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IN Code § 20-33-2-11-b (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-11-b. Driver's License or Learner's Permit for Habitual Truants

     Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2022. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2022.Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding IC 9-24 concerning the minimum requirements for qualifying for the issuance of a driver's license or a learner's permit, and subject to subsections (c) through (e), an individual who is:(1) at least fifteen (15) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age;(2) a habitual truant under the definition of habitual truant established under subsection (b); and(3) identified in the information submitted to the bureau of motor vehicles under subsection (f);may not be issued a driver's license or a learner's permit to drive a motor vehicle under IC 9-24 until the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age.(b) Each governing body may establish and include as part of the written copy of its discipline rules described in IC 20-33-8-12:(1) a definition of a child who is designated as a habitual truant, which must, at a minimum, define the term as a student who is chronically absent, by having unexcused absences from school for more than ten (10) days of school in one (1) school year; and(2) all other pertinent matters related to this action.(c) An individual described in subsection (a) is entitled to the procedure described in IC 20-33-8-19.(d) An individual described in subsection (a) who is at least thirteen (13) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age is entitled to a periodic review of the individual's attendance record in school to determine whether the prohibition described in subsection (a) shall continue. The periodic reviews may not be conducted less than one (1) time each school year.(e) Upon review, the governing body may determine that the individual's attendance record has improved to the degree that the individual may become eligible to be issued a driver's license or a learner's permit.(f) The governing body of the school corporation may submit to the bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information concerning an individual's ineligibility under subsection (a) to be issued a driver's license or a learner's permit.(g) The department shall develop guidelines concerning criteria used in defining a habitual truant that may be considered by a governing body in complying with subsection (b).[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17.2.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.18; P.L.233-2015, SEC.248; P.L.111-2021, SEC.95.
IN Code § 20-33-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-12. Nonpublic, Nonaccredited, and Nonapproved Schools; Curriculum or Content Requirements; Student Enrollment or Participation

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.
IN Code § 20-33-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-13. High School Transcripts; Required Contents

Sec. 13. (a) A school corporation shall record or include the following information in the official high school transcript for a student in high school:(1) Attendance records.(2) The student's latest statewide assessment program test results.(3) Any secondary level and postsecondary level certificates of achievement earned by the student.(4) Immunization information from the immunization record the student's school keeps under IC 20-34-4-1.(5) Any dual credit courses taken that are included in the core transfer library under IC 21-42-5-4.(b) A school corporation may include information on a student's high school transcript that is in addition to the requirements of subsection (a).[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-17.5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.140-2008, SEC.8; P.L.43-2014, SEC.7; P.L.222-2015, SEC.15; P.L.242-2017, SEC.46.
IN Code § 20-33-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-14. Compulsory Attendance; School Corporation Policy; Exceptions; Service as Page or Honoree of General Assembly

Sec. 14. (a) This section and sections 15 through 17.5 of this chapter apply to a student who attends either a public school or a nonpublic school.(b) The governing body of each school corporation shall have a policy outlining the conditions for excused and unexcused absences. The policy must include the grounds for excused absences required by sections 15 through 17.5 of this chapter or another law. Any absence that results in a person not attending at least one hundred eighty (180) days in a school year must be in accordance with the governing body's policy to qualify as an excused absence.(c) Service as a page for or as an honoree of the general assembly is a lawful excuse for a student to be absent from school, when verified by a certificate of the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the house of representatives. A student excused from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date for which the excuse is operative and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-18(a).]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.185-2006, SEC.13; P.L.90-2011, SEC.42.
IN Code § 20-33-2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-15. Attendance Exception; Service on Precinct Election Board or for Political Candidates or Parties

Sec. 15. (a) The governing body of a school corporation and the chief administrative official of a nonpublic secondary school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who serves:(1) on the precinct election board; or(2) as a helper to a political candidate or to a political party on the date of each general, city or town, special, and primary election at which the student works.(b) Before the date of the election, the student must submit a document signed by one (1) of the student's parents giving permission to participate in the election as provided in this section, and the student must verify to school authorities the performance of services by submitting a document signed by the candidate, political party chairman, campaign manager, or precinct officer generally describing the duties of the student on the date of the election. A student excused from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date for which the excuse is operative and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-18(b).]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-16. Attendance Exception; Witness in Judicial Proceeding

Sec. 16. The governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of a student who is issued a subpoena to appear in court as a witness in a judicial proceeding. A student excused under this section shall not be recorded as being absent on any date for which the excuse is operative and shall not be penalized by the school in any manner. The appropriate school authority may require that the student submit the subpoena to the appropriate school authority for verification.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-18(c).]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-17. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana National Guard

Sec. 17. The governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is ordered to active duty with the Indiana National Guard for not more than ten (10) days in a school year. For verification, the student must submit to school authorities a copy of the orders to active duty and a copy of the orders releasing the student from active duty. A student excused from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date for which the excuse is operative and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-18(d).]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-17.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-17.2. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana Wing of Civil Air Patrol

Sec. 17.2. The governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is a member of the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol and who is participating in a civil air patrol:(1) international air cadet exchange program, for the length of the program; or(2) emergency service operation, including:(A) search and rescue missions designated by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center;(B) disaster relief, when requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1;(C) humanitarian services, when requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1;(D) United States Air Force support designated by the First Air Force, North American Aerospace Defense Command; or(E) United States Air Force military flights, if the flights are not available on days when school is not in session;for not more than five (5) days in a school year;if the student submits to school authorities appropriate documentation from the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol detailing the reason for the student's absence. A student excused from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date to which the excuse applies and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.As added by P.L.55-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.124.
IN Code § 20-33-2-17.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-17.5. Compulsory School Attendance; Exceptions; Educationally Related Nonclassroom Activity; Nonclassroom Activity

Sec. 17.5. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may authorize the absence and excuse of a student who attends any educationally related nonclassroom activity. Any educationally related nonclassroom activity and nonclassroom activity must meet all the following conditions:(1) Is consistent with and promotes the educational philosophy and goals of the school corporation and the state board.(2) Facilitates the attainment of specific educational objectives.(3) Is a part of the goals and objectives of an approved course or curriculum.(4) Represents a unique educational opportunity.(5) Cannot reasonably occur without interrupting the school day.(6) Is approved in writing by the school principal.(b) A student excused from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date for which the excuse is operative and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.As added by P.L.185-2006, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.228-2017, SEC.7.
IN Code § 20-33-2-17.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-17.7. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Exhibiting or Participating in State Fair

Sec. 17.7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each school student if the student or a member of the student's household participates or exhibits in the Indiana state fair for educational purposes, as evidenced in writing by the student's parent and as approved in writing by the student's school principal. The number of excused absences a student may receive under this section may not exceed five (5) instructional days in a school year. A student excused from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date for which the excuse is operative and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.(b) In order for a student to receive an excused absence under subsection (a), the student must be in good academic standing, as determined by the school corporation.As added by P.L.32-2014, SEC.1.
IN Code § 20-33-2-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-18. Parent to Produce Certificate of Child's Incapacity on Demand

Sec. 18. (a) If a parent of a student does not send the student to school because of the student's illness or mental or physical incapacity, it is unlawful for the parent to fail or refuse to produce a certificate of the illness or incapacity for an attendance officer not later than six (6) days after the certificate is demanded.(b) The certificate required under this section must be signed by:(1) an Indiana physician;(2) an individual holding a license to practice osteopathy or chiropractic in Indiana; or(3) a Christian Science practitioner who resides in Indiana and is listed in the Christian Science Journal.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-20.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-20. Attendance Records

Sec. 20. (a) An accurate daily record of the attendance of each student who is subject to compulsory school attendance under this chapter shall be kept by every public and nonpublic school.(b) In a public school, the record shall be open at all times for inspection by:(1) attendance officers;(2) school officials;(3) agents of the department of labor;(4) security police officers appointed under IC 36-8-3-7; and(5) school corporation police officers appointed under IC 20-26-16.Every teacher shall answer fully all lawful inquiries made by an attendance officer, a school official, an agent of the department of labor, a security police officer appointed under IC 36-8-3-7, or a school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16.(c) In a nonpublic school, the record shall be required to be kept solely to verify the enrollment and attendance of a student upon request of the:(1) secretary of education; or(2) superintendent of the school corporation in which the nonpublic school is located.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-23.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.34-2008, SEC.1; P.L.109-2015, SEC.41; P.L.43-2021, SEC.108.
IN Code § 20-33-2-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-21. Attendance Reports

Sec. 21. (a) Each principal or school administrator in a nonpublic school that is attended by a student who is subject to the compulsory school attendance law under this chapter shall furnish, on request of the secretary of education, the number of students by grade level attending the school.(b) If:(1) a student withdraws from a nonpublic school; and(2) no public or other nonpublic school has requested the student's educational records within fifteen (15) school days after the date the student withdrew from school;the nonpublic school shall report to the secretary of education or the superintendent of the school corporation in which the nonpublic school is located, the name and address of the student and the date the student withdrew from school.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-24.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.249; P.L.43-2021, SEC.109.
IN Code § 20-33-2-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-22. List of Students No Longer Enrolled

Sec. 22. (a) Not later than fifteen (15) school days after the beginning of each semester, the principal of a public high school shall send to the superintendent with jurisdiction over the school a list of names and last known addresses of all students:(1) not graduated; and(2) not enrolled in the then current semester who were otherwise eligible for enrollment.(b) Each superintendent immediately shall make available all lists received under this section to an authorized representative of:(1) Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana; and(2) an agency whose purpose it is to enroll high school dropouts in various training programs.(c) Each representative authorized to receive a list prepared under subsection (b) shall stipulate in writing that the list will be used only to contact prospective students or prospective trainees. If a list is used for any other purpose, the college or agency that the recipient represents is ineligible to receive subsequent lists for five (5) years.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-8.1-3-25; 20-8.1-3-26.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.127-2005, SEC.27.
IN Code § 20-33-2-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-23. Powers of Certain Officers to Take Children Into Custody

Sec. 23. (a) Each school attendance officer, sheriff, marshal, and police officer in Indiana may take into custody any child who:(1) is required to attend school under this chapter; and(2) is found during school hours, unless accompanied:(A) by a parent; or(B) with the consent of a parent, by a relative by blood or marriage who is at least eighteen (18) years of age;in a public place, in a public or private conveyance, or in a place of business open to the public.(b) When an officer takes a child into custody under this section, the officer shall immediately deliver the child to the principal of the public or nonpublic school in which the child is enrolled. If a child is not enrolled in any school, then the officer shall deliver the child into the custody of the principal of the public school in the attendance area in which the child resides. If a child is taken to the appropriate school and the principal is unavailable, the acting chief administrative officer of the school shall take custody of the child.(c) The powers conferred under this section may be exercised without warrant and without subsequent legal proceedings.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-29.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-24. Principal; Duties When Truant Child Received

Sec. 24. (a) When a child is delivered into the custody of a principal or acting chief administrative officer under section 23 of this chapter, the principal or officer shall immediately place the child in class in the grade or course of study in which the child is enrolled or to which the child may be properly assigned.(b) A child who is placed in class under this section shall not be kept at school beyond the regular hour of dismissal on that day for the grade or course of study in which the child is placed. As promptly as reasonably possible after placing a child in class under this section, the principal or acting chief administrative officer shall attempt to advise the child's parent of the facts of the case by telephone. The principal or acting chief administrative officer shall advise the parent of the facts of the case by mail on the same day the principal or officer receives the child.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-30.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-25. Habitual Absence From School; Report to Juvenile Intake Officer or Department of Child Services

Sec. 25. The superintendent or an attendance officer having jurisdiction shall report a child who is habitually absent from school in violation of this chapter to an intake officer of the juvenile court or the department of child services. The intake officer or the department of child services shall proceed in accord with IC 31-30 through IC 31-40.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-31.1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.90-2011, SEC.43.
IN Code § 20-33-2-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-26. Enforcement of Chapter

Sec. 26. (a) It is the duty of each:(1) superintendent;(2) attendance officer;(3) state attendance official;(4) security police officer appointed under IC 36-8-3-7; and(5) school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16;to enforce this chapter in their respective jurisdictions and to execute the affidavits authorized under this section. The duty is several, and the failure of one (1) or more to act does not excuse another official from the obligation to enforce this chapter.(b) An affidavit against a parent for a violation of this chapter shall be prepared and filed in the same manner and under the procedure prescribed for filing affidavits for the prosecution of public offenses.(c) An affidavit under this section shall be filed in a court with jurisdiction in the county in which the affected child resides. The prosecuting attorney shall file and prosecute actions under this section as in other criminal cases. The court shall promptly hear cases brought under this section.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-32.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.34-2008, SEC.2.