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IN Code § 20-33-2-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-27. Compulsory Attendance; Parent's Responsibility

Sec. 27. (a) It is unlawful for a parent to fail to ensure that the parent's child attends school as required under this chapter.(b) Before proceedings are instituted against a parent for a violation of this section, personal notice of the violation shall be served on the parent by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee:(1) having jurisdiction over the public school where the child has legal settlement; or(2) of the transferee corporation, if the child has been transferred.(c) For purposes of this section, service of personal notice of a violation may be made upon a parent by any of the following means:(1) Delivering a copy of the notice to the parent personally. Personal notice shall be treated as occurring under this subdivision on the date of delivery.(2) Any other means of sending a copy of the notice to the parent. Personal notice shall be treated as occurring under this subdivision on the date of delivery.(3) Leaving a copy of the notice at the last and usual place of the residence of the parent. Personal notice shall be treated as occurring under this subdivision on the date the notice is left at the residence.(4) Communicating notice of the violation to the parent by any other means, if the communication is made by the superintendent for the school or the superintendent's designee. Personal notice shall be treated as occurring under this subdivision on the earliest date that the communication is made.If the violation is not terminated not more than one (1) school day after this notice is given, or if another violation is committed during the notice period, no further notice is necessary. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-33.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.90-2011, SEC.44.
IN Code § 20-33-2-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-28. Compulsory Attendance for Full Term; Duty of Parent

Sec. 28. (a) This section does not apply during a period when a child is excused from school attendance under this chapter.(b) It is unlawful for a parent to:(1) fail;(2) neglect; or(3) refuse;to send the parent's child to a public school for the full term as required under this chapter unless the child is being provided with instruction equivalent to that given in public schools.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-34.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-28.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-28.6. Transfer to Nonaccredited Nonpublic School; Acknowledgment of Legal Requirements; Notification to Bureau of Motor Vehicles

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.
IN Code § 20-33-2-28.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-28.7. Department's Compilation of Statistics Concerning Likely Consequences of Withdrawing From School Before Graduation

Sec. 28.7. (a) The department of education shall compile and make available to schools statistics concerning the likely consequences of life without a high school diploma. The statistics must include, but are not limited to, statistics that show the likelihood of an individual's:(1) unemployment or employment in a lower paying job; and(2) involvement in criminal activity;as the consequence of not obtaining a high school diploma.(b) The department of education shall update the statistics made available under subsection (a) every two (2) years.As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.20.
IN Code § 20-33-2-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-29. Children in Certain Institutions or Facilities; Compulsory School Attendance; Reimbursement for Space Used Within Facilities for Court Placed Student Expenses

Sec. 29. (a) It is unlawful for a person operating or responsible for an educational, correctional, charitable, or benevolent institution or training school to fail to ensure that a child under the person's authority attends school as required under this chapter. Each day of violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.(b) If a child is placed in an institution or facility by or with the approval of the department of child services, the institution or facility shall charge the department of child services for the use of the space within the institution or facility (commonly called capital costs) that is used to provide educational services to the child based upon a prorated per child cost.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-36.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.475; P.L.1-2009, SEC.125.
IN Code § 20-33-2-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-30. Separate Attendance District; Requirement

Sec. 30. A school corporation having an ADA of at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) students constitutes a separate attendance district.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.150.
IN Code § 20-33-2-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-31. Attendance Officers; Appointment

Sec. 31. (a) The governing body of each school corporation may appoint or the governing bodies of two (2) or more school corporations jointly may appoint:(1) one (1) attendance officer; and(2) one (1) additional attendance officer for every seven thousand five hundred (7,500) students in ADA in the school corporation or school corporations.The county council shall appropriate, and the board of county commissioners shall allow, the funds necessary to pay the salary and expenses of attendance officers appointed in accordance with this section.(b) If the governing body of a school corporation declines to make an appointment, the superintendent of the school corporation shall serve as ex officio attendance officer under section 35 of this chapter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-4.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.151; P.L.233-2015, SEC.250.
IN Code § 20-33-2-35 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-35. Ex Officio Attendance Officers

Sec. 35. If the governing body of a school corporation elects not to appoint an attendance officer under section 31 of this chapter, the superintendent shall serve as an ex officio attendance officer. A superintendent acting in this capacity may designate one (1) or more school employees as assistant attendance officers. These assistant attendance officers shall act under the superintendent's direction and perform the duties the superintendent assigns. Ex officio attendance officers and assistant attendance officers appointed under this section shall receive no additional compensation for performing attendance services.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-7.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.90-2011, SEC.45; P.L.233-2015, SEC.254.
IN Code § 20-33-2-38 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-38. Attendance Officers; Appointment of Additional Officers

Sec. 38. Any school corporation or school corporations may appoint more attendance officers than are specifically authorized under section 31 of this chapter. However, these additional attendance officers shall be appointed in the same manner as required by law for other attendance officers. Compensation for additional attendance officers appointed under this section shall be paid entirely by the school corporation or school corporations involved.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-10.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.257.
IN Code § 20-33-2-39 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-39. Attendance Officers; Duties

Sec. 39. An attendance officer has the following duties:(1) To serve subject to the rules, direction, and control of the superintendent in the attendance officer's attendance district.(2) To maintain an office at a place designated by the superintendent.(3) To be on duty during school hours and at other times as the superintendent may request.(4) To keep records and make reports as required by the state board.(5) To visit the homes of children who are absent from school or who are reported to be in need of books, clothing, or parental care.(6) Whenever the superintendent directs or approves it, to bring suit to enforce any provision of this chapter that is being violated.(7) To serve written notice on any parent whose child is out of school illegally.(8) To visit factories where children are employed.(9) To perform other duties necessary for complete enforcement of this chapter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-11.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-2-40 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-40. Attendance Officers; Special Powers

Sec. 40. (a) Each attendance officer may serve original and other process in cases arising under this chapter.(b) An attendance officer may enter any place where a child is employed to determine whether violations of this chapter have occurred. When an attendance officer or a school official is exercising the power granted under this subsection, any officer, manager, director, employee or other person who refuses to permit the attendance officer's or the school official's entry into a place of business or interferes with the officer's or official's investigation in any way commits a violation of this chapter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-12.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.258.
IN Code § 20-33-2-41 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-41. Attendance Officers; Licensing Required; Exception

Sec. 41. With the exception of ex officio attendance officers, an individual may not hold the position of attendance officer unless the individual has complied with all standards of the department and has been properly licensed by the department.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-13.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.178.
IN Code § 20-33-2-42 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-42. Attendance; Duties of Secretary of Education

Sec. 42. The secretary of education shall:(1) prescribe duties for the state attendance officer not provided by law;(2) design and require use of a system of attendance reports, records, and forms necessary for the enforcement of this chapter; and(3) perform all other duties necessary for the complete enforcement of this chapter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-15.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.90-2011, SEC.46; P.L.43-2021, SEC.110.
IN Code § 20-33-2-43 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-43. State Attendance Officer; Appointment; Removal; Duties; Powers

Sec. 43. (a) The secretary of education shall appoint a state attendance officer. The state attendance officer serves at the pleasure of the secretary of education and may be removed by the secretary of education at any time.(b) The state attendance officer shall:(1) exercise general supervision over the attendance officers of Indiana;(2) visit the various attendance districts throughout Indiana;(3) inspect the work of the attendance officers; and(4) investigate the manner in which this chapter is being enforced.(c) The state attendance officer may initiate court action whenever necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-16.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.111.
IN Code § 20-33-2-44 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-44. Penalty

Sec. 44. (a) This section does not apply to section 18 or 47 of this chapter.(b) Except as otherwise provided, a person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-37.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.19; P.L.174-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 20-33-2-45 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-45. State Board; Supervision; Rules

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.
IN Code § 20-33-2-46 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-46. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Physical or Mental Fitness

Sec. 46. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a superintendent or school leader may exclude or excuse a student found mentally or physically unfit for school attendance. An exclusion or excuse under this section is valid only for the school year during which it is issued and shall not violate a student's right to a free and appropriate public education under federal law.(b) A student may not be compelled to undergo any examination or treatment under this chapter when the student's parent objects on religious grounds, which consists of a good faith reliance on spiritual means or prayer for healing. The objection is not effective unless it is:(1) made in writing;(2) signed by the student's parent; and(3) delivered to the student's teacher or to the individual who might order an examination or treatment absent the objection.(c) If a physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist certifies that a student is fit for school attendance, the superintendent or school leader may not exclude or excuse that student. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit a school from disciplining a student pursuant to any legal authority, including but not limited to IC 20-33-8.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-19.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.41-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 20-33-2-47 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance|20-33-2-47. School Corporations; Notification of Absences; Reports to Local Health Departments

Sec. 47. (a) A school corporation may develop and implement a system of notifying the parent of a student when:(1) the student fails to attend school; and(2) the student does not have an excused absence for that day.(b) A school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school shall report to the local health department the percentage of student absences above a threshold determined by the department by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.(c) If a school corporation implements a notification system under this chapter, the attendance officer or the attendance officer's designee shall make a reasonable effort to contact by telephone the parent of each student who has failed to attend school and does not have an excused absence for that day.(d) If an attendance officer or an attendance officer's designee has made a reasonable effort to contact a parent under subsection (c), the school corporation is immune from liability for any damages suffered by the parent claimed because of failure to contact the parent.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-8.1-13-1; 20-8.1-13-2; 20-8.1-13-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.76.
IN Code § 20-33-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 4. Legal Settlement and Transfer of Students|20-33-4-1. Legal Settlement and Transfer of Students and Transfer Tuition

Sec. 1. The law governing legal settlement and transfer of students and transfer tuition is found at IC 20-26-11.[2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students|20-33-5-1. Definitions; Family Income to Be Used to Determine Financial Eligibility

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "school corporation" includes a charter school.(b) As used in this chapter, "governing body" includes the organizer of a charter school.(c) The maximum monthly or annual gross income available to a family shall be used to determine financial eligibility for assistance under this chapter.(d) In determining the eligibility of a seasonal worker for assistance under this chapter, an average shall be made of the family's income for the twelve (12) calendar months preceding the first day of the month in which the application is made.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-8.1-1-1; 20-8.1-1-2; 20-8.1-9-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students|20-33-5-2. Procedures to Qualify for Assistance; Financial Eligibility Standard

Sec. 2. The department shall adopt procedures that must be followed by applicants in order for them to qualify for assistance under this chapter. These procedures must include obtaining information needed by the family and social services administration to determine if the recipient is a child who is a member of a qualifying family (as defined in IC 12-14-28-1), including the familial relationship of the child to the head of the household. The financial eligibility standard for an applicant under this chapter must be the same criteria used for determining eligibility for receiving free or reduced price lunches under the national school lunch program.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-2.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students|20-33-5-3. Qualified Parents; Payment of Fees by School Corporation; Reimbursement

Sec. 3. (a) If a parent of a child or an emancipated minor who is enrolled in a public school, in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, meets the financial eligibility standard under section 2 of this chapter, the parent or the emancipated minor may not be required to pay the fees for curricular materials, supplies, or other required class fees. The fees shall be paid by the school corporation that the child attends.(b) The school corporation may apply for a reimbursement under section 7 of this chapter from the department of the costs incurred under subsection (a).(c) To the extent the reimbursement received by the school corporation is less than the rental fee assessed for curricular materials, the school corporation may request that the parent or emancipated minor pay the balance of this amount.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.19; P.L.286-2013, SEC.112.
IN Code § 20-33-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students|20-33-5-4. Application Forms

Sec. 4. The department shall provide each school corporation with sufficient application forms for assistance under this chapter. The state board of accounts shall prescribe the forms to be used.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-4.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 20-33-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 33. Students: General Provisions|Chapter 5. Financial Assistance for Students|20-33-5-5. Notice to Parents

Sec. 5. All school corporations must give notice in nontechnical language and in a manner that can be reasonably expected to reach parents of students before the collection of any fees for schoolbooks and supplies. This notice must inform the parents of the following:(1) The availability of assistance.(2) The eligibility standards.(3) The procedure for obtaining assistance, including the right and method of appeal.(4) The availability of application forms at a designated school office.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.