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IN Code § 20-24-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining|20-24-6-3. Collective Bargaining Permitted

Sec. 3. (a) Employees of a charter school may organize and bargain collectively under IC 20-29.(b) This subsection applies to a conversion charter school. For any collective bargaining agreement under IC 20-29 entered into after July 1, 2015, a governing body is not bound by its collective bargaining agreement for employees of a conversion charter school. Employees of a conversion charter school may organize and collectively bargain only as a unit separate from other school employees under IC 20-29.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.221-2015, SEC.10.
IN Code § 20-24-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining|20-24-6-5. General and Alternative Qualifications for Full Time Teachers; Part Time Teachers; Other Providers of Service

Sec. 5. (a) At least ninety percent (90%) of the individuals who teach full time in a charter school must either:(1) hold any license or permit to teach in a public school in Indiana described in:(A) IC 20-28-5; or(B) rules adopted by the state board concerning the licensing of teachers; or(2) be in the process of obtaining a license to teach in a public school in Indiana under the transition to teaching program established by IC 20-28-4-2.(b) An individual described in subsection (a)(2) must complete the transition to teaching program not later than three (3) years after beginning to teach at a charter school.(c) An individual who provides to students in a charter school a service:(1) that is not teaching; and(2) for which a license is required under Indiana law;must have the appropriate license to provide the service in Indiana.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.17; P.L.6-2012, SEC.129; P.L.250-2017, SEC.19.
IN Code § 20-24-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining|20-24-6-6. Substitute Teachers

Sec. 6. A charter school may employ a substitute teacher or an individual who holds a limited license to teach in the same manner in which a noncharter public school may employ a substitute teacher or an individual who holds a limited license to teach.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-6.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IN Code § 20-24-6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining|20-24-6-7. Participation of Employees in Retirement Fund

Sec. 7. (a) A charter school may participate in any of the following:(1) The Indiana state teachers' retirement fund in accordance with IC 5-10.4.(2) The public employees' retirement fund in accordance with IC 5-10.3.(3) Another employee pension or retirement fund.(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who teaches in a charter school is a member of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund. Service in a charter school is creditable service for purposes of IC 5-10.4.(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who:(1) is a local school employee of a charter school; and(2) is not eligible to participate in the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund;is a member of the public employees' retirement fund.(d) The board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system shall implement this section through the organizer of the charter school, subject to and conditioned upon receiving any approvals the board considers appropriate from the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Department of Labor.(e) Charter school employees may participate in a private pension or retirement program, if the organizer of the charter school offers the opportunity to participate in the program.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-7.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.105; P.L.234-2007, SEC.226; P.L.35-2012, SEC.101.
IN Code § 20-24-6-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining|20-24-6-8. Decision to Grant Charter; Not Subject to Restraint by Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sec. 8. The decision by an authorizer whether to grant a charter is not subject to restraint by a collective bargaining agreement.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-8.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.42.
IN Code § 20-24-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-1. Organizer; Distribution of State Tuition Support

Sec. 1. (a) The organizer is the fiscal agent for the charter school.(b) The organizer has exclusive control of:(1) funds received by the charter school; and(2) financial matters of the charter school.(c) The organizer shall maintain accounts of all funds received and disbursed by the organizer. The organizer shall maintain separate accountings of all funds received and disbursed by each charter school it holds.(d) Notwithstanding IC 20-43, an organizer that operates more than one (1) charter school may file, before July 1 of each year, a notice with the department that the organizer desires to receive the tuition support distributions, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult high schools, for all the charter schools the organizer operates. After the organizer's authorizer or authorizers verify to the department that the organizer operates the charter schools, the department shall distribute the tuition support, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult high schools, for the verified charter schools to the organizer. The organizer may distribute the tuition support distribution it receives to each charter school it operates in the amounts determined by the organizer. However, an organizer that receives money from the state under this subsection may not use any of the money received for expenses incurred outside Indiana that are not directly related to the charter school the organizer operates in Indiana.(e) Organizers receiving tuition support under this section may submit a consolidated audit in accordance with guidelines established by the state examiner and submit any required financial reporting to the department in a manner prescribed by the state examiner. The state examiner shall establish guidelines and prescribe reporting requirements for organizers under this section that are consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the needs of the department.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.35-2014, SEC.3; P.L.218-2015, SEC.2.
IN Code § 20-24-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-2. Distribution of State Funds

Sec. 2. The department shall distribute state tuition support distributions, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult high schools, to the organizer. The department shall make a distribution under this section at the same time and in the same manner as the department makes a distribution of state tuition support under IC 20-43-2 to other school corporations.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.106; P.L.146-2008, SEC.460; P.L.205-2013, SEC.229; P.L.218-2015, SEC.3; P.L.119-2016, SEC.1; P.L.85-2017, SEC.77.
IN Code § 20-24-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-3. Calculation and Distribution of State Funds to Conversion Charter School

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a conversion charter school.(b) The department shall distribute to the organizer:(1) tuition support and other state funding for any purpose for students enrolled in the conversion charter school;(2) a proportionate share of state and federal funds received:(A) for students with disabilities; or(B) for staff services for students with disabilities;enrolled in the conversion charter school; and(3) a proportionate share of funds received under federal or state categorical aid programs for students who are eligible for the federal or state categorical aid and are enrolled in the conversion charter school;for the second six (6) months of the calendar year in which the conversion charter school is established. The department shall make a distribution under this subsection at the same time and in the same manner as the department makes a distribution to the governing body of the school corporation in which the conversion charter school is located. A distribution to the governing body of the school corporation in which the conversion charter school is located is reduced by the amount distributed to the conversion charter school. This subsection does not apply to a conversion charter school after December 31 of the calendar year in which the conversion charter school is established.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-3.5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.107; P.L.146-2008, SEC.461; P.L.205-2013, SEC.230; P.L.119-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 20-24-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-5. Grants and Private and Federal Funds

Sec. 5. (a) An organizer may apply for and accept for a charter school:(1) independent financial grants; and(2) funds from public or private sources other than the department.(b) An organizer shall make all applications, enter into all contracts, and sign all documents necessary for the receipt by a charter school of aid, money, or property from the federal government.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IN Code § 20-24-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-6. Optional Revenue Sharing From Operations, Education, and School Safety Referendum Tax Funds

Sec. 6. (a) With the approval of a majority of the members of the governing body, a school corporation may distribute a proportionate share of the school corporation's operations fund to a charter school. A charter school may elect to distribute a proportionate share of the charter school's operations fund to the school corporation in whose district the charter school is located.(b) A governing body may distribute money that is received as part of a tax levy collected under IC 20-46-1 from the school corporation's education fund to a charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, in the manner provided by IC 20-46-1-8(d).(c) A governing body may distribute money from the school safety referendum tax levy fund to a charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, in the manner prescribed by IC 20-46-9-6(b).[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-6.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.29; P.L.154-2020, SEC.39.
IN Code § 20-24-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-7. Building Projects; Applicability of Bidding and Wage Determination Laws

Sec. 7. When a charter school uses public funds for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or renovation of a public building, bidding and wage determination laws and all other statutes and rules apply.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-7.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IN Code § 20-24-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-8. Sponsor's Right to Receive Financial Reports From Organizer

Sec. 8. An authorizer may request and receive financial reports concerning a charter school from the organizer at any time.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-8.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.43.
IN Code § 20-24-7-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-9. Charter Revocation or Termination; Funds Distribution

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if:(1) an authorizer:(A) revokes a charter before the end of the term for which the charter is granted; or(B) does not renew a charter; or(2) a charter school otherwise terminates its charter before the end of the term for which the charter is granted.(b) Any state funds that remain to be distributed to the charter school in the state fiscal year in which an event described in subsection (a) occurs shall be distributed to the entities that distributed the funds to the charter school. A distribution under this subsection must be on a pro rata basis.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-9.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.109; P.L.146-2008, SEC.463; P.L.205-2013, SEC.233; P.L.250-2017, SEC.20.
IN Code § 20-24-7-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-10. Federal Funds for Charter Schools; Department's Responsibilities

Sec. 10. (a) The department shall carry out a program to identify all federal funds for which a charter school is eligible.(b) The department shall apply for all federal funds that are available for charter schools and for which Indiana is eligible.(c) Upon receiving notice under IC 20-24-3-10 from an authorizer that a charter has been approved, the department shall immediately inform the organizer of the organizer's potential eligibility for federal charter school start-up grants.(d) The department shall distribute federal charter school start-up grants to eligible organizers in a timely manner according to the department's published guidelines for distributing the grants.(e) The department shall compile a biannual report and submit the report to the state office of federal grants and procurement and to charter school organizers and authorizers. The report submitted under this subsection must contain the following information for grants distributed under this section:(1) Beginning and end dates for each grant cycle.(2) The dates on which:(A) grant applications and requests for renewal were received; and(B) grants were awarded.(3) The amount of each grant awarded.As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.44.
IN Code § 20-24-7-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-11. Matching Funds for Federal Grants to Charter Schools

Sec. 11. (a) If the United States Department of Education approves a new competition for states to receive matching funds for charter school facilities, the department shall pursue this federal funding.(b) To increase the state's opportunity to receive matching funds from the United States Department of Education, the department shall develop a facilities incentive grants program before January 1, 2010.(c) The department shall use the priority criteria set forth in 21 U.S.C. 7221d(b) and 34 CFR 226.12 through 34 CFR 226.14 to develop the facilities incentive grants program.As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.15 and P.L.246-2005, SEC.129. Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.314; P.L.91-2011, SEC.19.
IN Code § 20-24-7-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-14. Funding of Adult High Schools

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 13.5 of this chapter, notwithstanding any other law, for state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2014, an adult high school is not entitled to receive funding from the state, including any tuition support, unless the general assembly enacts an appropriation for the adult high school.As added by P.L.47-2014, SEC.7.
IN Code § 20-24-7-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters|20-24-7-15. Consideration as School Corporation for Certain Funding Opportunities

Sec. 15. A charter school is considered a school corporation for purposes of any state or federal funding opportunities administered by the department or any other state agency that are otherwise available to a school corporation as described in IC 20-18-2-16(a).As added by P.L.127-2016, SEC.15.
IN Code § 20-24-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-1. Powers of Charter Schools

Sec. 1. A charter school may do the following:(1) Sue and be sued in its own name.(2) For educational purposes, acquire real and personal property or an interest in real and personal property by purchase, gift, grant, devise, bequest, or interlocal cooperation under IC 36-1-7.(3) Convey property.(4) Enter into contracts in its own name, including contracts for services.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.4.
IN Code § 20-24-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-2. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 2. (a) A charter school may not do the following:(1) Operate at a site or for grades other than as specified in the charter.(2) Charge tuition to any student residing within the school corporation's geographic boundaries. However, a charter school may charge tuition for:(A) a preschool program, unless charging tuition for the preschool program is barred under federal law; or(B) a latch key program;if the charter school provides those programs.(3) Except as provided under IC 20-26-19 and except for a foreign exchange student who is not a United States citizen, enroll a student who is not a resident of Indiana.(4) Be located in a private residence.(5) Provide solely home based instruction.(b) A charter school is not prohibited from delivering instructional services:(1) through the Internet or another online arrangement; or(2) in any manner by computer;if the instructional services are provided to students enrolled in the charter school in a manner that complies with any procedures adopted by the department concerning online and computer instruction in public schools.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-2.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.16; P.L.38-2020, SEC.3.
IN Code § 20-24-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-3. Compliance With Laws, Charter, and State Constitution

Sec. 3. For each charter school established under this article, the charter school and the organizer are accountable to the authorizer for ensuring compliance with:(1) applicable federal and state laws;(2) the charter; and(3) the Constitution of the State of Indiana.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-3.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.45.
IN Code § 20-24-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-4. Statutes, Rules, and Regulations Not Applicable

Sec. 4. Except as specifically provided in this article and the statutes listed in section 5 of this chapter, the following do not apply to a charter school:(1) An Indiana statute applicable to a governing body or school corporation.(2) A rule or guideline adopted by the state board.(3) A rule or guideline adopted by the state board concerning teachers, except for those rules that assist a teacher in gaining or renewing a standard or advanced license.(4) A local regulation or policy adopted by a school corporation unless specifically incorporated in the charter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-4.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.130; P.L.90-2011, SEC.9.
IN Code § 20-24-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-5. Applicable Statutes, Rules, and Guidelines

Sec. 5. The following statutes and rules and guidelines adopted under the following statutes apply to a charter school:(1) IC 5-11-1-9 (required audits by the state board of accounts).(2) IC 20-39-1-1 (unified accounting system).(3) IC 20-35 (special education).(4) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history).(5) IC 20-26-5-6 (subject to laws requiring regulation by state agencies).(6) IC 20-28-10-12 (nondiscrimination for teacher marital status).(7) IC 20-28-10-14 (teacher freedom of association).(8) IC 20-28-10-17 (school counselor immunity).(9) For conversion charter schools only if the conversion charter school elects to collectively bargain under IC 20-24-6-3(b), IC 20-28-6, IC 20-28-7.5, IC 20-28-8, IC 20-28-9, and IC 20-28-10.(10) IC 20-33-2 (compulsory school attendance).(11) IC 20-33-8-19, IC 20-33-8-21, and IC 20-33-8-22 (student due process and judicial review).(12) IC 20-33-8-16 (firearms and deadly weapons).(13) IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).(14) IC 20-33-9 (reporting of student violations of law).(15) IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative observances).(16) IC 20-31-3, IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year ending before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (for a school year beginning after June 30, 2018), IC 20-32-8, and IC 20-32-8.5, as provided in IC 20-32-8.5-2(b) (academic standards, accreditation, assessment, and remediation).(17) IC 20-33-7 (parental access to education records).(18) IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and improvement).(19) IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).(20) IC 20-26-5-37.3, before its expiration (career and technical education reporting).(21) IC 22-2-18, before its expiration on June 30, 2021 (limitations on employment of minors).[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-5.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.111; P.L.121-2009, SEC.5; P.L.154-2009, SEC.1; P.L.90-2011, SEC.10; P.L.160-2012, SEC.47; P.L.221-2015, SEC.12; P.L.141-2016, SEC.3; P.L.242-2017, SEC.11; P.L.147-2020, SEC.5.
IN Code § 20-24-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-6. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training Apprenticeship Programs

Sec. 6. (a) A charter school may not duplicate a Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT) approved Building Trades apprenticeship program.(b) A student in a charter school may not be excluded from participating in a BAT approved Building Trades apprenticeship program that is offered in a noncharter school.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-6.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IN Code § 20-24-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 20. Education|Article 24. Charter Schools|Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions|20-24-8-7. Financial Reports and Audits

Sec. 7. A charter school may use any money distributed by law to the charter school to prepare financial reports and conduct audits that the charter school determines are necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the charter school. A financial report or an audit under this section does not replace a financial report or an audit required under IC 5-11-1-9.As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.17.