Ind. Code § 20-19-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-19-11-2
Provision of information by the department to elementary schools and high schools; ranking; disaggregated data
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall do the following:

(1) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, provide for each school year the following information to each elementary school:

(A) The pass rate for the following:

(i) The reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.

(ii) The ILEARN assessment for English/language arts.

(iii) The ILEARN assessment for math.

(B) The student chronic absenteeism rate.

(C) The per student funding for the elementary school or school corporation, as determined by the department.

(2) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, provide for each school year the following information to each high school:

(A) The average composite SAT score for students enrolled in the high school.

(B) The graduation rate.

(C) The graduation rate excluding students that receive a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1.

(D) The percentage of all students who enrolled in and passed any of the following:

(i) An advanced placement exam.

(ii) An international baccalaureate exam.

(iii) A dual credit course.

(iv) A Cambridge International exam.

(E) The per student funding for the high school or school corporation, as determined by the department.

(3) Rank the following:

(A) The information described in subdivision (1)(A) as compared with all elementary schools described in section 1 of this chapter.

(B) The information described in subdivision (2)(A) through (2)(D) as compared with all high schools described in section 1 of this chapter.

(b) In addition to the ranking requirements under subsection (a)(3), the department shall disaggregate the data by free and reduced price lunch quartiles and rank schools accordingly within the quartiles.

As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 20-33-2.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 20-33-2.5-3
"School"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a public school, including a charter school.

As added by P.L.125-2024, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-20.5-8-3
"Preschool program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "preschool program" refers to a voluntary school readiness program for children who are at least three (3) years of age and not enrolled in at least kindergarten.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-28-3.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-24-14-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-24-14-2
"Grant"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "grant" refers to a grant awarded to a charter school under this chapter.

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 20-22-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-22-2-4
Executive; appointment and qualifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The board shall appoint the chief executive officer, subject to the approval of the governor. The executive serves at the pleasure of the board.

(b) The executive appointee must have the following qualifications:

(1) Be an educator with knowledge, skill, and ability in the appointee's profession.

(2) Have at least five (5) years experience in instruction of students with hearing impairment disabilities.

(3) Have a master's degree or a higher degree.

(4) Meet the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate in the area of hearing impairment disabilities.

(5) Have at least five (5) years experience supervising other individuals.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-16-2-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.62; P.L.100-2012, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 20-33-8-30 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-33-8-30
Enrollment in another school corporation or charter school during period of expulsion or proposed expulsion
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) This section applies to the following:

(1) A student who:

(A) is expelled from a school corporation or charter school under this chapter; or

(B) withdraws from a school corporation or charter school to avoid expulsion.

(2) A student who:

(A) is required to separate for disciplinary reasons from a nonpublic school or a school in a state other than Indiana by the administrative authority of the school; or

(B) withdraws from a nonpublic school or a school in a state other than Indiana in order to avoid being required to separate from the school for disciplinary reasons by the administrative authority of the school.

(b) The student referred to in subsection (a) may enroll in another school corporation or charter school during the period of the actual or proposed expulsion or separation if:

(1) the student's parent informs the school corporation in which the student seeks to enroll and also:

(A) in the case of a student withdrawing from a charter school that is not a conversion charter school to avoid expulsion, the conversion charter school; or

(B) in the case of a student withdrawing from a conversion charter school to avoid expulsion:

(i) the conversion charter school; and

(ii) the school corporation that sponsored the conversion charter school;

of the student's expulsion, separation, or withdrawal to avoid expulsion or separation;

(2) the school corporation (and, in the case of a student withdrawal described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B), the charter school) consents to the student's enrollment; and

(3) the student agrees to the terms and conditions of enrollment established by the school corporation (or, in the case of a student withdrawal described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B), the charter school or conversion charter school).

(c) If:

(1) a student's parent fails to inform the school corporation of the expulsion or separation or withdrawal to avoid expulsion or separation; or

(2) a student fails to follow the terms and conditions of enrollment under subsection (b)(3);

the school corporation or charter school may withdraw consent and prohibit the student's enrollment during the period of the actual or proposed expulsion or separation.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-23.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.263; P.L.74-2026, SEC.139.
Ind. Code § 20-30-5.6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 20-30-5.6-1
"Career fair"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "career fair" means an event at which employers and labor organizations can meet with high school students to discuss future career opportunities.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-7
Transfers; students with disabilities
Status: reserved

Sec. 7. (a) A school corporation may transfer a student with a physical, emotional, or mental disability to a transferee corporation that maintains special programs or facilities for children with the disability of the transferred student.

(b) A transferee corporation may refuse the transfer under subsection (a) by mailing a notice by certified mail to:

(1) the transferor corporation;

(2) the parents of the student; and

(3) the state board.

(c) If a transferee corporation refuses transfer under subsection (b), the state board shall determine the question of granting a transfer under the procedures set out in section 15 of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.1-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-34-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-34-5-1
"Diabetes management and treatment plan"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "diabetes management and treatment plan" means a plan prepared under section 12 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-36-6-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 36 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-36-6-2.5
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the Cambridge International program established by section 4 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 20-28-4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-28-4-10
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must include a requirement that entities approved to offer the program submit an annual report to the department of the number of individuals who:

(1) enroll in; and

(2) complete;

the program.

(c) Rules adopted under this section may not require that there be a shortage of other licensed teachers in order for the governing body of a school corporation, including a charter school, or the appointing authority of a state accredited nonpublic school to employ a program participant.

(d) Rules adopted under this section may not impose program requirements, participant qualification requirements, or licensing requirements that are in addition to the requirements set forth in this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-11(j).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.154; P.L.90-2011, SEC.20; P.L.205-2013, SEC.251; P.L.92-2020, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 20-30-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-30-3-5
National motto
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), each school corporation and charter school may place a durable poster or framed picture representing:

(1) the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust"; and

(2) an accurate representation of the:

(A) United States flag; and

(B) Indiana state flag;

which may be positioned under the national motto described in subdivision (1);

in each school library and classroom within the school corporation or charter school.

(b) The durable poster or framed picture described in subsection (a) may be at least eleven (11) inches in height by seventeen (17) inches in width. The dimensions of the national motto described in subsection (a)(1) may be at least four (4) inches in height by fifteen (15) inches in width and include print large enough to fill the dimensions established by this subdivision.

(c) If a school corporation or charter school places a poster or framed picture under subsection (a), the representation of the United States flag and the Indiana state flag as described in subsection (a)(2) must comply with any applicable federal or state laws concerning the design, dimensions, or presentation of the respective flags.

As added by P.L.155-2020, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-25-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25-5-5
"Civil city"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "civil city" means a civil city or a civil town, the area of which, or the major part of the area of which, is under the jurisdiction of a school city.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-48-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-48-4-5
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Sections 6 through 9 of this chapter apply to a township in which there is not a city or town that operates public schools within the city or town.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 20-28-5.5-2
Publication and notification of teaching requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The department shall:

(1) publish the requirements established by the state board under this chapter on the department's website;

(2) notify teacher preparation programs of training required to be completed as part of the teacher preparation program; and

(3) notify teachers of training requirements under this chapter that a teacher must complete in order for the teacher to renew the teacher's license under IC 20-28-5.

As added by P.L.92-2020, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.188.
Ind. Code § 20-23-17-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-23-17-3
Governing body; members elected and appointed; petition of nomination; time for filing
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of the school corporation consists of five (5) members chosen as follows:

(1) Three (3) members shall be elected by the voters of the school corporation at a general election to be held in the county as follows:

(A) Two (2) members of the governing body shall:

(i) be elected at the general election in 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and every four (4) years thereafter; and

(ii) take office as provided in section 4 of this chapter.

(B) One (1) member of the governing body shall:

(i) be elected at the general election in 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter; and

(ii) take office as provided in section 4 of this chapter.

(2) One (1) member shall:

(A) be appointed by the city executive in 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter; and

(B) take office as provided in section 4 of this chapter.

(3) One (1) member shall:

(A) be appointed by the city legislative body in 2025, 2029, 2033, 2037, 2041, and every four (4) years thereafter; and

(B) take office as provided in section 4 of this chapter.

(b) The members elected under subsection (a)(1) shall be elected as follows:

(1) In a general election held in the county.

(2) By the registered voters of the entire school corporation.

(c) The following apply to an election of members of the governing body of the school corporation under subsection (a)(1):

(1) Each candidate must file a petition of nomination with the circuit court clerk not earlier than one hundred four (104) days and not later than seventy-four (74) days before the election at which members are to be elected. The petition of nomination must include the following information:

(A) The name of the candidate.

(B) A certification that the candidate meets the qualifications for candidacy imposed by this chapter.

(2) Only eligible voters residing in the school corporation may vote for a candidate seeking election.

(d) The following apply to a petition of nomination required under subsection (c)(1):

(1) The petition must:

(A) contain the information required under IC 3-8-2.5-2.5(a)(5); and

(B) be accompanied by the certification described in IC 3-8-2.5-2.5(b), if required under IC 3-8-2.5-2.5(c).

(2) Unless a candidate that states a political party affiliation under IC 3-8-2.5-2.5(a)(5)(A) is challenged under IC 3-8-2.5-7, the candidate's statement under IC 3-8-2.5-2.5(a)(5) must be indicated on the ballot in the manner determined by the county election board.

(3) IC 3-8-2.5-2.5(c) and IC 3-8-2.5-7(e) through IC 3-8-2.5-7(g) apply to a candidate who files a petition of nomination.

As added by P.L.179-2011, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.86; P.L.141-2023, SEC.19; P.L.195-2025, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 20-25-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25-3-8
Selection and compensation of officers and employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The board may:

(1) determine the number of employees of the board;

(2) prescribe the employees' duties; and

(3) fix the employees' compensation.

(b) The board shall adopt rules for obtaining, by open competition and without regard to religious or political belief, lists of candidates from which all teachers and all other officers and employees are selected.

(c) The selection of a candidate as a teacher, an officer, or an employee must be based solely on the fitness of the candidate under the rules adopted under subsection (b).

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-25-14-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-25-14-2
Proposals and contracts for provision of services; eligible providers
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The board may:

(1) request and receive competitive proposals from:

(A) a school of the school city;

(B) another public educational institution; or

(C) a group of educators from the school city;

to provide summer remediation services under guidelines and specified performance standards established by the board; and

(2) contract with one (1) or more providers listed in subdivision (1) to provide summer remediation services to students in the school city.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-13-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-26-20-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-26-20-3
Request to provide information to students
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. An organization may request that a public school allow representatives of the organization to provide oral, written, or oral and written information regarding the organization, including information regarding how the organization furthers the educational interests and civic involvement of students consistent with good citizenship and moral instruction provided under IC 20-30-5-6 and IC 20-30-5-5, to students of the public school on school property.

As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-40 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-40
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.1. Expired 6-30-2026 by P.L.232-2025, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 20-35-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-35-1-6
"School corporation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "School corporation" means a corporation authorized by law to establish public schools and levy taxes for the maintenance of the schools.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-1(4).]

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

Sec. 1. The department of education is established.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-49-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-49-2-12
Application procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Any school corporation desiring to obtain an advancement under this chapter shall submit to the state board a verified application stating:

(1) the existing condition concerning the need for money to be used to construct, remodel, or repair a school building in the school corporation;

(2) the amount of money needed; and

(3) any other information requested by the state board.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-11-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 20-28-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-28-8-4
Written preliminary notice that governing body considering not renewing contract; private conference
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) At least thirty (30) days before giving written notice of refusal to renew a contract under section 3 of this chapter, the governing body, or an employee at the direction of the governing body, shall inform the assistant superintendent, the principal, or the assistant principal by written preliminary notice that:

(1) the governing body is considering a decision not to renew the contract; and

(2) if the individual files a request with the school corporation for a private conference not later than five (5) days after receiving the preliminary notice, the individual is entitled to a private conference with the superintendent of the school corporation.

(b) If the individual files a request with the school corporation for an additional private conference not later than five (5) days after the initial private conference with the superintendent of the school corporation, the individual is entitled to an additional private conference with the governing body of the school corporation before being given written notice of refusal to renew the contract.

(c) The preliminary notice required under this section must include the governing body's reasons for considering a decision not to renew.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-17.3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-44 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-44
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-9-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.128. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.131.
Ind. Code § 20-34-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-34-4-6
Collection of immunization data; onsite review or examination
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The Indiana department of health shall collect immunization data on school age children using the state immunization data registry. Each school corporation shall ensure that all applicable immunization information is complete in the state immunization data registry not later than the first Friday in February each year. The Indiana department of health shall use the data to create aggregate reports.

(b) The Indiana department of health and the local health department shall, for good cause shown that there exists a substantial threat to the health and safety of a student or the school community, be able to validate immunization reports by onsite reviews or examinations of nonidentifying immunization record data. This section does not independently authorize the Indiana department of health, a local department of health, or an agent of the Indiana department of health or local department of health to have access to identifying medical or academic record data of individual students attending nonaccredited nonpublic schools.

(c) The Indiana department of health has exclusive power to adopt rules for the administration of this section.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-11.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.45; P.L.80-2007, SEC.3; P.L.208-2015, SEC.17; P.L.56-2023, SEC.193.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-12.2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-12.2
Reduction in absenteeism; policy priority; resources and guidance
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.2. (a) The department shall make reduction of absenteeism in schools a policy priority and provide assistance and guidance to school corporations and schools in:

(1) identifying contributing factors of absenteeism; and

(2) developing chronic absence reduction plans.

(b) The department shall:

(1) create a list of best practices to; and

(2) provide resources and guidance to school corporations concerning evidence based practices and effective strategies that;

reduce absenteeism in schools. However, subject to section 12.4 of this chapter, the department may not mandate a particular policy within a chronic absence reduction plan adopted by a school corporation or school.

As added by P.L.246-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.37; P.L.208-2025, SEC.2; P.L.214-2025, SEC.22; P.L.23-2026, SEC.162.
Ind. Code § 20-25.7-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25.7-5-2
Agreements to reconstitute eligible schools
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 2. (a) The board may enter into an agreement with an organizer to reconstitute an eligible school as a participating innovation network charter school or to establish a participating innovation network charter school at a location selected by the board within the boundary of the school corporation. Notwithstanding IC 20-26-7.1, a participating innovation network charter school may be established within a vacant school building.

(b) The terms of the agreement entered into between the board and an organizer must specify the following:

(1) A statement that the organizer authorizes the department to include the charter school's performance assessment results under IC 20-31-8 when calculating the school corporation's performance assessment under rules adopted by the state board.

(2) Subject to an administrative fee as described in subsection (g), a statement that the school corporation will distribute at least one hundred percent (100%) of state tuition support dollars that the school corporation receives from student enrollment in the participating innovation network charter school in accordance with the school funding formula to the participating innovation network charter school (if the participating innovation network charter school is treated in the same manner as a school operated by the school corporation under subsection (d)(2)).

(3) The performance goals and accountability metrics agreed upon for the charter school in the charter agreement between the organizer and the authorizer and a statement that the school corporation is prohibited from setting additional performance goals or accountability metrics.

(4) For an agreement entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023, the process the board is required to follow in determining whether to renew the agreement.

(5) The amount of money levied as property taxes that will be distributed by the school corporation to the organizer.

(6) Subject to section 5 of this chapter, the participating innovation network charter school's enrollment and discipline policies, including defined attendance areas and enrollment zones.

(7) A statement that the innovation agreement shall not create an obligation that would cause the organizer to be in violation of its charter agreement (as described in IC 20-24-1-3).

(c) If an organizer and the board enter into an agreement under subsection (a), the organizer and the board shall notify the department that the agreement has been made under this section within thirty (30) days after the agreement is entered into.

(d) Upon receipt of the notification under subsection (c), for school years starting after the date of the agreement:

(1) the department shall include the participating innovation network charter school's performance assessment results under IC 20-31-8 when calculating the school corporation's performance assessment under rules adopted by the state board;

(2) the department shall treat the participating innovation network charter school in the same manner as a school operated by the school corporation when calculating the total amount of state funding to be distributed to the school corporation unless subsection (e) applies; and

(3) if requested by a participating innovation network charter school that reconstitutes an eligible school, the department may use student growth as the state board's exclusive means to determine the innovation network charter school's category or designation of school improvement under 511 IAC 6.2-10-10 for a period of three (3) years. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the department may not use student growth as the state board's exclusive means to determine an innovation network charter school's category or designation of school improvement. This subdivision expires July 1, 2023.

(e) If a participating innovation network school was established before January 1, 2016, and for the current school year has a complexity index that is greater than the complexity index for the school corporation that the innovation network school has contracted with, the innovation network school shall be treated as a charter school for purposes of determining tuition support. This subsection expires June 30, 2027.

(f) If the board or organizer fails to follow the process described in subsection (b)(4), the board or organizer may appeal to the state board. The state board shall hear the appeal in a public meeting and ensure that the board or organizer follows the renewal process specified in the agreement. The board may not terminate an agreement until the board has provided evidence to the state board that the board has complied with the renewal process specified in the agreement. The state board shall issue a decision on an appeal under this subsection not later than sixty (60) days after the date the board or organizer submitted the appeal to the state board.

(g) If an administrative fee is included in an agreement entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023, under this section, the fee may not exceed one percent (1%) of the total amount of state tuition support that is distributed to the school corporation based on the participating innovation network charter school's student enrollment.

(h) An agreement entered into between the board and an organizer under this section may not be altered without written approval from the organizer.

As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.179-2016, SEC.6; P.L.217-2017, SEC.99; P.L.250-2017, SEC.25; P.L.86-2018, SEC.174; P.L.269-2019, SEC.5; P.L.270-2019, SEC.6; P.L.108-2019, SEC.212; P.L.156-2020, SEC.75; P.L.165-2021, SEC.153; P.L.201-2023, SEC.159; P.L.246-2023, SEC.31; P.L.9-2024, SEC.388; P.L.162-2024, SEC.9; P.L.213-2025, SEC.169.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-4.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 20-51.4-4.5-2
Termination of account; funds revert; distribution tax exempt; student test number
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter terminates automatically for a career scholarship student if:

(1) the career scholarship student no longer resides in Indiana while the career scholarship student is eligible to receive grants under section 3 of this chapter; or

(2) the CSA account is not renewed within three hundred ninety-five (395) days after the date the CSA account was either established or last renewed.

If a CSA account is terminated under this section, money in the career scholarship student's CSA account, including any interest accrued, reverts to the state general fund.

(b) An agreement made under section 1 of this chapter for a career scholarship student while the career scholarship student is in grades 10 through 12 may be terminated before the end of the school year if the parent of the career scholarship student or the emancipated career scholarship student notifies the department in a manner specified by the department.

(c) A distribution made to a CSA account or ESA account, as applicable, under section 3 of this chapter is considered tax exempt as long as the distribution is used for:

(1) a CSA qualified expense; or

(2) an ESA qualified expense if the career scholarship student is participating in the ESA program.

The amount is subtracted from the definition of "adjusted gross income" under IC 6-3-1-3.5 to the extent the distribution used for the CSA qualified expense or ESA qualified expense, as applicable, is included in the taxpayer's adjusted federal gross income under the Internal Revenue Code.

(d) If a career scholarship student does not have a student test number, the department shall establish a student test number as described in IC 20-19-3-9.4 for the career scholarship student. The department shall provide the department information necessary for the department to comply with this subsection.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.62. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.221.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7.1-5.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 20-26-7.1-5.3
Sale or lease of covered school building to charter school; petition to transfer school building back to school corporation; cost of capital improvements
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.3. (a) This section applies to a covered school building to which the following apply:

(1) The covered school building was purchased or leased by a charter school under this chapter.

(2) The total student enrollment for in-person instruction in the school building in the current school year is at least ten percent (10%) less than the student enrollment for in-person instruction in the school building in a school year that precedes the current school year by five (5).

(b) A school corporation may not petition the department under subsection (c) within the first five (5) years after a charter school purchased or initially leased a covered school building under this chapter.

(c) Subject to subsection (f), if:

(1) the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled for in-person instruction in a school building on instructional days (as determined under IC 20-30-2) for instructional purposes for a school year is not at least fifty percent (50%) of the classroom design capacity of the school building; and

(2) it is consistent with the needs of the school corporation's strategic plan;

the school corporation that leased or sold the school building to the charter school may file a petition with the department requesting that the charter school transfer the school building back to the school corporation.

(d) Before filing a petition under subsection (c), the school corporation must give written notice to the charter school to determine whether an agreement can be reached regarding transferring the school building to the school corporation.

(e) A petition filed under this section is subject to the same procedures under IC 20-26-7-47 as a petition filed under IC 20-26-7-47(h).

(f) For purposes of determining classroom design capacity under subsection (c), if a charter school reconfigures a school building after the charter school leases or purchases the school building, the classroom design capacity must be determined based on the reconfigured school building and not the classroom design capacity of the school building at the time of the lease or purchase.

(g) As a condition precedent for a school corporation to receive a school building back from a charter school, the school corporation shall pay the charter school the cost of capital improvements the charter school made to the school building minus depreciation.

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.36-2024, SEC.7; P.L.151-2026, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 20-27-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-27-7-3
Certificate of inspection
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter reveals that a school bus meets all safety requirements, the inspecting officer shall attach to the bus a certificate of inspection and document the certification in the state police department's school bus inspection data base. Except as provided in sections 5 through 7 of this chapter, a certificate of inspection issued under this section is valid until September 30 of the school year following the school year for which the certificate is issued.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(c).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 20-30-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-30-4-5
Individual courses or programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. This chapter may not be construed to prevent a student who chooses a particular curriculum under IC 20-30-10 from including within the student's graduation plan individual courses or programs that:

(1) are not included within the student's chosen curriculum; and

(2) the student is otherwise eligible to take.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.5-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.140-2008, SEC.6; P.L.214-2025, SEC.138.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-36.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-36.5
Plan development; recommendations; plan submission
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.5. (a) Not later than November 1, 2025, the secretary of education shall do the following:

(1) Prepare a plan to develop a market driven stackable credentials and qualifications framework that is aligned with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). The plan must:

(A) identify at least three (3) priority employment sectors;

(B) outline, based on collaboration with each priority employment sector, the:

(i) knowledge and skills necessary for an employee to enter each employment sector; and

(ii) knowledge and skills necessary for an employee to advance in the employee's career within each priority employment sector; and

(C) include recommendations regarding employer identified programs and systems that must be developed at the secondary and postsecondary education levels to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills described in clause (B).

(2) Submit the plan prepared under subdivision (1) to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(b) This section expires July 1, 2026.

As added by P.L.138-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-17-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-20.5-17-3
"Eligible team"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible team" means a robotics competition team consisting of:

(1) students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are:

(A) enrolled in an eligible school; or

(B) on a community based robotics competition team; and

(2) at least one (1) adult who is a team mentor and team coach.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45.5-3.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-29-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-29-8-3
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 § 20-24-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-24-8-1
Powers of charter schools
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A charter school may do the following:

(1) Sue and be sued in its own name.

(2) For educational purposes, acquire real and personal property or an interest in real and personal property by purchase, gift, grant, devise, bequest, or interlocal cooperation under IC 36-1-7.

(3) Convey property.

(4) Enter into contracts in its own name, including contracts for services.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-26-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-26-2-3
"Member"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Member" means a member of a governing body.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-24-7-17 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-24-7-17
Financial and notification requirements upon the closure of a charter school
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) This section is in addition to any other requirement imposed on a charter school with respect to the closure of a charter school, including the payment of any outstanding debts.

(b) At the time of the closure of a charter school, the charter school shall return any money remaining unexpended from any distribution of property tax revenue received from a levy referred to in sections 6.1 and 6.2 of this chapter to the school corporation that made the distribution. A charter school that closes is not entitled to any future distributions of property tax revenue from a levy referred to in sections 6.1 and 6.2 of this chapter.

(c) If a charter school has outstanding debt at the time of the closure, the charter school must satisfy the outstanding debt in accordance with the following:

(1) If the charter school owns the building but did not purchase the building under IC 20-26-7.1, the charter school must first sell the building and apply the proceeds received from the sale to pay off the outstanding debt.

(2) If subdivision (1) does not apply, the charter school must satisfy the debt by means of any other revenue source legally available to the charter school.

(d) A charter school that closes must notify the county auditor of the county in which the charter school is located of the closure and provide the county auditor with a copy of the:

(1) charter school authorizer's decision;

(2) charter school's governing body's vote determining; or

(3) minutes of the meeting at which the charter school's governing body made the decision;

to close the charter school.

As added by P.L.68-2025, SEC.206.
Ind. Code § 20-35-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-35-5-6
Costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The cost of the special education cooperative for each school year shall be paid by the participating school corporations and charter schools in accordance with the terms of their agreement. Agreements for the payment of the cost of the special education cooperative may:

(1) establish a formula for payments that meet the needs of the participating school corporations and participating charter schools; or

(2) base payments on a percentage share formula.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.38-2014, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 20-47-3-17 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-47-3-17
Lessor corporation; sale of bonds and securities; mortgage bonds
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) A corporation qualifying as a lessor corporation under this chapter may issue and sell bonds and other securities. Mortgage bonds issued by a lessor corporation that are a first lien on the leased property are legal and proper investments for state banks and trust companies, insurance companies, and fiduciaries.

(b) Bonds and other securities issued by a lessor corporation under this section need not be sold under IC 5-1-11, and approval of the securities commissioner is not required in connection with the issuance and sale of the bonds.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.
Ind. Code § 20-19-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-19-9-6
Residency requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Except as provided under IC 20-26-19, a school corporation that operates a virtual education program may not enroll a student unless the student is an Indiana resident. If the school corporation that operates a virtual education program is unable to verify that a student who attends the school corporation's virtual education program is an Indiana resident, the school corporation must pay back to the department the state tuition support distribution in an amount determined by the department that the school corporation received for that student.

As added by P.L.211-2019, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.38-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-24-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-24-1-10
"Virtual charter school"
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. "Virtual charter school" means any charter school, including a conversion charter school, in which more than fifty percent (50%) of instruction is provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which students are separated from their teacher by time or space, or both.

As added by P.L.159-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-23-15-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 15 / Section 20-23-15-1
"County"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "county" means the county in which the school corporation is located.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-42-2-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-42-2-4.5
Transfer of custody of fund balance to state
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) A county council may adopt a resolution to:

(1) elect to surrender the custody of the fund or any part of the fund; and

(2) order the board of county commissioners, the county auditor, and the county treasurer to take all steps necessary to surrender the custody of the fund or part of the fund that is to be surrendered.

If the county council adopts a resolution under this section, the amount of money designated by the resolution distributed to and held in trust by the county is to be transferred to the treasurer of state over a period not to exceed twenty (20) years. A county council may elect whether the county shall surrender all or any part of the fund. If the county retains custody of any money in the fund, the county shall loan the money as otherwise provided by law.

(b) Within ten (10) days after the passage of the resolution by a county council of a county electing to surrender the custody of the fund or part of the fund, the county auditor shall prepare and file with the board of commissioners of the county a report showing the following:

(1) The total amount of the fund that has been entrusted to and is held in trust by the county.

(2) The total amount of the fund that is loaned as provided by law.

(3) The total amount of the fund, if any, loaned to the county and which loans are unpaid.

(4) The total amount of the fund held in cash in the possession and custody of the county and that is not loaned.

(5) A separate schedule of past due loans. The schedule must show the unpaid balance of principal and the amount of delinquent interest due and unpaid on each delinquent loan.

(c) The board of county commissioners shall examine the reports, and, if found correct, the board of county commissioners shall order:

(1) that the report be entered on its records; and

(2) the county auditor to draw the county auditor's warrant, payable to the treasurer of state, for the amount of the fund that is not loaned and is held in cash in the custody and possession of the county as shown by the report.

The county auditor shall forward the warrants to the state comptroller together with a certified copy of the report. The county auditor shall also forward with the payment a certified copy of the resolution of the county council electing to surrender the custody of the fund or any part of the fund.

(d) After passage by the county council of a resolution electing to surrender the custody of the fund or any part of the fund, no part of the fund up to the amount designated in the resolution that is not surrendered to the treasurer of state and is in the custody of the county may be loaned by the county or by any official of the county. Except as provided in this subsection, all outstanding loans of the fund not part of the amount retained by the county at the time of the passage of the resolution shall be collected when due. Any loan that comes due and payable after the passage of the resolution may be renewed for one (1) additional five (5) year period, on the application of the person owing the loan as provided by law. However, a loan that is more than one (1) year delinquent in payment of principal or interest at the time of the passage of the resolution of the county council may not be renewed.

(e) The maximum time to surrender money that the county designates in the resolution is for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years. On:

(1) May 1 or November 1 immediately after the passage of the resolution electing to surrender the fund or any part of the fund; and

(2) each May 1 and November 1 thereafter;

all the money collected and on hand up to the amount designated in the resolution that belongs to the fund that is to be surrendered shall be paid to the treasurer of state. If at the time for a semiannual payment the amount collected and paid to the treasurer of state when added to the amounts previously paid to the treasurer of state is less than the result determined by multiplying two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the amount in the resolution by the number of semiannual payments that have occurred after the passage of the resolution, the county auditor shall draw the county auditor's warrant on the general fund of the county for an amount sufficient to pay to the treasurer of state the difference between the amount paid and the amount equal to the result of multiplying two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the amount designated in the resolution by the number of semiannual payments that have occurred after the passage of the resolution.

(f) The board of county commissioners shall, in its annual budget estimate, include an estimate of the amount necessary to make the payments from the county general fund as required by this section, and the county council shall appropriate the amount of the estimate.

(g) A county is subrogated to all the rights and remedies of the state with respect to loans made from a fund held in trust by the county to the extent of any and all payments made from the county general fund under this chapter.

(h) If a county elects to transfer custody of the fund or any part of the fund to the treasurer of state, the treasurer of state shall ensure that the principal of the fund belonging to any congressional township or a part of a congressional township shall never be diminished in amount.

(i) If a county elects to transfer custody of the fund or any part of the fund to the treasurer of state, the treasurer of state shall take steps to ensure that the income of the fund belonging to any congressional township or a part of a congressional township may not be:

(1) diminished by an apportionment; or

(2) diverted or distributed to another township.

As added by P.L.39-2008, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.401.
Ind. Code § 20-30-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-30-2-2
Student instructional day; school flex program instructional day
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A student instructional day in grades 1 through 6 consists of at least five (5) hours of instructional time. Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), or (d), a student instructional day in grades 7 through 12 consists of at least six (6) hours of instructional time.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an instructional day for a school flex program under section 2.2 of this chapter consists of a minimum of three (3) hours of instructional time.

(c) A student instructional day for a qualified high school (as defined in IC 20-24.2-1-3) consists of any amount of instructional time.

(d) A high school student who is enrolled in at least twelve (12) credit hours of on-campus dual credit courses (as described in IC 21-43-1-2.5) is not required to comply with subsection (a) during the semester in which the student is enrolled in at least twelve (12) credit hours.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-2-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.15; P.L.201-2013, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-26-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-26-9-3
"School"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school" means the following:

(1) An Indiana public school in which any grade from kindergarten through grade 12 is taught.

(2) A nonpublic school in which any grade from kindergarten through grade 12 is taught that is not operated for profit in whole or in part.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13-1(b).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-32-5.1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 20-32-5.1-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2018.

As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-10-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-20.5-10-8
Implementation of programs, systems, and policies
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The state board shall adopt statewide systems or policies concerning the following as the systems or policies relate to the implementation of career and technical education programs:

(1) Student records.

(2) Data processing at the secondary level.

(3) An evaluation system that must be conducted by the state board at least annually and that evaluates the following as each relates to the career and technical education programs and courses offered at the secondary level:

(A) Graduation rates.

(B) Student placement rates.

(C) Retention rates.

(D) Enrollment.

(E) Student transfer rates to postsecondary educational institutions.

(F) When applicable, student performance on state licensing examinations or other external certification examinations.

(G) Cost data study.

(4) A system of financial audits to be conducted at least biennially at the secondary level.

(b) The state board shall use data from the department of workforce development in adopting statewide systems or policies under subsection (a).

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-38-8.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-50-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 50 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-50-3-6
Vehicles used to transport foster care students
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. In transporting a student in foster care to a school of origin as provided under this chapter, the school corporation is subject to IC 20-27-12-5.

As added by P.L.167-2018, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-19-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-19-7-4
Fiscal and qualitative indicators; factors; state budget committee review
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to review by the state budget committee under section 6 of this chapter, the DUAB shall determine the fiscal and qualitative indicators to be used for evaluating the financial condition of each school corporation.

(b) The fiscal indicators under subsection (a) may include the following factors:

Annual capital expenses compared to total capital assets

Average daily membership (ADM)

Common school fund loans

Controlled project fund referendum revenue

Debt to assessed value and debt to ADM ratios

Education fund referendum revenue

Federal revenues

Fund cash balances by fund and overall

Fund deficits and surpluses by fund and overall

Fund deficits and surpluses combining the education and operations fund and debt

Gross expenditures per ADM

Interfund transfers

Operating deficit or surplus

Outstanding debt and annual debt service obligations

Qualitative indicators as set forth in subsection (c)

Salaries and benefits

Seven (7) year trend lines using state fiscal years

State tuition support

Any other fiscal indicator determined by the DUAB.

(c) The qualitative indicators under subsection (a) may include the following factors:

Failure to make required contributions or transfers

Issuance of judgment bonds

Missed debt payments

Missed payroll

Past due vendor payments

Any findings related to the financial condition of the school corporation by the Indiana education employment relations board

Any other qualitative indicator determined by the DUAB.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.14; P.L.236-2023, SEC.132.
Ind. Code § 20-26-17-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-26-17-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.200-2011, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.177.
Ind. Code § 20-45-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-45-9-3
Levy
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A qualified school corporation's property tax levy under this chapter for a calendar year is a property tax levy for the qualified school corporation's operations fund equal to the amount of the distribution that the qualified school corporation received in the year preceding the expiration of IC 20-45-8 under IC 20-45-8-29. The property tax levy under this chapter is part of the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy under IC 20-46-8-1 for the qualified school corporation's operations fund.

As added by P.L.236-2023, SEC.153. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.205.
Ind. Code § 20-45-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-45-7-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to Lake County.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-19
Content area licenses issued by another state
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) This section applies to an individual who:

(1) holds a valid Indiana teaching license;

(2) holds a valid teaching license subsequently issued by another state (excluding a teaching license equivalent to an Indiana temporary or emergency teaching license) in an additional content area or areas; and

(3) was required to pass a content licensure test to obtain the license described in subdivision (2).

(b) The department shall grant an application to add the additional content area or areas described in subsection (a)(2) to a valid Indiana teaching license submitted by an individual described in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.216-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-29-2-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-29-2-18
"Superintendent"
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. "Superintendent" means:

(1) the chief administrative officer of a:

(A) school corporation; or

(B) charter school established under IC 20-24; or

(2) a person or persons designated by the officer or by the governing body to act in the officer's behalf in dealing with school employees.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-51.4-2-4
"Eligible student"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who:

(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;

(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on October 1 of the applicable school year; and

(3) is a student:

(A) with a disability at the time the account is established who requires special education and for whom:

(i) an individualized education program;

(ii) a service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34; or

(iii) a choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49;

has been developed; or

(B) who is a sibling of a student described in clause (A) who has had an ESA account established in the student's name under IC 20-51.4-4-1.

(4) meets the annual income qualification requirement for a choice scholarship student under IC 20-51-1.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.127-2024, SEC.3; P.L.162-2024, SEC.28; P.L.1-2025, SEC.197; P.L.213-2025, SEC.203.
Ind. Code § 20-25-12-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-25-12-4
Promotion of student achievement
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. School plans must promote:

(1) increased options for; and

(2) innovative and successful approaches to;

improving student achievement.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-20.5-5-1
"Department of veterans' affairs"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "department of veterans' affairs" refers to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-1.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-24-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-24-5-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 20-28-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-28-8-5
Consideration of statewide assessment test scores in evaluation of principal's performance
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The evaluation of a principal's performance may not be based wholly on the statewide assessment program test scores of the students enrolled at the principal's school. However, the statewide assessment program test scores of the students enrolled at a principal's school may be considered as one (1) of the factors in the evaluation of the principal's overall performance at the school.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-17.7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-19
Memorandum of understanding for sharing of information regarding youth in foster care
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. The department and the department of child services shall, on or before October 1, 2018, enter into a memorandum of understanding that, at a minimum, requires the department of child services to share with the department, at least one (1) time each month, disaggregated information regarding youth in foster care that is sufficient to allow the department to identify students in foster care.

As added by P.L.186-2018, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-49-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-49-6-7
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning:

(1) the criteria and priorities for awarding grants and advancements under this chapter;

(2) the terms and conditions of advancements made under this chapter; and

(3) any additional matters necessary for the implementation of this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-31-5.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 20-23-15-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 15 / Section 20-23-15-9
Candidates for at-large positions; eligible voters
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. If a candidate runs for one (1) of the at-large positions on the governing body, as provided under section 6(c) of this chapter, the following apply:

(1) An individual who runs for one (1) of the at-large positions on the governing body must reside within the boundaries of the school corporation.

(2) Upon filing an intention to run under this chapter, the candidate must specify that the candidate is running for an at-large position.

(3) Eligible voters from all districts may vote for the candidate.

(4) The two (2) candidates who receive the greatest number of votes win.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-35 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-35
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.150-2024, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 20-42-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-42-1-9
Required transfer of revenue to state
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a fund entrusted to a county before November 1, 1851.

(b) Loans may not be made of the principal of the common school funds held in trust by the several counties of the state. Each county auditor and treasurer shall forward semiannually all payments made and all interest collected on any loan made before March 7, 1953, by any county from the fund, to the treasurer of state. The amount transferred to the treasurer of state must be held under IC 20-49-3.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-10-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165.
Ind. Code § 20-19-11-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-19-11-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to the following:

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

(2) A state accredited nonpublic school.

As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 20-48-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-48-3-5
Temporary loans
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The board may, if the school corporation's operations fund is exhausted or in the board's judgment is in danger of exhaustion, make temporary loans for the use of the operations fund to be paid out of the proceeds of taxes levied by the school city for the operations fund. The amount borrowed for the operations fund must be paid into the operations fund and may be used for any purpose for which the board's operations fund lawfully may be used. A temporary loan must:

(1) be evidenced by the promissory note or notes of the school city;

(2) bear interest that is payable, according to the note or notes, periodically or at the maturity of the note or notes and at not more than seven percent (7%) per annum; and

(3) mature at a time or times determined by the board, but not later than one (1) year after the date of the note or notes.

Loans made in a calendar year may not be for a sum greater than the amount estimated by the board as proceeds to be received by the board from the levy of taxes made by the school city for the board's operations fund. Successive loans may be made to aid the operations fund in a calendar year, but the total amount of successive loans outstanding at any time may not exceed the estimated proceeds of taxes levied for the board's operations fund.

(b) A loan under this section may not be made until notice asking for bids is given by newspaper publication. Notice must be made one (1) time in a newspaper published in the school city at least seven (7) days before the time the bids for the loans will be opened. A bidder shall name the amount of interest the bidder agrees to accept, not exceeding seven percent (7%) per annum. The loan shall be made to the bidder or bidders bidding the lowest rate of interest. The note, notes, or warrants may not be delivered until the full price of the face of the loan is paid to the treasurer of the school city, and interest does not accrue on the loan until delivery.

(c) The board may not impose a levy to pay for the interest on the loan from a debt service fund as provided by IC 20-40-9-6 unless:

(1) the loan has been issued; and

(2) the school corporation has received the loan proceeds.

The board may not authorize a temporary loan for the purpose of increasing the school city's property tax rate for the ensuing budget year.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-25-4-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.117; P.L.38-2021, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-17 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.480. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.276.
Ind. Code § 20-26-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-26-9-5
"School breakfast program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school breakfast program" refers to a program under which breakfast is served at a qualifying school building on a nonprofit basis to students enrolled at the qualifying school building.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-35.5-3-1
Screening indicates need for dyslexia intervention services; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. If a student's performance on an initial dyslexia screening, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening under IC 20-35.5-2 indicates a need for dyslexia intervention services, the school corporation or the charter school shall do the following:

(1) Notify the student's parent of the results of the dyslexia screening.

(2) Provide the student's parent with information and resource material that includes the following:

(A) Characteristics of dyslexia.

(B) Appropriate classroom interventions and accommodations for students with dyslexia.

(C) A statement that the parent may elect to have the student receive an educational evaluation by the school.

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-31-4.1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 20-31-4.1-10
Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.92-2020, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.168-2022, SEC.20; P.L.93-2024, SEC.145.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-21 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-21
Expired
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.5-2.5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.142. Expired 1-1-2017 by P.L.233-2015, SEC.142.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-25.3-7-2
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a debt service fund established under section 3 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-51-4-2.7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-51-4-2.7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.176. Repealed by P.L.201-2023, SEC.217.
Ind. Code § 20-33-2-45 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-33-2-45
State board; supervision; rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 45. (a) The state board shall exercise general supervision by resolution over the attendance system of the state.

(b) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 pertaining to the state attendance system and the enforcement of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-14 part.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 20-19-2-2.1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-19-2-2.1
Establishment of state board
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.1. (a) The Indiana state board of education is established.

(b) The state board may appoint an executive director. The executive director may, with the approval of the state board, hire personnel necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the state board under this title. The state board shall be funded by an appropriation from the general assembly.

(c) 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).

As added by P.L.224-2015, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-4.5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 20-51.4-4.5-10
Payment refunds
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A CSA participating entity that receives a payment for a CSA qualified expense may not refund any part of the payment directly to the parent of the career scholarship student or the emancipated career scholarship student. Any refund provided by a CSA participating entity shall be deposited into the career scholarship student's CSA account or ESA account, as applicable.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 20-34-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-34-7-1
"Association"
Status: in_force

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

As added by P.L.144-2011, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-43-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-43-10-3
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.300. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.226; P.L.2-2016, SEC.1; P.L.118-2016, SEC.19; P.L.151-2016, SEC.5; P.L.242-2017, SEC.48; P.L.192-2018, SEC.49. Expired 6-30-2019 by P.L.192-2018, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 20-22-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-22-2-12
Career and technical work-study program
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The school may establish a career and technical work-study program.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-16-2-12.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.101.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-6-0.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-51.4-6-0.5
Median earned income of each cohort reporting
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.5. (a) Beginning with career scholarship students who participate in the CSA program in the 2023-2024 school year and not later than January 1, 2028, the department, in collaboration with the management performance hub established by IC 4-3-26-8, shall report on the department's website the median earned income of each cohort of career scholarship students of a particular school year.

(b) The median earned income for a particular cohort of career scholarship students shall be available on the department's website for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the school year in which the median earned income for a particular cohort is initially reported in this section.

(c) The department may not disclose any personal, identifiable information of any individual under this section.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.70.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-18-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.107.
Ind. Code § 20-26-16-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-26-16-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following:

(1) A school corporation, including a school city (as defined in IC 20-25-2-12).

(2) A charter school.

(3) An accredited nonpublic school.

As added by P.L.132-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.14; P.L.232-2025, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-32-8.5-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 20-32-8.5-2.5
Procedures to appeal retention
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. The governing body of a school or the equivalent authority of a charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall establish a procedure that allows a parent of a student who:

(1) has been retained in grade 3 under the plan; and

(2) would not be subject to retention for other reasons;

to appeal the student's retention if the parent believes the student meets an exception under section 2(c) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.5-2024, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 20-43-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-43-2-7
Summer school education; transfer to fund obligations
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) If the money appropriated in a fiscal year by the general assembly for summer school education is insufficient to fund the state summer school distribution formula provided in the rules adopted by the state board to carry out IC 20-30-7-1, the budget agency may transfer a sufficient amount of money from any excess in the state appropriation for state tuition support for the fiscal year to fund the state summer school distribution formula.

(b) Before the budget agency makes a transfer under this section, the budget agency shall refer the matter to the budget committee for an advisory recommendation.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-30-7-12.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.
Ind. Code § 20-19-7-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-19-7-14
Corrective action plan; executive session
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The governing body of a school corporation that is required to prepare a corrective action plan may meet in executive session to discuss all aspects of the corrective action plan, including voting to approve a corrective action plan or modifications under section 16 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.24; P.L.236-2023, SEC.142.
Ind. Code § 20-27-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-27-7-7
Certificate of inspection after damage by accident
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. If a school bus has received damage in an accident that has put the school bus out of service because of passenger safety concerns, the school bus must be presented for an inspection under section 2 of this chapter before the school bus may be used to transport passengers. If the school bus meets the requirements specified in section 3 of this chapter, the state police department shall issue a new certificate of inspection for the school bus. A certificate of inspection issued under this section is valid until September 30 of the school year following the school year for which the certificate is issued.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(g).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-4
Application for license; oath or affirmation
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) An individual who applies for a license or a license renewal to teach in a public school shall subscribe to the following oath or affirmation, which may be administered by the governing body:

"I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of Indiana.".

(b) Two (2) copies of the oath or affirmation shall be executed as follows:

(1) One (1) copy shall be filed with the secretary of education when the license application is made.

(2) The individual who subscribes to the oath or affirmation shall retain the other copy.

(c) The oath or affirmation must be filed with the secretary of education before a license may be issued.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.86.
Ind. Code § 20-34-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-34-3-6
School physicians and nurses
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may appoint one (1) or more school physicians and one (1) or more nurses who are registered to practice nursing in Indiana.

(b) A nurse appointed under this section is responsible for emergency nursing care of students when an illness or accident occurs during school hours or on or near school property.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7.1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 20-26-7.1-11
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. IC 20-26-7-47 and this chapter shall be liberally construed to serve the legislative purpose of making closed covered school buildings available for use by charter schools.

As added by P.L.36-2024, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-48-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-48-3-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a school city to which IC 20-25 applies.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 20-23-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-23-10-5
Merger resolution; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. School corporations in a county may merge in the following manner:

(1) The governing bodies of the school corporations shall adopt a concurrent resolution providing for the merger.

(2) The resolutions in subdivision (1) shall be adopted not later than sixty (60) days after the date the first concurrent resolution is adopted by a governing body. The resolutions must provide for the following:

(A) The makeup of board member districts, including that:

(i) board members shall be elected from the entire merged school corporation, but residence requirements may provide that members live in different districts;

(ii) the board member districts need not be equal in size or population, and one (1) board member district may include the area in the merged school corporation;

(iii) the number of members of the governing body of the merged school corporation to be elected from a board member district need not be equal in number; and

(iv) concurrent resolutions may also eliminate requirements that there be board member districts.

(B) The number of members on the governing body of the merged school corporation must be:

(i) three (3);

(ii) five (5); or

(iii) seven (7);

members.

(C) The time the merged school corporation comes into existence.

If a time is not provided when the merged school corporation comes into existence or if a final judgment in the remonstrance proceeding is delayed beyond the time set in the concurrent resolutions, the merged school corporation comes into existence on July 1 following the adoption of the resolutions or the final judgment, whichever occurs last.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-19-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-26-10-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-26-10-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.77.
Ind. Code § 20-28-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-28-3-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.8. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.48; P.L.200-2023, SEC.9; P.L.250-2023, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.110.
Ind. Code § 20-29-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-29-9-2
Actions taken for aiding or abetting in a strike
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A school corporation or school employer may in:

(1) an action at law;

(2) a suit in equity; or

(3) another proper proceeding;

take action against a school employee organization, an affiliate of a school employee organization, or any person aiding or abetting in a strike for redress of the unlawful act.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-14(b).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 20-24-1-6.2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-24-1-6.2
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.2. "Fund", for purposes of IC 20-24-12, refers to the charter school facilities assistance fund.

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-37.2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-37.2
Income data collection; compilation of credential data; public use
Status: in_force

Sec. 37.2. (a) As used in this section, "management performance hub" refers to the management performance hub established by IC 4-3-26-8.

(b) The management performance hub, in collaboration with the department and commission for higher education, shall do the following:

(1) Collect income data of or by a student upon the student's graduation from high school that can be linked to the student's kindergarten through grade 12 student identification number necessary for the department to carry out its responsibilities under section 22.3 of this chapter. The management performance hub may not disclose any personal, identifiable information to the department under this subdivision.

(2) Compile into a data product on the department's and commission for higher education's websites the data from all available and relevant sources, including:

(A) the number and type of credentials needed to fill employment openings in Indiana;

(B) the number and type of credentials earned by individuals in Indiana; and

(C) employment outcomes for both high school graduates and earners of postsecondary credentials in Indiana.

(c) The data product under subsection (b)(2) must include:

(1) interactive visuals; and

(2) an aggregate, downloadable public use data set.

As added by P.L.138-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 20-27-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-27-6-5
Parents supplemental transportation contract; school bus driver prerequisites
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Before a school bus driver may enter into a parents' supplemental transportation contract, the school bus driver must meet the following prerequisites:

(1) The school bus driver must meet all physical requirements required of school bus drivers by the committee, including the requirements under IC 20-27-8-1.

(2) The school bus driver must obtain the physical fitness certificate required of all school bus drivers by IC 20-27-8-4.

(3) The school bus driver must have a valid public passenger chauffeur's license issued by the bureau of motor vehicles.

(4) The school bus driver must meet any additional requirements required by the contracting parents.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-26-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-26-2-5
"School purposes"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "School purposes" means the general purposes and powers specified in IC 20-26-5-1 and IC 20-26-5-4. However, the delineation of a specific power in IC 20-26-5-4 is not a limitation on the general powers and purposes set out in IC 20-26-5-1.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-47-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-47-4-3
"Improved school building"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "improved school building" means an existing school building as improved, renovated, remodeled, or expanded by a lessor corporation.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-2(d).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.
Ind. Code § 20-27-7-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-27-7-15
Out-of-service order; appeal
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) An out-of-service order may be appealed to the committee not more than five (5) days after service of the order.

(b) Not more than ten (10) days after an appeal, the committee shall review the order and decide the matter.

(c) The committee may:

(1) uphold;

(2) modify; or

(3) set aside;

the order.

(d) While an out-of-service order is appealed, the order remains in full force until set aside or modified by the committee.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-50-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 50 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-50-1-4
Identification of local liaisons
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Each school corporation shall report to the department, by August 1 of each year, the name and contact information of the school corporation's liaison for homeless children. The department shall post a list of local liaisons on its website, updated annually.

As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.10; P.L.23-2026, SEC.213.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-19.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-19.5
Elementary school teacher content area licenses; incentive program; recommendations
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.5. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish early childhood and elementary school teacher content area licenses and required endorsements that must, at a minimum, include the following:

(1) An elementary mathematics specialist license.

(2) One (1) or more of the following:

(A) An elementary mathematics teacher license.

(B) An elementary mathematics and science teacher license.

(3) The required literacy endorsement established by the department under section 19.7 of this chapter.

(b) To be eligible to receive an elementary mathematics specialist license under subsection (a)(1), an individual must meet the following:

(1) Hold one (1) or more of the following:

(A) A valid early childhood education license.

(B) An elementary generalist license.

(C) A middle school mathematics license.

(D) A secondary mathematics license.

(2) Have three (3) years of successful teaching experience that includes the teaching of mathematics.

(3) Have completed graduate course work in the following areas:

(A) Specialized content knowledge for teaching mathematics focused on the following:

(i) Number concepts and operations.

(ii) Proportional reasoning.

(iii) Algebra and functions.

(iv) Geometry and measurement.

(v) Data analysis and probability.

(B) Mathematics pedagogical content knowledge focused on the following:

(i) Teaching.

(ii) Learners and learning.

(iii) Curriculum and assessment.

(C) Leadership knowledge and skills.

(4) Have completed a supervised practicum that includes working with a range of elementary student learners and elementary school teachers, both novice and experienced, in a variety of professional development settings.

(c) If the state board establishes an elementary mathematics teacher license under subsection (a)(2)(A), an individual must complete the following to be eligible to receive the license:

(1) Course work in the area of specialized content knowledge for teaching mathematics, focused on the following:

(A) Number concepts and operations.

(B) Proportional reasoning.

(C) Algebra and functions.

(D) Geometry and measurement.

(E) Data analysis and probability.

(2) Course work in the area of pedagogical content knowledge in at least one (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field, focused on the following:

(A) Teaching.

(B) Learners and learning.

(C) Curriculum and assessment.

(3) A supervised practicum that includes working with a range of elementary student learners and elementary school teachers, both novice and experienced, in a variety of professional development settings.

(d) If the state board establishes an elementary mathematics and science teacher license under subsection (a)(2)(B), an individual must complete the following to be eligible to receive the license:

(1) Course work in the area of specialized content knowledge for teaching mathematics, focused on the following:

(A) Number concepts and operations.

(B) Proportional reasoning.

(C) Algebra and functions.

(D) Geometry and measurement.

(E) Data analysis and probability.

(2) Course work in the area of specialized content knowledge for teaching at least one (1) of the following:

(A) Biology.

(B) Chemistry.

(C) Earth and atmospheric sciences.

(D) Physics.

(3) Course work in the area of pedagogical content knowledge in at least one (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field, focused on the following:

(A) Teaching.

(B) Learners and learning.

(C) Curriculum and assessment.

(4) A supervised practicum that includes working with a range of elementary student learners and elementary school teachers, both novice and experienced, in a variety of professional development settings.

(e) To be eligible to receive the required literacy endorsement under subsection (a)(3), an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth in section 19.7 of this chapter.

(f) The department shall develop an incentive program to:

(1) assist teachers who pursue a content area license under this section; and

(2) reward teachers who earn a content area license or a required literacy endorsement under this section.

The department shall make recommendations to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 regarding ways to accomplish the goals described in this subsection.

As added by P.L.148-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.243-2023, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-25-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-25-10-1
Plan for improvement of student achievement; conformity with school laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The board shall modify, develop, and implement a plan for the improvement of student achievement in the schools in the school city.

(b) A plan modified, developed, and implemented under this chapter must be consistent with this article and with IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-7-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.211-2021, SEC.6; P.L.214-2025, SEC.71.
Ind. Code § 20-26-9-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-26-9-11
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.74. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.71.
Ind. Code § 20-32-4-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-32-4-19
Secondary credit requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, if a student successfully completes an eligible course under the Indiana college core (as described in IC 21-42-3), the student is entitled to secondary credit toward graduation requirements for each course the student successfully completes at the:

(1) state educational institution; or

(2) approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)).

(b) A student's high school transcript must reflect that the secondary credits described under subsection (a) were earned at:

(1) a state educational institution; or

(2) an approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)).

As added by P.L.94-2024, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-32-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-32-7-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.7-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.124.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-27.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-27.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.27. Repealed by P.L.158-2026, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 20-26.5-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-26.5-2-2
Membership in coalition
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if the state board approves a coalition under section 1(d) of this chapter, the applicants that jointly submitted an application under section 1 of this chapter become coalition members.

(b) In addition to the coalition members described in subsection (a), a school corporation, an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or a state accredited nonpublic school may become a coalition member by submitting an application to the coalition, in a manner prescribed by the coalition. The coalition may submit a recommendation to the state board that an applicant under this subsection should be approved to participate in the coalition. The state board shall approve an application submitted under this subsection.

As added by P.L.190-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.42; P.L.214-2025, SEC.98.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25.3-5-4
Corporation assumes controlled project tax levy powers and duties of school city
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), after March 31, 2026, the school city may not take any action under the procedures set forth in IC 6-1.1-20 and instead the corporation shall assume the powers and duties of the school city under IC 6-1.1-20 in the territory of the school city. Property tax revenue received from a referendum controlled project tax levy that is approved by the voters after March 31, 2026, shall be distributed to the corporation in the manner provided under IC 6-1.1-20.

(b) A referendum controlled project tax levy that is approved by the voters before April 1, 2026, shall continue to be imposed after March 31, 2026, and the school city shall continue to use the revenue from the referendum controlled project tax levy to pay debt service on the same terms, for the same period of time, and for the same purposes for which it was originally approved by the voters.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-49-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-49-5-4
Conditions of advance; certification; repayment agreement
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) To qualify for an advance, a school corporation shall do the following:

(1) Certify to the state board the information described in section 3 of this chapter.

(2) Request from the state board the anticipated amount of transfer tuition not to exceed the amount described in section 3 of this chapter.

(3) Guarantee full repayment of the advance by agreeing to have:

(A) one-half (1/2) of the amount of the advance deducted from the monthly distribution of state tuition support received by the school corporation six (6) months after the advancement is made, with interest at the rate of four percent (4%); and

(B) the balance of the amount of the advancement deducted from the monthly distribution of state tuition support received by the school corporation twelve (12) months after the advancement is made, with interest at the rate of four percent (4%).

(b) The deducted amounts shall be transferred by the state board to the fund.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5.1-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 20-28-10-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-28-10-18
Teacher's legal recourse for infringement of rights and privileges
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. A teacher whose rights and privileges under sections 14 through 17 of this chapter are or are about to be infringed by a rule or regulation may, in accord with the law governing injunctions, seek to enjoin the school corporation from the infringement. A circuit or superior court shall issue the injunction if the court finds an infringement.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-6-16.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-49-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-49-3-2
Purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. This chapter is in furtherance of the duties that are imposed exclusively upon the general assembly by the Constitution of the State of Indiana in connection with the:

(1) maintenance of a general and uniform system of common schools; and

(2) investment and reinvestment of the common school fund.

This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the purposes of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-4-1(b)(3).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-51.4-3-2
Administration of the ESA program and CSA program
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The ESA program shall be administered by the department.

(b) The CSA program shall be administered by the department. The department may contract with one (1) or more entities under IC 5-22-6 to maintain and manage CSA accounts under IC 20-51.4-4.5.

(c) The department may contract with one (1) or more entities to maintain and manage ESA accounts established under IC 20-51.4-4-1 after issuing a request for proposal under IC 5-22-9. Each entity shall:

(1) meet qualification requirements established by the department; and

(2) comply with generally accepted accounting principles.

(d) The department shall establish reasonable fees for entities described in subsection (c) participating in the program based upon market rates.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.43; P.L.213-2025, SEC.205.
Ind. Code § 20-23-17-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-23-17-7
Lists filed with secretary of education; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Before August 1 of each year, the school corporation shall file with the secretary of education the following information:

(1) A list containing the names and addresses of each member of the governing body and the date of the expiration of each member's term of office.

(2) A list containing the names and addresses of each of the school corporation's officers and the date of the expiration of each officer's term of office.

(b) The school corporation shall notify the secretary of education of any change in the information previously filed under subsection (a) not later than thirty (30) days after the change occurs.

As added by P.L.179-2011, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.65.
Ind. Code § 20-23-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-23-7-1
Purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the organization of public schools in Indiana to:

(1) promote the best interests of the students of Indiana;

(2) provide for the organization of additional forms of local school government;

(3) preserve and ensure an economical and efficient school system in accordance with the desires of the people in local communities; and

(4) improve the education of the students of Indiana as guaranteed by the laws and Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-8-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 14 / Section 20-23-14-8
Term of office
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The term of each person elected to serve on the governing body is four (4) years.

(b) The term of each person elected to serve on the governing body begins on the date set in the school corporation's organization plan. The date set in the organization plan for an elected member of the governing body to take office may not be more than fourteen (14) months after the date of the member's election. If the school corporation's organization plan does not set a date for an elected member of the governing body to take office, the member takes office January 1 that immediately follows the person's election.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-22-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.28; P.L.219-2013, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 20-45-8-20 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-45-8-20
Application of other laws
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. The tax levy is subject to all laws concerning review by the department of local government finance.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168. Amended by P.L.224-2007, SEC.115; P.L.146-2008, SEC.493; P.L.257-2019, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-41.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-41.3
Report on statewide school data
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.3. (a) The department shall prepare a report compiling statewide data on school corporations and charter schools. The report must include the following information:

(1) The total number of school corporations and charter schools in Indiana disaggregated by:

(A) county population;

(B) the number of school corporations and charter schools per county; and

(C) the number of students enrolled in each school corporation and charter school.

(2) Data regarding chronic absenteeism rates, performance on the statewide assessment program, performance on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board, and teacher salaries, disaggregated by:

(A) county population;

(B) the number of school corporations and charter schools per county; and

(C) the number of students enrolled in each school corporation and charter school.

(3) Recommendations to:

(A) increase school corporation and charter school administrative efficiencies;

(B) reduce school corporation and charter school administrative costs; and

(C) improve student outcomes.

(b) Not later than December 1, 2026, the department shall, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, submit the report prepared under subsection (a) to the:

(1) legislative council; and

(2) interim study committee on education established by IC 2-5-1.3-4.

(c) This section expires December 31, 2026.

As added by P.L.55-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-49-9-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-49-9-12
Withholding; eligibility determination
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. If the state board withholds funds under this chapter, the state board first shall withhold funds from the distribution of state tuition support to the school to which the advance is made. If the state tuition support distribution is unavailable or inadequate, the state board may withhold funds from any other distribution of state funds to the charter school.

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-23-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 23 / Section 20-20.5-23-5
Pilot program participation; application
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A school corporation or school, in partnership with other school corporations, schools, or both school corporations and schools, may apply to the department to participate in the pilot program.

(b) The department:

(1) may approve not more than a total of three (3) applications under this section to participate in the pilot program; and

(2) shall establish the application process and criteria to participate in the pilot program.

(c) The criteria established under subsection (b)(2) must require that school corporations and schools include information concerning the geographic boundaries of the area to which the application to participate in the pilot program applies.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-53-5.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-33-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-33-5-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.275.
Ind. Code § 20-21-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 21 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-21-2-7
Placement review committee
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) A placement review committee for the school is established. The placement review committee consists of one (1) representative of each of the following:

(1) The board.

(2) The office of the secretary of family and social services.

(3) The secretary of education.

(b) The placement review committee shall meet upon petition of an interested party to review the following:

(1) Applications to the school denied through the process described in section 6 of this chapter.

(2) All instances of dismissal from the school for reasons other than graduation, voluntary transition to another educational facility, or voluntary departure from the school.

(c) The executive shall serve as an adviser to the placement review committee. The executive shall provide the placement review committee with information and justification for all application denials and dismissals under review.

(d) The placement review committee may recommend that application denials or dismissals be reconsidered.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-2-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.56; P.L.43-2021, SEC.56.
Ind. Code § 20-23-16-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-23-16-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-14.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.231-2005, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 20-29-8-14 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-29-8-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-13(f).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.48-2011, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 20-32-5.1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 20-32-5.1-7
Statewide assessment program; applicable subjects, grades, and formation; administration; subject matter; use of technology
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in the manner provided in section 6 of this chapter, the state board is responsible for determining the appropriate subjects, grades, and format of the statewide assessment program.

(b) For each school year beginning after June 30, 2018, and except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, the statewide assessment program must be administered to all full-time students attending a school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in grades subject to the statewide summative assessment required by federal law and in a manner prescribed by the state board.

(c) Subject matter tested on by the statewide assessment program as determined by the state board under subsection (a) must, at a minimum, do the following:

(1) Comply with requirements established under federal law with:

(A) math and English/language arts assessed yearly in grades 3 through 8, and at least once in grades 9 through 12; and

(B) science assessed at least once in grades 3 through 5, grades 6 through 9, and grades 10 through 12.

(2) Require that United States history or United States government be assessed at least once in grades 5 or 8.

(d) Except as provided under subsection (e), for each school year beginning after June 30, 2021, a nationally recognized college entrance exam such as the ACT, SAT, or Classic Learning Test must be administered for the high school subjects required under subsection (c). The proficiency benchmark must be approved by the commission for higher education, in consultation with the state educational institutions, and may not be lower than the national college ready benchmark established for that particular exam.

(e) If the state board determines that no nationally recognized college entrance exam assesses a given high school subject that is required under subsection (c), the state board may select another type of assessment, including an end of course assessment, for that subject.

(f) The statewide assessment program:

(1) may not use technology that may negatively influence the ability to measure a student's mastery of material or a particular academic standard being tested; and

(2) may use a technology enhanced test question only when the technology enhanced test question is the best way to measure the academic standard being tested.

(g) A statewide summative assessment, other than an assessment administered under subsection (d), must use a scale score that will ensure the statewide summative assessment scores are comparable to scale scores used as part of the ISTEP program under IC 20-32-5, before its expiration.

As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.37; P.L.11-2023, SEC.67; P.L.150-2024, SEC.47; P.L.108-2026, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-25-5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-25-5-12
Annexation by school city; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Notwithstanding section 11 of this chapter, a school city may effect an annexation as follows:

(1) The acquiring school corporation must adopt an annexation resolution of the type provided in section 11 of this chapter. Unless the losing corporation consents, the resolution may not provide a time for annexation before July 1 following the May 1 next succeeding the last publication of the notice of annexation.

(2) The acquiring school corporation, after adopting a resolution under subdivision (1), shall give notice of the type provided in section 11 of this chapter by publication in the acquiring school corporation and in the losing school corporation. The acquiring school corporation shall also give notice to the losing school corporation before the last publication of notice of the type provided in section 11 of this chapter. The annexation must take effect thirty (30) days after the last publication in the losing school corporation or at the time provided in the resolution, whichever is later. However, the annexation is not required to take effect within the period required by this subdivision if a remonstrance, based on a ground other than that set out in section 14(a)(5) of this chapter, is filed in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the annexed territory or a part of the annexed territory is located. The remonstrance must be filed by:

(A) the losing school corporation;

(B) not less than a majority of the owners of land in the annexed territory; or

(C) the owners of seventy-five percent (75%) or more in assessed valuation of the real estate in the annexed territory.

(b) For purposes of determining ownership under subsection (a)(2)(B) and (a)(2)(C), the following rules apply:

(1) Only the record title holder or holders of a single piece of property are considered an owner.

(2) If record title of a single piece of property is in more than one (1) individual, all the individuals constitute only one (1) owner, and the remonstrance of any one (1) of the individuals constitutes the remonstrance of all the individuals, whether or not the other individuals authorized the filing of the remonstrance.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-34 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-34
"Virtual instruction"
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, "virtual instruction" means instruction that is provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which the student is separated from a teacher by time or space, or both.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.159.
Ind. Code § 20-23-16-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-23-16-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-8-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.231-2005, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 20-25-4-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25-4-15
Absence of board commissioners or employees; reimbursement for expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) The board may, subject to the board's rules, authorize a member of the board or an officer or individual employed by the board to be absent from the school city in the interest of the school city without loss of compensation.

(b) The board may refund to an individual described in subsection (a) necessary expenses incurred during the individual's absence. The amount refunded under this subsection must be paid from the board's operations fund.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-26.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 20-25-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-25-10-4
Revisions; publication required
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If the board revises the plan required under this chapter after the plan is published, the board shall publish the revisions.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-7-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-40 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-40
Required information on student identification card
Status: in_force

Sec. 40. (a) This section applies to a student identification card issued to a student after June 30, 2022:

(1) by a public school, including a charter school; and

(2) to each student of a school described in subdivision (1) who is in grade 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.

(b) If a school issues a student identification card to a student, the school shall include on the student identification card the following:

(1) Except as provided under subsection (c), the 9-8-8 crisis hotline.

(2) A local, state, or national human trafficking hotline telephone number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

(3) A local, state, or national sexual assault hotline telephone number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

(4) A local, state, or national teen dating violence hotline telephone number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

(5) If a hotline specified in subdivisions (1) through (4) is capable of receiving a text message, the information to text the hotline.

(c) If the 9-8-8 crisis hotline is not in operation at the time a school issues a student identification card, the school shall include a local, state, or national suicide prevention hotline telephone number on the student identification card. However, if the 9-8-8 crisis hotline becomes operational at a later date, the school shall include the 9-8-8 crisis hotline on all student identification cards issued by the school after the 9-8-8 crisis hotline is in operation.

(d) A school may include the information described in subsections (b) and (c) on a student identification card by:

(1) printing the information on the student identification card; or

(2) affixing on the student identification card a sticker with the information printed on the sticker.

As added by P.L.207-2021, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.390.
Ind. Code § 20-25-2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-25-2-17
"Teacher"
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. "Teacher" means a:

(1) certified; and

(2) full-time;

teacher in the school city.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-2-24.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 20-23-18-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-23-18-2
Muncie Community School Corporation; general assembly findings
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The general assembly finds that provisions of this chapter:

(1) are necessary to address unique issues faced by the Muncie Community school corporation;

(2) are necessary to take advantage of the relationship between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school corporation; and

(3) are not precedent for and may not be appropriate for issues faced by other school corporations.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-26-12-28 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-26-12-28
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-27.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.73-2011, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 20-46-7-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-46-7-12
Maximum term of bonds
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided by IC 5-1-14-10 and subsection (c), the maximum term or repayment period for bonds issued by a school corporation for a school building construction project may not exceed twenty (20) years after the date of the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If a school corporation is an eligible school corporation under IC 5-1-5-2.5 or IC 5-1-5-2.6, the school corporation may extend the repayment period beyond the maximum repayment period that applied to the bond, loan, or lease at the time the obligation was incurred as provided by IC 5-1-5-2.5 or IC 5-1-5-2.6.

(c) Except as provided by IC 5-1-14-10, the maximum term or repayment period for bonds issued by a school corporation for a school building construction project and to repay loans made or guaranteed by a federal agency may not exceed forty (40) years after the date of the issuance of the bonds.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-19-4.6.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.514; P.L.229-2011, SEC.220; P.L.159-2020, SEC.63; P.L.157-2026, SEC.214.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-51.4-2-1.5
"Career scholarship student"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. "Career scholarship student" means an individual who:

(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;

(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7; and

(3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 in Indiana.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-3.6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-51.4-2-3.6
"CSA program fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.6. "CSA program fund" refers to the career scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4.5-4.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 20-19-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-19-1-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-11.5-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.219-2017, SEC.15. Repealed by P.L.8-2019, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 20-18-2-18.1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-18-2-18.1
"Secretary of education"
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.1. "Secretary of education" refers to the secretary of education appointed by the governor under IC 20-19-1-1.1.

As added by P.L.43-2021, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 20-40-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-40-9-2
"Fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a debt service fund established under section 4 of this chapter.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.
Ind. Code § 20-35-12-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-35-12-6
"Deaf or hard of hearing"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "deaf or hard of hearing", which may be referred to as a hearing impairment, means the following:

(1) A disability that, with or without the use of an amplification device, adversely affects the student's:

(A) ability to use hearing for developing language and learning;

(B) educational performance; and

(C) developmental progress.

(2) The hearing loss may be:

(A) permanent or fluctuating;

(B) mild to profound; or

(C) unilateral or bilateral.

(3) Students who are deaf or hard of hearing may use:

(A) spoken language;

(B) sign language; or

(C) a combination of spoken language and signed systems.

(4) Students who are deaf or hard of hearing who may have:

(A) an individualized family service plan;

(B) an individualized education program;

(C) a plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794;

(D) a service plan;

(E) a choice special education plan; or

(F) no educational plan or program.

As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.143-2022, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 20-28-10-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-28-10-9
Defense service; teacher's reinstatement status
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. On reinstatement, the status of the teacher described in section 6(a) of this chapter is the same as when the teacher entered the defense service. All rights to changes of salary or position, except as specified in section 8 of this chapter, accrue to the teacher as if no interruption had occurred.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-6-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-26-17-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-26-17-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.200-2011, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.176.
Ind. Code § 20-34-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-34-7-7
Certified coaching education course for interscholastic sport coaches; intramural sport election; coaching services immunity
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), this section applies after June 30, 2017.

(b) This section applies to a head coach or assistant coach who:

(1) coaches any:

(A) interscholastic sport; or

(B) intramural sport and elects to comply or as part of the head coach's or assistant coach's coaching certification requirements is required to comply with this chapter; and

(2) is not subject to section 6 of this chapter.

(c) Before coaching a student athlete in any sport, a head coach and every assistant coach described in subsection (b) must complete a certified coaching education course that:

(1) contains player safety content on concussion awareness;

(2) after December 31, 2018, includes content for prevention of or response to heat related medical issues that may arise from a student athlete's training;

(3) requires a head coach or an assistant coach to complete a test demonstrating comprehension of the content of the course; and

(4) awards a certificate of completion to a head coach or an assistant coach who successfully completes the course.

(d) A course described in subsection (c) must be approved by the department, in consultation with a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5. The consulting physician for a course described in subsection (c)(1) must have expertise in the area of concussions and brain injuries. The department may, in addition to consulting with a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5, consult with other persons who have expertise in the area of concussions and brain injuries when developing a course described in subsection (c)(1).

(e) A head coach and every assistant coach described in subsection (b) must complete a course described in subsection (c) in a manner prescribed by the state board.

(f) Each school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded under subsection (c)(4) to each of the school's head coaches and assistant coaches.

(g) A head coach or an assistant coach described in subsection (b) who complies with this chapter and provides coaching services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a concussion or head injury incurred by a student athlete participating in an athletic activity for which the head coach or the assistant coach provided coaching services, except for an act or omission by the head coach or the assistant coach that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

As added by P.L.135-2016, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.19-2018, SEC.1; P.L.92-2020, SEC.88; P.L.250-2023, SEC.38; P.L.214-2025, SEC.187.
Ind. Code § 20-23-13-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-23-13-3
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The intent of this chapter is to provide that the governing body of the school corporations to which it relates shall be elected as provided in:

(1) IC 20-23-4-27;

(2) IC 20-23-4-29.1;

(3) IC 20-23-4-30; and

(4) IC 20-23-4-31;

but this chapter prevails over any conflicting provisions of IC 20-23-4 relating to any school corporation.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 20-26-11-30 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 11 / Section 20-26-11-30
School attendance in former school corporation
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) This section applies to a student who resided in a school corporation where the student had legal settlement for at least two (2) consecutive school years immediately before moving to an adjacent school corporation.

(b) A school corporation in which a student had legal settlement for at least two (2) consecutive years as described in subsection (a):

(1) shall allow the student to attend an appropriate school within the school corporation in which the student formerly resided;

(2) may not request the payment of transfer tuition for the student from the school corporation in which the student currently resides and has legal settlement or from the student's parent; and

(3) shall include the student in the school corporation's current ADM;

if the principal and superintendent in both school corporations jointly agree to enroll the student in the school.

(c) If a student enrolls under this section in a school described in subsection (b)(1), the student's parent must provide for the student's transportation to school.

As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.245; P.L.153-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-28-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-28-2-1
Department authority over teacher education, licensing, and professional development
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, the department has the sole authority and responsibility for governing teacher education and teacher licensing matters, including professional development.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-2.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.136.
Ind. Code § 20-30-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-30-5-15
Breast cancer and testicular cancer instruction
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall include in the school corporation's high school health education curriculum instruction regarding breast cancer and testicular cancer as adopted by the state board, including the significance of early detection of these diseases through:

(1) monthly self-examinations; and

(2) regularly scheduled mammographies in the case of breast cancer.

(b) The department shall, in consultation with the Indiana department of health, develop breast cancer and testicular cancer educational materials to be made available to school corporations to assist teachers assigned to teach the material described in this section.

(c) The:

(1) department shall develop guidelines; and

(2) state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2;

concerning the instruction required under this section to assist teachers assigned to teach the material described in this section.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4-13.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.181.
Ind. Code § 20-49-9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-49-9-3
"Charter school"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "charter school" refers to a school established under IC 20-24. However, the term does not include a virtual charter school or an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3).

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
Ind. Code § 20-28-1-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-28-1-1.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.132. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 20-48-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-48-3-8
Maximum obligation
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The board may not create debt exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in total, except:

(1) as otherwise provided in IC 20-25-4 or this chapter; or

(2) for debts that exist after March 8, 1931, that are authorized by the general school laws of Indiana, including debt incurred under IC 21-4-20, IC 20-26-1, IC 20-26-2, IC 20-26-3, IC 20-26-4, IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, and IC 20-41-1.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the board is liable for the board's lawful contracts with persons rendering services and furnishing materials incident to the ordinary current operations of the board's schools if the contracts have been entered into as provided in this chapter and in accordance with law. The obligations of the board to persons rendering services or furnishing materials is not limited or prohibited by IC 20-25-4 or this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 20-25-4-10(a); subsection (b) formerly 20-25-4-10(b).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 20-27-5-31 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-27-5-31
Common carrier contract; exemption from physical examination
Status: in_force

Sec. 31. When a school bus driver is employed by a common carrier to assist in performing a common carrier contract made under section 29 of this chapter, the school bus driver is exempt from mandatory physical examinations required under this article, except to the extent that examination may be necessary for a common carrier to comply with section 30(2) of this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-27.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-46-9-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-46-9-10
Resolution to extend a referendum levy; question form
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies only to a referendum to allow a school corporation to extend a referendum tax levy.

(b) The question to be submitted to the voters in the referendum must read as follows:

"Shall _______ (insert the name of the school corporation) continue to increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than _____ (insert the number of years immediately following the holding of the referendum) years for the purpose of funding _____________ (insert brief description of the purposes) by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed ______ (insert property tax rate) and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed ______ (insert maximum amount of annual levy). If this school safety referendum public question is NOT approved by the voters, for a median residence of __________ (insert the school corporation's median household assessed value, rounded up to the next fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)), the property's annual tax bill would decrease by ______ (insert dollar amount, rounded up to the next whole dollar) per year. If this school safety referendum public question is approved by the voters, it would be a renewal of the most recent school safety referendum public question passed in ______ (insert year the original operating referendum public question passed) with a property tax rate of ______ (insert property tax rate of the original school safety referendum public question).".

(c) The number of years for which a referendum tax levy may be extended if the public question under this section is approved may not exceed the number of years for which the expiring referendum tax levy was imposed.

As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.38-2021, SEC.66; P.L.174-2022, SEC.56; P.L.236-2023, SEC.156; P.L.68-2025, SEC.229.
Ind. Code § 20-45-7-30 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-45-7-30
Certifications; additional information
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. The department of local government finance and the secretary of education shall make certifications of any information in their possession, or any other certifications required by this chapter that will facilitate its execution.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-10.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.133.
Ind. Code § 20-48-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 48 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-48-4-6
Petition; alteration, construction, or addition of school building
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. If:

(1) a petition signed by at least one hundred (100) freeholders of the township is filed with the township trustee asking for the alteration or construction of a building or for an addition to a building to be used for teaching the children of the township the arts of agriculture, domestic science, or physical culture; and

(2) the building or addition to the building may be used by the citizens of the township for school and community entertainment and for other public purposes;

the township trustee, with the consent of the township board, may grant the petition and shall alter or construct a building or an addition to a building as will best meet the needs of the citizens of the township.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.
Ind. Code § 20-30-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-30-3-4
United States flag
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Each governing body shall procure a United States flag that is four (4) feet by six (6) feet for each school under the governing body's supervision.

(b) If weather conditions permit, each governing body shall require that the United States flag be displayed on every school under the governing body's control on every day the school is in session. If the flag is not displayed outdoors for any reason, the flag must be displayed in the principal room or assembly hall. Each governing body shall establish rules and regulations for the proper care, custody, and display of the flag.

(c) A person who violates subsection (b) commits a Class C infraction.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-2-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-22-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-22-3-6
Chair; meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) At the board's last meeting before July 1 of each year, the board shall elect one (1) member to be chair of the board.

(b) The member elected chair of the board serves as chair beginning July 1 after elected by the board.

(c) The board may reelect a member as chair of the board.

(d) The board shall annually elect one (1) of its members to serve as the secretary for the board.

(e) The board shall meet at the call of the chair at least five (5) times during each school year.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-16-3-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.42-2024, SEC.142.
Ind. Code § 20-31-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-31-3-6
Curriculum program
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The curriculum program of each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 in a school in a school corporation must be consistent with the following standards:

(1) The academic standards developed under this chapter.

(2) The student competencies developed for the Core 40 college preparation curriculum models established under IC 20-30-10 or diploma requirements established under IC 20-19-2-21.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 20-23-16-37 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-23-16-37
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-16-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.231-2005, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 20-40-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 40 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-40-2-3
Source of fund balances
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Distributions of tuition support shall be received in the education fund.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.68; P.L.136-2024, SEC.44; P.L.213-2025, SEC.183.
Ind. Code § 20-34-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-34-3-9
Students found to be ill; medical care; readmission; appeals
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) If a student is ill, has a communicable disease, or is infested with parasites, the school principal may send the student home with a note to the student's parent. The note must describe the nature of the illness or infestation and, if appropriate, recommend that the family physician be consulted.

(b) If the parent of a student who is sent home under this section is financially unable to provide the necessary medical care, the medical care shall be provided by a public health facility. If a public health facility is not available, the township trustee or an appropriate governmental agency shall provide the necessary care.

(c) A student who is sent home under this section may be readmitted to the school:

(1) when it is apparent to school officials that the student is no longer ill, no longer has a communicable disease, or is no longer infested with parasites;

(2) upon certification of a physician that the student is no longer ill, no longer has a communicable disease, or is no longer infested with parasites;

(3) upon certification of a physician that the student has a communicable disease, but the disease is not transmissible through normal school contacts; or

(4) upon certification of a Christian Science practitioner, who is listed in The Christian Science Journal, that based on the practitioner's observation the student apparently is no longer ill, no longer has a communicable disease, or is no longer infested with parasites.

If school personnel disagree with the certifying physician or Christian Science practitioner as to whether the student should be readmitted to school, the local health officer shall determine whether the student may be readmitted to school.

(d) An individual who objects to the determination made by the local health officer under this section may appeal to the commissioner of the Indiana department of health, who is the ultimate authority. IC 4-21.5 applies to appeals under this subsection.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-8.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.185.
Ind. Code § 20-43-1-14.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-43-1-14.5
"High value program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.5. This section applies after June 30, 2018. "High value program" means a career and technical education program that the department of workforce development recognizes as:

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

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

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

As added by P.L.230-2017, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-34-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-34-6-2
Notice of reporting requirements; audits
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Not later than June 1, 2018, and each June 1 thereafter, the department shall send notification via electronic mail or a letter to each school corporation explaining:

(1) the school corporation's obligation to report bullying incidents under section 1(a)(8) of this chapter; and

(2) that the department may conduct an audit of a school corporation under subsection (b) to ensure the school corporation's compliance with the requirements of section 1(a)(8) of this chapter.

(b) The department may conduct an audit of a school corporation to ensure that the school corporation is accurately reporting bullying incidents under section 1(a)(8) of this chapter. If the department finds discrepancies in the school corporation's reporting of bullying incidents under section 1(a)(8) of this chapter, the department shall post a copy of the department's findings on the department's Internet web site.

As added by P.L.83-2018, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 20-25.7-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-25.7-4-6
Use of property; transportation; transfer of school corporation facility; contracts for goods and services; terms
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) For as long as an innovation network team operates an innovation network school:

(1) the innovation network team may use the school building, the accompanying real property, and the building's contents, equipment, and supplies, as provided in the agreement established under section 5 of this chapter;

(2) the school corporation may:

(A) provide transportation for students attending the innovation network school; and

(B) maintain and repair the buildings and grounds consistent with the maintenance and repair to the school corporation's other buildings and grounds;

(3) the innovation network team and the school corporation may enter into an agreement to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the innovation network team; and

(4) the school corporation may not alter the use of the facility occupied by the innovation network school without agreement from the innovation network team.

(b) If an innovation network team contracts with a school corporation for goods or services, the school corporation may not charge the innovation network team more for the goods or services than the school corporation pays for the goods or services. A school corporation may not require an innovation network team to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity.

(c) A school corporation and an innovation network team may negotiate to require specific services with regard to an innovation network school during the term of an agreement. However, subject to subsection (d), an innovation network team must be able to select the service provider for the services.

(d) A school corporation may require an innovation network school to:

(1) use the school corporation's student information system; and

(2) comply with the school corporation's networking, cybersecurity, and device standards.

However, nothing in this subsection may be construed to allow a school corporation to alter an innovation network team's autonomy to determine the academic programming of the innovation network team's school.

(e) For as long as an innovation network team operates an innovation network school, the school corporation may distribute money levied as property taxes to the innovation network team. Property taxes distributed to an innovation network team must be used only for a purpose for which the property taxes could have been used by the school corporation. Property taxes distributed under this subsection may supplement services and property provided under subsection (a) or (b). The parties may jointly modify an agreement described in section 5 of this chapter to implement this subsection.

(f) An agreement concerning the transfer of ownership of a school corporation facility to an innovation network team described in subsection (a) is not subject to IC 20-26-7.1.

As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.30; P.L.162-2024, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-11.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-11.5
Disclosure of substantiated reports of abuse or neglect; employment reference requests and disclosure of certain incidents known by a school
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this section, "school" includes:

(1) a charter school, as defined in IC 20-24-1-4;

(2) a nonpublic school, as defined in IC 20-18-2-12, that employs one (1) or more employees;

(3) a public school, as defined in IC 20-18-2-15(1); and

(4) an entity in another state that carries out a function similar to an entity described in subdivisions (1) through (3).

(b) Notwithstanding any confidentiality agreement entered into by a school and an employee of the school, a school that receives a request for an employment reference, from another school, for a current or former employee, shall disclose to the requesting school any incident known by the school in which the employee committed an act resulting in a substantiated report of abuse or neglect under IC 31-6 (before its repeal) or IC 31-33 if the employee is likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the employee's new employment.

(c) A school may not disclose information under this section that:

(1) identifies a student; or

(2) is confidential student information under the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g et seq.).

(d) A confidentiality agreement entered into or amended after June 30, 2016, by a school and an employee is not enforceable against the school if the employee committed an act resulting in a substantiated report of abuse or neglect under IC 31-6 (before its repeal) or IC 31-33.

(e) Notwithstanding any confidentiality agreement entered into by a school and an employee of the school, a school that receives a request for an employment reference, from another school, for a current or former employee, shall disclose to the requesting school any incident known by the school in which the employee was:

(1) arrested;

(2) charged with a criminal offense;

(3) convicted of a criminal offense;

(4) under court supervision or the supervision of a community correction program as the result of a conviction for a criminal offense (including being placed on home detention, work release, or intermittent incarceration);

(5) the subject of a protection order; or

(6) named as a defendant in a civil action if the civil action could affect the safety of students;

if the employee is likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the employee's new employment. This provision of this subsection concerning a confidentiality agreement applies to a confidentiality agreement entered into or amended after June 30, 2023.

As added by P.L.106-2016, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.110-2023, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-23-12-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 12 / Section 20-23-12-11
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.21; P.L.43-2021, SEC.64. Repealed by P.L.184-2023, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 20-28-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 10 / Section 20-28-10-4
Leave of absence; disability or sick leave
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation may place a teacher, with or without written request, on a disability or sick leave not to exceed one (1) year.

(b) A teacher placed on a disability or sick leave without a written request is entitled to a hearing on that action under IC 20-28-7.5.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-6-3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.90-2011, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 20-49-4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-49-4-12
Condition of advance; capital projects operations fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) For a school corporation or charter school to qualify for an advance under this chapter, a:

(1) school corporation must establish an operations fund under IC 20-40-18; and

(2) charter school must establish an operations fund.

(b) The state board, after consulting with the department and the budget agency, may waive or modify the requirement under this section upon a showing of good cause by the school corporation or charter school.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-4(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.120; P.L.189-2023, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 20-22-3-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-22-3-4.5
Terms of legislative members
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies only to a board member serving under section 2(a)(4) of this chapter.

(b) The member serves at the pleasure of the speaker of the house of representatives. The term of the board member is two (2) years and expires June 30 of an odd-numbered year. The board member may be reappointed to successive terms.

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

As added by P.L.42-2024, SEC.140.
Ind. Code § 20-46-8-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 46 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-46-8-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.106. Repealed by P.L.140-2018, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 20-47-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 47 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-47-2-3
"Lessor corporation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "lessor corporation" means a corporation described in section 6 of this chapter.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.
Ind. Code § 20-23-4-40 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-23-4-40
Budgetary request of county committee; tax levy
Status: in_force

Sec. 40. (a) To defray the expenses of the county study, a county committee may prepare and submit a budgetary request to the county council on or before August 1 of each year during the life of the committee. The county council may, upon receipt of a request, establish a uniform ad valorem tax levy on all real and personal property within the county, in an amount sufficient to raise an amount of money not to exceed the amount of the budget request.

(b) The county committee may request from the county council sufficient sums of money necessary to defray legal expenses incident to placing the county plan in operation.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-32.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-39-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 39 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-39-3-1
Inspection of records
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The books, papers, and accounts of any township trustee concerning schools are at all times subject to the inspection of the school examiner, the county auditor, and the board of county commissioners of the proper county.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-74.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.162.
Ind. Code § 20-19-3-15.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-19-3-15.3
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.154. Expired 7-1-2016 by P.L.213-2015, SEC.154.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-23-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 23 / Section 20-20.5-23-6
Local student transportation board established; local board composition; local board requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided under subsection (e), not later than October 31, 2025, a local student transportation board is established for participating school corporations and schools.

(b) Each local board must be independent from any school corporation and school.

(c) The local board consists of seven (7) members who:

(1) are proportionately appointed as either representatives of participating school corporations, charter schools, or nonpublic schools described in section 3(2) of this chapter based on:

(A) the total pupil enrollment of the participating school corporations;

(B) the total pupil enrollment of participating charter schools; and

(C) the total pupil enrollment of participating nonpublic schools;

that are partnering under the pilot program; and

(2) are members of the:

(A) governing body of a participating school corporation;

(B) charter school board of a participating charter school; or

(C) equivalent of a governing body for a participating nonpublic school;

described in subdivision (1).

(d) Each local board must collaborate with individuals or entities that have expertise in the following:

(1) Transportation logistics, particularly involving movement of passengers.

(2) Finance and business.

(3) Organizational effectiveness, operations management, and implementing best practices.

(4) Government contracts.

(5) Budget development and oversight.

(e) If a school corporation or school, in partnership with other school corporations, schools, or both other school corporations and schools, receives approval to participate in the:

(1) pilot program; and

(2) centralized school facilities pilot program under IC 20-20.5-22;

the school corporation or schools may elect to establish, not later than October 31, 2025, one (1) local centralized school facilities and transportation board that has the powers and duties and is subject to the requirements of a local centralized school facilities board under IC 20-20.5-22 and local student transportation board under this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-53-6.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-21-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 21 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-21-4-1
Applicability of state civil service system law
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Except as provided in this chapter, IC 4-15-2.2 applies to the employees of the school.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-4-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.125.
Ind. Code § 20-25.3-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 25.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-25.3-3-8
Adopt rules and procedures; suspend rules of procedures; limitations; powers
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The corporation board shall adopt rules of procedure for corporation board meetings. The corporation board may suspend the rules of procedure by unanimous vote of the members present at the meeting. The corporation board shall not suspend the rules of procedure beyond the duration of the meeting at which the suspension of rules occurs.

(b) The corporation board may exercise the powers to supervise internal affairs common to municipal legislative and administrative bodies.

As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 20-43-10.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 20-43-10.5-3
Academic honors award calculation
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Each state fiscal year, the department shall, for each school corporation, determine the following:

(1) Determine each eligible pupil who:

(A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation program; and

(B) was receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;

in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year.

(2) Determine each eligible pupil who:

(A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with technical honors designation program; and

(B) was receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;

in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year. However, an eligible pupil who would otherwise be double counted under this subdivision and subdivision (1) may not be considered to meet the requirements under this subdivision.

(3) Determine each eligible pupil who:

(A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation program; and

(B) was not receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;

in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year.

(4) Determine each eligible pupil who:

(A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with technical honors designation program; and

(B) was not receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;

in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year. However, an eligible pupil who would otherwise be double counted under this subdivision and subdivision (3) may not be considered to meet the requirements under this subdivision.

(b) The amount of a school corporation's grant under this section based on a particular eligible pupil is equal to:

(1) in the case of an eligible pupil described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2):

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

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

(2) in the case of an eligible pupil described in subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4):

(A) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, one thousand ninety-four dollars ($1,094); and

(B) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, one thousand ninety-eight dollars ($1,098).

(c) An amount received by a school corporation as determined under this section may be used only for:

(1) any:

(A) staff training;

(B) program development;

(C) equipment and supply expenditures; or

(D) other expenses;

directly related to the school corporation's honors designation program; and

(2) the school corporation's program for high ability students.

(d) A governing body that does not comply with this section for a school year is not eligible to receive an amount under this section for the following school year.

As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.212. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.195.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7.1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7.1 / Section 20-26-7.1-6
Responsibility for expenses or debt during lease
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. During the term of a lease under section 4 of this chapter, the charter school or state educational institution is responsible for the direct expenses related to the covered school building leased, including utilities, insurance, maintenance, repairs, and remodeling. If the lease involves co-locating charter schools or a co-location with a state educational institution, the obligations under the lease of the covered school building shall be joint and several. The school corporation is responsible for any debt incurred for or liens that attached to the covered school building before the charter school or state educational institution leased the covered school building.

As added by P.L.270-2019, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.155-2021, SEC.6; P.L.189-2023, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-27-13-7
Petition for waiver
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) A school corporation may petition the department in writing to waive the requirement imposed by section 3 of this chapter.

(b) A petition under subsection (a) must:

(1) demonstrate that the waiver request was approved by the governing body for the school corporation;

(2) describe the transportation services that will be provided to students who are required by federal or state law to receive transportation services to and from school;

(3) present a written plan that provides for the safe movement of eligible students to and from school; and

(4) include any other information required by the department.

As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-30-8-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-30-8-11
Individual service plans for students
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) Before placing a student in an alternative education program, the school corporation in which the student is enrolled shall prepare an individual service plan for the student's placement.

(b) The individual service plan for a student must be reviewed and revised:

(1) as needed; and

(2) at least annually.

(c) The initial plan and each revised plan must be jointly prepared by the student's:

(1) teacher or teachers; and

(2) principal or the principal's designee.

If a student is enrolled in an alternative education program when an individual service plan is revised, the principal and teacher for the alternative education program may prepare the revised plan. If a student is enrolled in the classes of more than one (1) teacher, a teacher who is designated by the school corporation as the student's principal adviser shall prepare the individual service plan.

(d) The individual service plan for a student must be in writing. In the plan, the student's teacher or teachers and principal or principal's designee must jointly agree that the student is likely to academically benefit from participation in an alternative education program. The plan must include a description of at least the following:

(1) Educational goals appropriate for the student.

(2) Behavioral goals appropriate for the student.

(3) An alternative education program that is appropriate for the student.

(4) Services required by the student and the student's immediate family to meet the educational goals and behavioral goals specified in the individual service plan.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-6.7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-49-9-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-49-9-13
Advance not a constitutional debt
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. An advance under this chapter to a school is not an obligation of the school within the meaning of a constitutional limitation on or prohibition against indebtedness. This chapter does not relieve the organizer of the charter school of the duty to qualify the charter school for state tuition support.

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
Ind. Code § 20-34-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-34-3-3
Exception for student's health
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If a physician certifies that a particular immunization required by this chapter or IC 20-34-4 is or may be detrimental to a student's health, the requirements of this chapter or IC 20-34-4 for that particular immunization is inapplicable for the student until the immunization is found no longer detrimental to the student's health.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-2.5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 20-19-7-19 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-19-7-19
DUAB duties; fiscal and qualitative indicator changes; report to state budget committee
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) The DUAB may do the following each year:

(1) Review the fiscal and qualitative indicators used under this chapter to evaluate the financial condition of school corporations.

(2) Determine if it is appropriate to change one (1) or more of the fiscal and qualitative indicators.

(b) Before the DUAB may change a fiscal or qualitative indicator, the DUAB must first submit a report in an electronic format to the state budget committee specifying the proposed change in the fiscal or qualitative indicator.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.29; P.L.236-2023, SEC.147.
Ind. Code § 20-27-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-27-5-10
Transportation or fleet contract; public notice
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The governing body shall give notice to the public at least ten (10) days before beginning negotiations or receiving proposals or bids for transportation or fleet contracts. Notice shall be given in the manner provided by IC 5-3-1. The notice must include the following information:

(1) That the governing body will negotiate, receive proposals, or receive bids for transportation contracts and fleet contracts on a specified date.

(2) That the governing body will execute contracts for the school bus routes of the school corporation.

(3) That the specifications for the routes and related information are on file in the office of the governing body.

(b) A transportation or fleet contract may not be negotiated until notice has been given under this section.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.190.
Ind. Code § 20-49-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-49-9-5
Advance program established
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The charter and innovation network school advance program is established. The purpose of the program is to make advances to schools.

(b) The state board shall administer the program.

(c) The total amount of advances that the state board may make under this chapter during the state biennium beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2017, may not exceed fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 20-51.4-5.5-3
Approval of application
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The department shall approve an application submitted under section 2 of this chapter to the department if the individual or entity meets the criteria to serve as a CSA participating entity.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.71; P.L.213-2025, SEC.236.
Ind. Code § 20-31-9.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 20-31-9.5-5
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.190. Amended by P.L.223-2015, SEC.11. Expired 7-1-2015 by P.L.223-2015, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 20-23-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-23-7-3
Metropolitan school district; duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) The metropolitan school district shall conduct the educational activities of all the schools in the district in compliance with:

(1) state law; and

(2) the laws of the state of Indiana with reference to public education.

(b) The control and administration of the schools of the metropolitan school district are vested in a governing body whose:

(1) composition;

(2) duties;

(3) manner of election; and

(4) powers;

are described in this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-8-13.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-16-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 16 / Section 20-20.5-16-12
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45-13.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-33-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-33-2-12
Nonpublic, nonaccredited, and nonapproved schools; curriculum or content requirements; student enrollment or participation
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) A school that is:

(1) nonpublic;

(2) nonaccredited; and

(3) not otherwise approved by the state board;

is not bound by any requirements set forth in IC 20 or IC 21 with regard to curriculum or the content of educational programs offered by the school.

(b) This section may not be construed to prohibit a student who attends a school described in subsection (a) from enrolling in a particular educational program or participating in a particular educational initiative offered by an accredited public, nonpublic, or state board approved nonpublic school if:

(1) the governing body or superintendent, in the case of the accredited public school; or

(2) the administrative authority, in the case of the accredited or state board approved nonpublic school;

approves the enrollment or participation by the student.

(c) A student who attends a school described in subsection (a) who also enrolls in a particular educational program or initiative as permitted under subsection (b) may be offered the opportunity to participate in state standardized assessments, but such participation is not required.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17.3.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 20-30-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-30-2-1
"Instructional time"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "instructional time" is time during which students are participating in:

(1) an approved course;

(2) a curriculum; or

(3) an educationally related activity;

under the direction of a teacher, including a reasonable amount of passing time between classes. Instructional time does not include lunch or recess.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-2-1.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-32-5.1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 20-32-5.1-8
Testing window; administration of end of course assessments; through-year assessment program
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the statewide summative assessment must be administered in a single testing window that must take place at the end of a school year on dates determined by the state board.

(b) If an end of course assessment is administered, the end of course assessment may be administered at the end of the course for that particular subject matter.

(c) If a through-year assessment program is administered, the assessments making up the through-year assessment program may:

(1) be administered throughout the year in the manner determined by the department; and

(2) include as one (1) of the assessments a single statewide summative assessment that meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.38; P.L.150-2024, SEC.48.
Ind. Code § 20-45-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-45-7-2
Policy
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The following is declared to be the policy of this chapter:

(1) That in certain areas in Indiana there exists a condition created by the shift in population from urban centers to outlying areas that has created administrative and financial problems in the maintenance and operation of school systems in these areas, resulting in maladjustment of taxable wealth in these areas for levying taxes for the operation of the schools.

(2) That improvement in the administrative and financial structures of the qualified school corporations existing in these outlying areas to the urban centers is essential for the following:

(A) The establishment and maintenance of a general uniform and efficient system of public schools to provide a more equalized educational opportunity for public school pupils.

(B) The achievement of greater equity in school tax rates among the inhabitants of the various existing qualified school corporations in these areas.

(C) The provision for more use of the public funds expended for the support of the public school system.

(3) That existing statutes with respect to the granting of financial assistance on a countywide basis, allowing a more favorable use of the taxable wealth of the county for the support of the various school districts within the county, are inadequate to effectuate the need for this improvement in those areas.

(4) That modification in the present statutory provisions pertaining to the levying of tax rates for school purposes for the areas that qualify within the definitions in this chapter is essential to carry out the purposes of IC 20-23-4, and to that end it is the intent of the general assembly, by this chapter, to make provision for a more satisfactory use of the taxable wealth of counties that qualify under this chapter for the promotion, betterment, and improvement of their educational systems.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-19-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-19-2-11
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.5; P.L.233-2015, SEC.32. Repealed by P.L.92-2020, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5-34.2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-26-5-34.2
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.285-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.26; P.L.250-2023, SEC.18. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.86.
Ind. Code § 20-26-7-33 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-26-7-33
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-44-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.32; P.L.1-2006, SEC.330. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.127.
Ind. Code § 20-23-8-22 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-23-8-22
Transcript or description to be filed with secretary of education
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) A school corporation shall file with the secretary of education:

(1) a transcript showing the acts and resolutions related to the school corporation's formation; and

(2) a description, if not otherwise contained in the transcript under subdivision (1), of the structure and manner of selection of its governing body.

(b) The transcript or description under subsection (a) shall be filed not more than sixty (60) days after the school corporation's creation or the school corporation's adoption of a new plan.

(c) A school corporation shall file with the secretary of education before August 1 of each year a list of names and addresses of:

(1) members of its governing body; and

(2) the school corporation's officers along with the expiration of the officer's respective terms.

(d) A school corporation shall file any change to a list under subsection (c) not later than thirty (30) days after the change occurs.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-10.1-16.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 20-34-3-26 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 34 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-34-3-26
Seizure management plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. (a) As used in this section, "school nurse" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-34-5-9.

(b) If a school corporation or charter school receives a seizure management and treatment plan for a student that was developed by the student's health care provider, the following requirements must be met:

(1) The school corporation or charter school shall maintain the seizure management and treatment plan on file at the school that the student attends.

(2) The school nurse for the school corporation or charter school shall develop an individual health plan for the student that applies to the student during the school day or while the student is participating in a school-sponsored activity.

(3) A school nurse, or the school nurse's designee, shall be available to perform the tasks necessary to implement the student's individual health plan during the school day or while the student is participating in a school-sponsored activity.

(c) The department shall identify resources, from nationally recognized organizations, such as the Epilepsy Foundation of America, the National Association of School Nurses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a comparable organization, to assist public schools in implementing individual health plans for students with seizure disorders.

As added by P.L.241-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-31-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-31-3-4
Academic standards committee
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The secretary of education shall appoint an academic standards committee composed of:

(1) subject area teachers with subject matter expertise;

(2) higher education representatives with subject matter expertise;

(3) employers; and

(4) parents;

that is racially and geographically diverse during the period when a subject area is undergoing revision.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-6.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.100; P.L.222-2015, SEC.11; P.L.43-2021, SEC.102; P.L.196-2023, SEC.3; P.L.250-2023, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 20-26-5.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 26 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 20-26-5.5-2
Publish and make available catalogue of materials
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation or charter school shall:

(1) publish on the website of each school; and

(2) make available in hard copy for an individual upon request;

the catalogue of material available in the school library and each policy established under this chapter.

As added by P.L.234-2023, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-32-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-32-3-7
Student election to pursue certificate of achievement in academic area; assessment; graduation requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Each student participating in the technology preparation curriculum or the college preparation curriculum under IC 20-30-10 may elect to pursue a certificate of achievement in an academic area. Unless the governing body requires the acquisition of secondary level academic certificates of achievement for graduation, the certificates of achievement are not a requirement for graduation.

(b) For every secondary level technical education program for which an appropriate secondary level technical certificate of achievement is available, each student is required to undergo the appropriate technical certificate of achievement assessment. Unless the governing body requires the acquisition of the secondary level technical certificate of achievement for graduation, the certificates of achievement are not a requirement for graduation.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.174.
Ind. Code § 20-32-8.7-16 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 32 / Chapter 8.7 / Section 20-32-8.7-16
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.167-2021, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.171-2023, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.162-2024, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 20-19-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 19 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-19-1-4
Report on alignment and expansion of dual credit and advanced placement program
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Not later than December 1, 2026, the secretary of education shall provide a report and recommendation in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the general assembly concerning:

(1) aligning state funding for dual credit and the advanced placement program with the new high school diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21; and

(2) expanding access to dual credit course work to all Indiana students.

(b) This section expires July 1, 2027.

As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.159.
Ind. Code § 20-24-2.2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 2.2 / Section 20-24-2.2-5
Authorizer access to education records; duty to protect personally identifiable data of students and their parents
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The purpose of this section is to establish a cooperative relationship:

(1) between the department and an authorizer; and

(2) that fosters improved decision making related to charter schools authorized by the authorizer.

(b) An authorizer is considered a state educational authority within the meaning of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 CFR Part 99).

(c) As used in this section, "covered records" refers to the following:

(1) Education records (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4), as in effect January 1, 2013) of students who enrolled in a charter school authorized by an authorizer that are in the possession of the department or the state board.

(2) Records in the possession of the department or the state board that relate to the evaluation of the performance of a charter school authorized by an authorizer or students who are enrolled in a charter school authorized by an authorizer.

(3) Records in the possession of the department or the state board that relate to the evaluation of the performance of certified employees employed by a charter school authorized by an authorizer.

(4) Records in the possession of the department or the state board related to the evaluation of the performance of an authorizer.

(5) Records in the possession of the department related to monitoring of the use of federal funds, due process complaints, mediations or hearings, and educator misconduct for a charter school authorized by an authorizer.

(d) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3 or any other law, the department shall provide, without charge, an authorizer with either:

(1) electronic access to; or

(2) written copies of;

covered records, as requested by the authorizer, that relate to a charter school authorized by the authorizer or to the students or certified employees of the charter school. The department shall provide the covered records on a schedule determined by the authorizer.

(e) The department shall provide, without charge, an authorizer with a summary of the covered records that relate to a charter school authorized by the authorizer or to the students or certified employees of the charter school. The department shall provide the summary described in this subsection to the authorizer at least once each month. The authorizer may receive either paper copies of the summary or copies of the summary transmitted electronically, at the option of the authorizer. The summary must be sufficiently detailed to identify each category or collection of covered records. The department and the authorizer shall consult one another as necessary to carry out this section.

(f) An authorizer shall protect covered records received by the authorizer in a manner that will not permit the personal identification of students and their parents by persons other than officials of the authorizer who are directly involved in the authorization program or involved with studies related to charter schools authorized by the authorizer. An authorizer shall destroy personally identifiable data when the information is no longer needed for purposes of audit, evaluation, and enforcement of state and federal requirements related to the charter schools authorized by the authorizer.

As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.79; P.L.250-2017, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-23-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 23 / Section 20-20.5-23-9
Local board; powers and duties; recommendations
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Notwithstanding any other state law or rule, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each local board established under section 6 of this chapter:

(1) shall exercise the full powers and duties provided under the pilot program plan created under section 8(a) of this chapter; and

(2) shall make recommendations regarding property tax levies approved by the governing bodies of the applicable participating school corporations.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-53-9.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-39-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 39 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-39-4-2
Examination of records; state board of accounts
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The state board of accounts shall examine the records and affairs of the school funds held in trust by the counties. If the examination discloses a violation of law, the state examiner shall order the county auditor or other public official charged with the performance of any duty to comply with the law. If the county auditor or other public official fails to comply with the state examiner's order within a reasonable time, the state examiner shall certify to the prosecuting attorney of the county a copy of the report of examination and of the order issued for proper proceeding to enforce the law.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-7-20.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.162.
Ind. Code § 20-24-9-4.6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-24-9-4.6
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.250-2017, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.191-2018, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-29-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-29-2-13
"School employee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. "School employee" means a full-time certificated person in the employment of the school employer. A school employee is considered full time even though the employee does not work during school vacation periods and accordingly works less than a full year. The term does not include:

(1) supervisors;

(2) confidential employees;

(3) employees performing security work;

(4) noncertificated employees; and

(5) adjunct teachers who hold permits issued under IC 20-28-5-27.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.168-2022, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-51.4-4-5
Proration of grant amount
Status: reserved

Sec. 5. If an eligible student's agreement under section 1 of this chapter is in effect for less than an entire school year, the ESA annual grant amount provided under section 2 of this chapter for that school year shall be reduced on a prorated basis in a manner prescribed by the department to reflect the length of the agreement. In the event an eligible student's ESA account is terminated because the eligible student enrolls in a school that receives tuition support under IC 20-43, the balance in the ESA account at the time the ESA account is terminated shall be transferred to the school corporation or charter school in which the eligible student enrolls. In the event that special education grant funding under section 4(b) of this chapter has been deposited into the eligible student's ESA account but the eligible student subsequently begins receiving special education services from a school that receives funding under IC 20-43, the balance in the ESA account up to the amount deposited under section 4(b) of this chapter shall be transferred to the school corporation or charter school that provides the special education services to the student.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.54; P.L.213-2025, SEC.216.
Ind. Code § 20-31-9.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 31 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 20-31-9.5-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.33-2014, SEC.6; P.L.223-2015, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 20-33-8-33 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-33-8-33
Submission of information to bureau of motor vehicles
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. Before February 1 and before October 1 of each year, except when a hearing has been requested to determine financial hardship under IC 9-24-2-1(a)(4), a principal may submit to the bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information concerning an individual's ineligibility under IC 9-24-2-1 to be issued a driver's license or learner's permit, or concerning the suspension of driving privileges under IC 9-24-2-4.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-26.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.44; P.L.125-2012, SEC.402; P.L.233-2015, SEC.264.
Ind. Code § 20-45-8-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-45-8-8
"Paying qualified school corporation"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "paying qualified school corporation" means any qualified school corporation in which the tax collected on the assessed valuation of the qualified school corporation exceeds the amount of the entitlement payable to the qualified school corporation under this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-3(k).]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-20.5-8-2
"Latch key program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "latch key program" means a voluntary school age child care program for children who attend kindergarten through grade 6 and that at a minimum, operates after the school day and may include periods before school is in session or during periods when school is not in session.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-28-2.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-24-9-7 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-24-9-7
Internet publication of names of governing body members
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. If an organizer of a charter school maintains a website for a charter school, the organizer of the charter school shall publish the names of the members of the charter school's governing body on the charter school's website.

As added by P.L.148-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.55; P.L.280-2013, SEC.52; P.L.23-2026, SEC.174.
Ind. Code § 20-24-1-2.3 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-24-1-2.3
"Adult high school"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.3. "Adult high school" refers to a charter school that has a majority of students enrolled with the school that:

(1) belong to a graduation cohort that has already graduated; or

(2) are over the age of eighteen (18) years of age;

at the time the student was first enrolled at the school.

As added by P.L.47-2014, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 20-28-5-26 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-28-5-26
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.124-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.96-2021, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.117.
Ind. Code § 20-51.4-4.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 51.4 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 20-51.4-4.5-12
Tax treatment; qualification for other programs
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Distributions made to a CSA account under section 3 of this chapter or money in the CSA account may not be treated as income or a resource for purposes of qualifying for any other federal or state grant or program administered by the state or a political subdivision.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 20-29-6-18 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 29 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-29-6-18-b
Appeal of factfinder's decision
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.219-2015, SEC.5, effective 7-1-2015. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.239-2015, SEC.10, effective 5-7-2015.

Sec. 18. (a) Either party may appeal the decision of the factfinder under IC 20-29-6-15.1. The appeal must be filed not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the factfinder's decision.

(b) The board's decision must be restricted to only those items permitted to be bargained and included in the collective bargaining agreement under section 4 of this chapter and must not put the employer in a position of deficit financing, as defined in IC 20-29-2-6. The board's decision may not impose terms beyond those proposed by the parties in their last, best offers.

(c) The board must rule on the appeal within sixty (60) days after receipt of notice of appeal.

As added by P.L.48-2011, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.140; P.L.219-2015, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 20-33-2-28.6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 33 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-33-2-28.6
Transfer to nonaccredited nonpublic school; acknowledgment of legal requirements; notification to bureau of motor vehicles
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.6. (a) This section applies to a high school student who is transferring to a nonaccredited nonpublic school.

(b) Before a student withdraws from a public school, the principal of the student's school shall provide to the student and to the student's parent information on a form developed by the department and approved by the state board that explains the legal requirements of attending a nonaccredited nonpublic school located in Indiana. The principal and a parent of the student shall both sign the form to acknowledge that the parent understands the content of the form.

(c) If the parent of the student refuses to sign the form provided by the principal under subsection (b), the student is considered a dropout and the principal may report the student to the bureau of motor vehicles for action under section 28.5(g) of this chapter. The student is considered a dropout for purposes of calculating a high school's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13-10.

As added by P.L.268-2013, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.147-2020, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 20-43-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 43 / Chapter 8 / Section 20-43-8-1
Date for determination of enrollment
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Pupil enrollment under this chapter shall be determined at the same time that a school corporation's fall count of ADM is determined.

(b) Pupil enrollment under this chapter shall, for informational purposes only, be determined at the same time that a school corporation's spring count of ADM is determined. The spring count of pupil enrollment under this subsection shall not be used for determining a career and technical education enrollment grant under this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-12-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.293; P.L.164-2021, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-23-18-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 23 / Chapter 18 / Section 20-23-18-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.43-2021, SEC.67.
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-17-8 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 20.5 / Chapter 17 / Section 20-20.5-17-8
Robotics competition program fund established; purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The robotics competition program fund is established. The department shall use money in the fund to provide grants to eligible teams to develop and implement competitive robotics programs.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45.5-8.]

As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-9 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 20-27-13-9
Granting of waiver
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. If, based on the information contained in the petition and provided in the public hearing or otherwise made available to the department, the department determines that the plan presented by the school corporation, with or without revisions required by the department:

(1) will protect the safety of eligible students enrolled in the school corporation; and

(2) is otherwise in accordance with applicable law;

the department may waive the requirements imposed by section 3 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-42-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-42-2-10
Loans; required interest rate
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The:

(1) principal belonging to the fund; and

(2) accumulations to the principal of a fund held by a county;

must be loaned at four percent (4%) per annum. Loans made before June 1, 1943, with a rate of interest higher than four percent (4%) per annum must have an interest rate of four percent (4%) per annum.

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

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165.
Ind. Code § 20-35.5-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 35.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-35.5-1-4
"Level I dyslexia screening"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. "Level I dyslexia screening" means a process, as determined by the school corporation or charter school, for gathering additional information to determine if characteristics of dyslexia are present.

As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-24-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-24-1-6
"Current ADM"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Current ADM" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-1-10.

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

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.104.
Ind. Code § 20-30-9-12 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 30 / Chapter 9 / Section 20-30-9-12
Duties of division
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The division:

(1) shall aid school corporations in developing bilingual-bicultural programs by:

(A) evaluating instructional materials;

(B) compiling material on the theory and practice of bilingual-bicultural instruction;

(C) encouraging innovative programs; and

(D) otherwise providing technical assistance to the corporations;

(2) shall aid school corporations in developing and administering in-service training programs for school administrators and personnel involved in bilingual-bicultural programs;

(3) shall monitor and evaluate bilingual-bicultural programs conducted by school corporations;

(4) shall make an annual report on the status of the bilingual-bicultural programs to the governor and the general assembly;

(5) shall establish bilingual-bicultural educational resource centers for the use of the school corporations; and

(6) may establish guidelines to implement this chapter.

A report made under subdivision (4) to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-7.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 20-42.5-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 20 / Article 42.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-42.5-3-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 21-10-3-4.]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.240. Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.89.