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IN Code § 20-26-3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 3. Home Rule|20-26-3-6. Review or Regulation of School Corporation Powers

Sec. 6. A state agency and other agencies may review or regulate the exercise of powers by a school corporation only to the extent prescribed by statute.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-1.5-6.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 3. Home Rule|20-26-3-7. Unavailable Powers

Sec. 7. A school corporation does not have any of the following powers:(1) Powers expressly prohibited of a unit under IC 36-1-3-8.(2) Power for eminent domain, unless specifically authorized by statute.(3) Power to prescribe a civil penalty or a fine.(4) Power to adopt ordinances.(5) Power to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents relative to matters being considered, unless specifically authorized by statute.(6) Power to exercise powers outside the boundaries of the school corporation, unless authorized by statute through a joint agreement or otherwise.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-1.5-7.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-2. Oath of Members

Sec. 2. A person elected or selected to be a member of a governing body shall take the following oath before taking office:"I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America, the Constitution of the State of Indiana, and the laws of the United States and the State of Indiana. I will faithfully execute the duties of my office as a member of this governing body, so help me God."However, the governing body may provide for additional provisions to the oath that the governing body considers appropriate for the office.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-1.5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-4. Vacancies in Membership of Governing Body

Sec. 4. If fewer candidates have been elected to the school board than there were members to be elected, the governing body shall determine not later than noon December 31 following the election which incumbent member or members continue to hold office under Article 15, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana until a successor is elected and qualified. However, if a vacancy in the membership of a governing body occurs, whether the vacancy was of an elected or appointed member, the remaining members of the governing body shall by majority vote fill the vacancy by appointing a person from within the boundaries of the school corporation, with the residence and other qualifications provided for a regularly elected or appointed board member filling the membership, to serve for the term or the balance of the term. However, this subsection does not apply to a vacancy:(1) of a member who serves on a governing body in an ex officio capacity; or(2) a vacancy in an appointed board membership if a plan, resolution, or law under which the school corporation operates specifically provides for filling vacancies by the appointing authority.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.96-2012, SEC.7; P.L.219-2013, SEC.91; P.L.233-2015, SEC.94; P.L.193-2021, SEC.107.
IN Code § 20-26-4-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-4.5. School Board Vacancy Because of Member's Death

Sec. 4.5. (a) The definitions in IC 3-5-2 apply to this section.(b) If a vacancy in a school board office exists because of the death of a school board member, the remaining members of the governing body shall meet and select an individual to fill the vacancy after the secretary of the governing body receives notice of the death under IC 5-8-6 and in accordance with section 4 of this chapter.As added by P.L.119-2005, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.95.
IN Code § 20-26-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-5. School Corporation Financial Personnel Bond Requirements

Sec. 5. (a) For each school year commencing July 1:(1) the treasurer of each governing body and the governing body's school corporation;(2) a deputy treasurer, if so appointed; and(3) any individual whose official duties include receiving, processing, depositing, disbursing, or otherwise having access to funds:(A) that belong to a school corporation or the governing body of a school corporation; and(B) in an amount that exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year;shall give a bond for the faithful performance of the treasurer's, deputy treasurer's, or individual's duties written by an insurance company licensed to do business in Indiana, in an amount determined by the governing body. The treasurer shall be responsible under the treasurer's bond for the acts of a deputy treasurer appointed as provided in section 1 of this chapter.(b) A governing body may authorize the purchase of a blanket bond that:(1) is endorsed to include faithful performance to cover the faithful performance of all employees and individuals acting on behalf of the governing body or the governing body's school corporation, including the individuals described in subsection (a); and(2) includes aggregate coverage sufficient to provide coverage amounts specified for each individual who is required to give a bond under this section.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-4.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.230-2015, SEC.3; P.L.188-2016, SEC.9.
IN Code § 20-26-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-6. Bids for Purchase of Supplies or Equipment

Sec. 6. (a) The governing body of any school corporation may designate a committee of at least two (2) of the governing body's members, or a committee of not less than two (2) employees of the school corporation, to open and tabulate bids:(1) in connection with the purchase of supplies, material, or equipment;(2) for the construction or alteration of a building or facility; or(3) for any similar purpose.(b) Bids described in subsection (a):(1) may be opened by the committee at the time and place fixed by the advertisement for bids;(2) must be read aloud and tabulated publicly, to the extent required by law for governing bodies; and(3) must be available for inspection.(c) The bids described in subsection (a) must be reported to and the tabulation entered upon the records of the governing body at the governing body's next meeting following the bid opening.(d) A bid described in subsection (a) may not be accepted or rejected by the committee, but the bid must be accepted or rejected solely by the governing body in a board meeting open to the public as provided in section 3 of this chapter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-7. Compensation of Governing Body Members

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in IC 20-25-3-3, the governing body of a school corporation by resolution has the power to pay each member of the governing body a reasonable amount for service as a member, not to exceed:(1) two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year; and(2) a per diem not to exceed the rate approved for members of the board of school commissioners under IC 20-25-3-3(d).(b) If the members of the governing body are totally comprised of appointed members, the appointive authority under IC 20-23-4-28(e) shall approve the per diem rate allowable under subsection (a)(2) before the governing body may make the payments.(c) To make a valid approval under subsection (b), the appointive authority must approve the per diem rate with the same endorsement required under IC 20-23-4-28(f) to make the appointment of the member.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-6.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-8. Approval of Contracts

Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any other law, the president and secretary of the governing body of a school corporation are entitled, on behalf of the school corporation, to sign any contract, including employment contracts and contracts for goods and services. However, each contract must be approved by a majority of all members of the governing body. In the absence of either the president or secretary of the governing body, the vice president is entitled to sign the contracts with the officer who is present.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-8.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-9. Disqualification on Basis of Age Prohibited

Sec. 9. An individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and is otherwise eligible to assume office as a member of a governing body may not be disqualified on the basis of age.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-9.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-10. Property Ownership Not Qualification

Sec. 10. Property ownership is not a qualification for serving as a member of a governing body.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-10.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 4. Organization and Operation of Governing Body|20-26-4-11. Ineligibility of Teachers and Noncertificated Employees

Sec. 11. In addition to any other eligibility requirements for members of the governing body of a school corporation as set forth in law, an individual who is employed as a teacher or as a noncertificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-11) of the school corporation may not be a member of the governing body of the school corporation.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-3-11.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-3. Latch Key Programs; Required Compliance

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a school age child care program (commonly referred to as a latch key program) operated by a nonprofit or for-profit organization under section 1 or 2 of this chapter.(b) Before awarding a contract to operate a child care program described in subsection (a), a school corporation must comply with IC 5-22-9.(c) In a request for proposals prepared under subsection (b), a school corporation must require each responding organization to specify the fee schedule the organization proposes to charge parents for the use of the child care program.(d) An organization that operates a child care program described in subsection (a) must comply with the guidelines developed by the department and the school corporation for child care programs described in subsection (a).[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-1.7.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-5-4.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-4.3. Superintendent Contract; Public Meeting; Internet Posting

Sec. 4.3. (a) At least seven (7) days before a contract for employment is entered into by a governing body and a school superintendent, the governing body shall hold a public meeting on the proposed contract at which public comment is heard. The governing body is not required to disclose the identity of the candidate for superintendent at the public meeting.(b) Notice of the meeting on the proposed contract shall be given in accordance with IC 5-3-1 and posted on the school corporation's Internet web site.(c) The notice provided in subsection (b) must:(1) state that on a given day, time, and place the governing body will meet to discuss and hear objections to and support for the proposed contract; and(2) set forth the details of the proposed contract, including the actual monetary value of the contract, benefits, and any additional forms of compensation for each year of the contract.(d) A governing body shall post the provisions of an employment contract that the governing body enters into with a superintendent of the school corporation on the school corporation's Internet web site.As added by P.L.148-2012, SEC.2.
IN Code § 20-26-5-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-4.5. Superintendent and Principal; Personnel Responsibilities

Sec. 4.5. (a) The superintendent is responsible for selecting and discharging principals, central office administrators, business managers, superintendents of building and grounds, janitors, physicians, dentists, nurses, athletic coaches (whether or not they are otherwise employed by the school corporation and whether or not they are licensed under IC 20-28-5), and any other employees necessary to the operation of the school corporation, subject to the approval of the governing body.(b) Subject to IC 20-28-7.5, the superintendent and principal are responsible for selecting and discharging teachers, teachers aides, assistant principals, building administrative staff, librarians, and any other employees necessary to the operation of the school, subject to the approval of the governing body.As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.12.
IN Code § 20-26-5-4.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-4.7. Internet Posting of Contract Provisions for Certain Employees

Sec. 4.7. (a) This section does not apply to a:(1) superintendent of a school corporation; or(2) certificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-4) that is represented by an exclusive representative (as defined in IC 20-29-2-9) under IC 20-29.(b) The superintendent shall post the provisions of an employment contract that the school corporation enters into with a certificated employee on the school corporation's Internet web site.As added by P.L.148-2012, SEC.3.
IN Code § 20-26-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-6. Applicability of Laws Governing State Agencies

Sec. 6. All powers delegated to the governing body of a school corporation under section 1 or 4 of this chapter are subject to all laws subjecting the school corporation to regulation by a state agency, including the secretary of education, state board of accounts, state police department, fire prevention and building safety commission, department of local government finance, environmental rules board, state school bus committee, state department of health, and any local governmental agency to which the state has been delegated a specific authority in matters other than educational matters and other than finance, including plan commissions, zoning boards, and boards concerned with health and safety.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.111; P.L.43-2021, SEC.70.
IN Code § 20-26-5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-7. Representation of Governing Body on Public Boards or Commissions

Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any other statute, the governing body of a school corporation may, by resolution, appoint:(1) the school corporation's superintendent of schools; or(2) a person residing within the school corporation's boundaries;to serve on a public board, commission, or public body, including park boards, library boards, tax adjustment boards, or city or county plan commissions, if legislation requires or allows representation on the public board, commission, or body by a member of the governing body, the school corporation's superintendent, or a designated educator.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-4.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-8. Membership in State and National Associations of Educational Nature; Participation Through Representatives

Sec. 8. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may appropriate necessary funds to provide for membership of the school corporation in state and national associations of an educational nature that have as the associations' purpose the improvement of school governmental operations.(b) A school corporation may participate through designated representatives in the meetings and activities of the associations. The governing body of the school corporation may appropriate the necessary funds to defray the expenses of the representatives in connection with the meetings and activities.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-9. Classes or Services Between State Educational Institutions and School Corporations

Sec. 9. (a) A school corporation may provide programs, classes, or services to a state educational institution.(b) A state educational institution may provide programs, classes, or services to a school corporation.(c) The terms and conditions under which programs, classes, or services are to be provided must be specified in a contract between the state educational institution and the governing body of the school corporation.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-6.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-5-10.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-10.5. Adoption of Policy to Check Employment References

Sec. 10.5. Each school corporation, charter school, and nonpublic school that employs one (1) or more employees, shall adopt a policy requiring the school employer of the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to contact employment references and, if applicable, the most recent employer provided by a prospective employee, before the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school may hire the prospective employee.As added by P.L.185-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 20-26-5-11.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-11.5. Confidentiality Agreements Void as to Substantiated Reports of Abuse or Neglect

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.(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.As added by P.L.106-2016, SEC.6.
IN Code § 20-26-5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-12. Construction of Certain Provisions

Sec. 12. Except for IC 20-26-4-1, IC 20-26-4-4, and IC 20-26-4-5, the powers given each school corporation in IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 and the limitations on those powers set out in IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-26-7.1, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 may not be construed to limit the authority of the governing body given by any other statute or rule.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-6-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.118; P.L.270-2019, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-26-5-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions|Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties|20-26-5-13. Supplemental Effect of Certain Provisions

Sec. 13. Except as provided in section 12 of this chapter, IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 are supplemental to all other statutes and rules. The powers given to any school corporation under IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 are in addition to those given by any other statute or rule and are not subject to any limitations set out in those statutes or to comply with those statutes, except to the extent provided in IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 by specific reference to a designated statute or the statute or rule relating to a given subject.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-6-2.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.119.