Ind. Code § 20-19-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-4
Duties of department; suspension and expulsion statistics; provision of data necessary for audit or evaluation of education programs; identification numbers for new schools
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall:

(1) perform the duties required by statute;

(2) implement the policies and procedures established by the state board;

(3) conduct analytical research to assist the state board in determining the state's educational policy;

(4) compile statistics concerning the ethnicity, gender, and disability status of students in Indiana schools, including statistics for all information that the department receives from school corporations on enrollment, number of suspensions, and number of expulsions; and

(5) provide technical assistance to school corporations.

(b) In compiling statistics by gender, ethnicity, and disability status under subsection (a)(4), the department shall also categorize suspensions and expulsions by cause as follows:

(1) Alcohol.

(2) Drugs.

(3) Deadly weapons (other than firearms).

(4) Handguns.

(5) Rifles or shotguns.

(6) Other firearms.

(7) Tobacco.

(8) Attendance.

(9) Destruction of property.

(10) Legal settlement.

(11) Fighting (incident does not rise to the level of battery).

(12) A battery offense included in IC 35-42-2.

(13) Intimidation (IC 35-45-2-1).

(14) Verbal aggression or profanity.

(15) Defiance.

(16) Other.

(c) The department shall provide the state board any data, including fiscal data, as determined by the state board, in a reasonable time frame established by the state board after consultation with the department, necessary to conduct an audit or evaluation of any federal or state supported program principally engaged in the provision of education, including, but not limited to:

(1) early childhood education;

(2) elementary and secondary education;

(3) postsecondary education;

(4) special education;

(5) job training;

(6) career and technical education; and

(7) adult education;

or for the enforcement of or compliance with federal legal requirements related to those education programs as determined by the state board. The state board and the department are considered state educational authorities within the meaning of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 CFR Part 99) for the purpose of allowing the free exchange of information between the department and the state board.

(d) The department may, upon request by a new school, assign an identification number for the new school.

(e) The department shall develop guidelines necessary to implement this section.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.10; P.L.213-2015, SEC.152; P.L.65-2016, SEC.9; P.L.269-2019, SEC.2; P.L.74-2026, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 20-50-2-1.1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 50 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-50-2-1.1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.46-2016, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.155-2019, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 20-26-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-26-2-2
"Governing body"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. "Governing body" refers to the board of commissioners charged by law with the responsibility of administering the affairs of a school corporation, including a:

(1) board of school commissioners;

(2) metropolitan board of education;

(3) board of school trustees; or

(4) board of trustees.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-1-3(b).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-8.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-8.5
Resolution to extend a referendum levy; adoption and approval deadline; projected charter school distributions
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.5. (a) A resolution to extend a referendum levy must be:

(1) adopted by the governing body of a school corporation; and

(2) approved in a referendum under this chapter;

before December 31 of the final calendar year in which the school corporation's previously approved referendum levy is imposed under this chapter.

(b) For a resolution described in section 21 or 22 of this chapter that is adopted under this section, the resolution must include the projected charter school distributions described in section 8(e) of this chapter and indicate the distributions to applicable charter schools in accordance with this chapter.

As added by P.L.138-2016, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.189-2023, SEC.31; P.L.68-2025, SEC.216.
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-35.5-1-6
"Reading specialist trained in dyslexia"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Reading specialist trained in dyslexia" means a professional who:

(1) has expertise in and either has or is working toward an endorsement or certification, as determined by the department, in providing training for:

(A) phonological and phonemic awareness;

(B) sound and symbol relationships;

(C) alphabet knowledge;

(D) decoding skills;

(E) rapid naming skills; and

(F) encoding skills;

(2) is fluent in the response to intervention process; and

(3) has been trained in the identification of and intervention for dyslexia.

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-16.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-16.5
"Moderate value program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.5. This section applies after June 30, 2018. "Moderate value program" means a career and technical education program that the department of workforce development recognizes as:

(1) having a moderate employment demand and a moderate average wage level;

(2) having a high employment demand and a low average wage level; or

(3) having a low employment demand and a high average wage level.

As added by P.L.230-2017, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-24-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-24-3-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.280-2013, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 20-23-18-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-23-18-4
Muncie Community School Corporation; Muncie Community school corporation's designation as a distressed political subdivision termination
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If the Ball State University board of trustees adopts a resolution to take advantage of the relationship between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school corporation and be governed by this chapter, the distressed unit appeal board shall terminate Muncie Community school corporation's designation as a distressed political subdivision by July 1, 2018.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-40-19-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-40-19-1
Fund created for voter approved projects
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A referendum controlled project tax levy fund shall be created by each school corporation for which a controlled project was approved by the voters in a referendum under IC 6-1.1-20.

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 20-51-4-4.6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-51-4-4.6
State board; rulemaking for provision of special education services
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.6. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the provision of special education or related services to an eligible choice scholarship student who receives an amount under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter. The rules adopted under this section shall include annual reporting requirements, monitoring, and consequences for noncompliance by an eligible school.

As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.106-2016, SEC.19; P.L.93-2024, SEC.149.
Ind. Code § 20-47-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-47-1-4
Public school endowment corporation; distributions from principal and income
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A public school endowment corporation may distribute both principal and income.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-26-5-21(e).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 20-51.4-5.5-5
Revocation of CSA participating entity's status; review
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The department may refuse to allow a CSA participating entity to continue participation in the CSA program and revoke the CSA participating entity's status as a CSA participating entity if the department determines that the CSA participating entity accepts payments made from a CSA account under this article and:

(1) has failed to provide any educational service required by state or federal law to a career scholarship student receiving instruction from the CSA participating entity; or

(2) has routinely failed to meet the requirements of a CSA participating entity under the CSA program.

(b) If the department approves a CSA participating entity under this chapter, the department:

(1) may periodically review the sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study provided by the CSA participating entity to ensure the sequences, courses, or apprenticeships comply with the requirements under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 and this chapter; and

(2) may revoke approval of the CSA participating entity if, at any time more than two (2) years after the CSA participating entity is approved, the department determines that the sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study that the CSA participating entity offers do not comply with the requirements under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 or this chapter.

(c) If the department revokes approval of a CSA participating entity under subsection (b), the revocation becomes effective the immediately following school year.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.72; P.L.213-2025, SEC.238.
Ind. Code § 20-30-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-30-8-4
"Program organizer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "program organizer" means the following:

(1) The governing body of a school corporation that establishes an alternative education program described in section 5(a)(1) of this chapter.

(2) The governing bodies of each of the school corporations that:

(A) participate in an area alternative education program described in section 5(a)(2) of this chapter; and

(B) take an official action under this chapter by adopting substantially identical resolutions.

(3) The governing body or administrative body of an area alternative education program described in section 5(a)(2) of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-2.7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-23-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 23 / Section 20-20.5-23-1
"Local board"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "local board" refers to a:

(1) local student transportation board established under section 6(a) of this chapter; or

(2) if applicable, local centralized school facilities and transportation board established under section 6(e) of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-53-1.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-21-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 21 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-21-3-4
Terms of nonlegislative members
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to a board member serving under section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.

(b) The term of a board member is four (4) years and expires June 30, 2025, and each fourth year thereafter.

(c) The term of a member begins upon appointment by the governor.

(d) A member may serve after the member's term expires until the term of the member's successor begins.

(e) The governor may reappoint a member to serve a new term.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-3-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.134.
Ind. Code § 20-19-7-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-19-7-8
DUAB policies and procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The DUAB may adopt policies and procedures that will be used by the DUAB to implement this chapter. Policies and procedures adopted under this section may include processes that will be used by the DUAB to do the following:

(1) Identify school corporations that demonstrate signs of financial distress.

(2) Determine when a corrective action plan is necessary for a school corporation.

(3) Determine the conditions that must be satisfied before a school corporation:

(A) will no longer be subject to a corrective action plan; and

(B) will be considered as financially healthy.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.18; P.L.236-2023, SEC.136.
Ind. Code § 20-25-4-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25-4-19
School lunches; expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) If the board determines it will promote the health of school children and advance the educational work of the schools, the board may provide for the serving of lunches to the students attending designated schools.

(b) The board may:

(1) establish kitchens and lunch rooms;

(2) provide equipment suitable for kitchens and lunch rooms;

(3) make other necessary provision for furnishing and serving lunches; and

(4) employ a director and other necessary assistants or employees;

to provide lunches under subsection (a).

(c) The board shall pay the expenses arising under subsection (b) out of the board's operations fund. The expense of operating a lunch department shall, so far as practicable, be paid from charges paid by the students for the lunches. However, the board may, in the board's discretion, furnish lunches without cost to a student who is needy and unable to pay for the student's lunch.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-30.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 20-23-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-23-5-3
"Annexed territory"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "annexed territory" means the territory acquired by an acquiring school corporation as a result of annexation from a losing school corporation.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-28-8-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-28-8-9
Director of special education; compensation for services before or after school term
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A managing body may provide in the contract of a local director compensation for services performed for a time, either before or after the school term, as considered necessary by the managing body.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-22.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-30-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-30-4-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.5-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.140-2008, SEC.5; P.L.143-2019, SEC.23; P.L.9-2021, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.137.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-30 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-30
"Career and technical education grant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. "Career and technical education grant" refers to the amount determined under IC 20-43-8-12 as adjusted under IC 20-43-8-10.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.133; P.L.85-2017, SEC.83.
Ind. Code § 20-45-8-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-45-8-19
Use
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. The purpose or purposes for which the receipts from the tax are used rests within the discretion of the administrative officer or governing board of each qualified school corporation. The budgets of the qualified school corporations must reflect the anticipated receipts from the tax. Appropriations shall be made of the receipts from the tax as other appropriations are made.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-5(e) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.303.
Ind. Code § 20-36-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 36 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-36-3-5
Advanced placement courses
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Each school year:

(1) each school corporation may provide the College Board's science and math advanced placement courses; and

(2) each school corporation may provide additional College Board advanced placement courses;

in secondary schools for students who qualify to take the advanced placement courses.

(b) Each school corporation shall provide the College Board's science and math advanced placement courses in secondary schools for students who qualify to take the advanced placement courses.

(c) In addition to the College Board's math and science advanced placement tests, the state board may approve advanced placement courses offered by a state educational institution in collaboration with a school corporation if the state educational institution and the collaborating school corporation demonstrate to the state board that the particular advanced placement course satisfies the objectives of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.2-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.234.
Ind. Code § 20-29-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-29-6-2
Contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Any contract may not include provisions that conflict with:

(1) any right or benefit established by federal or state law;

(2) school employee rights set forth in IC 20-29-4-1 and IC 20-29-4-2;

(3) school employer rights set forth in IC 20-29-4-3;

(4) restructuring options available to a school employer under federal or state statutes, regulations, or rules because of the failure of the school corporation or a school to meet federal or state accountability standards;

(5) a school employer's ability to contract, partner, or operate jointly with an educational entity that provides postsecondary credits to students of the school employer or dual credits from the school employer and the educational entity; or

(6) section 4.5(a) of this chapter.

(b) A subject that is set forth in section 4.5(a) of this chapter may not be included in any contract after June 30, 2011.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-30-16-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-30-16-5
Enrollment; notification; denial of enrollment; appeal
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), an eligible student may enroll in course access program courses offered by a course provider that is authorized by the department in accordance with policies adopted by the state board under this chapter.

(b) If an eligible student requests to enroll in a course access program course, the school corporation shall, not later than fifteen (15) days after the date the eligible student submits the request to the school corporation, notify the student's parent or emancipated eligible student of the following:

(1) Whether the school corporation approves or denies the request.

(2) If the school corporation denies the request, information explaining that the parent or student may appeal the school corporation's decision to the department.

If the school corporation fails to notify an eligible student's parent or emancipated eligible student within the time period established under this subsection, the eligible student is automatically approved for enrollment in the course access program course.

(c) A school corporation may deny an eligible student's enrollment in a course access program only for the following reasons:

(1) The eligible student's enrollment in the course access program course would exceed the requirements for a normal full course load at the school corporation.

(2) The cost of the course access program course is unreasonable.

However, a school corporation may not deny enrollment of an eligible student under subdivisions (1) and (2) if the eligible student agrees to pay the cost of tuition for the applicable course access program course.

(d) If a school corporation denies a student's enrollment in a course access program course under subsection (c), the school corporation shall notify the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, of the reason the student was denied enrollment under subsection (c).

(e) If a school corporation denies a student's enrollment in a course access program course under subsection (c), the parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student may appeal the decision of the school corporation to the department in a manner prescribed by the state board.

(f) The department shall:

(1) review the school corporation's denial under subsection (c); and

(2) provide a final enrollment decision;

within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the appeal.

As added by P.L.80-2017, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.200-2021, SEC.1; P.L.216-2021, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 20-46-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-46-9-6
Resolution for referendum levy; 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. 6. (a) Subject to this chapter, the governing body of a school corporation may adopt a resolution to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot if the governing body of the school corporation determines that a referendum levy should be imposed for measures to improve school safety as described in IC 20-40-20-6(a) or IC 20-40-20-6(b).

(b) Except as provided in section 22 of this chapter, a school corporation may, with the approval of the majority of members of the governing body, distribute a portion of the proceeds of a tax levy collected under this chapter that is deposited in the fund to a charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, that is located within the attendance area of the school corporation, to be used by the charter school for the purposes described in IC 20-40-20-6(a).

(c) This subsection applies to a resolution described in subsection (a) that is adopted after May 10, 2023, in a county described in section 22(a) of this chapter. A resolution shall specify that a portion of the proceeds of the proposed levy will be distributed to applicable charter schools in the manner described under section 22 of this chapter if the charter school voluntarily elects to participate in the referendum in the manner described in subsection (i).

(d) This subsection applies to a resolution described in subsection (a) that is adopted after May 10, 2023, in a county described in section 22(a) of this chapter. The resolution described in subsection (a) shall include a projection of the amount that the school corporation expects to be distributed to a particular charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools, under section 22 of this chapter that elects to participate in the referendum under subsection (i). At least sixty (60) days before the resolution described in subsection (a) is voted on by the governing body, the school corporation shall contact the department to determine the number of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who have legal settlement in the school corporation but attend a charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools, and who receive not more than fifty percent (50%) virtual instruction. The department shall provide the school corporation with the number of students with legal settlement in the school corporation who attend a charter school, which shall be disaggregated for each particular charter school, excluding a virtual charter school or adult high school. The projection may include an expected increase in charter schools during the term the levy is imposed. The department of local government finance shall prescribe the manner in which the projection shall be calculated. The governing body shall take into consideration the projection when adopting the revenue spending plan under subsection (g).

(e) The governing body of the school corporation shall certify a copy of the resolution to the following:

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

(A) the language for the question required by section 9 of this chapter, or in the case of a resolution to extend a referendum levy certified to the department of local government finance, section 10 of this chapter; and

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

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 9 or 10 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.

(f) Except as provided in section 22 of this chapter, the resolution described in subsection (a) must indicate whether proceeds in the school corporation's fund collected from a tax levy under this chapter will be used to provide a distribution to a charter school or charter schools, excluding a virtual charter school, under IC 20-40-20-6(b) as well as the amount that will be distributed to the particular charter school or charter schools. A school corporation may request from the designated charter school or charter schools any financial documentation necessary to demonstrate the financial need of the charter school or charter schools.

(g) 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 described in IC 20-40-20-6 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 adopted after May 10, 2023, for a county described in section 22(a) of this chapter, the projected revenue that shall be distributed to charter schools as provided in subsection (d). 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 (d). The resolution shall include for each charter school that elects to participate under subsection (i) information described in subdivisions (1) through (3).

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

(i) This subsection applies to a resolution described in subsection (a) for a county described in section 22(a) of this chapter that is adopted after May 10, 2023. At least forty-five (45) days before the resolution described in subsection (a) is voted on by the governing body, the school corporation shall contact each charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools, disclosed by the department to the school corporation under subsection (f) to determine whether the charter school will participate in the referendum. The notice must include the total amount of the school corporation's expected need, the corresponding estimate of 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. The charter school must respond in writing to the school corporation, which may be by electronic mail addressed to the superintendent of the school corporation, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date that the resolution described in subsection (a) is to be voted on by the governing body. If the charter school elects to not participate in the referendum, the school corporation may exclude distributions to the charter school under section 22 of this chapter and from the projection described in subsection (d). If the charter school elects to participate in the referendum, the charter school may receive distributions under section 22 of this chapter and must be included in the projection described in subsection (d). In addition, a charter school that elects to participate in the referendum under this subsection 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 subsection (a) for a county described in section 22(a) of this chapter that is adopted after May 10, 2023. 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 has elected to participate under subsection (i) 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.

As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.154-2020, SEC.45; P.L.38-2021, SEC.64; P.L.136-2021, SEC.7; P.L.174-2022, SEC.54; P.L.189-2023, SEC.35; P.L.162-2024, SEC.26; P.L.156-2024, SEC.30; P.L.1-2025, SEC.196; P.L.68-2025, SEC.227.
Ind. Code § 20-24-12-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-24-12-7
Procedures for providing grants and loans
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish written procedures for providing grants or loans from the fund to charter schools. The written procedures must include at least the following:

(1) An application procedure.

(2) A procedure to identify projects that may qualify for a grant or loan.

(3) Criteria for establishing the priority of projects for which grants or loans will be made.

(4) Procedures for selecting projects for which grants or loans will be made.

(b) To apply for a grant or loan from the fund, a charter school must submit an application that contains the information required by the department.

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 20-28-9-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-28-9-14
Teacher personal days
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. Each teacher may have at least two (2) days each year with pay for the transaction of personal business or the conduct of personal or civic affairs. The teacher shall submit to the superintendent a written statement describing the reason and necessity for the absence.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-26-9-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-26-9-8
Establishment and operation of school lunch programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The secretary of education may enter into agreements with a school board or with any other agency or person, prescribe regulations, employ personnel, and take any action that the secretary of education may consider necessary to provide for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of a school lunch program and to direct the disbursement of federal and state funds under any federal or state law.

(b) The secretary of education may give technical advice and assistance to a school corporation in connection with the establishment and operation of a school lunch program and may assist in training personnel engaged in the operation of the program. The secretary of education and any school corporation or sponsoring agency may accept any gift for use in connection with a school lunch program.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.72.
Ind. Code § 20-29-6-12.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-29-6-12.5
Certification of estimated available revenue; sources of funding
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.5. (a) Before September 15 of the first year of the state budget biennium, the department shall provide the parties with an estimate of the general fund (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue available for bargaining in the school corporation from the school funding formula.

(b) Within thirty (30) days after the date of the fall count of ADM of the school year in the first year of the state budget biennium, the department shall provide the parties with a certification of estimated general fund (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue available for bargaining from the school funding formula. If the parties do not receive a certified estimate from the department within thirty (30) days after the fall count of ADM, the parties may use the school corporation's estimate of the general fund (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue available based on the school corporation's fall count of ADM for purposes of collective bargaining. However, if the parties subsequently receive the certification of estimated general fund (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue available for bargaining before an impasse is declared, the parties shall use the certified general fund (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue from the school funding formula for purposes of collective bargaining.

(c) A school employer shall exclude contract costs for curricular materials as defined in IC 20-18-2-2.7 from the revenue available for bargaining in the school corporation from the school funding formula determined under subsections (a) and (b).

(d) A school employer that passes a resolution under section 3(c) of this chapter to consider a portion or percentage of money transferred from the school employer's operations fund to the education fund as education fund revenue for purposes of determining whether an agreement places a school corporation in a position of deficit financing must submit a copy of the resolution to the department of local government finance on or before November 1. The resolution shall include:

(1) all transfers between the operations fund and the education fund; and

(2) a statement regarding whether or not the transfer is for the purpose of funding teacher contracts.

(e) The certifications or estimate described in subsection (b) must be the basis for determinations throughout impasse proceedings under this chapter.

As added by P.L.48-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.179; P.L.205-2013, SEC.254; P.L.213-2015, SEC.190; P.L.214-2017, SEC.3; P.L.244-2017, SEC.57; P.L.211-2019, SEC.25; P.L.254-2019, SEC.3; P.L.272-2019, SEC.6; P.L.159-2020, SEC.62; P.L.213-2025, SEC.175.
Ind. Code § 20-35-14-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-35-14-5
Director of special education duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The director of special education appointed under IC 20-35-2-1 shall:

(1) oversee the training of hearing officers; and

(2) establish guidelines for hearing officers who conduct hearings under this chapter, including guidelines to ensure compliance with state and federal special education laws and rules.

As added by P.L.162-2024, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-24.5-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-24.5-1-11
Contract; continuation; termination
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. A contract continues from year to year until terminated by:

(1) mutual consent of the parties; or

(2) two (2) years written notice by any party to the contract to all other parties to the contract, that expresses the party's intent to terminate the contract at the end of a school year.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-13-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.
Ind. Code § 20-24-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-24-6-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-13-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-20.5-13-9
"Seclusion"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "seclusion" means the confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student physically is prevented from leaving. The term does not include a supervised time-out or scheduled break, as described in a student's individualized education program, in which an adult is continuously present in the room with the student.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-40-9.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-28-11.5-8.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 11.5 / Section 20-28-11.5-8.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.184. Amended by P.L.200-2023, SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.135.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-17-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-20.5-17-14
Rules
Status: in_force

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

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45.5-14.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-28-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-28-2-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.141. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-25.3-2-1
Application of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in:

(1) this chapter; and

(2) except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, IC 20-25-2;

apply throughout this article.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-30-5.6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 20-30-5.6-4
"School"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school" means the following:

(1) A school maintained by a school corporation.

(2) A charter school.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 20-24-2.2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 2.2 / Section 20-24-2.2-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.15; P.L.250-2017, SEC.6; P.L.159-2019, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-39 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-39
FAFSA notification requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 39. (a) Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each school corporation and charter high school shall provide:

(1) each student; and

(2) a parent of each student;

of a school corporation or a charter high school who is in grade 12 with a notice regarding the information described in IC 21-18-6-6(b).

(b) Each school corporation and charter high school shall use the model notice prepared by the commission for higher education under IC 21-18-6-6.

(c) A nonpublic high school may provide:

(1) a student; or

(2) the parent of a student;

of a nonpublic school who is in grade 12 with a notice regarding the information described in IC 21-18-6-6(b).

As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.51-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-4.5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 20-51.4-4.5-9
Payment of CSA qualified expenses from other sources
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student from making a payment for any CSA qualified expense from a source other than the career scholarship student's CSA account.

(b) The parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student is responsible for the payment of any tuition or required fees for a sequence, course, apprenticeship, or program of study designated and approved under section 6(a) of this chapter that is not paid from the career scholarship student's CSA account.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 20-50-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 50 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-50-1-1
"Homeless children and youths"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "homeless children and youths" has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 11434a.

(b) As used in this chapter, "McKinney-Vento Act" refers to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).

(c) As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has the same meaning as set forth in IC 20-18-2-16(c).

As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-40-20-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-40-20-5
Property taxes from levy deposited in fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Property tax collections from a levy shall be deposited in the fund.

As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25.3-3-10
Executive director; appointment; duties; salaries
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The corporation board shall appoint an individual recommended by the mayor as the executive director of the corporation.

(b) The executive director:

(1) serves at the pleasure of the corporation board; and

(2) shall do the following:

(A) Administer, manage, and direct the affairs and activities of the corporation and any employees of the corporation in accordance with the policies and under the control and direction of the members of the corporation board.

(B) Approve all allowable expenses of the corporation or of any employee or consultant, and expenses incidental to the operation of the corporation.

(C) Perform other duties as may be directed by the members of the corporation board in carrying out the purposes of this article.

(c) The corporation board shall set the salaries of the executive director and any employees of the corporation.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-25-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-25-6-1
Conditions and needs found to exist
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The following school city conditions and needs are found to exist on January 1, 1995:

(1) Education in the school city presents unique challenges.

(2) Student achievement in the school city on statewide tests consistently has been significantly below:

(A) the state average; and

(B) achievement attained in school corporations adjacent to the school city.

(3) The need for remediation of students in the school city consistently has been significantly higher than:

(A) the state average; and

(B) remediation rates in school corporations adjacent to the school city.

(4) Graduation rates in the school city consistently have been significantly below:

(A) the state average; and

(B) graduation rates in school corporations adjacent to the school city.

(5) Student attendance rates in the school city consistently have been below:

(A) the state average; and

(B) student attendance rates in school corporations adjacent to the school city.

(6) There are individual schools in the school city whose students are achieving, but overall student achievement in the school city is unsatisfactory.

(7) Improving education in the school city requires unique legislative intervention.

(8) Educator driven school level control of efforts to improve student achievement in their schools and a program of performance awards in the school city will encourage the development and use of:

(A) innovative teaching methods;

(B) improved opportunities for teacher professional development;

(C) programs achieving greater levels of parental involvement;

(D) more efficient administrative efforts; and

(E) improved student achievement.

(9) Greater accountability among educators in their schools, including:

(A) evaluations based on student achievement measures and administrative efficiency criteria; and

(B) annual reports to the public regarding student achievement information and administrative performance measures;

will encourage the development and use of creative and innovative educational methods and improve student achievement.

(10) Providing a range of remediation opportunities to students in the school city who:

(A) fail to meet state achievement standards; or

(B) are determined to be at risk of academic failure by the board;

will enhance the educational opportunities available to students and improve student performance.

(11) Enhanced intervention for schools whose students fail to meet expected performance levels will improve the:

(A) educational opportunities; and

(B) educational achievement;

in the school city.

(12) Allowing students to attend neighborhood schools and the development and implementation of a plan by the board to increase student performance and achievement in the school city are necessary to:

(A) achieve the legislative objectives referred to in this section;

(B) meet the unique challenges to education in the school city; and

(C) improve student achievement in the school city.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-3-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-49-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-49-2-10
Restrictions on nonemergency advancements
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The state board shall make nondisaster advancements to school corporations under this chapter only when the following conditions exist:

(1) The school buildings and classrooms of any school corporation are not adequate for the proper education of the students in that public school or school corporation, and the school corporation is unable to finance the construction, remodeling, or repair of the necessary classrooms under existing debt and tax limitations without undue financial hardship.

(2) The school corporation has issued its bonds to construct, remodel, or repair schools and school buildings in ninety percent (90%) of the maximum amount allowable under the Constitution of the State of Indiana and Indiana law.

(3) The school corporation does not have funds available for the construction, remodeling, or repair of school buildings and classrooms sufficient to meet the requirements for the proper education of the school corporation's students.

(4) The school corporation has established and maintained a property tax levy in the amount of at least sixteen and sixty-seven hundredths cents ($0.1667) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of taxable property within the school corporation for school building purposes continuously for three (3) years before the time when the school corporation makes an application to the state board for an advancement.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-11-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 20-40-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-40-9-5
Uses; required use of fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided by law, all expenditures for debt service must be paid from the fund.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7.1-2.1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 20-26-7.1-2.1
"Covered school building"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.1. As used in this chapter, "covered school building" means a school building that is owned by a school corporation or any other entity that is related in any way to, or created by, the school corporation or the governing body, including a building corporation, and that has at any time been used for classroom instruction.

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-23-8-25 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-23-8-25
Special elections; supervision by county election board; expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) In implementing a plan adopted under this chapter, requiring the holding of a special election, the county election board, or county election boards in the case of a multicounty school corporation, shall hold, manage, and supervise a special election.

(b) The county election board shall pay the costs of a special election.

(c) A school corporation shall reimburse the county election board from the school corporation's operations fund money not otherwise appropriated, without appropriation, if a special election occurs under this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-10.1-19.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 20-31-8-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-31-8-9
Student growth as exclusive means prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. After June 30, 2019, the state board may not use student growth as the exclusive means used in determining a school's final accountability category.

As added by P.L.269-2019, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-20.5-5-4
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the high school diploma program for eligible veterans established by section 6 of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-4.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-20.5-6-5
Guidelines
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The department shall develop guidelines necessary to implement this chapter, including guidelines that require the school corporation to use the laboratories to the fullest extent possible.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-13-10.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7.1-2.8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 20-26-7.1-2.8
Authorizer notification requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.8. When a notice is given to an authorizer under this chapter or IC 20-26-7-47, the authorizer is responsible for notifying all charter schools authorized by or applying for authorization by the authorizer. The authorizer must provide the notice to charter schools not more than ten (10) days after the authorizer received the notice.

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-19-2-22.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-19-2-22.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.3. Expired 12-31-2020 by P.L.287-2019, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.43-2021, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 20-23-17.2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 17.2 / Section 20-23-17.2-2
Applicability of other laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. IC 20-23-8 does not apply to a school corporation or the governing body of a school corporation governed by this chapter.

As added by P.L.179-2011, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 20-28-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-28-3-5
Preparation for recognition of reading disabilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A teacher preparation program shall include content within the curriculum that prepares teacher candidates to recognize that a student who is not progressing at a normal rate related to reading may need to be referred to the school's multidisciplinary team to determine the student's special learning needs, including learning needs related to dyslexia.

As added by P.L.215-2015, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-23 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-23
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.5-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.132; P.L.146-2008, SEC.473; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.317; P.L.205-2013, SEC.244; P.L.233-2015, SEC.144. Expired 1-1-2017 by P.L.233-2015, SEC.144.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-14
Date of referendum
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The referendum shall be held in the next general election, as provided under IC 3-10-9-3(b), in which all the registered voters who are residents of the appellant school corporation are entitled to vote after certification of the question. The certification of the question must occur not later than noon August 1.

[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.499; P.L.113-2010, SEC.98; P.L.155-2014, SEC.4; P.L.166-2014, SEC.42; P.L.85-2017, SEC.85; P.L.278-2019, SEC.175; P.L.227-2023, SEC.135; P.L.68-2025, SEC.220.
Ind. Code § 20-35-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-35-9-4
"Individualized education program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "individualized education program" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-9.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6.3-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 20-35-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-35-4-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-14.1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.281.
Ind. Code § 20-26.5-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-26.5-2-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.190-2018, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.216-2021, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 20-28-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-28-2-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.139. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 20-24.2-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24.2 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-24.2-3-2
Waiver requests; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The principal of a high school, with the approval of the governing body of the school corporation, may submit a request for a waiver under this chapter. To be eligible for a waiver, the high school must:

(1) provide evidence that the high school meets the criteria established by the state board under section 1 of this chapter; and

(2) provide a detailed explanation of how a waiver under this chapter would be used to improve students' academic performance at the high school.

As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-33-2-37 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-33-2-37
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-9.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.155. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.256.
Ind. Code § 20-35-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-35-9-1
"Blind student"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "blind student" has the meaning established under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the state board for an individual:

(1) who:

(A) cannot successfully use vision as a primary and efficient method for learning; and

(B) exhibits such a low degree or amount of visual acuity or visual field that vision is not considered as a primary mode of learning; or

(2) who has a medically indicated prognosis of visual deterioration.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6.3-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 20-19-7-20 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-19-7-20
DUAB duties; review and change policies and procedures; report to the state budget committee
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) The DUAB may do the following each year:

(1) Review policies and procedures adopted under section 8 of this chapter by the DUAB.

(2) Determine if it is appropriate to change one (1) or more of those policies and procedures.

(b) Before the DUAB may change a policy or procedure adopted under section 8 of this chapter, the DUAB must first submit a report in an electronic format to the state budget committee specifying the proposed change in the policy or procedure.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.30; P.L.236-2023, SEC.148.
Ind. Code § 20-24-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-24-1-2
"ADM of the previous year"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. "ADM of the previous year" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-1-7.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-1-1.3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.103.
Ind. Code § 20-23-4-25 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-23-4-25
Appeal procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) A party aggrieved by the decision of the county committee after the hearing provided for under section 13 of this chapter may:

(1) appear before the state board when the state board holds public hearings on the reorganization plan involved; and

(2) state the grievance.

(b) A party aggrieved by the decision of the state board after the hearing provided for in section 13 of this chapter may appeal within thirty (30) days from the decision to the court in the county on any question of adjustment of:

(1) property;

(2) debts; and

(3) liabilities;

among the school corporations involved. Notice of the appeal shall be given to the chairperson or secretary of the county committee ten (10) days before the appeal is filed with the court.

(c) The court may:

(1) determine the constitutionality and the equity of the adjustment or adjustments proposed; and

(2) direct the county committee to alter the adjustment or adjustments found by the court to be inequitable or violative of any provision of the Constitution of the State of Indiana or of the United States.

An appeal may be taken to the supreme court or the court of appeals in accordance with the rules of civil procedure of the state.

(d) A determination by the court with respect to the adjustment of:

(1) property;

(2) debts; and

(3) liabilities;

among the school corporations or areas involved does not otherwise affect the validity of the reorganization or creation of a school corporation or corporations under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-25.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.58.
Ind. Code § 20-33-5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-33-5-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-14.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.116; P.L.43-2021, SEC.112; P.L.201-2023, SEC.177. Repealed by P.L.213-2025, SEC.181.
Ind. Code § 20-27-12.1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 12.1 / Section 20-27-12.1-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.155-2020, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.216-2021, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 20-48-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-48-1-6
Required debt service fund levy; payment of obligations
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The governing body shall provide for the payment of principal and interest on bonds executed under section 5 of this chapter by levying annually a tax for its debt service fund that is sufficient to pay the principal and interest as the bonds become due.

(b) The bodies charged with the review of budgets and tax levies shall review a levy for principal and interest described in subsection (a) to determine whether the levy is sufficient.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-21-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.115.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-22.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-22.5
Workplace specialist license; eligibility requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.5. To be eligible for a workplace specialist license, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

(1) Hold a high school diploma and be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

(2) Be accepted for employment as a workplace specialist teacher in a recognized content area listed on the workplace specialist license by at least one (1) of the following:

(A) An Indiana school corporation.

(B) A cooperating school corporation for career and technical education organized under IC 20-37-1-1.

(C) An accredited education program offered by the department of correction.

(3) Complete the application process required by the department.

(4) Provide documentation that the applicant meets at least one (1) of the following criteria:

(A) The applicant has, within the immediately preceding five (5) years, at least five thousand (5,000) clock hours of documented occupational experience in the specific career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach.

(B) The applicant has:

(i) within the immediately preceding ten (10) years, at least four thousand (4,000) clock hours of documented occupational experience in the specific career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach; and

(ii) completed a state approved occupational competency exam in the career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach, an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree from a postsecondary educational institution in the career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach, or an approved apprenticeship or internship program that is a regular part of the training for the career and technical occupational area in which the applicant intends to teach.

As added by P.L.275-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-30-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-30-5-2
Constitutions; interdisciplinary course; competency based requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Each public and nonpublic high school shall provide a required course that is:

(1) not less than one (1) year of school work; and

(2) in the:

(A) historical;

(B) political;

(C) civic;

(D) sociological;

(E) economical; and

(F) philosophical;

aspects of the constitutions of Indiana and the United States.

(b) The state board shall:

(1) prescribe the course described in this section and the course's appropriate outlines; and

(2) adopt the necessary curricular materials for uniform instruction.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a high school student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student has successfully completed the interdisciplinary course described in this section.

(d) If the state board establishes competency based requirements as part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21 that cover the course content described in subsection (a), a student may satisfy the requirement under subsection (c) by obtaining the diploma.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.93; P.L.251-2017, SEC.9; P.L.192-2018, SEC.16; P.L.150-2024, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 20-45-7-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-45-7-15
"Tax"
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "tax" refers to the county supplemental school financing property tax to be levied by the county council under this chapter.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-40-18-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-40-18-6
Capital projects plan; make available on the department of local government finance's computer gateway; adoption; amendment; emergency uses
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A school corporation's capital projects expenditure plan or amended plan must limit proposed expenditures to those described in section 7 of this chapter. The plan must include all proposed expenditures that exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and are for:

(1) capital assets; or

(2) projects that are considered capital in nature under section 7 of this chapter, including technology related projects.

The department of local government finance shall prescribe the information that is required in a plan.

(b) The department of local government finance shall prescribe the format of the plan. A plan must:

(1) apply to at least the three (3) years immediately following the year the plan is adopted; and

(2) estimate for each year to which the plan applies the nature and amount of proposed capital expenditures from the fund.

(c) If a school corporation wants to use money in the operations fund during the year to pay for any items listed in section 7 of this chapter that are considered capital in nature, the governing body must adopt a resolution approving the 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 capital projects expenditure 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 capital projects expenditure 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 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) This subsection applies to an amendment to a plan that is required because of an emergency that results in costs that exceed the amount accumulated in the fund for repair, replacement, or site acquisition that is necessitated by an emergency. The governing body is not required to comply with subsection (c) or (d). If the governing body determines that an emergency exists, the governing body may adopt a resolution to amend the plan. An amendment to the plan is not subject to the deadline and the procedures for adoption described in this section.

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.140-2018, SEC.16; P.L.238-2019, SEC.14; P.L.23-2026, SEC.208.
Ind. Code § 20-51-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-51-4-4
Maximum amount of scholarship
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The amount an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to receive under this chapter for a school year is equal to the following:

(1) The lesser of the following:

(A) The sum of the tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance of the eligible choice scholarship student at the eligible school selected by the eligible choice scholarship student for a school year that the eligible choice scholarship student (or the parent of the eligible choice scholarship student) would otherwise be obligated to pay to the eligible school.

(B) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and each state fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the state tuition support amount determined under section 5 of this chapter.

(2) In addition to the amount described in subdivision (1), if the eligible choice scholarship student has been identified as eligible for special education services under IC 20-35 and the eligible school provides the necessary special education or related services to the eligible choice scholarship student, any amount that a school corporation would receive under IC 20-43-7 for the eligible choice scholarship student if the eligible choice scholarship student attended the school corporation. However, if an eligible choice scholarship student changes schools during the school year after the December 1 count under IC 20-43-7-1 of eligible pupils enrolled in special education programs and the eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in a different eligible school, any choice scholarship amounts paid to the eligible choice scholarship student for the remainder of the school year after the eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in the different eligible school shall not include amounts that a school corporation would receive under IC 20-43-7 for the eligible choice scholarship student if the eligible choice scholarship student attended the school corporation.

(b) The amount an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to receive under this chapter if the eligible student applies for the choice scholarship under section 7(e) of this chapter shall be reduced on a prorated basis in the manner prescribed in section 6 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.11; P.L.205-2013, SEC.311; P.L.26-2014, SEC.1; P.L.213-2015, SEC.233; P.L.106-2016, SEC.17; P.L.108-2019, SEC.234; P.L.165-2021, SEC.177; P.L.214-2025, SEC.210.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-26 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-26
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-22-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 22 / Section 20-20.5-22-15
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-52-15.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-44-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 44 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-44-3-2
"Levy excess" defined; limitation
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "levy excess" means that part of the property tax levy actually collected by a school corporation for taxes first due and payable during a particular calendar year that exceeds the school corporation's total levy, as approved by the department of local government finance under IC 6-1.1-17, for those property taxes. The term does not include delinquent ad valorem property taxes collected during a particular year that were assessed for an assessment date that precedes the assessment date for the current year in which the ad valorem property taxes are collected.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.167. Amended by P.L.154-2006, SEC.68.
Ind. Code § 20-24-14-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-24-14-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a virtual charter school or an adult high school.

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 20-25-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-25-2-12
"School city"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. "School city" refers to a school corporation to which this article applies.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-2-19.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-8.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-8.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.331. Repealed by P.L.135-2025, SEC.9 and P.L.214-2025, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 20-25-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25-3-11
Payments from funds of board
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a payment made from money of the board must be made in accordance with budget appropriations.

(b) If a payment is from a fund of the board that is not subject to budgeting and appropriation but has been transferred to the board for specific purposes, the payment must be made:

(1) in accordance with the terms of the fund being drawn upon that are made available to the board; and

(2) after the superintendent has approved the proposed payment.

(c) Not later than thirty (30) days after a payment under subsection (b) is made from a fund of the board, the superintendent shall report the payment to the board for approval.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-9.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-15
Teacher shortage areas; licensing and employment of individuals with postgraduate degrees; conditions for renewal
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding section 3(b)(6) of this chapter, the department shall grant an initial practitioner's license in a specific subject area to an applicant who:

(1) has earned a postgraduate degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area in which the applicant seeks to be licensed;

(2) has at least one (1) academic year of experience teaching students in a middle school, high school, or college classroom setting; and

(3) complies with sections 4, 12, and 12.3 of this chapter.

(b) An individual who receives an initial practitioner's license under this section may teach in the specific subject for which the individual is licensed only in:

(1) high school; or

(2) middle school;

if the subject area is designated by the state board as having an insufficient supply of licensed teachers.

(c) After receiving an initial practitioner's license under this section, an applicant who seeks to renew the applicant's initial practitioner's license or obtain a proficient practitioner's license must:

(1) demonstrate that the applicant has obtained training and information from a special education teacher concerning exceptional learners; and

(2) meet the same requirements as other candidates.

As added by P.L.75-2008, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.121-2009, SEC.11; P.L.92-2020, SEC.51; P.L.250-2023, SEC.26; P.L.214-2025, SEC.115.
Ind. Code § 20-27-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-27-5-15
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-12.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.194.
Ind. Code § 20-27-9-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-27-9-15
Responsibility for funds from transportation
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. The governing body of a school corporation shall have sole control of and shall account for all funds received for the transportation of students and the transportation of other groups authorized by sections 1 through 14 of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-9.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-35-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-35-4-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.279.
Ind. Code § 20-43-16-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-43-16-8
Stipend amounts
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The amount of the stipend that a school corporation or charter schools may distribute to a teacher for a state fiscal year under this chapter must be within the following amounts:

(1) For a teacher who receives a stipend for a recognition designation, three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500).

(2) For a teacher who receives a stipend for an exemplary designation, five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(3) For a teacher who receives a stipend for an exemplary plus designation, seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).

As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.198.
Ind. Code § 20-23-12-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-23-12-3
Emergency manager; powers and duties as governing body
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The emergency manager appointed by the distressed unit appeal board under IC 6-1.1-20.3 shall act as the governing body of the school corporation and has the powers set forth in IC 6-1.1-20.3-8.5, including the powers and duties of the governing body of the school corporation until the school corporation's status as a distressed political subdivision is terminated under IC 6-1.1-20.3-13(b).

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.21; P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.16; P.L.184-2023, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-5
Conveyance of school property to city authorized
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17) may convey property owned by the school corporation to a civil city or other political subdivision for civic purposes if:

(1) the governing body adopts a resolution recommending the transfer and conveyance of the school property;

(2) the civil city or political subdivision agrees to accept the school property; and

(3) the governing body executes a deed for the school property.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-19-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.108; P.L.189-2023, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-30-16-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-30-16-10
Tuition fees; payment of tuition fee; student success
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the department and an authorized course provider shall negotiate a course access program course tuition fee for an enrolled eligible student for each course offered and all course materials. The negotiated course access program course tuition fee must be identical for every enrolled eligible student. Transfers of tuition payments for enrollment of an eligible student currently enrolled at an applicable school corporation in a course access program course shall be made to the authorized course provider by the school corporation in which the eligible student is enrolled. The amount of the tuition payment for enrollment of an eligible student in a course access program course must be paid from the total amount of state tuition support that would otherwise be received by the school corporation on account of the student. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for payment of tuition payments from a school corporation to an authorized course provider for a student who is not currently enrolled in the school but enrolls in a course access program course as part of the eligible student's special education services provided by the school corporation. The department may charge the negotiated course access program course tuition fee to a student who enrolls in a course access program course from an eligible provider if the student is not currently enrolled in a school corporation or is otherwise eligible to enroll in the course access program as part of the student's special education services by the school corporation.

(b) A course provider may not receive any payment from the school corporation that is in addition to the tuition fee for a course access program course in which an eligible student is enrolled. Any other funds related to the student that are due to a school corporation shall be paid to the school corporation.

(c) Payment in full of a tuition fee for a course access program course must be based in part on student success in the course access program course. The department may negotiate with the course provider to determine the manner in which the course provider is paid. However, the course provider may not receive less than fifty percent (50%) of the tuition fee upon an eligible student's enrollment in a course access program course. The course provider shall receive the remaining amount if the measured student outcomes for the course access program course meet requirements set by the state board. Measured student outcomes may include:

(1) course access program course completion by enrolled students;

(2) student growth to proficiency;

(3) student results from state and nationally accepted assessments;

(4) student receipt of credentials that are recognized in an industry;

(5) postsecondary credits received by a student; and

(6) other validated measures approved by the state board.

As added by P.L.80-2017, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.180; P.L.192-2018, SEC.22; P.L.200-2021, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-11-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-20.5-11-4
Requirements exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If the department is unable to maintain a contract or memorandum of understanding under section 2(a) of this chapter, the department is not required to maintain a contract with a company or a memorandum of understanding as provided under section 2 of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-38.5-4.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-29-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-29-6-7
Discussion or meeting; not subject to open door law
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) A school employer may discuss:

(1) with a certificated employee or group of certificated employees; or

(2) at one (1) or more meetings that are open to all certificated employees;

any topic that significantly impacts a certificated employee's working conditions or impacts the educational quality of the school employer's students.

(b) A discussion or meeting under subsection (a) is not subject to the open door law (IC 5-14-1.5).

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.18; P.L.286-2013, SEC.92; P.L.213-2015, SEC.189; P.L.106-2016, SEC.11; P.L.217-2017, SEC.103; P.L.73-2019, SEC.7; P.L.168-2022, SEC.17; P.L.200-2023, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 20-24-2.1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 20-24-2.1-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.139-2022, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-23-7-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-23-7-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-8-18.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.179-2011, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 20-34-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-34-7-5
Health care provider's clearance necessary to return to play; volunteer health care provider immunity
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A student athlete who has been removed from play under section 4 of this chapter may not return to play until:

(1) the student athlete:

(A) is evaluated by a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions and head injuries; and

(B) receives a written clearance to return to play from the health care provider who evaluated the student athlete; and

(2) not less than twenty-four (24) hours have passed since the student athlete was removed from play.

(b) A licensed health care provider who evaluates a student athlete under subsection (a) may conduct the evaluation as a volunteer. A volunteer health care provider who in good faith and gratuitously authorizes a student athlete to return to play is not liable for civil damages resulting from an act or omission in the rendering of an evaluation, except for acts or omissions that constitute gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

As added by P.L.144-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.34-2014, SEC.2; P.L.135-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-18-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 18 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-18-1-1
Applicability of title
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided, this title applies to public school corporations.

[2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-25.7-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25.7-3-1
Applicability of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.

As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-19-2-14.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-19-2-14.5
Adoption of Indiana college and career readiness educational standards; implementation
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.5. (a) As used in this section:

(1) "college and career readiness educational standards" means Indiana standards that a high school graduate must meet to obtain the requisite knowledge and skill to transition without remediation to postsecondary education or training, and ultimately into a sustainable career; and

(2) "cut scores" means the scores that define a student's performance on an assessment, including passing, failing, or falling into a performance category.

(b) The state board shall adopt Indiana college and career readiness educational standards. The educational standards must do the following:

(1) Meet national and international benchmarks for college and career readiness standards and be aligned with postsecondary educational expectations.

(2) Use the highest standards in the United States.

(3) Comply with federal standards to receive a flexibility waiver under 20 U.S.C. 7861, as in effect on January 1, 2014.

(4) Prepare Indiana students for college and career success, including the proper preparation for nationally recognized college entrance examinations such as the ACT, SAT, or Classic Learning Test.

(5) Maintain Indiana sovereignty.

(6) Provide strict safeguards to protect the confidentiality of student data.

(c) The state, or the state board on behalf of the state, may not enter into or renew an agreement with any organization, entity, group, or consortium that requires the state to cede any measure of autonomy or control of education standards and assessments, including cut scores. The state board may not adopt Common Core (Common Core State Standards Initiative) or an assessment or test, except as provided in this subsection, that is produced solely by the United States government or a consortium of states. However, the state board is not prohibited from incorporating as part of Indiana's statewide assessments any assessment, part of an assessment, or series of questions if the assessment, part of an assessment, or series of questions is aligned to Indiana's academic standards.

(d) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.

As added by P.L.286-2013, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.31-2014, SEC.1; P.L.239-2015, SEC.2; P.L.93-2024, SEC.138; P.L.108-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-4.5
Superintendent and principal; personnel responsibilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) The superintendent is responsible for selecting and discharging principals, central office administrators, business managers, superintendents of building and grounds, janitors, physicians, dentists, nurses, athletic coaches (whether or not they are otherwise employed by the school corporation and whether or not they are licensed under IC 20-28-5), and any other employees necessary to the operation of the school corporation, subject to the approval of the governing body.

(b) Subject to IC 20-28-7.5, the superintendent and principal are responsible for selecting and discharging teachers, teachers aides, assistant principals, building administrative staff, librarians, and any other employees necessary to the operation of the school, subject to the approval of the governing body.

As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-22
Adoption of teacher licensing examinations
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to teacher licensing examinations administered to determine whether an individual demonstrates, in accordance with section 12(b) of this chapter, proficiency in:

(1) pedagogy; and

(2) knowledge of the areas in which the individual is required to have a license to teach.

(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, the state board shall adopt teacher licensing examinations to replace the teacher licensing examinations administered on July 1, 2019.

(c) The state board shall adopt teacher licensing examinations that are already in existence and administered nationally.

(d) The department shall, not later than September 1, 2021, implement the teacher licensing examinations adopted under this section.

(e) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this section.

As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.78.
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-35.5-2-6
Adoption of rules to ensure students screened for risk factors of dyslexia
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this chapter:

(1) in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2;

(2) when a student in kindergarten through grade 2:

(A) transfers to a new school; and

(B) has not been screened previously during the school year;

(3) when a student in grade 3 or higher has difficulty, as noted by a classroom teacher, in:

(A) phonological and phonemic awareness;

(B) sound symbol recognition;

(C) alphabet knowledge;

(D) decoding skills;

(E) rapid naming skills; and

(F) encoding skills; and

(4) when a student from another state enrolls for the first time in kindergarten through grade 2 in Indiana unless the student presents documentation that the student:

(A) had the dyslexia screening or a similar screening during the school year; or

(B) is exempt from screening.

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-20.5-6-4
Use of funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Upon the approval of the governor and the budget agency, the department may use funds available under this chapter to provide or extend education technology to any school corporation for purposes described in this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-13-8.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-30-5-7.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-30-5-7.3
Civics education course required
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.3. Beginning with students entering grade 6 in the 2023-2024 school year, each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school shall require each student of the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to successfully complete in grade 6, 7, or 8 one (1) semester of a civics education course.

As added by P.L.39-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 15 / Section 20-20.5-15-2
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to a teacher performance model program described in section 4 of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-43-2.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-26-12-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-26-12-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.67. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.157.
Ind. Code § 20-28-6-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-28-6-9
Laboratory school teacher; transfer to local school corporation; service credit; indefinite contract
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) A teacher serving under a regular contract at a laboratory school operated under IC 20-24.5-2 who is offered and accepts a position in the local school corporation that is a party to the agreement with the university operating the laboratory school is entitled to:

(1) transfer to the local school corporation any years served as a regular teacher at the laboratory school; and

(2) receive credit for the years in meeting the five (5) year requirement for an indefinite contract contained in section 8 of this chapter.

(b) If the teacher accepting a position with the local school corporation has served as a regular teacher at the laboratory school for at least five (5) successive years, the teacher's contract with the local school corporation is an indefinite contract under section 8 of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-9.1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.218.
Ind. Code § 20-42.5-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-42.5-1-2
Supplemental nature of article
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. This article is supplemental to and does not abrogate the powers given to school corporations under the home rule provisions of IC 20-26-3, and those powers remain in full effect.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 21-10-1-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.240.
Ind. Code § 20-23-6-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-23-6-0.5
"Subunit"
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "subunit" refers to the geographic territory of a school corporation as the school corporation exists at the time the school corporation consolidates with one (1) or more other school corporations under section 12.5 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.169-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-24-2.2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 2.2 / Section 20-24-2.2-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.128; P.L.280-2013, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.250-2017, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-25-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25-4-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-21.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.2-2006, SEC.199.
Ind. Code § 20-27-5-29 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-27-5-29
Common carrier contract; generally
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. A governing body may enter into a contract for student transportation with a regular route common carrier that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-25.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-31-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-31-2-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.186. Amended by P.L.223-2015, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 20-33-8.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 20-33-8.5-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a nonpublic school.

As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-27-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-27-9-6
Groups and organizations; nonprofit organizations
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the exemptions granted in this chapter and notwithstanding section 16 of this chapter, a school corporation may allow a school bus operated under a fleet or transportation contract and not owned in whole or in part by a public agency to be used for the transportation of a group or an organization for any distance, if that group or organization agrees to maintain the condition of the school bus and to maintain order on the school bus while in use.

(b) When authorizing transportation described in subsection (a), the school corporation shall require the owner of the school bus to:

(1) obtain written authorization of the superintendent of the contracting school corporation;

(2) clearly identify the school bus with the name of the sponsoring group; and

(3) provide proof to the superintendent and the sponsoring group of financial responsibility, as required by IC 9-25 for the transportation.

(c) The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus owned in whole or in part by the school corporation for the transportation needs of a nonprofit organization exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) through 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-3.5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.204; P.L.144-2019, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-27 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-27
Inspection of heating systems and fuel lines used for school purposes
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. The superintendent of a school corporation shall cause an annual inspection to be conducted of all heating systems and supporting gas, oil, propane, or any other fuel lines used for school purposes.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-43-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-24-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-24-8-3
Compliance with laws, charter, and state constitution
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. For each charter school established under this article, the charter school and the organizer are accountable to the authorizer for ensuring compliance with:

(1) applicable federal and state laws;

(2) the charter; and

(3) the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 20-35-14-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-35-14-6
Office duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The office shall:

(1) determine the cost of conducting hearings under this chapter; and

(2) after July 1, 2025, assess each school corporation and charter school in the state, based on the weighted ADM count, a fee that is sufficient to cover the costs determined under subdivision (1).

As added by P.L.162-2024, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-29-3-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-29-3-14
Collection of information by the executive director
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) The board's executive director shall collect on behalf of the board:

(1) statistical data on the resources of each school corporation;

(2) the substance of any agreements reached by each school corporation; and

(3) other relevant data as determined by the board or the board's executive director.

(b) Parties to a collective bargaining agreement shall comply with the board's requests for information necessary to comply with subsection (a).

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-23-4-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-23-4-18
State board of education; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) The state board shall:

(1) aid the county committees, as required by subsection (b), in carrying out:

(A) the powers conferred; and

(B) the duties imposed;

on the committees by this chapter;

(2) receive and examine each plan for the reorganization of a school corporation submitted to the state board by a county committee and approve each plan that meets the standards of the state board;

(3) adopt a set of minimum standards, in furtherance of the policy expressed in section 1 of this chapter, which all proposed community school corporations must meet, insofar as feasible;

(4) not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of a reorganization plan, hold a public hearing in the county to which the plan mainly applies to allow residents of the affected territory to testify;

(5) not later than sixty (60) days after the public hearing:

(A) approve or disapprove in writing all or part of the plan; and

(B) notify in writing the county committee concerned;

(6) assist any county committee whose plan does not meet minimum standards in revising the plan and permit the committee to resubmit the plan not later than ninety (90) days after receipt of notice of nonapproval; and

(7) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for:

(A) the conduct of its own business; and

(B) the guidance and direction of county committees;

to carry out this chapter and IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5.

(b) The minimum standards for community school corporations proposed under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5 must provide for the inclusion of all the area of a county in:

(1) a school corporation; or

(2) school corporations;

to furnish efficient and adequate educational opportunity for all students in grades 1 through 12.

(c) Before the adoption of a preliminary written plan, the county committee and the state board may meet to consider problems encountered by the county committee in formulating a plan. Following the meeting, the state board may waive in writing any specified minimum standard for a designated geographic area on the ground that meeting the standard is not feasible.

(d) The state board is not required to hold a public hearing on a plan that does not meet the minimum standards required by the state board unless the state board waives the attainment of a minimum standard.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-17.1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 20-27-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-27-2-8
"School bus"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. "School bus" means a motor vehicle, other than a special purpose bus, that is:

(1) designed and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers; and

(2) used for the transportation of Indiana students.

The term includes the chassis or the body, or both.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-1-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-27-5-26 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-27-5-26
Fleet contract; school bus driver provisions
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. (a) All school bus drivers employed by the fleet contractor must meet the physical, moral, and license standards prescribed in IC 20-27-8.

(b) School bus drivers employed by a fleet contractor shall attend the annual safety meeting for school bus drivers sponsored by the committee and the state police department in accordance with IC 20-27-8-9.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-22.1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.202.
Ind. Code § 20-19-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-19-2-6
Secretary; powers and duties; seal
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall elect one (1) member to serve as secretary. The secretary shall:

(1) maintain custody of the state board's records, papers, and effects; and

(2) keep minutes of the state board's proceedings.

The records, papers, effects, and minutes of all meetings and actions of the state board shall be kept at the office of the secretary of education and are public records.

(b) The state board shall adopt and use a seal that contains the words "Indiana State Board of Education". A written description of the seal shall be recorded in the minutes of the state board and filed in the office of the secretary of state. The seal shall be used for the authentication of the acts of the state board and the important acts of the department.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 20-29-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-29-4-1
Rights of school employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. School employees may:

(1) form, join, or assist school employee organizations;

(2) participate in collective bargaining with school employers through representatives of their own choosing; and

(3) engage in other activities, individually or in concert;

to establish, maintain, or improve salaries, wages, salary and wage related fringe benefits, and other matters set forth in IC 20-29-6-4 and IC 20-29-6-5.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-6(a).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.8; P.L.229-2011, SEC.177.
Ind. Code § 20-33-12-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-33-12-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all public schools, including charter schools.

As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-33-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-33-2-6
Students required to attend
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A student is bound by the requirements of this chapter from the earlier of the date on which the student officially enrolls in a school or, except as provided in section 8 of this chapter, the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student becomes seven (7) years of age until the date on which the student:

(1) graduates;

(2) becomes eighteen (18) years of age; or

(3) becomes sixteen (16) years of age but is less than eighteen (18) years of age and the requirements concerning an exit interview are met enabling the student to withdraw from school before graduation;

whichever occurs first.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17(b), (c).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.17; P.L.214-2025, SEC.178.
Ind. Code § 20-27-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-27-8-5
School bus driver; public passenger chauffeur license; physical examination timing
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) When an individual holds a contract to serve or is serving as a school bus driver at the time the individual obtains a public passenger chauffeur's license, the individual shall undergo the physical examination required by section 4 of this chapter at about the same time as the individual acquires the chauffeur's license. The certificate of examination and qualification shall be filed not more than seven (7) days after the examination.

(b) When an individual executes a contract to drive a school bus or begins serving as a school bus driver after obtaining a public passenger chauffeur's license, the individual may not drive a school bus unless:

(1) the individual files a certificate of a physical examination made at the time the individual last secured a public passenger chauffeur's license; or

(2) if a certificate was not made at the time of the prior examination or is unobtainable, the individual undergoes a new physical examination and files a certificate from that examination.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-10
Dating violence educational materials
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The department, in collaboration with organizations that have expertise in dating violence, domestic violence, and sexual abuse, shall identify or develop:

(1) model dating violence educational materials; and

(2) a model for dating violence response policies and reporting.

The department shall make the models developed or identified under this section available to assist schools with the implementation of dating violence education programs in grades 6 through 12 and dating violence response policies.

(b) The model dating violence policy identified or developed under subsection (a) may include the following topics:

(1) Warning signs of dating violence.

(2) The basic principles of dating violence prevention.

(3) Methods of parental education and outreach.

As added by P.L.83-2010, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.74-2026, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-20.5-7-3
"School intervention and career counseling development program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school intervention and career counseling development program" refers to a program carried out under this chapter:

(1) for kindergarten through grade 6; and

(2) by a licensed school counselor.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-17-3.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-43-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-43-10-4
Non-English speaking program grants
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the amount a school corporation is entitled to receive in basic tuition support, each school corporation is entitled to receive a grant for a non-English speaking program for students who have a primary language other than English and limited English proficiency as determined under this section.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), for state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2023, the grant amount is determined under the last STEP of the following formula:

STEP ONE: Determine the number of students:

(A) who score at level one (1) or level two (2) on the WIDA Consortium ACCESS assessment; or

(B) who are English language learners with severe special needs that require a different assessment than the assessment described in clause (A) to assess English proficiency.

STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by:

(A) five hundred forty-seven dollars ($547) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; and

(B) five hundred forty-nine dollars ($549) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.

STEP THREE: Determine the number of students:

(A) who score at level three (3) or level four (4) on the WIDA Consortium ACCESS assessment; or

(B) who score at level five (5) or higher on the Tier A form of the WIDA Consortium ACCESS assessment.

STEP FOUR: Multiply the STEP THREE result by:

(A) three hundred eighty-two dollars ($382) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; and

(B) three hundred eighty-three dollars ($383) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.

STEP FIVE: Determine the sum of the STEP TWO amount and the STEP FOUR amount.

(c) For purposes of calculating the grant amount under this section for Gary Middle College charter schools, only students who are less than twenty-three (23) years of age may be counted in the formula under subsection (c).

As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.211. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.192.
Ind. Code § 20-22-3-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-22-3-12
Partnering with nonprofit corporations
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Subject to the approval of the board, the school may partner with an existing nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to benefit the purposes of the school, which may include, but is not limited to, the following actions by the nonprofit corporation:

(1) Soliciting and accepting private sector funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and contributions.

(2) Promoting public awareness of and support for the purposes of the school.

(3) Enhancing the academic, social, and cultural opportunities for students of the school and Indiana children who are deaf or have a hearing disability.

(4) Providing outreach and engagement activities to school alumni.

As added by P.L.115-2024, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-28-3-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-28-3-0.5
Confidentiality of teacher evaluation results
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. Information containing teacher evaluation results that may be identified by teacher name, identification number, or other identifying criteria is confidential and exempt from disclosure requirements under IC 5-14-3-4.

As added by P.L.192-2014, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-41-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-41-1-2
Accounting as separate funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Any self-supporting programs maintained by a school corporation, excluding school lunch, may be established as a separate fund, separate and apart from any other school corporation fund, if no local tax rate is established for the programs.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-11-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.164. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.119; P.L.238-2019, SEC.16; P.L.201-2023, SEC.190; P.L.58-2023, SEC.7; P.L.201-2023, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 20-27-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-27-3-1
State school bus committee; members
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The state school bus committee is established. The committee has the following voting members:

(1) The secretary of education or the secretary's authorized representative, who serves as chairperson of the committee.

(2) The commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles, or the commissioner's authorized representative.

(3) The administrator of the motor carrier services division of the department of state revenue.

(4) The director of the criminal justice institute.

(5) A school bus driver appointed by the secretary of education upon the recommendation of the Indiana State Association of School Bus Drivers, Inc.

(6) A superintendent of a school corporation appointed by the secretary of education upon the recommendation of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents.

(7) A member of the governing body of a school corporation appointed by the secretary of education upon the recommendation of the Indiana School Boards Association.

(8) A representative of the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Indiana School for the Deaf appointed by the secretary of education.

(9) A member of the School Transportation Association of Indiana appointed by the secretary of education upon the recommendation of the School Transportation Association of Indiana.

(b) The secretary of education shall designate a secretary from the department who shall keep the official record of the meetings and of official transactions of the committee.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.69; P.L.23-2020, SEC.3; P.L.43-2021, SEC.81.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-18
Authorization of bonds for purchase or improvement of property and buildings; issuance conditions and procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. Subject to IC 5-1-11.5, a school corporation may issue and sell bonds under the general statutes governing the issuance of bonds to purchase and improve buildings or lands, or both. All laws relating to approval (if required) in a local public question under IC 6-1.1-20, including the requirement that a local public question may be placed on the ballot only at a general election, the filing of petitions, remonstrances, and objecting petitions, giving notices of the filing of petitions, the determination to issue bonds, and the appropriation of the proceeds of the bonds are applicable to the issuance of bonds under section 17 of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-28-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.467; P.L.184-2015, SEC.10; P.L.233-2015, SEC.115; P.L.118-2016, SEC.9; P.L.244-2017, SEC.48; P.L.250-2023, SEC.19; P.L.68-2025, SEC.208.
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-33-13-2
"Association"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "association" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-14-1.

As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-2
Latch key programs; waiver from state board
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, except as provided in subsection (c), a school corporation shall do one (1) of the following:

(1) Conduct a school age child care program (commonly referred to as a latch key program) for children who attend, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, kindergarten through grade 6 that, at a minimum:

(A) operates after the school day and may include periods before school is in session or periods when school is not otherwise in session and is offered by the school corporation; and

(B) is available to all children in the applicable grade levels within the school corporation.

(2) Contract with a nonprofit or for-profit organization to:

(A) conduct the type of program described in subdivision (1); and

(B) use school buildings or parts of school buildings in conducting the program.

A contract entered into under this subdivision must be in writing.

If a school corporation provides preschool, the school corporation may allow preschool students to participate in the school corporation's school age child care program (commonly referred to as a latch key program) described in subdivision (1). A school corporation is not required to conduct the school corporation's child care program or to contract for a child care program for children who attend preschool offered by the school corporation, if applicable, or kindergarten students at times when grades 1 through 6 are in session.

(b) A school corporation shall develop a written policy that addresses compliance with certain standards of reasonable care for children served by a child care program required under subsection (a), including the following:

(1) Requiring the offering entity to acquire a particular amount of liability insurance.

(2) Establishing maximum adult to child ratios governing the overall supervision of the children served.

A school corporation may not assess a fee for the use of a building for a child care program required under subsection (a). However, the school corporation may assess a fee to reimburse the school corporation for providing security, maintenance, utilities, school personnel, or other costs directly attributable to the use of a building for a child care program. If a school corporation conducts a child care program under subsection (a)(1), the school corporation may assess a fee to cover costs attributable to implementing the program.

(c) A school corporation shall receive a waiver from the state board of the requirement under subsection (a) if the school corporation believes that the school corporation would experience an undue hardship due to a low number of eligible children intending to use a child care program, regardless of whether the child care program is conducted by the school corporation or under a contractual agreement. To receive a waiver, the school corporation must include a detailed description of the school corporation's attempt to implement a child care program, including the following:

(1) A description of the steps taken to:

(A) conduct a child care program described in subsection (a)(1); or

(B) actively solicit nonprofit organizations or for-profit organizations to implement a child care program as provided in subsection (a)(2).

(2) Evidence that a request in writing was made to each parent to contact the school corporation to indicate the parent's willingness to use a child care program and documentation of the results received from parents.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-1.5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.82-2017, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-5
"Referendum"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "referendum" refers to a referendum under this chapter.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169.
Ind. Code § 20-49-4-0.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-49-4-0.3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.342. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.310.
Ind. Code § 20-26-19-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-26-19-8
Adoption of administrative rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The state board:

(1) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 regarding the documentation required under section 5(2)(B) of this chapter; and

(2) may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to otherwise implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.38-2020, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-27-13-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.101.
Ind. Code § 20-23-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-23-4-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-3(11).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 20-34-5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-34-5-9
"School nurse"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "school nurse" refers to an individual who:

(1) is employed by a school;

(2) is licensed as a registered nurse under IC 25-23; and

(3) meets the requirements set forth in 515 IAC 8-1-47.

As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-31-9.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 20-31-9.5-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.190. Amended by P.L.223-2015, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 20-43-4-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-43-4-0.5
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.120. Expired 6-30-2018 by P.L.217-2017, SEC.120.
Ind. Code § 20-46-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-46-7-5
Conditions; levy in excess of advertised levy
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If the advertised levy is insufficient to produce revenue to meet all obligations for any calendar year, the department of local government finance may establish a levy greater than advertised if necessary to meet the school corporation's obligations.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-4-3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169.
Ind. Code § 20-23-18-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-23-18-11
Muncie Community School Corporation; contract with the Muncie Community school corporation; review and approval by DUAB
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. If Ball State University enters into a contract with the Muncie Community school corporation in an amount that exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the contract must be reviewed and approved by the distressed unit appeal board.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-50-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 50 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-50-3-5
Transportation of students in foster care
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) If a student in foster care temporarily stays in the student's original school corporation but outside the attendance area of the student's school of origin, the original school corporation shall provide transportation for the student from the place where the student is temporarily staying to the school of origin and from the school of origin to the place where the student is temporarily staying.

(b) If:

(1) the school of origin of a student in foster care is located in a school corporation other than the school corporation in which the student is temporarily staying;

(2) transportation of the student in foster care is in the best interest of the student; and

(3) the student does not elect to attend a school located in the school corporation in which the student in foster care is temporarily staying;

the original school corporation and the transitional school corporation shall enter into an agreement concerning the responsibility for and apportionment of the costs of transporting the student to and from the school of origin.

(c) If the original school corporation and the transitional school corporation described in subsection (b) are unable to reach an agreement under subsection (b), the responsibility for transporting the student in foster care to and from the school of origin is shared equally between both school corporations, and the cost of transporting the student to and from the school of origin is apportioned equally between both school corporations.

As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.167-2018, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-19-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-20.5-19-11
Online platform
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. The department shall establish and maintain an online platform that allows teachers to access and share information regarding connecting daily classroom lessons with innovations in workplace practices and postsecondary education research.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-48-11.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-40-2-0.2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-40-2-0.2
"DUAB"
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.2. As used in this chapter, "DUAB" means the distressed unit appeal board established by IC 6-1.1-20.3-4.

As added by P.L.184-2023, SEC.43 and P.L.236-2023, SEC.149.
Ind. Code § 20-47-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-47-3-7
Permissible provisions of lease; payment of taxes; insurance
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A lease entered into under this chapter may provide that as a part of the lease rental for the school building or buildings the lessee or lessees shall:

(1) pay all taxes and assessments levied against or on account of the leased property;

(2) maintain insurance on the leased property for the benefit of the lessor corporation; and

(3) assume all responsibilities for repair and alterations of the leased property during the term of the lease.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-26-13-6
"Graduation rate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "graduation rate" means the percentage of students within a cohort who graduate during their expected graduation year.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-19-12-5
Career coaching grant fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The career coaching grant fund is established for the purpose of providing grants to eligible entities to establish or implement comprehensive career navigation and coaching systems as described in section 6 of this chapter.

(b) The fund consists of the following:

(1) Appropriations from the general assembly.

(2) Money deposited in the fund under IC 21-18-20-6 (before its repeal).

(3) Interest deposited in the fund under subsection (e).

(c) The department shall administer the fund.

(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.

(e) 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 funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.

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

As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-27-9-12.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-27-9-12.5
Use of vehicle other than school bus under contract before July 1, 2001
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.5. If a person described in IC 20-9.1-5-6.6 (as added by P.L.278-2001, before its repeal, now codified at section 12 of this chapter) has contracted for the use of a vehicle other than a school bus (as defined in IC 20-9.1-1-5, before its repeal, now codified at IC 20-27-2-8) or a special purpose bus (as defined in IC 20-9.1-1-4.5, as amended by P.L.278-2001, before its repeal, now codified at IC 20-27-2-10) before July 1, 2001, the person may continue to use the vehicle to transport children until the contract expires.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.333.
Ind. Code § 20-40-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-40-3-1
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to an operating referendum tax levy fund established under section 3 of this chapter.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 20-21-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-21-1-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-1-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.218-2005, SEC.83.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-19-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-20.5-19-1
"Approved postsecondary educational institution"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "approved postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-6(a).

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-48-1.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-27-5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-27-5-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.189.
Ind. Code § 20-30-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-30-7-1
Summer school education; priority reimbursement
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the department shall prescribe a program of summer school education for public schools. Subject to subsection (b), the department shall provide for:

(1) summer school programs guidelines; and

(2) the state distribution formula for any money appropriated by the general assembly for summer school education to allow for funding for approved summer school programs on a per student basis, which may include differentiated funding based on the course the student is enrolled in and the length of time of the summer school program.

(b) The department shall give priority reimbursement for summer school courses that include curriculum aligned with the science of reading designated by the department to support students in:

(1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient; and

(2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;

as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.

(c) A state accredited nonpublic school and an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall be eligible for summer school funding for courses that include curriculum aligned with the science of reading designated by the department to support students in:

(1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient; and

(2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;

as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-7-12.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.167-2018, SEC.7; P.L.5-2024, SEC.7; P.L.201-2025, SEC.4; P.L.159-2026, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 20-32-5.1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 20-32-5.1-10
Acquisition of statewide assessment program assessments at no charge; assessment program results
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of each school corporation or the equivalent authority for each charter school, eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic school is entitled to acquire at no charge from the department:

(1) the assessments under the statewide assessment program; and

(2) the scoring reports used by the department.

(b) A state accredited nonpublic school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall make available to the department the results of the statewide assessment program's assessment or assessments, as applicable.

As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.49; P.L.74-2026, SEC.123.
Ind. Code § 20-43-8-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-43-8-9
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-12-10.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.139; P.L.205-2013, SEC.295; P.L.69-2015, SEC.9; P.L.213-2015, SEC.223. Expired 7-1-2015 by P.L.213-2015, SEC.223.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7.1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 20-26-7.1-10
Violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The following may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter:

(1) The department.

(2) The state board.

(3) The attorney general.

(b) A finding by the attorney general of a violation of this chapter (as effective before July 1, 2023) shall have the effect of a final order of the state board under this chapter (as effective after June 30, 2023).

(c) A finding by the attorney general under this chapter (as effective before July 1, 2023) does not determine whether there is a violation of this chapter (as effective after June 30, 2023).

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 20-23-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-23-7-2
Metropolitan school district; consolidation procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) In any county or adjoining counties at least two (2) school corporations, including school towns, school cities, consolidated school corporations, joint schools, metropolitan school districts, township school districts, or community school corporations, regardless of whether the consolidating school corporations are of the same or of a different character, may consolidate into one (1) metropolitan school district. Subject to subsection (h), the consolidation must be initiated by following either of the following procedures:

(1) The board of school trustees, board of education, or other governing body (the board or other governing body is referred to elsewhere in this section as the "governing body") of each school corporation to be consolidated shall:

(A) adopt substantially identical resolutions providing for the consolidation; and

(B) publish a notice setting out the text of the resolution one (1) time under IC 5-3-1.

The resolution must set forth any provision for staggering the terms of the board members of the metropolitan school district elected under this chapter. If, not more than thirty (30) days after publication of the resolution, a petition of protest, signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the registered voters residing in the school corporation is filed with the clerk of the circuit court of each county where the voters who are eligible to sign the petition reside, a referendum election shall be held as provided in subsection (c).

(2) Instead of the adoption of substantially identical resolutions in each of the proposed consolidating school corporations under subdivision (1), a referendum election under subsection (c) shall be held on the occurrence of all of the following:

(A) At least twenty percent (20%) of the registered voters residing in a particular school corporation sign a petition requesting that the school corporation consolidate with another school corporation (referred to in this subsection as "the responding school corporation").

(B) The petition described in clause (A) is filed with the clerk of the circuit court of each county where the voters who are eligible to sign the petition reside.

(C) Not more than thirty (30) days after the service of the petition by the clerk of the circuit court to the governing body of the responding school corporation under subsection (b) and the certification of signatures on the petition occurs under subsection (b), the governing body of the responding school corporation adopts a resolution approving the petition and providing for the consolidation.

(D) An approving resolution has the same effect as the substantially identical resolutions adopted by the governing bodies under subdivision (1), and the governing bodies shall publish the notice provided under subdivision (1) not more than fifteen (15) days after the approving resolution is adopted. However, if a governing body that is a party to the consolidation fails to publish notice within the required fifteen (15) day time period, a referendum election still must be held as provided in subsection (c).

If the governing body of the responding school corporation does not act on the petition within the thirty (30) day period described in clause (C), the governing body's inaction constitutes a disapproval of the petition request. If the governing body of the responding school corporation adopts a resolution disapproving the petition or fails to act within the thirty (30) day period, a referendum election as described in subsection (c) may not be held and the petition requesting the consolidation is defeated.

(b) Any petition of protest under subsection (a)(1) or a petition requesting consolidation under subsection (a)(2) must show in the petition the date on which each person has signed the petition and the person's residence on that date. The petition may be executed in several counterparts, the total of which constitutes the petition. Each counterpart must contain the names of voters residing within a single county and shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the county. Each counterpart must have attached to it the affidavit of the person circulating the counterpart that each signature appearing on the counterpart was affixed in that person's presence and is the true and lawful signature of each person who made the signature. Any signer may file the petition or any counterpart of the petition. Each signer on the petition may before and may not after the filing with the clerk withdraw the signer's name from the petition. A name may not be added to the petition after the petition has been filed with the clerk. After the receipt of any counterpart of the petition, each circuit court clerk shall certify:

(1) the number of persons signing the counterpart;

(2) the number of persons who are registered voters residing within that part of the school corporation located within the clerk's county, as disclosed by the voter registration records in the office of the clerk or the board of registration of the county, or wherever registration records may be kept;

(3) the total number of registered voters residing within the boundaries of that part of the school corporation located within the county, as disclosed in the voter registration records; and

(4) the date of the filing of the petition.

Certification shall be made by each clerk of the circuit court not more than thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition, excluding from the calculation of the period any time during which the registration records are unavailable to the clerk, or within any additional time as is reasonably necessary to permit the clerk to make the certification. In certifying the number of registered voters, the clerk of the circuit court shall disregard any signature on the petition not made within the ninety (90) days immediately before the filing of the petition with the clerk as shown by the dates set out in the petition. The clerk of the circuit court shall establish a record of the certification in the clerk's office and shall serve the original petition and a copy of the certification on the county election board under IC 3-10-9-3 and the governing bodies of each affected school corporation. Service shall be made by mail or manual delivery to the governing bodies, to any officer of the governing bodies, or to the administrative office of the governing bodies, if any, and shall be made for all purposes of this section on the day of the mailing or the date of the manual delivery.

(c) The county election board in each county where the proposed metropolitan school district is located, acting jointly where the proposed metropolitan school district is created and where it is located in more than one (1) county, shall cause any referendum election required under either subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) to be held in the entire proposed metropolitan district at a special election. The special election shall be not less than sixty (60) days and not more than ninety (90) days after the service of the petition of protest and certification by each clerk of the circuit court under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) or after the occurrence of the first action requiring a referendum under subsection (a)(2). However, if a primary or general election at which county officials are to be nominated or elected, or at which city or town officials are to be elected in those areas of the proposed metropolitan school district that are within the city or town, is to be held after the sixty (60) days and not more than six (6) months after the service or the occurrence of the first action, each election board may hold the referendum election with the primary or general election.

(d) Notice of the special election shall be given by each election board by publication under IC 5-3-1.

(e) Except where it conflicts with this section or cannot be practicably applied, IC 3 applies to the conduct of the referendum election. If the referendum election is not conducted at a primary or general election, the cost of conducting the election shall be charged to each component school corporation included in the proposed metropolitan school district in the same proportion as its assessed valuation bears to the total assessed valuation of the proposed metropolitan school district and shall be paid from the operations fund of each component school corporation not otherwise appropriated, without appropriation.

(f) The question in the referendum election shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state "Shall the school corporations of _________ be formed into one (1) metropolitan school district under IC 20-23-7?" (in which blanks the respective name of the school districts concerned will be inserted).

(g) If:

(1) a protest petition with the required signatures is not filed after the adoption of substantially identical resolutions of the governing bodies providing for or approving the consolidation as described in subsection (a)(1); or

(2) a referendum election occurs in the entire proposed metropolitan district and a majority of the voters in each proposed consolidating school corporation vote in the affirmative;

a metropolitan school district is created and comes into existence in the territory subject to the provisions and under the conditions described in this chapter. The boundaries include all of the territory within the school corporations, and it shall be known as "Metropolitan School District of _______, Indiana" (the name of the district concerned will be inserted in the blank). The name of the district shall be decided by a majority vote of the metropolitan governing board of the metropolitan school district at the first meeting. The metropolitan governing board of the new metropolitan school district shall be composed and elected under this chapter. The failure of any public official or body to perform any duty within the time provided in this chapter does not invalidate any proceedings taken by that official or body, but this provision shall not be construed to authorize a delay in the holding of a referendum election under this chapter.

(h) If the governing body of a school corporation is involved in a consolidation proposal under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) that fails to result in a consolidation, the:

(1) governing body of the school corporation may not initiate a subsequent consolidation with another school corporation under subsection (a)(1); and

(2) residents of the school corporation may not file a petition requesting a consolidation with another school corporation under subsection (a)(2);

for one (1) year after the date on which the prior consolidation proposal failed.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-8-12.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.66; P.L.244-2017, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 20-32-4-0.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-32-4-0.3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.336. Repealed by P.L.268-2013, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-28-11.5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 11.5 / Section 20-28-11.5-9
Report of staff performance evaluation results; presented at public meeting; survey; forms
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) The principal of a school in a school corporation shall report in the aggregate the results of staff performance evaluations for the school for the previous school year to the superintendent and the governing body for the school corporation before August 15 of each year on the schedule determined by the governing body. The report must be presented in a public meeting of the governing body. Before presentation to the governing body, the superintendent of the school corporation shall discuss the report of completed evaluations with the teachers. This discussion is not subject to the open door law (IC 5-14-1.5). The report of completed evaluations is not subject to bargaining.

(b) Not before the beginning of the second semester (or the equivalent) of the school year and not later than August 1 of each year, the principal at each public school, including a charter school, shall complete a survey that provides information regarding the principal's assessment of the quality of instruction by each particular teacher preparation program located in Indiana for teachers employed at the school who initially received their teaching license in Indiana in the previous two (2) years. The survey shall be adopted by the state board and prescribed on a form developed not later than July 30, 2016, by the department that is aligned with the matrix system established under IC 20-28-3-1(i). The school shall provide the surveys to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall compile the information contained in the surveys, broken down by each teacher preparation program located in Indiana. The department shall include information relevant to a particular teacher preparation program located in Indiana in the department's report under subsection (d).

(c) During the second semester (or the equivalent) of the school year and not later than August 1 of each year, each teacher employed by a school described in subsection (b) in Indiana who initially received a teacher's license in Indiana in the previous three (3) years shall complete a form after the teacher completes the teacher's initial year teaching at a particular school. The information reported on the form must:

(1) provide the year in which the teacher was hired by the school;

(2) include the name of the teacher preparation program that recommended the teacher for an initial license;

(3) describe subjects taught by the teacher;

(4) provide the location of different teaching positions held by the teacher since the teacher initially obtained an Indiana teaching license;

(5) provide a description of any mentoring the teacher has received while teaching in the teacher's current teaching position;

(6) describe the teacher's current licensure status; and

(7) include an assessment by the teacher of the quality of instruction of the teacher preparation program in which the teacher participated.

The form shall be prescribed by the department. The forms shall be submitted to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. Upon receipt of the information provided in this subsection, the department shall compile the information contained in the forms and include an aggregated summary of the report on the department's website.

(d) Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall report to each teacher preparation program in Indiana for teachers with three (3) or fewer years of teaching experience:

(1) information from the surveys relevant to that particular teacher education program provided to the department under subsection (b); and

(2) information from the forms relevant to that particular teacher preparation program compiled by the department under subsection (c).

As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.138; P.L.254-2013, SEC.3; P.L.192-2014, SEC.5; P.L.239-2015, SEC.8; P.L.150-2020, SEC.3; P.L.41-2022, SEC.3; P.L.200-2023, SEC.23; P.L.9-2024, SEC.392; P.L.214-2025, SEC.136.
Ind. Code § 20-43-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-43-2-1
Distribution schedule; reversions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The department shall distribute the amount appropriated by the general assembly for distribution as state tuition support in accordance with this article. If the appropriations for distribution as state tuition support are more than required under this article, any excess shall revert to the state general fund. The appropriations for state tuition support shall be made each state fiscal year under a schedule set by the budget agency and approved by the governor. However, the schedule must provide:

(1) for at least twelve (12) payments;

(2) that one (1) payment shall be made at least every forty (40) days; and

(3) the total of the payments in each state fiscal year must equal the amount required under this article.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: subsection (a) formerly P.L.246-2005, SECTION 9 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.481; P.L.205-2013, SEC.268.
Ind. Code § 20-24-14-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-24-14-5
Grant award and procedure; grant amount
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The state board may award grants under this chapter, subject to appropriations by the general assembly for this purpose, to a charter school that:

(1) applies on a form and in a manner established by the state board;

(2) submits with the application a budget plan to the state board detailing the expenses for which money from a grant awarded under this chapter would be used;

(3) submits with the application a facilities master plan and the associated facilities budget plan; and

(4) submits any other information prescribed by the state board.

(b) The amount of a grant awarded under this chapter to each charter school may not exceed an amount equal to STEP TWO in the following formula:

STEP ONE: Determine the result of:

(A) the total amount of funds appropriated by the general assembly in a state fiscal year for grants under the program; divided by

(B) the sum total of current ADM for all charter schools, not including students for whom, of the instructional services that the students receive from the charter schools, more than fifty percent (50%) is virtual instruction.

STEP TWO: Determine the result of:

(A) the STEP ONE result; multiplied by

(B) the applicable charter school's current ADM, not including a student for whom, of the instructional services that the student receives from the charter school, more than fifty percent (50%) is virtual instruction.

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 20-30-5.6-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 20-30-5.6-9
Approved postsecondary educational institutions not subject to requirements regarding intermediaries, employers, and labor organizations
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. An approved postsecondary educational institution that meets with a student under section 5(a) of this chapter is not subject to IC 21-18-19-1.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 20-46-9-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-46-9-0.5
Public education corporation assumes powers and duties of school city; distribution of revenue
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), after March 31, 2026, a school city (as defined in IC 20-25-2-12) may not exercise the powers and duties under this chapter and instead, the public education corporation assumes the powers and duties of the school city as set forth in IC 20-25.3-5.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the county auditor shall:

(1) determine the amounts of revenue to be distributed to the school city and any charter schools as provided in this chapter; and

(2) distribute revenue collected from a levy imposed under this chapter to the school city and any charter schools as provided in this chapter.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-35-4-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-35-4-11
Governing bodies; powers and duties for establishing and maintaining educational facilities and services
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) The governing bodies of one (1) or more school corporations establishing and maintaining educational facilities and services for students with disabilities, as described in this chapter, shall, in connection with establishing and maintaining the facilities and services, exercise similar powers and duties as are prescribed by law for the establishment, maintenance, and management of other recognized educational facilities and services.

(b) The governing bodies shall:

(1) include only eligible children in the program; and

(2) comply with all the requirements of:

(A) this chapter; and

(B) all rules established by the secretary of education and the state board.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-17.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.283; P.L.43-2021, SEC.117.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-20.5-11-2
Contract or memorandum of understanding; employer liability and worker's compensation insurance coverage
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall maintain a:

(1) contract with a company to provide; or

(2) memorandum of understanding:

(A) with a statewide entity that represents business interests in multiple industries; and

(B) that provides that the entity agrees to facilitate the procurement of;

adequate employer liability and worker's compensation insurance coverage for an employer described in section 3 of this chapter.

(b) The total amount of funds that the department may expend to implement this section must be less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-38.5-2.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-33-13-6
Civil action; adverse action prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) If a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association violates this chapter, a student who is:

(1) deprived of an athletic opportunity; or

(2) otherwise directly or indirectly injured;

as a result of the violation may bring a civil action against the school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association.

(b) A school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association may not retaliate or otherwise take any adverse action against a student for reporting a violation or bringing a civil action for a violation of this chapter.

As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-28-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-28-9-5
Computation of annual salary of teacher or distribution of state funds; rounding to nearest dollar
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. In computing the annual salary of a teacher or when distributing state funds, an amount of less than fifty cents ($0.50) is dropped while an amount of fifty cents ($0.50) or more is rounded up to the next whole dollar.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-2(c).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-9
Referendum
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. An operating referendum tax levy under this chapter may be put into effect only if a majority of the individuals who vote in a referendum that is conducted in accordance with this section and sections 10 through 19 of this chapter approves the appellant school corporation's making a levy for the ensuing calendar year.

[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.496; P.L.244-2017, SEC.98.
Ind. Code § 20-49-4-23 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-49-4-23
Power; treasurer of state; state board; sell, transfer, or liquidate agreements; conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. (a) Upon request of the treasurer of state, the state board of finance may periodically sell, transfer, or liquidate agreements, in whole or in part, including without limitation the sale, transfer, or liquidation of all or any part of the principal or interest to be received at any time under one (1) or more agreements that evidence the right of the state to make deductions from state tuition support to pay advances under this chapter under the terms and conditions that the state board of finance considers necessary and appropriate.

(b) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation under this section is subject to the following conditions:

(1) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation may be made only to a department, an agency, a commission, an instrumentality, or a public body of the state, including the Indiana bond bank.

(2) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation of agreements may be made only for cash.

(3) Payments under the sale, transfer, or liquidation must be made to the treasurer of state for the fund and reported to the state board of finance.

(4) The total amount of cash received by the fund from the sale may not be less than the outstanding principal amount of all or a part of the agreements sold plus accrued interest owed.

(5) If necessary to facilitate a sale, transfer, or liquidation, the state board or the state board of finance may agree to act on behalf of an entity described in subdivision (1) by collecting payment on advances that are:

(A) received directly from a school corporation or charter school, if any direct payments are received; or

(B) deducted from amounts appropriated and made available for state tuition support.

An agreement by the state board or the state board of finance under this subdivision is a valid and enforceable contractual obligation but is not a debt of the state within the meaning of the limitation against indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

(6) Each proposed sale, transfer, or liquidation must be reviewed by the budget committee and approved by the budget agency.

(c) The state board of finance shall notify the state board and the department of any action that the state board of finance takes under this section.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-11.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.217-2017, SEC.139; P.L.189-2023, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 20-29-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-29-6-1
Duty to bargain collectively; public hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) School employers and school employees shall:

(1) have the obligation and the right to bargain collectively the items set forth in section 4 of this chapter; and

(2) enter into a contract embodying any of the matters listed in section 4 of this chapter on which they have bargained collectively.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, before a school employer and school employees may privately negotiate the matters described in subsection (a)(1) during the time period for formal collective bargaining established in section 12 of this chapter, the parties must hold at least one (1) public hearing and take public testimony to discuss the items described in subsection (a). The public hearing under this subsection may take place at a regular or special meeting of the governing body. A school employer may allow governing body members or the public to participate in a public hearing under this subsection by means of electronic communication.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.11; P.L.274-2019, SEC.1; P.L.216-2021, SEC.23; P.L.200-2023, SEC.25; P.L.114-2024, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-29-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-29-3-9
Compensation
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to compensation equal to that of the board's executive director, computed on a daily rate and paid for every day actually spent serving on the board.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-40-21-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 21 / Section 20-40-21-1
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a school safety referendum debt service fund established under section 2 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-16 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-16
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.33. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-36-6-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-36-6-9
Guidelines
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) The department shall develop and provide each public and state accredited nonpublic elementary school and high school with guidelines designed to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.

(b) The guidelines developed under this section and the dissemination of the guidelines shall be developed and disseminated in the same manner as other college credit bearing programs.

As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 20-40-12-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-40-12-6
Transfers to fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Subject to the approval of the commissioner of insurance, the governing body of the school corporation may:

(1) transfer to the fund an amount of money in the education fund or operations fund budget in accordance with the categories of expenditures established under IC 20-42.5-3;

(2) transfer money from the education fund or operations fund in accordance with the categories of expenditures established under IC 20-42.5-3 to the fund;

(3) appropriate money from the education fund or operations fund in accordance with the categories of expenditures established under IC 20-42.5-3 for the fund; or

(4) transfer money from the operations fund to the fund, to the extent that money in the operations fund may be used for property or casualty insurance.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-5.6-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.479; P.L.238-2019, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-18-2-18.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-18-2-18.5
"Spring count"
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.5. "Spring count" refers to the spring count of eligible pupils under IC 20-43-4.

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.223. Amended by P.L.217-2017, SEC.93; P.L.108-2019, SEC.207.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-3
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the operating referendum tax levy fund.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.96.
Ind. Code § 20-31-9.5-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 20-31-9.5-0.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.223-2015, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 20-46-1-21 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-46-1-21
Referendum revenue; application; county auditor distribution determination; eligibility; distribution amount
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) This section:

(1) except as provided in subdivision (2), applies to revenue received from a resolution that is approved by the governing body to impose a referendum levy under section 8 or 8.5 of this chapter after May 10, 2023, for a school corporation located in:

(A) Lake County;

(B) Marion County;

(C) St. Joseph County; or

(D) Vanderburgh County;

through the full term of the referendum levy; and

(2) does not apply to revenue received from a referendum levy if:

(A) the governing body of the school corporation approves the referendum levy in a resolution adopted under section 8 or 8.5 of this chapter; and

(B) the referendum levy is imposed for the first time with property taxes first due and payable in a calendar year beginning after December 31, 2027.

(b) Subject to subsections (f) and (h), the county auditor in the county in which the school corporation is located shall distribute an amount of revenue as provided under subsection (e) from the revenue collected from a tax levy imposed under this chapter by a school corporation that is attributable to the territory of the school corporation that is located within the boundaries of a county listed in subsection (a)(1) to each charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools, that a student who resides within the attendance area of the school corporation attends if the charter school elects to participate in the referendum under section 8(h) of this chapter.

(c) The department shall provide the county auditor with data and information necessary for the county auditor to determine:

(1) which charter schools are eligible to receive a distribution under this section; and

(2) the number of students who:

(A) reside within the attendance area of the school corporation who are included in the ADM for each charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools, described in subdivision (1); and

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

(d) The following schools are not eligible to receive a distribution under this section:

(1) A virtual charter school.

(2) An adult high school.

(e) For the purposes of the calculations made in this subsection, each eligible school that has entered into an agreement with a school corporation to participate as a participating innovation network charter school under IC 20-25.7-5 is considered to have an ADM that is separate from the school corporation. The amount that the county auditor shall distribute to a charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools, under this section is the amount determined in the last STEP of the following STEPS:

STEP ONE: Determine, for each charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools, that is eligible to receive a distribution under this section, the number of students who:

(A) reside within the attendance area of the school corporation;

(B) are currently included in the ADM of the charter school; and

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

STEP TWO: Determine the sum of:

(A) the current ADM count for the school corporation; plus

(B) the total number of students who:

(i) reside within the attendance area of the school corporation;

(ii) are currently included in the ADM of a charter school, excluding virtual charter schools or adult high schools; and

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

STEP THREE: Determine the result of:

(A) the STEP ONE amount; divided by

(B) the STEP TWO amount.

STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:

(A) the sum of:

(i) the STEP THREE amount; plus

(ii) any amount withheld in the previous year under subsection (i); multiplied by

(B) the amount collected by the county auditor during the most recent installment period that is attributable to the territory of the school corporation that is located within the boundaries of a county listed in subsection (a).

(f) A charter school is not eligible for a distribution under this section from property tax revenue collected from a particular referendum levy if the charter school does not have a certified fall ADM count in the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the public question for the referendum appears on the ballot.

(g) Not later than August 15, 2025, and not later than August 15 of each calendar year thereafter, the department shall provide to each school corporation and eligible charter school an estimate of the amount of property tax levy revenue the school corporation and charter school are expected to receive under this section in the subsequent calendar year based on the most recent fall ADM count.

(h) This subsection applies beginning with distributions of property tax revenue under this section in 2026 and thereafter. In order to receive a distribution under this section, the governing body of a charter school shall, not later than October 15, 2025, and not later than October 15 of each calendar year thereafter, adopt a budget for the current school year. Not later than ten (10) days before its adoption, the budget must be fixed and presented to the charter board in a public meeting in the county in which the charter school is incorporated. Not later than November 1, 2025, and not later than November 1 of each calendar year thereafter, the governing body of the charter school shall submit:

(1) the budget that is adopted under this subsection;

(2) the dates on which each requirement under this subsection were met; and

(3) a statement from the governing body of the charter school attesting that the dates provided in subdivision (2) are true and accurate and that the budget was properly adopted under this subsection;

to the charter authorizer for review and to the department of local government finance to be posted publicly on the computer gateway under IC 6-1.1-17-3.

(i) If a charter school does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (h) to receive distributions under this section during a calendar year, as determined by the department of local government finance, the charter school may not receive a distribution of property tax revenue in that calendar year and the county auditor shall withhold the charter school's distribution amount. The department of local government finance's determination of compliance consists only of a confirmation that the adopted budget and attestation statement are submitted not later than the applicable date under subsection (h). Any distribution amount withheld under this subsection shall be:

(1) added to the property tax revenue collections as described in STEP TWO of subsection (e); and

(2) distributed among the school corporation and remaining charter schools according to subsection (e);

in the calendar year that immediately follows the calendar year in which the distribution amount was withheld.

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.68-2025, SEC.221; P.L.159-2026, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-19-7-2.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-19-7-2.3
"Public agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "public agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-14-1.5-2(a).

As added by P.L.184-2023, SEC.11 and P.L.236-2023, SEC.129.
Ind. Code § 20-25.7-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25.7-4-9
Enrollment; attendance area
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) Any student who lives in the attendance area served by a school that is operated as an innovation network school under this chapter may attend the innovation network school. The innovation network school may not refuse enrollment to a student who lives in the attendance area or a student described in IC 20-26-19-5.

(b) This subsection applies if the number of applications for a program, class, grade level, or building exceeds the capacity of the program, class, grade level, or building. If an innovation network school receives a greater number of applications than there are spaces for students, each timely applicant must be given an equal chance of admission.

As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.38-2020, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-23-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-23-4-9
"United school corporation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter,"united school corporation" means a school corporation that has territory in two (2) or more adjacent counties.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-3(4).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-33 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-33
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.180-2011, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.59.
Ind. Code § 20-28-8-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-28-8-3.5
Limitations regarding payment to buy out assistant superintendent contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. Unless a provision in a contract between the governing body of a school corporation and an assistant superintendent entered into or renewed before July 1, 2019, provides otherwise, the governing body of a school corporation may not pay to an assistant superintendent to buy out a contract entered into between the governing body and the assistant superintendent an amount that exceeds an amount equal to the lesser of:

(1) the assistant superintendent's salary for any one (1) year under the contract; or

(2) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

An assistant superintendent's salary under subdivision (1) does not include benefits or any other forms of compensation that the assistant superintendent receives as payment under the contract other than the assistant superintendent's salary.

As added by P.L.152-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-29-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-29-8-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-13(a).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.48-2011, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 20-33-8-35 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-33-8-35
Documentation of bullying and abusive behaviors required
Status: in_force

Sec. 35. Each public school, including a charter school, shall document acts of bullying and abusive behaviors:

(1) against a victim; and

(2) committed by a verified perpetrator.

As added by P.L.238-2023, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-23-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 23 / Section 20-20.5-23-2
"Pilot program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" refers to the student transportation pilot program established by section 4 of this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-53-2.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-32-8.7-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 8.7 / Section 20-32-8.7-15
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.167-2021, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.171-2023, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.162-2024, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 20-48-4-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-48-4-8
Powers; issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Upon approval by the department of local government finance (if required under section 6 of this chapter), the township trustee may, with the consent of the township board, issue and sell the bonds of the civil township in an amount sufficient to pay for the alteration, construction, or addition described in section 6 of this chapter.

(b) The trustee may levy a tax on the taxable property of the township in an amount sufficient to discharge the bonds issued and sold. The bonds may not bear a maturity date more than twenty (20) years from the date of issue.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.527.
Ind. Code § 20-42-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-42-2-2
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a congressional township school fund administered by a county.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165.
Ind. Code § 20-27-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-27-10-3
Capacity of school bus
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A governing body may not require a school bus driver to transport students for whom a regular seat is not available in the school bus.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-20.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-29-8-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-29-8-13
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-13(e).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.48-2011, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 20-26.5-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-26.5-2-1
Establishment of coalition
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The state board may approve not more than one (1) coalition of continuous improvement school districts under this chapter to offer flexibility and innovation to schools to improve student outcomes.

(b) To establish a coalition under this chapter, at least four (4), but not more than a total of eight (8), of any of the following must jointly submit a plan to the state board in a manner prescribed by the state board:

(1) A school corporation.

(2) An eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).

(3) A state accredited nonpublic school.

(c) The plan submitted under subsection (b) must include:

(1) a description of the various educational programs that will be offered by members of the proposed coalition;

(2) a description that identifies potential coalition member partnerships with:

(A) business or industry;

(B) postsecondary educational institutions; or

(C) community partners;

(3) the specific goals and the measurable student outcomes to be obtained by the proposed coalition members; and

(4) an explanation of how student performance in achieving the specific outcomes will be measured, evaluated, and reported.

If a plan submitted to the state board includes a request to suspend all or portions of IC 20-30 for a proposed coalition, the plan must include how the specific goal of the proposed coalition will be achieved by suspending all or portions of IC 20-30. The state board may approve a plan that proposes to suspend all or portions of IC 20-30 only if the suspension is related to a specific goal of the proposed coalition.

(d) The state board may approve a coalition under this chapter if the state board determines that the coalition will:

(1) improve student performance and outcomes;

(2) offer coalition members flexibility in the administration of educational programs; and

(3) promote innovative educational approaches to student learning.

(e) The plan approved by the state board under subsection (d) must apply uniformly for each member of the coalition.

(f) Upon approval of the coalition by the state board under subsection (d), the state board shall post the following on the state board's website:

(1) A copy of the plan approved by the state board under subsection (d).

(2) Information describing how a school corporation, an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or a state accredited nonpublic school may submit an application to become a coalition member to the coalition under section 2(b) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.190-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.41; P.L.23-2026, SEC.181.
Ind. Code § 20-48-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-48-1-8
Bonds; emergency loans; compliance with other laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The provisions of all general statutes and rules relating to:

(1) filing petitions requesting the issuance of bonds and giving notice of the issuance of bonds;

(2) giving notice of determination to issue bonds;

(3) giving notice of a hearing on the appropriation of the proceeds of the bonds and the right of taxpayers to appear and be heard on the proposed appropriation; and

(4) the right of taxpayers and voters to remonstrate against or vote on, as applicable, the issuance of bonds;

apply to proceedings for the issuance of bonds and the making of an emergency loan under this article and IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5. An action to contest the validity of the bonds or emergency loans may not be brought later than five (5) days after the acceptance of a bid for the sale of the bonds.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171. Amended by P.L.219-2007, SEC.99; P.L.146-2008, SEC.523.
Ind. Code § 20-24.5-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-24.5-2-4
Establishment of laboratory school by state educational institution allowed
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The board of trustees of a state educational institution may, as the board of trustees finds a need exists, establish and conduct at the main campus of the state educational institution within the appropriate school or college of the state educational institution, laboratory schools for:

(1) developing, testing, and evaluating new methods of instruction and materials;

(2) comparing new methods with conventional methods in use; and

(3) training teachers in new methods of instruction and materials, as is found acceptable.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-14-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.
Ind. Code § 20-35-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-35-4-12
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.109-2012, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.284.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25.3-5-6
Corporation assumes powers and duties of school city; imposition of debt service levy; use and deposit of revenue
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), beginning July 1, 2026, the corporation shall assume the powers and duties of the school city under IC 20-46-7 with respect to imposition of a debt service levy. Beginning with the January 1, 2027, assessment date, and for each assessment date thereafter, the corporation shall impose both:

(1) an annual property tax levy in the territory of the school city sufficient to pay all obligations of the school city; and

(2) an annual property tax levy in the territory of the school city sufficient to pay all obligations of the corporation.

Property tax revenue received from the tax levies shall be used to pay outstanding debts and obligations in the manner set forth in subsection (b) and IC 20-46-7-0.5.

(b) Property tax revenue received from the debt service levy described in IC 20-46-7-0.5(a)(2)(A) that is imposed for the purpose of paying all obligations of the school city must be deposited in the school city's debt service fund established under IC 20-40-9 and may be used only to pay the obligations of the school city. The school city shall use the revenue from the debt service levy to pay debt service on the same terms, for the same period of time, and for the same purposes for which the obligation was initially authorized.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-35.5-6-2
Employment of authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia; agreement to obtain or share services
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Not later than the 2019-2020 school year, each school corporation and charter school shall employ at least one (1) individual to serve as a authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia for the school corporation or charter school.

(b) A school corporation or a charter school may enter into an agreement with:

(1) a service provider; or

(2) another school corporation or charter school;

to obtain or share services provided by an authorized reading specialist trained in dyslexia.

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-25-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25-5-3
"Annexed territory"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "annexed territory" means the territory acquired by an acquiring school corporation as a result of annexation from a losing school corporation.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-28-11.5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 11.5 / Section 20-28-11.5-10
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.22. Expired 7-1-2018 by P.L.242-2017, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-45-8-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-45-8-12
"Tax"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "tax" means the county supplemental school financing property tax to be levied by the board of county commissioners of a qualifying county under this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-3(e).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-42.5-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-42.5-1-1
Purposes of article
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This article has the following purposes:

(1) To maximize the allocation and use of taxpayer provided resources by school corporations and schools for student instruction and learning.

(2) To confirm the authority of school corporations to use a variety of methods to reduce the costs of acquisition of products and services.

(3) To instruct the state board to oversee the consideration of statewide means to acquire products and services.

(4) To provide a means for school corporations to access technical assistance and other support in the consideration of means to increase the allocation of resources to student instruction and learning.

(5) To recognize school corporations that achieve effective allocation of resources to student instruction and learning.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 21-10-1-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.240.
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-26-13-7
"Reporting year"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "reporting year" refers to the period beginning October 1 of a year and ending September 30 of the following year.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-35-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-35-3-1
State advisory council on the education of children with disabilities; membership; duties
Status: repealed

Sec. 1. (a) The secretary of education shall appoint a state advisory council on the education of children with disabilities. The state advisory council's duties consist of providing policy guidance concerning special education and related services for children with disabilities. The secretary of education shall appoint at least seventeen (17) members who serve for a term of four (4) years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired balance of the term.

(b) The members of the state advisory council must be:

(1) citizens of Indiana;

(2) representative of the state's population; and

(3) selected on the basis of their involvement in or concern with the education of children with disabilities.

(c) A majority of the members of the state advisory council must be individuals with disabilities or the parents of children with disabilities. Members must include the following:

(1) Parents of children with disabilities.

(2) Individuals with disabilities.

(3) Teachers.

(4) Representatives of postsecondary educational institutions that prepare special education and related services personnel.

(5) State and local education officials.

(6) Administrators of programs for children with disabilities.

(7) Representatives of state agencies involved in the financing or delivery of related services to children with disabilities, including the following:

(A) The commissioner of the Indiana department of health or the commissioner's designee.

(B) The director of the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services or the director's designee.

(C) The director of the division of mental health and addiction or the director's designee.

(D) The director of the department of child services or the director's designee.

(8) Representatives of nonpublic schools and freeway schools.

(9) One (1) or more representatives of vocational, community, or business organizations concerned with the provision of transitional services to children with disabilities.

(10) Representatives of the department of correction.

(11) A representative from each of the following:

(A) The Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired board.

(B) The Indiana School for the Deaf board.

(12) A representative from the Arc of Indiana.

(d) The responsibilities of the state advisory council are as follows:

(1) To advise the secretary of education and the state board regarding all rules pertaining to children with disabilities.

(2) To advise the department of unmet needs within Indiana in the education of children with disabilities.

(3) To provide public comment on rules proposed by the state board regarding the education of children with disabilities.

(4) To advise the department in developing evaluations and reporting data to the United States Secretary of Education under 20 U.S.C. 1418.

(5) To advise the department in developing corrective action plans to address findings identified in federal monitoring reports under 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.

(6) To advise the department in developing and implementing policies related to the coordination of services for children with disabilities.

(e) The state advisory council shall do the following:

(1) Organize with a chairperson selected by the secretary of education.

(2) Meet as often as necessary to conduct the council's business at the call of the chairperson, upon ten (10) days written notice, but not less than four (4) times a year.

(f) Members of the state advisory council are entitled to reasonable amounts for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

(g) The secretary of education shall do the following:

(1) Designate the director to act as executive secretary of the state advisory council.

(2) Furnish all professional and clerical assistance necessary for the performance of the state advisory council's powers and duties.

(h) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed to the state advisory council are required for the state advisory council to take action.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-16.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.80; P.L.141-2006, SEC.97; P.L.145-2006, SEC.152; P.L.1-2007, SEC.150; P.L.2-2007, SEC.232; P.L.270-2019, SEC.23; P.L.43-2021, SEC.115; P.L.56-2023, SEC.195; P.L.150-2024, SEC.64; P.L.122-2026, SEC.101.
Ind. Code § 20-23-17.2-3.1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 17.2 / Section 20-23-17.2-3.1
Election of governing body members
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.1. (a) The governing body of the school corporation consists of five (5) members, elected as provided in this chapter.

(b) Three (3) members shall be elected as follows:

(1) From districts established as provided in section 4.1 of this chapter.

(2) At the general election held in the county in 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter.

(c) Two (2) members shall be elected as follows:

(1) At large by all the voters of the school corporation.

(2) At the general election held in the county in 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and every four (4) years thereafter.

(d) The term of office of a member of the governing body:

(1) is four (4) years; and

(2) begins January 1 after the election of members of the governing body.

(e) Upon assuming office and in conducting the business of the governing body, a member shall represent the interests of the entire school corporation.

As added by P.L.222-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.127-2016, SEC.7; P.L.74-2017, SEC.73; P.L.278-2019, SEC.173; P.L.193-2021, SEC.106; P.L.141-2023, SEC.21; P.L.195-2025, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 20-35-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-35-4-5
Effect on other statutes
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. This chapter does not amend, alter, or repeal any other statute but is supplemental to other statutes.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-11.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 20-34-4.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 20-34-4.5-2
Administration of emergency medication; school employees, training
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A school nurse may administer emergency stock medication obtained under section 1 of this chapter to any of the following individuals if the individual is demonstrating signs or symptoms of a life-threatening emergency and the individual does not have emergency medication at the school or the individual's prescription is not available:

(1) Students at the school.

(2) School employees.

(3) Visitors at the school.

(b) School employees may administer emergency stock medication obtained under section 1 of this chapter if the following are met:

(1) The school employee has voluntarily received training in:

(A) recognizing a life-threatening emergency; and

(B) the proper administration of emergency medication;

by a health care provider who is licensed or certified in Indiana, for whom the administration of emergency medication is within the health care provider's scope of practice, who has received training in the administration of emergency medication, and who is knowledgeable in recognizing the symptoms of a life-threatening emergency and the administration of emergency medication.

(2) The individual to whom the emergency stock medication is being administered is:

(A) a student at the school;

(B) a school employee; or

(C) a visitor at the school.

As added by P.L.92-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.117-2017, SEC.9.