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IN Code § 20-24-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-8. Federal or State Aid for Students With Disabilities

Sec. 8. The state shall pay directly to a charter school any federal or state aid attributable to a student with a disability attending the charter school.As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.46.
IN Code § 20-24-8-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-9. Establishment of Charter School Compact

Sec. 9. (a) Before July 1 of any year, a charter school and the governing body of the school corporation may enter into a compact in which the:(1) school corporation or charter school agrees to provide goods, facilities, services, or other consideration to the other party to the compact; and(2) charter school authorizes the school corporation to include the charter school's performance assessment results under IC 20-31-8 when calculating the school corporation's performance assessment.A school corporation and a charter school may agree to provide goods, facilities, services, or other consideration to the other party under this section through an interlocal agreement in which both that charter school and the school corporation participate.(b) If a charter school and a governing body enter into a compact under subsection (a), the charter school and the governing body shall notify the department that a compact has been executed under this section within thirty (30) days after the compact is executed.(c) Upon receipt of the notification under subsection (b), the department shall, for school years starting with the school year beginning in the calendar year in which the compact was executed, include the charter school's performance assessment results under IC 20-31-8 when calculating the school corporation's performance assessment.(d) A compact entered into under this section may not change the rights, duties, or responsibilities of an existing:(1) employment contract; or(2) collective bargaining agreement;between a school employee and a school corporation or a charter school. An employee of a school corporation who provides services to a charter school remains an employee of the school corporation.(e) This section may not be construed to prohibit any other agreement between a charter school and the governing body of the school corporation for goods, facilities, services, or other consideration.As added by P.L.38-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.81.
IN Code § 20-24-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-1. Annual Report to Department

Sec. 1. (a) An authorizer that has established a charter school shall submit an annual report to the department and the state board for informational and research purposes. The authorizer shall make the annual report available on the authorizer's Internet web site.(b) The department and state board shall make all annual reports submitted under subsection (a) available on the department's and state board's Internet web sites.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.21; P.L.33-2014, SEC.2; P.L.5-2015, SEC.45.
IN Code § 20-24-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-2. Annual Report; Contents

Sec. 2. An annual report under this chapter must contain the following information:(1) Results of statewide assessment program measures.(2) Student growth and improvement data for each authorized school.(3) Attendance rates for each authorized school. In the case of a virtual charter school, the virtual charter school must include the methodology used to determine attendance rate with the attendance rate.(4) Graduation rates (if appropriate), including attainment of Indiana diplomas with a Core 40 designation and Indiana diplomas with Core 40 with academic honors designations for each authorized school.(5) Student enrollment data for each authorized school, including the following:(A) The number of students enrolled.(B) The number of students expelled.(6) Status of the authorizer's charter schools, identifying each of the authorizer's charter schools that are in the following categories:(A) Approved but not yet open.(B) Open and operating.(C) Closed or having a charter that was not renewed, including:(i) the year closed or not renewed; and(ii) the reason for the closure or nonrenewal.(7) Names of the authorizer's board members or ultimate decision making body.(8) Evidence that the authorizer is in compliance with IC 20-24-2.2-1.5.(9) A report summarizing the total amount of administrative fees collected by the authorizer and how the fees were expended, if applicable.(10) Total amount of other fees or funds not included in the report under subdivision (9) received by the authorizer from a charter school and how the fees or funds were expended.(11) The most recent audits for each authorized school submitted to the authorizer under IC 5-11-1-9.(12) For a virtual charter school, the student engagement requirements or policies.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-2.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.22; P.L.280-2013, SEC.47; P.L.33-2014, SEC.3; P.L.233-2015, SEC.82; P.L.192-2018, SEC.9; P.L.159-2019, SEC.11.
IN Code § 20-24-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-3. Compliance With Charter and Laws; Oversight by Authorizer

Sec. 3. The authorizer shall oversee a charter school's compliance with:(1) the charter; and(2) all applicable laws.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.48.
IN Code § 20-24-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-4. Corrective Action; Revocation of Charter

Sec. 4. (a) If an authorizer determines that:(1) an organizer is failing to comply with the conditions or procedures established in the charter;(2) a charter school established by the organizer is failing to meet the educational goals set forth in the charter;(3) an organizer is failing to comply with all applicable federal and state laws;(4) an organizer fails to meet generally accepted fiscal management and government accounting principles; or(5) one (1) or more grounds for revocation exist as specified in the charter;the authorizer shall notify the governing board of the organizer of the charter school in writing and give the organizer a reasonable time to remedy the deficiency.(b) If the organizer does not remedy the deficiency within the timeline established by the authorizer, the authorizer may:(1) order any corrective action that the authorizer considers necessary to correct the deficiency; or(2) revoke the school's charter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-4.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.49; P.L.250-2017, SEC.22.
IN Code § 20-24-9-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-4.5. Charter School Closure Protocol

Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "education records" has the meaning set forth in 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4), as in effect January 1, 2018.(b) Before any charter school closure decision, an authorizer shall develop a charter school closure protocol to ensure:(1) timely notification to parents; and(2) orderly transition of each student's education records in accordance with subsection (d);and proper disposition of school funds, property, and assets.(c) If a charter school closes for any reason, the authorizer shall oversee and work with the closing charter school to ensure a smooth and orderly closure and transition for students and parents, as guided by the closure protocol.(d) A charter school closure protocol developed under subsection (b) must include the following:(1) A written notice sent to a student's parent regarding the closure of the charter school and the charter school's procedure for the transfer of the student's education records.(2) A requirement that the written notice sent to a student's parent under subdivision (1) must include the following:(A) A statement requiring that not later than thirty (30) days after the date the parent receives the written notice, the parent must inform the charter school of which school the parent plans to enroll the student in.(B) A statement indicating that if a parent does not know which school the parent plans to enroll the student in within the period described in clause (A), the parent consents to the charter school's transfer of the student's education records to the student's school of legal settlement.(e) If the parent responds to the notice under subsection (d) and indicates the school in which the parent plans to enroll the student, a charter school shall transfer the student's education records to the new school in which the parent plans to enroll the student.As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.250-2017, SEC.23; P.L.191-2018, SEC.9.
IN Code § 20-24-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-5. Report to Authorizer

Sec. 5. A charter school shall report the following to the authorizer:(1) Attendance records. In the case of a virtual charter school, the virtual charter school must include the methodology used to determine attendance with the attendance record.(2) Student performance data.(3) Financial information.(4) Any information necessary to comply with state and federal government requirements.(5) Any other information specified in the charter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.51; P.L.159-2019, SEC.12.
IN Code § 20-24-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-6. Annual Performance Report

Sec. 6. The organizer of a charter school shall publish an annual performance report that provides the information required under IC 20-20-8-8 in the same manner that a school corporation publishes an annual report under IC 20-20-8.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-6.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IN Code § 20-24-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-7. Internet Publication of Names of Governing Body Members

Sec. 7. If an organizer of a charter school maintains an Internet web site 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 Internet web site.As added by P.L.148-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.55; P.L.280-2013, SEC.52.
IN Code § 20-24-9-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter|20-24-9-8. Public Meetings of Governing Boards; Location

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to the following:(1) To an organizer that operates two (2) or more charter schools unless all charter schools operated by the organizer are located within the same county.(2) To the organizer of a virtual charter school.(3) To an innovation network school under IC 20-25.7.(b) This section does not apply to a public meeting in which the governing board participates in the public meeting by means of electronic communication.(c) Beginning July 1, 2021, the organizer of one (1) or more charter schools that are located within the same county must hold at least fifty percent (50%) of the public meetings of the governing board of the charter schools within the county in which the charter schools are located.As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.12.
IN Code § 20-24-10-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 10. Student Transfers From Charter School to Public Noncharter Schools|20-24-10-1. Transfer of Students From Charter to Noncharter School; Discrimination Prohibited

Sec. 1. (a) A public noncharter school that receives a transfer student from a charter school may not discriminate against the student in any way, including by placing the student:(1) in an inappropriate age group according to the student's ability;(2) below the student's abilities; or(3) in a class where the student has already mastered the subject matter.(b) If a student who previously was enrolled in a charter school enrolls in another public school, the public noncharter school shall accept all credits earned by the student in courses or instructional programs at the charter school in a uniform and consistent manner, according to the same criteria that are used to accept academic credits from other public schools.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-10-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.23.
IN Code § 20-24-11-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 11. Conversion of Existing Public Schools Into Charter Schools|20-24-11-1. Conditions Required for Conversion

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to an existing public elementary or secondary school that the governing body of the school corporation in which the school is located has scheduled for closure.(b) An existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if all of the following conditions apply:(1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the parents of students who attend the school have signed a petition requesting the conversion, which must be completed not later than ninety (90) days after the date of the first signature.(2) The school has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for two (2) consecutive years.(3) The governing body votes to convert an existing school within the school corporation.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a governing body operates a school that has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for four (4) consecutive years, the governing body may not serve as that charter school's authorizer.(d) A conversion charter school shall continue to comply with all legal requirements concerning student diversity and treatment of children with special needs and accept all students who attended the school before its conversion and who wish to attend the conversion charter school. If any space remains, any student in Indiana may attend the conversion charter school.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.24; P.L.280-2013, SEC.53.
IN Code § 20-24-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-1. Establishment

Sec. 1. The charter school facilities assistance program is established.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-2. Purpose

Sec. 2. The purpose of the program is to make grants and loans to charter schools for the purpose of:(1) constructing;(2) purchasing;(3) renovating;(4) maintaining;(5) paying first semester costs for new; and(6) reducing common school fund debt for;charter schools.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-3. Department to Administer Program

Sec. 3. The department shall administer the program.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-4. Fund

Sec. 4. (a) The charter school facilities assistance fund is established. The department shall administer the fund.(b) The fund consists of the following:(1) Money appropriated or authorized by the general assembly.(2) The repayment proceeds of loans made to charter schools from the fund.(3) Any gifts and grants made to the fund or other money required by law to be deposited in the fund.(4) Any federal grants that are received to capitalize or supplement the fund.(5) Any earnings on money in the fund.(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested.(e) The fund may be used by the department as a revolving fund for the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter.(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-5. Federal Funds

Sec. 5. The department may apply to the United States Department of Education for a state charter school facilities incentive program grant authorized under 34 U.S.C. 7221d(b). The department shall use the proceeds of any state charter school facilities incentive program grant awarded to the state for purposes of the program. To the extent permitted by federal law, the proceeds may be used to pay the administrative expenses of the program.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-6. Use of Funds

Sec. 6. The department may authorize money in the fund to be used for any of the following purposes:(1) To pay first semester costs for charter schools first opening after June 30, 2011.(2) To repay advances and loans to charter schools made before June 30, 2011.(3) To match federal grants described in IC 20-24-7-11(a).(4) To loan or grant money from the fund to a charter school to carry out the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-7. Procedures for Providing Grants and Loans

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish written procedures for providing grants or loans from the fund to charter schools. The written procedures must include at least the following:(1) An application procedure.(2) A procedure to identify projects that may qualify for a grant or loan.(3) Criteria for establishing the priority of projects for which grants or loans will be made.(4) Procedures for selecting projects for which grants or loans will be made.(b) To apply for a grant or loan from the fund, a charter school must submit an application that contains the information required by the department.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-8. Criteria for Receiving Grant or Loan

Sec. 8. In making its determination to approve or disapprove a grant or loan application, the department may consider the following:(1) The soundness of the financial business plans of the applicant charter school.(2) The availability to the charter school of other sources of funding.(3) The geographic distribution of grants or loans made from the fund.(4) The impact that grants or loans received under this chapter will have on the charter school's receipt of other private and public financing.(5) Plans for innovatively enhancing or leveraging funds received under this chapter, such as loan guarantees or other types of credit enhancements.(6) The financial needs of the charter school.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-9. Grant or Loan on per Student Basis

Sec. 9. The department may make grants or loans under this chapter on a per student basis.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-10. Conditions Applying to Loan

Sec. 10. The following apply to a loan from the fund to a charter school under this chapter:(1) A loan may not exceed the maximum amount set by the department.(2) The term of the loan may not exceed fifteen (15) years after the date of the loan.(3) A charter school may receive multiple loans from the fund as long as the total amount outstanding on all loans granted to the charter school from the fund does not exceed the maximum amount set by the department.(4) The department shall determine the interest rate and other terms for the loan, subject to the approval of the state board of finance.(5) A charter school must enter into a loan agreement with the department before receiving a loan from the fund.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.130.
IN Code § 20-24-12-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-11. Repayment of Loans

Sec. 11. A charter school receiving a loan under this chapter shall repay the loan from:(1) the amount of state tuition support that the charter school is eligible to receive; and(2) to the extent that state tuition support is insufficient to meet the debt service obligations of the charter school, other resources available to the charter school.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-12-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program|20-24-12-12. Department to Withhold Loan Repayments

Sec. 12. The department shall withhold the amount of the balance of the loan due in a year on a loan made under this chapter from state tuition support distributions that would otherwise be made in the year to the charter school. To the extent possible, the department shall withhold an equal amount from each installment of state tuition support distributed to the charter school. Withheld amounts reduce the balance of the loan of the charter school. The auditor of state shall transfer withheld amounts to the fund.As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IN Code § 20-24-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 13. Charter and Innovation Network School Grant Program|20-24-13-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the following:(1) A charter school that does not receive a pro rata share of local property tax revenue.(2) An innovation network school located in a school city, as defined in IC 20-25-2-12, that existed on January 1, 2015, that does not receive a pro rata share of local property tax revenue (referred to as an innovation network school in this chapter).(b) This chapter does not apply to a virtual charter school or an adult high school.As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.162.