent study habits.

(3) The subject and skill areas of interest to the student.

(4) The postsecondary goals of the student aligned with the graduation pathway requirements under IC 20-32-4-1.5.

(5) A program of study under the college/technology preparation curriculum adopted by the state board under IC 20-30-10-2 for grades 10, 11, and 12 that meets the interests, aptitude, and postsecondary goals of the student.

(6) Assurances that, upon satisfactory fulfillment of the plan, the student:

(A) is entitled to graduate; and

(B) will have taken at least the minimum variety and number of courses necessary to gain admittance to a state educational institution.

(7) An indication of assessments (other than the statewide assessment program and the graduation examination (before July 1, 2018)) that the student plans to take voluntarily during grade 10 through grade 12 and which may include any of the following:

(A) The SAT Reasoning Test.

(B) The ACT test.

(C) The Classic Learning Test.

(D) Advanced placement exams.

(E) College readiness exams approved by the department.

(F) Workforce readiness exams approved by the department of workforce development established under IC 22-4.1-2.

(G) Cambridge International examinations.

(c) A school corporation shall:

(1) provide a copy of a student's graduation plan developed under this section to a parent of the student; and

(2) provide the parent described in subdivision (1) an opportunity to consult with the school corporation on the student's graduation plan.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.5-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.220; P.L.140-2008, SEC.4; P.L.233-2015, SEC.224; P.L.242-2017, SEC.23; P.L.191-2018, SEC.12; P.L.143-2019, SEC.22; P.L.9-2021, SEC.2; P.L.74-2026, SEC.110; P.L.108-2026, SEC.3; P.L.145-2026, SEC.303.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-23 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-23
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.164-2021, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 20-20-5.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 20-20-5.5-3
Notification of availability of report
Status: repealed

Revisor's Note: P.L.74-2026 repealed IC 20-20 and relocated the article to IC 20-20.5, effective July 1, 2026. IC 20-20-5.5-3 was relocated to IC 20-20.5-4-2.

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.159-2026, SEC.5. See also preceding repeal of this article by P.L.74-2026, SEC.36.

Sec. 3. (a) The secretary of education shall notify the governing bodies of each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school immediately of:

(1) the initial publication and update on the department's website of the report described in section 2(c) of this chapter, including the website address where the report is published; and

(2) updates of the following types of information in the report described in section 2(c) of this chapter:

(A) The addition of materials.

(B) The removal of materials.

(C) Changes in the per unit price of curricular materials that exceed five percent (5%).

(b) A notification under this section must state that:

(1) the reviews of curricular materials included in the report described in section 2(c) of this chapter are departmental reviews only; and

(2) each governing body has authority to adopt curricular materials for a school corporation.

As added by P.L.73-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.167; P.L.286-2013, SEC.32; P.L.92-2020, SEC.18; P.L.43-2021, SEC.51; P.L.23-2026, SEC.166; P.L.159-2026, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-48-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-48-3-3
"School city"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school city" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-25-2-12.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 20-28-1-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-28-1-5.5
"Division"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5 "Division" refers to the division of professional standards of the department of education established by IC 20-28-2-1.5.

As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.134.
Ind. Code § 20-26-18.2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 18.2 / Section 20-26-18.2-1
"School resource officer"; training requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "school resource officer" means a law enforcement officer who:

(1) has completed the training described in subsection (b);

(2) is assigned to one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools during school hours to:

(A) assist school safety specialists and the safe school committees with the development and implementation of the school safety plan; and

(B) carry out any additional responsibilities assigned to the school resource officer under the employment engagement, contract, or memorandum of understanding and to provide law enforcement services to:

(i) protect against outside threats to the physical safety of students;

(ii) prevent unauthorized access to school property; and

(iii) secure schools against violence and natural disasters; and

(3) is:

(A) employed by a law enforcement agency;

(B) appointed as a police reserve officer (as described in IC 36-8-3-20) or as a special deputy (as described in IC 36-8-10-10.6) if the police reserve officer or special deputy:

(i) is subject to the direction of the sheriff or appointing law enforcement agency;

(ii) is required to obey the rules and orders of the sheriff's department or appointing law enforcement agency;

(iii) is required to complete all training required of regular full-time law enforcement officers employed by the sheriff's department or appointing law enforcement agency; and

(iv) may be removed by the sheriff or appointing law enforcement agency at any time, with or without cause; or

(C) a school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16-3.

The term does not include a law enforcement officer who is assigned to a school to provide security outside a school building for protection from outside threats, traffic duty, or other duties not consistent with the duties of a school resource officer.

(b) Before being appointed as a school resource officer, an individual must have successfully completed the minimum training requirements established for law enforcement officers under IC 5-2-1-9.

(c) The law enforcement officer appointed as a school resource officer must receive at least forty (40) hours of school resource officer training through:

(1) the Indiana law enforcement training board established by IC 5-2-1-3;

(2) the National Association of School Resource Officers; or

(3) another school resource officer training program approved by the Indiana law enforcement training board;

within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the individual is initially assigned the duties of a school resource officer. However, if the current ADM of a school corporation is less than one thousand (1,000) students, the individual shall complete the school resource officer training within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the date the individual is initially assigned the duties of a school resource officer.

(d) Training described in subsection (c) must include instruction regarding skills, tactics, and strategies necessary to address the special nature of:

(1) school campuses; and

(2) school building security needs and characteristics.

As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.30-2014, SEC.2; P.L.139-2022, SEC.10; P.L.150-2023, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-6
Transfer tuition
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A school corporation may accept a transferring student without approval of the transferor corporation. A transferee corporation may not require a parent or student requesting transfer to the school corporation to pay transfer tuition or any other fee associated with the transfer of the student.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.30-2010, SEC.1; P.L.162-2024, SEC.12; P.L.135-2025, SEC.8; P.L.214-2025, SEC.91.
Ind. Code § 20-27-7-16 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-27-7-16
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.31-2008, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.85.
Ind. Code § 20-37-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 37 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-37-2-14
Maximum tuition or fee amount to enroll in or attend a career and technical education program, course, or class
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) The definitions in IC 20-51.4-2 apply throughout this section.

(b) A school corporation or a career and technical education cooperative may not charge:

(1) a career scholarship student enrolled in the CSA program; or

(2) an intermediary (as defined in IC 21-18-1-3.5) acting on behalf of a career scholarship student described in subdivision (1);

a tuition or fee amount to enroll in or attend a career and technical education program, course, or class that is more than the highest tuition amount that the school corporation or cooperative receives or charges a student who is enrolled in the school corporation or in a school corporation who is a member of the cooperative, whichever is applicable, for the same career and technical education program, course, or class.

As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.182.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 20-51.4-5.5-7
CSA participating entities; charges and receipts
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An approved CSA participating entity:

(1) may not charge a career scholarship student participating in the CSA program an amount greater than a similarly situated student who is receiving the same or similar services; and

(2) shall provide a receipt to a parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student for each CSA qualified expense charged for education or related services provided to the career scholarship student.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69.
Ind. Code § 20-25-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25-5-1
"Acquiring school corporation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "acquiring school corporation" means the school corporation that acquires territory as a result of annexation.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25.3-5-2
Assumption of powers and duties by corporation; bonds and other obligation
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. After March 31, 2026, the school city may not take any action under the procedures set forth in IC 5-1 and instead the corporation shall assume the powers and duties of the school city under IC 5-1.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-29-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-29-3-2
Members
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Before July 1, 2016, the board consists of three (3) members appointed by the governor.

(b) After June 30, 2016, the board consists of five (5) members, as follows:

(1) Three (3) members appointed by the governor.

(2) One (1) member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives who is not a member of the general assembly.

(3) One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate who is not a member of the general assembly.

(c) Each member of the board is appointed for a term of four (4) years.

(d) A member appointed to fill a vacancy is appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom the appointed member is to succeed. A member may be removed by the member's appointing authority for just cause. A member appointed under this subsection serves the remainder of the unexpired term.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(a).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-38-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 38 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-38-3-6
Eligibility
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. ARTICLE VI. ELIGIBILITY

A. Eligibility for enrollment

1. A special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family, is sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent.

2. A local education agency is prohibited from charging local tuition to a transitioning child of a military family placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or another person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of the custodial parent.

3. A transitioning child of a military family, placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or another person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of the custodial parent, may attend the school in which the child was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.

B. States and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for the inclusion of transitioning children of military families in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent the children are otherwise qualified.

As added by P.L.21-2009, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-26.5-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-26.5-2-3
Suspension of statutes or rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the following may be suspended for a coalition member in accordance with the coalition's plan:

(1) Subject to section 1(c) of this chapter, IC 20-30, concerning curriculum.

(2) The following statutes and rules concerning curricular materials:

IC 20-26-12-1, except for the provision of curricular materials at no cost to a student in a public school.

IC 20-26-12-2, except for the prohibition of renting curricular materials to students enrolled in a public school.

IC 20-26-12-24.

511 IAC 6.1-5-5.

(3) The following rules concerning teacher licenses:

511 IAC 16.

511 IAC 17.

(4) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-31-3 (concerning the adoption of academic standards).

(5) IC 20-31-4.1, concerning the performance based accreditation system.

(6) Except as provided in subsection (b), any other statute in IC 20 or rule in 511 IAC requested to be suspended as part of the plan that is approved by the state board under section 1 of this chapter.

(b) A coalition member may not suspend under subsection (a)(6) any of the following:

(1) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index check).

(2) IC 20-28 (school teachers).

(3) IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).

(4) IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement), except for IC 20-31-3 and IC 20-31-4.1.

(5) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements).

(6) IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).

(7) IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).

(8) IC 20-33 (students).

(9) IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).

(10) IC 20-35 (special education).

(11) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).

(12) IC 20-36 (high ability students).

(13) IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).

(14) IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).

(15) IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).

(16) IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).

(17) IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and learning).

(18) IC 20-43 (state tuition support).

(19) IC 20-44 (property tax levies).

(20) IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).

(21) IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).

(22) IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).

(23) IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state advances and loans).

(24) IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).

(c) A coalition member must comply with the postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-1.5(c). However, notwithstanding any other law, a coalition member may replace high school courses on the high school transcript with courses on the same subject matter with equal or greater rigor to the required high school course and may count such a course as satisfying the equivalent diploma requirements established by IC 20 and any applicable state board administrative rules or requirements. If the coalition member school offers courses that are not aligned with requirements adopted by the state board under IC 20-30-10, a parent of a student and the student who intends to enroll in a course that is not aligned with requirements adopted by the state board under IC 20-30-10 must provide consent to the coalition member school to enroll in the course. The consent form used by the coalition, which shall be developed in collaboration with the commission for higher education, must notify the parent and the student that enrollment in the course may affect the student's ability to attend a particular postsecondary educational institution or enroll in a particular course at a particular postsecondary educational institution because the course does not align with requirements established by the state board under IC 20-30-10.

As added by P.L.190-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.267-2019, SEC.1; P.L.92-2020, SEC.43; P.L.126-2022, SEC.4; P.L.201-2023, SEC.167; P.L.5-2024, SEC.4; P.L.150-2024, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 20-32-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-32-3-8
Official high school transcript
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Any secondary level certificates of achievement that a student earns shall be recorded in the student's official high school transcript.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.223; P.L.140-2007, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-30-8.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 20-30-8.5-6
High school equivalency pilot program established; purpose; graduation cohort; participation
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The high school equivalency pilot program is established. The purpose of the program is to allow an eligible student to enroll in a program to earn a high school equivalency.

(b) An eligible student who successfully completes the program within two (2) years shall be removed from the graduation cohort and will no longer be counted as a dropout.

(c) Not more than five percent (5%) of a participating school's cohort may participate in the program at one (1) time.

As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-22-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-22-2-2
Purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The school shall provide for the instruction, education, and care of children who are determined to have a hearing disability by case conference in accordance with Indiana law and federal law.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-16-2-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 20-26-16-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-26-16-4
Minimum training requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. An individual appointed as a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school police officer must successfully complete at least:

(1) the pre-basic training course established under IC 5-2-1-9(f); and

(2) the minimum basic training and educational requirements adopted by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9 as necessary for employment as a law enforcement officer.

As added by P.L.132-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.17; P.L.232-2025, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-25-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25-4-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-20.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.2-2006, SEC.199.
Ind. Code § 20-26-4-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-26-4-8
Approval of contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any other law, the president and secretary of the governing body of a school corporation are entitled, on behalf of the school corporation, to sign any contract, including employment contracts and contracts for goods and services. However, each contract must be approved by a majority of all members of the governing body. In the absence of either the president or secretary of the governing body, the vice president is entitled to sign the contracts with the officer who is present.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-10.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-10.3
Department of local government finance; determination of tax rate for annual levy and other information of ballot language
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.3. Each year, the county auditor, with cooperation from the department of local government finance, shall determine the tax rate needed to raise the maximum amount of the annual levy for the year as described under section 10 or 10.1 of this chapter, as applicable, and shall determine all other information needed for the ballot language in those sections.

As added by P.L.68-2025, SEC.219.
Ind. Code § 20-48-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-48-4-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Sections 2 through 4 of this chapter apply if a township board finds at an annual or special meeting of the board, that:

(1) it is necessary to provide for the construction of a school building; and

(2) the cost of the building, or the proportional cost if it is a joint graded high school building, will exceed the sum available from an annual levy.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 20-24-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-24-8-2
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A charter school may not do the following:

(1) Operate at a site or for grades other than as specified in the charter.

(2) Charge tuition to any student residing within the school corporation's geographic boundaries. However, a charter school may charge tuition for:

(A) a preschool program, unless charging tuition for the preschool program is barred under federal law; or

(B) a latch key program;

if the charter school provides those programs.

(3) Except as provided under IC 20-26-19 and except for a foreign exchange student who is not a United States citizen, enroll a student who is not a resident of Indiana.

(4) Be located in a private residence.

(5) Provide solely home based instruction.

(6) Except as provided in IC 20-26-12-1(b), assess a rental fee or require payment of any other fee for a student's use of curricular material.

(b) A charter school is not prohibited from delivering instructional services:

(1) through the Internet or another online arrangement; or

(2) in any manner by computer;

if the instructional services are provided to students enrolled in the charter school in a manner that complies with any procedures adopted by the department concerning online and computer instruction in public schools.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.16; P.L.38-2020, SEC.3; P.L.201-2023, SEC.156.
Ind. Code § 20-31-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-31-8-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.286-2013, SEC.105 and P.L.205-2013, SEC.256. Repealed by P.L.2-2014, SEC.85; P.L.2-2014, SEC.86.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-23 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-23
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-32-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.327. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.120.
Ind. Code § 20-26-14-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-26-14-1
"Association"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "association" means an organization that conducts, organizes, sanctions, or sponsors interscholastic high school athletic events as the organization's primary purpose.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-63-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-33-2-28.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-33-2-28.5
Requirements for exit interview; reporting requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.5. (a) This section applies to an individual:

(1) who:

(A) attends or last attended a public school;

(B) is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age; and

(C) has not completed the requirements for graduation;

(2) who:

(A) wishes to withdraw from school before graduation;

(B) fails to return at the beginning of a semester; or

(C) stops attending school during a semester; and

(3) who has no record of transfer to another school.

(b) An individual to whom this section applies may withdraw from school only if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) An exit interview is conducted.

(2) The individual's parent consents to the withdrawal.

(3) The school principal approves of the withdrawal.

(4) The withdrawal is due to:

(A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to support the individual's family or a dependent;

(B) illness; or

(C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the child.

During the exit interview, the school principal shall provide to the student and the student's parent a copy of statistics compiled by the department concerning the likely consequences of life without a high school diploma. The school principal shall advise the student and the student's parent that the student's withdrawal from school may prevent the student from receiving or result in the revocation of the student's employment certificate and driver's license or learner's permit.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following must be in written form:

(1) An individual's request to withdraw from school.

(2) A parent's consent to a withdrawal.

(3) A principal's consent to a withdrawal.

(d) If the individual's principal does not consent to the individual's withdrawal under this section, the individual's parent may appeal the denial of consent to the governing body of the public school that the individual last attended.

(e) Each public school, including each school corporation and each charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4), shall provide an annual report to the department setting forth the following information:

(1) The total number of individuals:

(A) who withdrew from school under this section; and

(B) who either:

(i) failed to return to school at the beginning of a semester; or

(ii) stopped attending school during a semester;

and for whom there is no record of transfer to another school.

(2) The number of individuals who withdrew from school following an exit interview.

(f) If an individual to which this section applies:

(1) has not received consent to withdraw from school under this section; and

(2) fails to return to school at the beginning of a semester or during the semester;

the principal of the school that the individual last attended may deliver by certified mail or personal delivery to the bureau of youth employment a record of the individual's failure to return to school so that the bureau of youth employment revokes any employment certificates issued under IC 22-2-18 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021) to the individual and does not issue any additional employment certificates to the individual. For purposes of IC 22-2-18-20 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021), the individual shall be considered a dropout.

(g) At the same time that a school principal delivers the record under subsection (f), the principal may deliver by certified mail or personal delivery to the bureau of motor vehicles a record of the individual's failure to return to school so that the bureau of motor vehicles revokes any driver's license or learner's permit issued to the individual and does not issue any additional driver's licenses or learner's permits to the individual before the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age. For purposes of IC 9-24-2-1, the individual shall be considered a dropout.

(h) If:

(1) a principal has delivered the record required under subsection (f) or (g), or both; and

(2) the school subsequently gives consent to the individual to withdraw from school under this section;

the principal of the school shall send a notice of withdrawal to the bureau of youth employment and the bureau of motor vehicles by certified mail or personal delivery and, for purposes of IC 22-2-18-20 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021) and IC 9-24-2-1, the individual shall no longer be considered a dropout.

As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.185-2006, SEC.15; P.L.147-2020, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-35-12-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-35-12-13
Advisory committee duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The advisory committee shall:

(1) review the list of language developmental milestones and relevant information provided by the center under section 12 of this chapter;

(2) collaborate with experts in:

(A) selecting, for recommendation to the center, the language developmental milestones for inclusion in the parent resource described in section 14 of this chapter; and

(B) approving, for recommendation to the center, tools and assessments for children who are deaf or hard of hearing that are equivalent to tools and assessments for children who are not deaf or hard of hearing; and

(3) not later than June 1, 2020, provide to the center the following:

(A) A list of the language developmental milestones that the advisory committee recommends that the center include in the parent resource described in section 14 of this chapter.

(B) A list of the tools and assessments for children who are deaf or hard of hearing that the advisory committee recommends the center approve under section 15 of this chapter.

(b) The advisory committee shall, at least once every five (5) years, conduct a review of the language developmental milestones selected and tools and assessments approved by the center under sections 14 and 15 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-28-8-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-28-8-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-20.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.214.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-2
Rules; substitute teachers
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The state board may adopt rules for:

(1) the issuance of a substitute teacher's license; and

(2) the employment of substitute teacher licensees.

An individual may not serve as a substitute teacher without a license issued by the department.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.156; P.L.90-2011, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-34-5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-34-5-14
Use of volunteer health aides
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) At each school in which a student with diabetes is enrolled, the school principal, after consultation with the school nurse, shall:

(1) seek school employees to serve as volunteer health aides; and

(2) make efforts to ensure that the school has an adequate number of volunteer health aides to care for students.

(b) A volunteer health aide, while providing health care services, serves under the supervision and authorization of the principal and the school nurse in accordance with the requirements that apply to the school nurse under IC 25-23.

(c) A volunteer health aide must have access to the school nurse, in person or by telephone, during the hours that the volunteer health aide serves as a volunteer health aide.

(d) A school employee may not be subject to any disciplinary action for refusing to serve as a volunteer health aide. The school shall inform school employees that participation as a volunteer health aide is voluntary. A school employee who volunteers as a volunteer health aide may elect to perform only those functions that the school employee:

(1) chooses to perform; and

(2) is trained to perform in the training program described in section 15 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-4.7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-4.7
Internet posting of contract provisions for certain employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.7. (a) This section does not apply to a:

(1) superintendent of a school corporation; or

(2) certificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-4) that is represented by an exclusive representative (as defined in IC 20-29-2-9) under IC 20-29.

(b) The superintendent shall post the provisions of an employment contract that the school corporation enters into with a certificated employee on the school corporation's website.

As added by P.L.148-2012, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.177.
Ind. Code § 20-37-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 37 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-37-3-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a student enrolled in a work based learning course after December 31, 2023.

As added by P.L.250-2023, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 20-28-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-28-3-2
Accredited schools and departments
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) An accredited school or department may use the word "accredited" in advertising approved courses and the types of teachers the school or department is accredited to prepare.

(b) The department shall revoke the right to use the word "accredited" when an accredited school or department refuses to abide by the advisory board's rules.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-2-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.148; P.L.37-2015, SEC.2; P.L.74-2026, SEC.93.
Ind. Code § 20-29-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-29-2-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-2(o).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.200-2023, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 20-21-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-21-1-6
"School age individual"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "School age individual" refers to an individual who is less than twenty-two (22) years of age.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-1-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-36-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-36-6-6
Successful completion of Cambridge International courses; high school credit; honors diploma; examination; postsecondary level academic credit
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Successful completion of a Cambridge International course shall count as high school credit towards completing Indiana graduation requirements.

(b) Any rule adopted by the state board or the department concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation must provide that a successfully completed Cambridge International Advanced A or AS Level course is credited toward fulfilling the requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation.

(c) If a student who takes a Cambridge International Advanced A or AS Level examination receives a score of "E" or higher on the examination, the student is entitled to receive postsecondary level academic credit at a state educational institution that counts toward meeting the student's degree requirements if the elective credit is part of the student's degree requirements. Credit equivalencies, including the Indiana College Core (as described in IC 21-42-3), for all Cambridge International Advanced A and AS Level examinations must be:

(1) updated annually and sent by each state educational institution to the commission for higher education by June 1 each year; and

(2) posted by the state educational institution on the institution's website by July 1 each year.

The commission for higher education shall post these annually updated credit equivalencies on the commission for higher education's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.

(d) The state educational institution may require a score higher than a score of "E" on a Cambridge International Advanced A or AS level exam if the credit is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a particular major at the state educational institution.

As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.94-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-47-3-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-47-3-18
Termination of lease; disposition of surplus revenues
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) Upon the termination of a lease entered into under this chapter, the lessor corporation shall return to the school corporation or public education corporation any money held by the lessor corporation that exceeds the amount needed to retire bonds issued under this chapter and to dissolve the lessor corporation.

(b) A school corporation or the public education corporation shall deposit the money received under subsection (a) in its debt service fund or its operations fund.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-12-13.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.110; P.L.101-2026, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-51.4-4-3
Indiana education scholarship account program fund; uses; administration
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana education scholarship account program fund is established for the purpose of providing grants to eligible students under the ESA program. Money appropriated to the fund may be used to provide grants under this chapter in the manner prescribed in section 2 of this chapter.

(b) The department shall administer the ESA program fund.

(c) The ESA program fund consists of the following:

(1) Appropriations by the general assembly.

(2) Interest deposited in the ESA program fund under subsection (d).

(d) The treasurer of state shall invest money in the ESA program fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the ESA program fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the ESA program fund.

(e) Money in the ESA program fund at the end of a state fiscal year reverts to the state general fund.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.132-2022, SEC.6; P.L.201-2023, SEC.221; P.L.202-2023, SEC.51; P.L.213-2025, SEC.213.
Ind. Code § 20-25-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-25-9-1
Use of student performance improvement levels
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. IC 20-31-8 applies to the school city and its schools. The board shall use the student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11 to:

(1) assess;

(2) report; and

(3) improve;

the performance of schools, educators, and students in the school city.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-6-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-43-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-43-7-7
Modification of full-time equivalency requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Participation in a program is not required to the extent of full-time equivalency. The state board shall adopt rules that define the:

(1) nature and extent of participation; and

(2) type of program qualifying for approval.

A count may not be made on any program that has not been approved by the state board or to the extent that a pupil is not participating to the extent required by any rule of the state board.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-2.1-8.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
Ind. Code § 20-18-2-14.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-18-2-14.3
"Property tax"
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.3. "Property tax" refers to an ad valorem property tax.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.76.
Ind. Code § 20-23-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-23-9-4
Petition of appeal
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) An annexing corporation may file a petition of appeal with the department of local government finance for emergency financial relief.

(b) The annexing corporation shall serve the petition on the following:

(1) The department.

(2) The township.

(3) The township school.

(4) Any other annexing corporation that annexed the township school on the same date.

(c) All annexing corporations are parties to the petition.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-57-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-26-19-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-26-19-1
"Active duty"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "active duty" means full-time service in:

(1) the armed forces of the United States; or

(2) the national guard;

for a period that exceeds thirty (30) consecutive days in a calendar year.

As added by P.L.38-2020, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-43-10-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-43-10-3.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.132. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.185; P.L.108-2019, SEC.231; P.L.165-2021, SEC.167; P.L.200-2023, SEC.31; P.L.201-2023, SEC.210; P.L.93-2024, SEC.147. Expired 6-30-2025 by P.L.201-2023, SEC.210. Repealed by P.L.213-2025, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 20-28-9-23 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-28-9-23
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-15(d).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.218.
Ind. Code § 20-49-4-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-49-4-19
Terms of agreement; right to offset advance against state tuition support
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. Each school corporation or charter school receiving an advance shall agree to have the money advanced, together with the interest on the advance, deducted from the distribution of state tuition support until all the money advanced, together with the interest on the advance, has been paid. The state board and the state board of finance shall reduce each distribution of state tuition support to each school corporation or charter school to which an advance is made in an amount to be agreed upon by the state and the school corporation or charter school. If an advance is made to a school corporation career and technical education school described in IC 20-37-1-1, the reduction for a payment obligation for the advance shall be allocated as provided in section 18 of this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-7(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.40-2014, SEC.12; P.L.189-2023, SEC.54.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-8
Payment of transfer tuition for students in public and private institutions or in foster homes
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) A student who is placed in a state licensed private or public health care facility or child care facility:

(1) by or with the consent of the department of child services;

(2) by a court order; or

(3) by a child placing agency licensed by the department of child services;

may attend school in the school corporation in which the facility is located. If the school corporation in which the facility is located is not the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement, the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement shall pay the transfer tuition of the student.

(b) A student who is placed in a state licensed private or public health care or child care facility by a parent may attend school in the school corporation in which the facility is located if:

(1) the placement is necessary for the student's physical or emotional health and well-being and, if the placement is in a health care facility, is recommended by a physician; and

(2) the placement is projected to be for not less than fourteen (14) consecutive calendar days or a total of twenty (20) calendar days.

The school corporation in which the student has legal settlement shall pay the transfer tuition of the student. The parent of the student shall notify the school corporation in which the facility is located and the school corporation of the student's legal settlement, if identifiable, of the placement. Not later than thirty (30) days after this notice, the school corporation of legal settlement shall either pay the transfer tuition of the transferred student or appeal the payment by notice to the department. The acceptance or notice of appeal by the school corporation must be given by certified mail to the parent or guardian of the student and any affected school corporation. In the case of a student who is not identified as having a disability under IC 20-35, the state board shall make a determination on transfer tuition according to the procedures in section 15 of this chapter. In the case of a student who has been identified as having a disability under IC 20-35, the determination on transfer tuition shall be made under this subsection and the procedures adopted by the state board.

(c) A student who is placed in:

(1) an institution operated by the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services or the division of mental health and addiction; or

(2) an institution, a public or private facility, a home, a group home, or an alternative family setting by the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services or the division of mental health and addiction;

may attend school in the school corporation in which the institution is located. The state shall pay the transfer tuition of the student, unless another entity is required to pay the transfer tuition as a result of a placement described in subsection (a) or (b) or another state is obligated to pay the transfer tuition.

(d) This subsection applies to a student who is placed:

(1) by or with the consent of the department of child services;

(2) by a court order; or

(3) by a child placing agency licensed by the department of child services;

in a foster family home or the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker that is not located in the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement. The student may attend school in either the school corporation in which the foster family home or other home is located or the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement. The department of child services and the student's foster parents or caretaker shall make the determination concerning where the student attends school unless that determination is made by a court that has jurisdiction over the student. If a licensed child placing agency is responsible for oversight of the foster family home in which the student is placed or for providing services to the student, the department of child services must consult with the licensed child placing agency concerning the determination of, or the recommendations made to the court concerning, where the student attends school. Except as provided in subsection (e), transfer tuition is not required for the student.

(e) If a student to whom subsection (d) applies is attending school in a school corporation that is not the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement, the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement shall pay transfer tuition to the school corporation in which the student is enrolled in school if all of the following conditions apply:

(1) The student was previously placed in a child caring institution licensed under IC 31-27-3.

(2) While placed in the child caring institution, the student was enrolled in a school that is:

(A) administered by the school corporation in which the child caring institution is located; and

(B) located at the child caring institution.

(3) The student was moved from the child caring institution to a licensed foster family home supervised by the child caring institution either:

(A) with the approval of the department of child services and the court having jurisdiction over the student in a case under IC 31-34; or

(B) by a court order in a case under IC 31-37.

(4) After moving from the child caring institution to the foster family home, the student continues to attend the school located at the child caring institution.

(5) The legal settlement of the student was determined by a juvenile court under IC 31-34-20-5, IC 31-34-21-10, IC 31-37-19-26, or IC 31-37-20-6.

(f) A student:

(1) who is placed in a facility, home, or institution described in subsection (a), (b), or (c);

(2) to whom neither subsection (d) nor (e) applies; and

(3) for whom there is no other entity or person required to pay transfer tuition;

may attend school in the school corporation in which the facility, home, or institution is located. The department shall conduct an investigation and determine whether any other entity or person is required to pay transfer tuition. If the department determines that no other entity or person is required to pay transfer tuition, the state shall pay the transfer tuition for the student out of the funds appropriated for tuition support.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.1-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.89-2005, SEC.4; P.L.231-2005, SEC.33; P.L.1-2006, SEC.331; P.L.141-2006, SEC.94; P.L.145-2006, SEC.148; P.L.99-2007, SEC.168; P.L.159-2007, SEC.1; P.L.65-2012, SEC.2; P.L.160-2012, SEC.48; P.L.86-2018, SEC.176; P.L.122-2026, SEC.100.
Ind. Code § 20-25-5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25-5-14
Remonstrance; procedure; grounds
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) A remonstrance under section 11 or 12 of this chapter must be in substantially the following form:

The undersigned hereby remonstrate against the annexation of the following described territory situated in ________ County, Indiana, whereby it would be transferred from ___________ (the losing corporation) to ____________ (the acquiring corporation):

(Description of the annexed territory sufficient to identify it.)

The remonstrance may be filed in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart must have attached to it the affidavit of the individual circulating the counterpart that affirms that each signature appearing on the counterpart was affixed in the presence of the individual circulating the counterpart and that each signature is the true and lawful signature of the individual who made it. The individual who makes the affidavit is not required to be one (1) of the individuals who signs the counterpart to which the affidavit is attached. The remonstrance must be accompanied by a complaint filed by one (1) or more of the remonstrators. The individual or individuals who file the complaint must be treated as a representative of the entire class of remonstrators and must sign the complaint individually or have their respective attorneys sign it. The complaint must state the reasons for the remonstrance. The reasons for the remonstrance are limited to the following:

(1) There is a procedural defect in the manner in which the annexation is carried out that is jurisdictional.

(2) The annexed territory does not form a compact area abutting the acquiring school corporation.

(3) The losing school corporation is left with no high school facilities, or its enrollment after annexation will be less than one thousand (1,000) students. This subdivision does not provide a basis for a remonstrance if the annexation includes all of the territory of the losing school corporation.

(4) The benefits to be derived from the annexation are outweighed by the detriments after consideration of the respective benefits and detriments to the schools, the students residing in the acquiring school corporation, the students residing in the losing school corporation, and the students residing in the annexed territory.

(5) The disposition of assets and liabilities of the losing corporation, the allocation of school tax receipts between the two (2) school corporations, and the amount to be paid by the acquiring school corporation as set out in the annexation resolution are inequitable.

Except for subdivision (1), each allegation enumerated under this subsection may be made in the statutory language.

(b) The plaintiff in a remonstrance suit is the individual whose name appears on the complaint and may be the losing school corporation in a remonstrance under section 12 of this chapter. The defendants in a remonstrance under section 11 of this chapter are the acquiring school corporation and the losing school corporation. The defendant in a remonstrance under section 12 of this chapter is the acquiring school corporation. Service of process shall be made on each defendant in the manner required in other civil actions.

(c) To determine if a petition is timely filed, the time of filing is the time of filing with the clerk of the circuit court without regard to the time of issuance of the summons. If the thirtieth day falls on Sunday, a holiday, or any other day when the clerk's office is not open, the time for filing must be extended to the next day when the clerk's office is open.

(d) The issues in a remonstrance suit are made up by the allegations in the complaint that are denied by each defendant. A responsive pleading does not need to be filed. A defendant may file a motion to dismiss the suit on the ground that the:

(1) requisite number of qualified remonstrators have not signed the petition;

(2) remonstrance was not timely filed; or

(3) complaint does not state a cause of action.

A responsive pleading to a motion to dismiss does not need to be filed. With respect to a motion under subdivisions (1) and (2), the allegations are considered denied by the remonstrators. In order to determine whether there are the requisite number of qualified remonstrators, an individual is not entitled to withdraw the individual's name after a remonstrance is filed, and an individual is not entitled to add the individual's name to the remonstrance after the remonstrance is filed. An individual may, however, at a remonstrance trial, in support or derogation of the substantive matters in the complaint, introduce into evidence a verified statement that the individual wishes to add or withdraw the individual's name from the remonstrance. The court may hear all or part of the matters raised by the motion to dismiss separately, or the court may consolidate all or part of the matters in the motion to dismiss with matters relating to the substance of the case for trial. A complaint may not be dismissed for failure to state a cause of action if a fair reading of the complaint makes out one (1) of the grounds for remonstrance and suit provided in subsection (a). An amendment of the complaint may be permitted in the discretion of the court if the amendment does not state a new ground of remonstrance.

(e) A remonstrance trial must be conducted in the same manner as other civil cases by the court without the intervention of a jury on the issues raised by a complaint or a motion to dismiss, or both. A change of venue from a judge is permitted, but a change of venue from the county is not permitted. The court shall expedite the hearing of the case. A court's judgment, except with respect to a matter raised under subsection (a)(5), must be that the:

(1) annexation will take place;

(2) annexation will not take place; or

(3) remonstrance is dismissed.

(f) If the court finds that the remonstrators have proved a reason for the remonstrance described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4), the court's judgment shall be that the annexation will not take place. If the remonstrators fail to prove a reason for the remonstrance described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4), the court's judgment shall be that the annexation will take place. If the remonstrators raise an issue under subsection (a)(5) in support of a remonstrance, the court's judgment may be either that the disposition, allocation, and amount set out in the annexing resolution are equitable or inequitable. If the court finds that the disposition, allocation, and amount set out in the annexing resolution are inequitable, the court shall provide for an equitable disposition, allocation, and amount. Costs will follow judgment. Appeals may be taken from any judgment of the court in the same manner as appeals are taken in other civil cases.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-45-8-24 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-45-8-24
Duty; levy of countywide tax; amount
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. (a) The board of county commissioners shall levy a tax rate on all the real and taxable personal property in the county that is sufficient to raise the total of the entitlements in the same manner as other county property tax rates are levied.

(b) If the board of county commissioners fails in any calendar year to levy the tax rate required by this chapter, the department of local government finance shall certify the amount of the tax levy to the county auditor. The certified rate shall be the tax for the calendar year. The tax shall be collected and received by the county treasurer in the same manner as other county property taxes are collected.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-7 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-27-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-27-3-2
Nonvoting members
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The following nonvoting members shall advise the voting members of the committee:

(1) A member of the Indiana Association of School Bus Distributors selected by the executive committee of that association.

(2) A member of the state police department selected by the state police superintendent.

(3) A member of the Indiana Township Association selected by the executive committee of that association.

(4) A school business official appointed by the secretary of education upon the recommendation of the Indiana Association of School Business Officials.

(b) An individual is not qualified to serve as a nonvoting member of the committee until proper credentials of the individual's appointment have been filed with the chairperson of the committee. Each nonvoting member shall be notified of all committee meetings and may attend each meeting and offer advice to the voting members of the committee.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.82; P.L.201-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-28-9-28 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-28-9-28
Requirement to expend percentage of tuition support for teacher compensation; exclusions; report to the legislative council; notice; official minutes; posting
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. (a) For each school year in a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, a school corporation shall expend an amount for teacher compensation that is not less than an amount equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of the state tuition support, other than the state tuition support described in subsection (b), distributed to the school corporation during the state fiscal year. For purposes of determining whether a school corporation has complied with this requirement, the amount a school corporation expends for teacher compensation shall include the amount the school corporation expends for adjunct teachers, supplemental pay for teachers, stipends, and for participating in a special education cooperative or an interlocal agreement or consortium that is directly attributable to the compensation of teachers employed by the cooperative or interlocal agreement or consortium. The amount a school corporation expends on teacher compensation shall also include the amount the school corporation expends on dropout recovery educational services for an at-risk student enrolled in the school corporation provided by an agreement with an eligible school that is directly attributable to the compensation of teachers employed by the eligible school. Teacher benefits include all benefit categories collected by the department for Form 9 purposes.

(b) State tuition support distributed to a school corporation for students enrolled in the school corporation who are receiving one hundred percent (100%) virtual instruction from a teacher employed by a third party provider with whom the school corporation has contracted is not included as state tuition support distributed to the school corporation for purposes of subsection (a).

(c) Before November 1, 2022, and before November 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and the budget committee that contains information as to:

(1) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended and the statewide total expended for teacher compensation;

(2) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended and statewide total expended for teacher benefits, including health, dental, life insurance, and pension benefits; and

(3) whether the school corporation met the requirement set forth in subsection (a).

(d) The department shall publish the report described in subsection (c) on the department's website.

(e) Beginning after June 30, 2024, for each state fiscal year that a school corporation fails to expend the amount for teacher compensation as required under subsection (a), the department shall submit in both a written and an electronic format a notice to the school corporation's:

(1) superintendent;

(2) school business officer; and

(3) governing body;

that the school corporation failed to meet the requirements set forth in subsection (a) for the applicable state fiscal year.

(f) If a school corporation's governing body receives a notice from the department under subsection (e), the school corporation shall do the following:

(1) Publicly acknowledge receipt of the notice from the department at the governing body's next public meeting.

(2) Enter into the governing body's official minutes for the meeting described in subdivision (1) acknowledgment of the notice.

(3) Not later than thirty (30) days after the meeting described in subdivision (1), publish on the school corporation's website:

(A) the department's notice; and

(B) any relevant individual reports prepared by the department.

(g) If the department determines a school corporation that received one (1) or more notices from the department under subsection (e) has met the expenditure requirements required under subsection (a) for a subsequent state fiscal year, the school corporation may remove from the school corporation's website any:

(1) notices the school corporation received under subsection (e); and

(2) relevant individual reports prepared by the department under subsection (f)(3).

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.156. Amended by P.L.132-2022, SEC.2; P.L.246-2023, SEC.37; P.L.150-2024, SEC.26; P.L.136-2024, SEC.43; P.L.1-2025, SEC.192; P.L.190-2025, SEC.5; P.L.213-2025, SEC.172; P.L.23-2026, SEC.189.
Ind. Code § 20-33-12-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-33-12-2
Prohibition of discrimination
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A public school shall not discriminate against a student or a student's parent on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression. A public school shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner the public school treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.

As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-44-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 44 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-44-2-4
Levy; emergency loans
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A school corporation may impose a levy for its operations fund, as permitted in IC 20-48-1-7, to repay an emergency loan to the operations fund.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.167. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.92; P.L.214-2025, SEC.202.
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-26-13-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to:

(1) a public high school; and

(2) a state accredited nonpublic high school.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 20-34-3-24 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-34-3-24
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.44-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.200-2023, SEC.30. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.185.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-20 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-20
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-5-32-1; 20-5-32-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.117.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-20-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-20.5-20-5
Prioritization by literacy coach
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A literacy coach shall prioritize the following:

(1) Modeling effective instructional strategies for teachers.

(2) Facilitating study groups.

(3) Training teachers in:

(A) data analysis; and

(B) using data to differentiate instruction.

(4) Coaching and mentoring colleagues.

(5) Working with teachers to ensure that evidence based reading programs, which include:

(A) comprehensive core reading programs;

(B) supplemental reading programs; and

(C) comprehensive intervention reading programs;

are implemented with fidelity.

(6) Training teachers to diagnose and address a reading deficiency.

(7) Working with teachers in applying evidence based reading strategies in other content areas, including:

(A) prioritizing time spent on those teachers;

(B) activities and roles that will have the greatest impact on student achievement; and

(C) prioritizing coaching and mentoring in classrooms.

(8) Helping to increase instructional density to meet the needs of all students.

(9) Working with students through:

(A) whole and small group instruction; or

(B) tutoring;

in the context of modeling and coaching in or outside of a teacher's classroom.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-49-3.5.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-43-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-43-3-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.7-2(b).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.484. Repealed by P.L.1-2010, SEC.156.
Ind. Code § 20-32-4-1.6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-32-4-1.6
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.160-2023, SEC.11. Expired 7-1-2024 by P.L.160-2023, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-36-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-36-6-8
Distribution of funds; guidelines; priority in distribution
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Money appropriated to the department to implement the program shall be distributed first to pay the fees for each Cambridge International examination that is taken by a student to satisfy Indiana graduation requirements, including Core 40 with academic honors, and who is:

(1) enrolled in a public or state accredited nonpublic secondary school; and

(2) a resident of Indiana.

Priority under this subsection shall be given to paying fees for each Cambridge International examination that is taken by a student in grade 11 or 12.

(b) After money appropriated for the program is distributed for the purposes described in subsection (a), any remaining money appropriated for the program shall be distributed and prioritized for distribution in the following order:

(1) To pay stipends for teachers assigned to teach a math, science, or English Cambridge International course to attend the training described in section 7 of this chapter.

(2) To pay school corporations or schools for instructional materials needed for a math, science, or English Cambridge International course.

(3) To pay for or rent equipment that a school corporation or school may need to develop a math, science, or English Cambridge International course.

(4) To pay any other stipends, costs, or fees incurred in implementing the Cambridge International program for subjects other than math, science, or English as authorized under this chapter.

(c) The department shall establish guidelines concerning the distribution of funds under this chapter, including guidelines to ensure that money distributed under this chapter is distributed as evenly as possible throughout Indiana.

(d) The department may also seek funding to carry out the purposes of this chapter through federal programs.

(e) The department may give priority in the distribution of funds to a school that serves a high concentration of low income students.

As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 20-40-18-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-40-18-9
School bus replacement plan; make available on the department of local government's computer gateway; adoption; amendment; hearings
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) Before a school corporation may use money in the operations fund for replacing school buses, a resolution approving the school bus replacement plan or amended plan must be submitted to the department of local government finance.

(b) The department of local government finance shall prescribe the format of the plan. A plan must apply to at least the five (5) budget years immediately following the year the plan is adopted and include at least the following:

(1) An estimate for each year to which it applies of the nature and amount of proposed expenditures from the fund.

(2) If the school corporation is seeking to:

(A) acquire; or

(B) contract for transportation services that will provide;

additional school buses or school buses with a larger seating capacity as compared with the number and type of school buses from the prior school year, evidence of a demand for increased transportation services within the school corporation. Clause (B) does not apply if contracted transportation services are not paid from the fund.

(3) If the school corporation is seeking to require a contractor to replace a school bus, evidence that the need exists for the replacement of the school bus. This subdivision does not apply if contracted transportation services are not paid from the operations fund.

(4) Evidence that the school corporation that seeks to acquire additional school buses under this section is acquiring or contracting for the school buses only for the purposes specified in subdivision (2) or for replacement purposes.

(c) If a school corporation wants to use money in the operations fund during the year to pay for school bus replacement, the governing body must adopt a resolution approving the bus replacement plan or amended plan. The school corporation shall post the proposed plan or proposed amended plan on the school corporation's website before the hearing. The governing body must hold a hearing on the adoption of the resolution as follows:

(1) For a school corporation that has not elected to adopt a budget under IC 6-1.1-17-5.6 or for which a resolution adopted under IC 6-1.1-17-5.6(d) is in effect, the school corporation must hold the hearing and adopt the resolution after January 1 and not later than November 1 of the immediately preceding year.

(2) For a school corporation that elects to adopt a budget under IC 6-1.1-17-5.6, the school corporation must hold the hearing and adopt the resolution after January 1 and not later than April 1 of the immediately preceding school fiscal year.

The governing body shall submit the proposed school bus replacement plan or amended plan to the department of local government finance's computer gateway at least ten (10) days before the hearing on the adoption of the resolution. The department of local government finance shall make the proposed plan available to taxpayers, at least ten (10) days before the hearing, through the department's computer gateway. The department of local government finance's computer gateway must allow a taxpayer to search for the proposed plan under this section by the taxpayer's address. If an amendment to a bus replacement plan is being proposed, the governing body must declare the nature of and the need for the amendment in the resolution to adopt the amendment to the plan. The plan, as proposed to be amended, must comply with the requirements for a plan under this section.

(d) If a governing body adopts the resolution specified in subsection (c), the school corporation must then submit the resolution to the department of local government finance in the manner prescribed by the department. In addition, the governing body shall submit the school bus replacement plan or amended plan that is approved in the resolution to the department of local government finance's computer gateway not later than thirty (30) days after adoption of the resolution. The department of local government finance shall immediately make the adopted plan available to taxpayers through the department's computer gateway.

(e) The operations fund must be used to pay for the replacement of school buses, either through a purchase agreement or under a lease agreement.

(f) Before the last Thursday in August in the year preceding the first school year in which a proposed contract commences, the governing body of a school corporation may elect to designate a part of a:

(1) transportation contract (as defined in IC 20-27-2-12);

(2) fleet contract (as defined in IC 20-27-2-5); or

(3) common carrier contract (as defined in IC 20-27-2-3);

as an expenditure payable from the fund. An election under this subsection must be included in the resolution approving the school bus replacement plan or amended plan. The election applies throughout the term of the contract.

(g) The amount that may be paid from the fund under this section in a school year is equal to the fair market lease value in the school year of each school bus, school bus chassis, or school bus body used under the contract, as substantiated by invoices, depreciation schedules, and other documented information available to the school corporation.

(h) The allocation of costs under this section to the fund must comply with the accounting standards prescribed by the state board of accounts.

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.140-2018, SEC.17; P.L.238-2019, SEC.15; P.L.23-2026, SEC.209.
Ind. Code § 20-26-9-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-26-9-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.54-2006, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.137.
Ind. Code § 20-49-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-49-4-2
Exemption for procedures; loss from disaster
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Sections 9, 12, and 13 of this chapter do not apply if a school corporation or charter school sustains loss from a disaster.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.189-2023, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-35.5-1-7
"Universal screener"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. "Universal screener" means a diagnostic assessment used to aid educators in understanding the causes for student performance, learning strengths, and the needs that underlie student performance. The diagnostic assessment is conducted to identify or predict students who may be at risk for poor learning outcomes and is typically brief and conducted with all students at a particular grade level.

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-39-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 39 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-39-3-2
County officers; subpoena powers
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. For purposes of an inspection, the school examiner, county auditor, and board of county commissioners may by subpoena:

(1) summon before them any trustee; and

(2) require the production of books, papers, and accounts;

after three (3) days notice of the time to appear and produce any books, papers, and accounts is given.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-75.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.162.
Ind. Code § 20-24-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-24-9-4
Corrective action; revocation of charter
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If an authorizer determines that:

(1) an organizer is failing to comply with the conditions or procedures established in the charter;

(2) a charter school established by the organizer is failing to meet the educational goals set forth in the charter;

(3) an organizer is failing to comply with all applicable federal and state laws;

(4) an organizer fails to meet generally accepted fiscal management and government accounting principles; or

(5) one (1) or more grounds for revocation exist as specified in the charter;

the authorizer may order any corrective action that the authorizer considers necessary to correct the deficiency or revoke the school's charter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.49; P.L.250-2017, SEC.22; P.L.214-2025, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 20-26-19-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-26-19-4
"Public school"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public school" means a:

(1) school maintained by a school corporation; or

(2) charter school.

As added by P.L.38-2020, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-43-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-43-4-5
Counting kindergarten pupils
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) In determining ADM, each kindergarten pupil who is at least five (5) years of age on the date set forth in subsection (b) shall be counted as:

(1) one (1) pupil, if the pupil is enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program; or

(2) one-half (1/2) pupil, if the pupil is enrolled in a half-day kindergarten program.

If a school corporation commences kindergarten in a school year, the ADM of the current and prior calendar years shall be adjusted to reflect the enrollment of the kindergarten pupils. A kindergarten pupil who is not at least five (5) years of age on the date set forth in subsection (b) may not be counted.

(b) The date referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

(1) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, August 1 of the school year.

(2) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, September 1 of the school year.

(3) For a state fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, October 1 of the school year.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.6-1.1(d) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.213; P.L.135-2018, SEC.5; P.L.108-2019, SEC.223.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-51.4-5-2
Application process for ESA participating entities; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The following individuals or entities may become an ESA participating entity by submitting an application to the department in a manner prescribed by the department:

(1) A qualified school.

(2) An individual who or tutoring agency that provides private tutoring.

(3) An individual who or entity that provides services to a student with a disability in accordance with an individualized education program developed under IC 20-35 or a service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34 or generally accepted standards of care prescribed by the eligible student's treating physician.

(4) Subject to section 7 of this chapter, an individual who or entity that offers a course or program to an eligible student.

(5) A licensed occupational therapist.

(6) Entities that provide assessments.

(b) The department shall approve an application submitted under subsection (a) if the individual or entity meets the criteria to serve as an ESA participating entity.

(c) If it is reasonably expected by the department that an ESA participating entity will receive, from payments made under the ESA program, more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) during a particular school year, the ESA participating entity shall, on or before a date prescribed by the department provide the department evidence, in a manner prescribed by the department, indicating that the ESA participating entity has unencumbered assets sufficient to pay the department an amount equal to the amount expected to be paid to the ESA participating entity under the ESA program during the particular school year.

(d) Each ESA participating entity that accepts payments made from an ESA account under this article shall provide a receipt to the parent of an eligible student or to the emancipated eligible student for each payment made.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.132-2022, SEC.8; P.L.202-2023, SEC.64; P.L.127-2024, SEC.8; P.L.199-2025, SEC.5; P.L.213-2025, SEC.231; P.L.23-2026, SEC.218.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-13
Eminent domain; petition for appointment of appraisers
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. If:

(1) the trustees of school corporations of a city or town believe; or

(2) the township trustee of a township believes;

it is necessary to purchase any real estate on which to build a school, or for any other purpose connected with the real estate, the township trustee or school trustees, or a majority of them, may file a petition in the circuit court of the county asking for the appointment of appraisers to appraise and assess the value of the real estate.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-23-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.74-2026, SEC.68.
Ind. Code § 20-29-8-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-29-8-12
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-13(d) part.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.31. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.274; P.L.109-2015, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 20-31-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-31-3-3
Revising and updating academic standards
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The department shall revise and update academic standards:

(1) for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12; and

(2) in each subject area listed in section 2 of this chapter;

at least once every six (6) years. This revision must occur on a cyclical basis.

(b) The department, in revising and updating academic standards under subsection (a), shall do the following:

(1) Consider the skills, knowledge, and practices:

(A) that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging technologies; and

(B) that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies.

(2) Consider for removal any academic standards that may be obsolete as a result of emerging technologies.

(3) Provide support to school corporations regarding the implementation of revised and updated academic standards that have an emerging technologies component.

(4) Consider integrating computer science standards into a subject area being revised.

(5) Consider integrating data literacy and data science standards into a subject area being revised.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.17; P.L.168-2022, SEC.19; P.L.250-2023, SEC.33; P.L.150-2024, SEC.35; P.L.214-2025, SEC.166.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-16-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-20.5-16-4
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the next level computer science grant program established by section 5 of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45-4.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-49-10-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-49-10-12
Security interest; procedure to redetermine security interest; limitation
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. A charter school may provide the state board with an adequate security interest for the repayment of an advance made to the charter school under this chapter, in the form and amount determined by the Indiana department of administration. If the school operator sells its equity interest in the school facility, the state board shall redetermine the adequacy of its security interest and may hold a public hearing to determine whether any tax dollar equity funded with the advance should be paid to the state. The state board may not approve the disbursement of an advance made under this chapter to a charter school until the charter school provides the state board with an adequate security interest for the repayment of the advance in the manner prescribed by this section.

As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 20-49-4-20 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-49-4-20
Statutory construction; advance not treated as debt of state
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. An agreement with the state board or state board of finance under section 23 of this chapter to collect and pay over amounts deducted from state tuition support for the benefit of another party is not a debt of the state within the meaning of the limitation on or prohibition against state indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-7(b).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 20-23-4-43 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-23-4-43
Amendment of plan approved prior to May 1, 1984
Status: in_force

Sec. 43. A plan approved by:

(1) a county committee or committees; and

(2) the state board before May 1, 1984;

may provide for or be amended to provide for delaying the commencement of the terms of some members of the governing body for one (1) year and for extending the terms of their predecessors for one (1) year where this is necessary to prevent a majority of the board from taking office at any one time.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-40.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-20-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-20.5-20-4
"Literacy coach"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This subsection applies before July 1, 2027. As used in this chapter, "literacy coach" refers to an individual whose primary responsibility is to provide literacy training and support to administrators and teachers. This subsection expires July 1, 2027.

(b) This subsection applies after June 30, 2027. As used in this chapter, "literacy coach" means an individual:

(1) whose primary responsibility is to provide literacy training and support to administrators and teachers; and

(2) who has received the literacy endorsement described in IC 20-28-5-19.7.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-49-3.2.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-27-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-27-6-8
Violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-22.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-42.2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-42.2
FAFSA requirements; waivers
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.2. (a) This section does not apply to a nonpublic school unless the nonpublic school is an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).

(b) As used in this section, "FAFSA" refers to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

(c) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each student in the student's senior year shall complete and submit the FAFSA not later than April 15 of the school year.

(d) A student is not required to comply with subsection (c) if:

(1) a parent of the student or the student, if the student is an emancipated minor, submits a signed waiver certifying that the student understands what the FAFSA is and declines to complete it; or

(2) the principal or school counselor of the student's high school waives the requirement for a group of students due to the principal or school counselor being unable to reach the parents of the students by April 15 of the school year after at least two (2) reasonable attempts to contact the parents.

(e) This section expires June 30, 2033.

As added by P.L.29-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-7
License revocation and suspension
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. On the written recommendation of the secretary of education, the department may suspend or revoke a license for:

(1) immorality;

(2) misconduct in office;

(3) incompetency; or

(4) willful neglect of duty.

For each suspension or revocation, the department shall comply with IC 4-21.5-3.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-7(a).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.158; P.L.43-2021, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-24-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 24 / Section 20-20.5-24-9
Expiration
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. This chapter expires June 30, 2035.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-54-9.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-32-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-32-3-9
Postsecondary level academic credit
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A student who:

(1) receives a secondary level certificate of achievement in a particular subject or skill area; and

(2) satisfies the standards for receipt of academic credit as determined by a state educational institution;

may receive postsecondary level academic credit at the state educational institution for the secondary level certificate of achievement as set forth in IC 21-43-2.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-9.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.224.
Ind. Code § 20-51-4-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-51-4-4.5
Special education or related services for eligible choice scholarship students; adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) If an eligible choice scholarship student:

(1) who attends school at a choice scholarship school; and

(2) who is eligible to receive special education funds under IC 20-43-7;

chooses to receive special education services at a school corporation required to provide special education services to the eligible choice scholarship student under 511 IAC 7-34-1, the special education funds under IC 20-43-7 for that student will be made available to the school corporation where the student receives special education services.

(b) Notwithstanding 511 IAC 7-34-1(d)(4), a public school is not required to make available special education and related services to an eligible choice scholarship student if the eligible choice scholarship student receives funds under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter and the special education services are provided to the eligible choice scholarship student by the eligible school. This subsection may not be construed as a restriction or limitation on any of the rights, benefits, and protections granted to an individual under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).

(c) A school corporation may not include an eligible choice scholarship student who receives an amount under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter in the school corporation's count under IC 20-43-7.

As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.26-2014, SEC.2; P.L.106-2016, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 20-25-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25-3-10
Superintendent; duties; recommendations to board
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The superintendent shall act as general administrator of the school city and make recommendations to the board concerning:

(1) the conduct of the schools;

(2) the employment and dismissal of personnel;

(3) the purchase of supplies;

(4) the construction of buildings; and

(5) all other matters pertaining to the conduct of the schools within the general framework of the school laws of the state.

(b) The superintendent shall:

(1) attend all meetings of the board, except when the superintendent's appointment is under consideration;

(2) carry out the orders of the board; and

(3) make all other decisions and perform all other duties that are prescribed by law or that reasonably fall within the superintendent's power and jurisdiction.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-9.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-27-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-27-6-1
Exemptions for nonpublic schools and educational service centers
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a nonpublic school or to a nonpublic school bus driver contract executed for a nonpublic school; or

(2) an educational service center (as defined by IC 20-20.5-1-3) or a school bus driver contract executed for an educational service center.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.140-2012, SEC.2; P.L.74-2026, SEC.89.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-18
Levy; additional to other levies
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. A school corporation's levy may not be considered in the determination of the school corporation's or a charter school's (excluding a virtual charter school) state tuition support distribution under IC 20-43 or the determination of any other property tax levy imposed by the school corporation.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-19-4.5(c) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.502; P.L.1-2009, SEC.126; P.L.154-2020, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-20.5-9-4
Eligibility for grant
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A qualifying school corporation is eligible to receive a grant from the state for each full-time equivalent student who is enrolled in an alternative education program conducted for the school corporation.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-33-4.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-47-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-47-2-2
"Capital actually invested"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "capital actually invested" includes the following amounts expended by a lessor corporation:

(1) Organization and incorporation expenses.

(2) Financing costs.

(3) Carrying charges.

(4) Legal fees.

(5) Architects' fees.

(6) Contractors' fees.

(7) Reasonable costs and expenses incidental thereto.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-11-3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-22-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 22 / Section 20-20.5-22-4
Centralized school facilities pilot program established
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The centralized school facilities pilot program is established to provide innovative approaches concerning the use, operation, and management of school facilities to promote:

(1) enhanced learning environments;

(2) unique learning opportunities; and

(3) improved student academic and health outcomes;

in accordance with the plan submitted to the general assembly by the secretary of education under IC 20-19-3-32 (before its repeal).

(b) The pilot program is established for a three (3) year period consisting of the 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028-2029 school years.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-52-4.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-13-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-20.5-13-7
"School corporation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" includes a charter school that is not a virtual charter school.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-40-7.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-48-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-48-2-2
Temporary loans
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (c), if the board of school trustees or other proper authority of a school town or school city finds that an emergency exists for borrowing money with which to meet current expenses of the schools of the school town or school city, the board of school trustees or other proper authority of the school town or school city may make temporary loans in anticipation of current revenues of the school town or school city to an amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the amount of taxes actually levied and in the course of collection for the fiscal year in which the loans are made.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), revenues are considered to be current and taxes are considered to have been actually levied and in the course of collection when the budget levy and rate have been finally approved by the department of local government finance.

(c) In second and third class school cities, a loan may not be made under this section for more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) unless:

(1) the letting of the loans has been advertised once each week for two (2) successive weeks in two (2) newspapers of general circulation published in the school city; and

(2) sealed bids have been submitted:

(A) at a regular meeting of the school board of the school city; and

(B) under the notices specified in subdivision (1);

stipulating the rate of interest to be charged by the bidder.

(d) School loans made under this section must be made with the bidder that submits:

(1) the lowest rate of interest; and

(2) with the bid an affidavit showing that collusion does not exist between the bidder and any other bidder for the loan.

(e) The board of school trustees may not impose a levy to pay for the interest on the loan from a debt service fund as provided by IC 20-40-9-6 unless:

(1) the loan has been issued; and

(2) the school town or school city has received the loan proceeds.

The board of school trustees may not authorize a temporary loan for the purpose of increasing the school town's or school city's property tax rate for the ensuing budget year.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-4-20-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171. Amended by P.L.38-2021, SEC.72.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.200; P.L.192-2018, SEC.46. Repealed by P.L.201-2023, SEC.198.
Ind. Code § 20-37-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 37 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-37-2-12
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-4-24-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.161. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.194.
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-35.5-2-8
Objection to screening; consent to level I dyslexia screening and level II dyslexia screening
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation or charter school is not required to administer a universal screener under section 1 of this chapter to a student if the:

(1) parent of the student objects to the screening; or

(2) student is receiving intervention services for dyslexia.

(b) Before a school corporation or charter school administers a level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening to a student, the parent of the student must consent to the screening.

(c) If a parent objects to an initial dyslexia screening or does not consent to a level I dyslexia screening or level II dyslexia screening, the school corporation or charter school may not administer the initial dyslexia screening, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening, whichever is applicable, to the student.

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-45-7-28 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-45-7-28
Distribution by warrant; schedule
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. The county auditor shall issue a warrant to the county treasurer for the distributions from the fund to the qualified school corporations in the amounts to which they are entitled under this chapter. The distributions shall be made at the same time as other property tax levies in each semiannual tax settlement period. A qualified school corporation has the right to obtain advance draws.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-7.1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-18-2-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-18-2-3.5
"Dyslexia"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. "Dyslexia" means a specific learning disability that:

(1) is neurological in origin and characterized by:

(A) difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition; and

(B) poor spelling and decoding abilities;

(2) typically results from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction;

(3) may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge; and

(4) may require the provision of special education services after an eligibility determination is made in accordance with 511 IAC 7-40.

As added by P.L.215-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-45-8-16 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-45-8-16
Duty; levy of countywide tax
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) The board of county commissioners shall levy a county supplemental school financing tax at a rate that is sufficient to annually provide adequate funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The various officials and employees of the qualified county and the qualified school corporations charged with the duty of levying, collecting, and receiving other property tax funds for county or school purposes, or both, shall take the appropriate and respective steps as otherwise required by law for the levying, collecting, and receiving of property taxes in order to levy, collect, and receive the tax.

(b) The receipts from the tax shall be credited into the fund and paid from the fund by the county auditor to the qualified school corporations.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-5(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-17-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-20.5-17-9
Fund; nonreverting
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) The fund consists of the following:

(1) Appropriations from the general assembly.

(2) Gifts to the fund.

(3) Grants, including grants from private entities.

(4) Other state funds that are transferred to the fund.

(b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.

(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited into the fund.

(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45.5-9.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-21-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-21-1-3
"Case conference"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Case conference" refers to the actions taken by a case conference committee composed of public agency personnel, parents, the student, if appropriate, and others at the discretion of the public agency or the parent to do any of the following:

(1) Determine a student's eligibility for special education and related services.

(2) Develop, review, or revise a student's individualized education program.

(3) Determine an appropriate educational placement for the student.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 20-19-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-19-9-5
Withdrawal of habitual truants
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A school corporation that operates a virtual education program must require that if a student who attends a school corporation's virtual education program accumulates ten (10) consecutive or eighteen (18) cumulative unexcused absences, the student must be withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation's virtual education program.

As added by P.L.211-2019, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.250-2023, SEC.7; P.L.232-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-51.4-4-1
Establishment of accounts; ESA agreement; terms
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) After June 30, 2022, a parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student may establish an Indiana education scholarship account for the eligible student by entering into a written agreement with the department on a form prepared by the department. The department shall establish a date by which an application to establish an ESA account for the upcoming school year must be submitted. However, for a school year beginning after July 1, 2022, applications must be submitted for an eligible student not later than September 1 for the immediately following school year. The ESA account of an eligible student shall be made in the name of the eligible student. The department shall make the agreement available on the website of the department. To be eligible, a parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student wishing to participate in the ESA program must agree that:

(1) subject to subsection (i), a grant deposited in the eligible student's ESA account under section 2 of this chapter and any interest that may accrue in the ESA account will be used only for the eligible student's ESA qualified expenses;

(2) if the eligible student participates in the CSA program, a grant deposited in the eligible student's ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4.5-3 and any interest that may accrue in the ESA account will be used only for the eligible student's ESA qualified expenses;

(3) money in the ESA account when the ESA account is terminated reverts to the state general fund;

(4) the parent of the eligible student or the emancipated eligible student will use part of the money in the ESA account:

(A) for the eligible student's study in the subject of reading, grammar, mathematics, social studies, or science; or

(B) for use in accordance with the eligible student's:

(i) individualized education program;

(ii) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;

(iii) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49; or

(iv) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794;

(5) the eligible student will not be enrolled in a school that receives tuition support under IC 20-43; and

(6) the eligible student will take the statewide summative assessment, as applicable based on the eligible student's grade level, as provided under IC 20-32-5.1, or the assessment specified in the eligible student's:

(A) individualized education program developed under IC 20-35;

(B) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;

(C) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49; or

(D) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.

(b) A parent of an eligible student may enter into a separate agreement under subsection (a) for each child of the parent. However, not more than one (1) ESA account may be established for each eligible student.

(c) The ESA account must be established under subsection (a) by a parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student for a school year on or before a date established by the department which must be at least thirty (30) days before the fall count day of ADM established under IC 20-43-4-3. A parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student may not enter into an agreement under this section or maintain an ESA account under this chapter if the eligible student receives a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4 for the same school year. An eligible student may not receive a grant under section 2 of this chapter if the eligible student is currently included in a school corporation's ADM count under IC 20-43-4.

(d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), an agreement made under this section is valid for one (1) school year while the eligible student is in kindergarten through grade 12 and may be renewed annually. Upon graduation, or receipt of a certificate of completion under the eligible student's individualized education program, the eligible student's ESA account is terminated.

(e) An agreement entered into under this section terminates automatically for an eligible student if:

(1) the eligible student no longer resides in Indiana while the eligible student is eligible to receive grants under section 2 of this chapter; or

(2) the ESA account is not renewed within three hundred ninety-five (395) days after the date the ESA account was either established or last renewed.

If an ESA account is terminated under this section, money in the eligible student's ESA account, including any interest accrued, reverts to the state general fund.

(f) An agreement made under this section for an eligible student while the eligible student is in kindergarten through grade 12 may be terminated before the end of the school year if the parent of the eligible student or the emancipated eligible student notifies the department in a manner specified by the department.

(g) A distribution made to an ESA account under section 2 of this chapter is considered tax exempt as long as the distribution is used for an ESA qualified expense. The amount is subtracted from the definition of adjusted federal gross income under IC 6-3-1-3.5 to the extent the distribution used for the ESA qualified expense is included in the taxpayer's adjusted federal gross income under the Internal Revenue Code.

(h) The department shall establish a student test number as described in IC 20-19-3-9.4 for each eligible student.

(i) A student described in IC 20-51.4-2-4(3)(B) may not use the money deposited into the eligible student's ESA account for ESA qualified expenses described in IC 20-51.4-2-9(a)(3), IC 20-51.4-2-9(a)(6), IC 20-51.4-2-9(a)(7), or IC 20-51.4-2-9(a)(9).

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.38; P.L.132-2022, SEC.4; P.L.201-2023, SEC.220; P.L.202-2023, SEC.49; P.L.9-2024, SEC.410; P.L.127-2024, SEC.5; P.L.150-2024, SEC.69; P.L.1-2025, SEC.198; P.L.213-2025, SEC.211.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-1
Responsibility for licensing teachers
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The department is responsible for the licensing of teachers.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.155.
Ind. Code § 20-33-8-16.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-33-8-16.5
Limits on suspensions and expulsions
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-19-9-5 and IC 20-24-5-4.5(e), a public school, including a charter school, may not expel or suspend a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant.

(b) This section expires July 1, 2026.

As added by P.L.208-2025, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-45-7-22 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-45-7-22
Collection
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. The county officials charged with the duty of collecting and receiving receipts from county taxes shall collect and receive the tax in the same manner as other county taxes.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-7.1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-23-6-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-23-6-13
"Majority"
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. If the term "majority" is used in connection with any law providing for the submission to an electorate of the question of the consolidation of two (2) or more school corporations, in all laws enacted before March 13, 1959, concerning school consolidation, and in particular IC 20-23-6 and IC 20-23-7, the term means the greater number of votes cast and counted either for or against the proposition of consolidation. Any additions to the certificate of the votes cast, other than the number of votes cast for and against the proposition of consolidation, shall be considered as surplusage and of no effect, and the intention of IC 20-23-6 and of IC 20-23-7 shall be so interpreted.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-7-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-28-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-28-6-5
Regular teacher's contract
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The regular teacher's contract must be used statewide without amendment and must contain, in addition to the items in section 2(a)(3) of this chapter:

(1) the manner of salary payment; and

(2) any provisions relating to the government of the school that the secretary of education includes.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.91.
Ind. Code § 20-23-15-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 15 / Section 20-23-15-4
Notice of referendum
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The circuit court clerk of the county shall provide notice of the referendum to the registered voters who reside within the boundaries of the school corporation:

(1) at least one (1) time;

(2) in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation that is published in the county; and

(3) not earlier than March 15 or later than April 15 of the year in which the referendum is held.

(b) The notice published under subsection (a) must:

(1) state that the referendum is called to afford the registered voters an opportunity to vote on whether members of the governing body will be elected;

(2) state that the referendum will be held at the next primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May;

(3) state that the referendum will be held on a nonpartisan basis and that all registered voters residing within the boundaries of the (insert the name of school corporation) may vote in the referendum; and

(4) designate that the voting place or places at which the referendum will be held must be those that are:

(A) used for the next primary election; and

(B) located within the boundaries of the (insert the name of school corporation).

(c) The referendum question must be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state:

"Shall the members of the board of school trustees of the (insert the name of school corporation) be elected in the general election from five (5) districts and from two (2) at-large positions in the school corporation?".

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-20-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-30-5.6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 20-30-5.6-5
Required meeting to discuss current and future career opportunities; opt out; request to waive; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) through (f), during each school year, a student who is:

(1) enrolled in a school; and

(2) in grade 11 or 12;

shall meet with at least one (1) approved postsecondary educational institution, intermediary, employer, or labor organization for not less than thirty (30) minutes to discuss current and future career opportunities and the necessary education levels for various careers.

(b) In advance of the meeting required under subsection (a), the student shall select, from the list prepared under IC 21-18-19-1 or from a list of approved postsecondary educational institutions maintained by the student's school, at least one (1) approved postsecondary educational institution, intermediary, employer, or labor organization with which to meet.

(c) The parent of a student or an emancipated student may opt out of the meeting required under subsection (a).

(d) If a school determines that no approved postsecondary educational institutions, intermediaries, employers, or labor organizations are willing to meet with students under subsection (a), the school may submit to the commission for higher education a written request to waive the meeting requirement.

(e) The meeting requirement under subsection (a) does not apply to a student who is participating in a program approved by the student's school in which the student:

(1) works for an employer or labor organization for part of regular school hours; and

(2) attends school for part of regular school hours.

(f) The meeting requirement under subsection (a) does not apply to students who receive career coaching services through the career coaching grant under IC 20-19-12.

(g) An intermediary, employer, or labor organization may hold a meeting described in subsection (a) with not more than five (5) students at one (1) time.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.393; P.L.134-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-24.5-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-24.5-2-8
Laboratory schools; grades
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Instruction in laboratory schools may be provided for:

(1) preschool students;

(2) kindergarten students;

(3) special education students; and

(4) all or part of the twelve (12) common school grades.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-14-2(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.
Ind. Code § 20-47-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-47-4-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the lease by a school corporation or the public education corporation of an existing school building or improved school building under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170. Amended by P.L.101-2026, SEC.56.
Ind. Code § 20-26-9-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-26-9-13
Implementation of school breakfast program
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The governing body of a participating school corporation shall implement or contract for the implementation of a school breakfast program at each qualifying school building within the school corporation's boundaries.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25.3-4-4
Advisory committee
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The corporation board may establish an advisory committee to assist the corporation board in creating and implementing the school performance framework described in section 3 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-2.1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.99.
Ind. Code § 20-18-2-27 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-18-2-27
"Workplace specialist license"
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. "Workplace specialist license" refers to a workplace specialist license described in 511 IAC 17-1-2 or its successor rule.

As added by P.L.275-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-29-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-29-9-3
Loss of dues deduction privilege by exclusive representative for participating in strike
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If an exclusive representative:

(1) engages in; or

(2) aids or abets in;

a strike, the exclusive representative shall lose the exclusive representative's dues deduction privilege for one (1) year.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-14(c).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.