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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-23.2. School Efficiency Request for Information

Sec. 23.2. (a) Not later than October 1, 2021, the department shall issue a request for information in compliance with IC 5-23-4.5 for the purposes of exploring potential opportunities to improve the efficiency of noninstructional school services.
(b) The request for information must include questions related to the following:
(1) The governance structure of the entities managing the operations of the:
(A) school buildings; and
(B) transportation.
(2) The funding streams necessary to cover the cost of operating the:
(A) school buildings; and
(B) transportation.
(3) The strategies for addressing existing debt related to the:
(A) school buildings; and
(B) transportation.
(4) The optimal geographic groupings for the operation of the:
(A) school buildings; and
(B) transportation.
(5) The strategies that could limit the impact of any changes affecting current employees.
(c) The department shall set the deadline for submissions of responses to the request for information under this section, which may not be later than February 1, 2022.
(d) Subject to IC 5-23-4.5-3, the department shall prepare a report that includes:
(1) information regarding the responses to the request for information under this section, including a copy of a response to the request for information if the person who submitted the response waived confidentiality in writing;
(2) any recommendations by the department regarding the request for information or the responses to the request for information; and
(3) any other information that the department determines is relevant to the request for information.
(e) Not later than March 1, 2022, the department shall do the following:
(1) Provide, through the United States mail or by electronic means, to each governing body of a school corporation a copy of the report.
(2) Submit the report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(f) This section expires July 1, 2023.
As added by P.L.186-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-23.5. Establishment of Career Coaching Pilot Program

Sec. 23.5. (a) The department shall establish a career coaching pilot program to award grants to school corporations to establish career coaching programs for students of the school corporation.
(b) The department shall do the following:
(1) Establish requirements for participation in the pilot program.
(2) Select school corporations to participate in the pilot program.
(3) Determine the amount of and award grants to school corporations under the pilot program.
(4) Collect information regarding the career coaching programs implemented by the school corporations participating in the pilot program.
(5) Collect information from the following individuals or entities participating in the career coaching pilot program:
(A) Counselors.
(B) Third party vendors.
(C) Any other appropriate individuals or entities, as determined by the department.
(c) The department shall require that career coaching programs implemented by a school corporation use:
(1) a counselor employed by the school corporation;
(2) a third party vendor that provides career coaching services; or
(3) both counselors and third party vendors.
However, at least one (1) school corporation shall use a third party vendor that provides career coaching services, instead of or in addition to a counselor employed by a school corporation, in the school corporation's career coaching program.
(d) Not later than November 1, 2022, and not later than November 1 each year thereafter, the department shall prepare and submit to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a report that provides information concerning the pilot program.
(e) This section expires July 1, 2025.
As added by P.L.130-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-24. Evidence Based and Trauma Informed Informational Material; Notice

Sec. 24. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, the department shall make informational material that is evidence based and trauma informed in accordance with IC 20-28-5-26 available on the department's Internet web site.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, the department shall provide a notice to each school corporation and charter school on how to access the information maintained on the department's Internet web site under subsection (a). The notice shall indicate that the school corporation or charter school may, and is encouraged to, distribute the informational material to the school corporation's or charter school's employees in a manner prescribed by the school corporation or charter school.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-25. Establishment of Online Adjunct Teacher Portal

Sec. 25. (a) The department shall establish an online adjunct teacher portal on the department's Internet web site or incorporate into the teacher referral system developed under IC 20-20-3 a functionality to allow:
(1) a school corporation to post a vacant adjunct teacher position; and
(2) an individual to:
(A) post a resume;
(B) post any other information requested by the school corporation through the portal or system;
(C) make inquiries to the school corporation through the portal or system; and
(D) view information relating to adjunct teachers employed by a particular school corporation reported to the department in accordance with IC 20-28-5-27(g).
(b) The department shall post the information received under IC 20-28-5-27(g) on the department's portal or teacher referral system described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-25.5. Graduation Reporting

Sec. 25.5. Before July 1, 2022, and before July 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 that provides the following information based on the previous five (5) year period:
(1) The graduation waiver rate of each:
(A) secondary school within a school corporation; and
(B) charter high school.
(2) The:
(A) particular graduation pathways that each secondary school within a school corporation and each charter high school use; and
(B) percentage of students who graduated with each particular graduation pathway.
The department shall also post the report described in this section on the department's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.130-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-26. Application for Assessment Flexibility

Sec. 26. (a) The department shall apply to the United States Department of Education for assessment flexibility.
(b) The application submitted in accordance with subsection (a) must include the following:
(1) A plan to administer a statewide summative examination in grade 3, grade 5, grade 8, and grade 11.
(2) A plan to assist schools in the assessment of subject matter mastery in grades in which a statewide summative examination is not administered.
(3) A plan to implement the approved assessment changes in conjunction with the implementation of revised academic standards required under IC 20-31-3-1(d).
As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-27. Preparation of Report Regarding Feasibility of Establishing Parent-Teacher Compacts

Sec. 27. (a) The department shall prepare a report that includes information and, as applicable, recommendations regarding the following:
(1) Establishing and implementing a program concerning parent-teacher compacts in Indiana that would allow the following to be done by a teacher who enters into a compact with a parent to teach the parent's child:
(A) Participate in the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund under IC 5-10.4 and receive or participate in any other relevant retirement benefits or programs.
(B) Receive tuition support for each student who the teacher teaches under a parent-teacher compact.
(C) Participate in any state employee health plan, life insurance plan, or disability insurance plan.
(2) The costs to the department in administering a parent-teacher compact program.
(3) Costs associated with allowing teachers who enter into a parent-teacher compact to participate in and receive tuition support and benefits listed in subdivision (1)(A) through (1)(C).
(4) Information that should be included in a parent-teacher compact.
(5) Annual deadlines for submitting a parent-teacher compact to the department.
(6) Any requirements under law that would or should apply to teachers teaching under a parent-teacher compact, including teacher qualifications, expanded criminal history checks, and Indiana expanded child protection index checks.
(7) Any requirements under law that would or should apply to a student taught under a parent-teacher compact.
(8) The manner in which the department would make tuition support distributions to a teacher under a parent-teacher compact program.
(9) Establishing, maintaining, and transferring education records of students taught under a parent-teacher compact.
(10) Any other matters the department determines are relevant regarding establishing and implementing a parent-teacher compact program.
(b) Not later than November 1, 2022, the department shall submit the report prepared under subsection (a) to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(c) This section expires July 1, 2023.
As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-27.5. Public Data Base Concerning Employees Physically Injured on the Job by Students

Sec. 27.5. The department shall establish and maintain on the department's website a public data base of information provided by each public school in accordance with IC 20-26-5-42 concerning employees of each public school who were physically injured while on the job by students of the public school.
As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-28. Report Regarding Completion of Graduation Requirements Before Spring Count

Sec. 28. Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall do the following:
(1) Compile and prepare a report regarding the information reported by school corporations and charter schools to the department under IC 20-26-5-42.1.
(2) Submit the report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.148-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-28.5. Publishing Skill Competencies

Sec. 28.5. (a) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2.
(b) As used in this section, "skill competency" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-11.
(c) The department shall publish on the department's website a list of skill competencies identified by CSA participating entities who are providing training and education approved by the department and the commission for higher education under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-29. Online Platform; Information and Training; Continuing Education

Sec. 29. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the department may establish or license for use an online platform that:
(1) provides information and training on each of the subjects and content described in IC 20-28-3-5.5 and IC 20-28-5.5-1.5;
(2) is accessible by both teachers and students enrolled in a teacher preparation program; and
(3) upon successful completion of the training, provides written confirmation to a teacher or student described in subdivision (2) that the teacher or student successfully completed the training.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2025, the department may include the following information and training on the online platform described in subsection (a):
(1) 29 CFR 1910.1030 concerning bloodborne pathogens.
(2) 29 CFR 1910.147 concerning lock out/tag out.
(3) 511 IAC 5-5-5 concerning assessment training.
(c) If a teacher successfully completes a training on the online platform, the training must count towards continuing education required for licensure renewal, as prescribed by the department.
As added by P.L.200-2023, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.250-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-29.5. List of Personal Liability Insurers; Posting; Updating

Sec. 29.5. (a) Not later than November 1, 2023, the department shall do the following:
(1) Create a list of personal liability insurers that offer personal liability insurance policies for teachers.
(2) Post the list on the department's website.
(b) The department shall update the list described in subsection (a) each year.
As added by P.L.196-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-30. Reporting on Cursive Writing

Sec. 30. (a) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public elementary school, including a charter school, and state accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department the following information:
(1) Whether the school provides instruction on cursive writing to students of the school.
(2) If the school provides cursive writing instruction, the grade level of students to whom the instruction is provided.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2023, the department shall:
(1) prepare a report regarding the information that the department receives under subsection (a); and
(2) submit the report described in subdivision (1) to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(c) This section expires January 1, 2024.
As added by P.L.169-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-30.4. Firearm Storage Best Practices and Educational Materials; Distribution of Best Practices and Educational Materials; Publication

Sec. 30.4. (a) The department, in collaboration with the state police department, shall:
(1) identify a set of best practices; and
(2) develop a set of educational materials;
regarding recommendations for the safe possession and storage of a firearm in a home with a child.
(b) The best practices and educational materials described in subsection (a) must include information on:
(1) firearm access;
(2) firearm handling;
(3) firearm storage;
(4) ammunition access; and
(5) ammunition storage.
(c) After December 31, 2023, the department shall provide the best practices and educational materials described in subsection (a) to public schools, charter schools, and state accredited nonpublic schools for annual distribution to parents of students.
(d) The department shall maintain a public website that contains the best practices and educational materials described in subsection (a). The department shall publicize the website and promote the best practices and educational materials to all elementary and high schools operating in the state.
As added by P.L.218-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 3. Department of Education › 20-19-3-31. Retaking a Virtual Course; Application and Process; Requirements; Replacement Grade

Sec. 31. (a) This section applies to a public school, including a charter school.
(b) As used in this section, "virtual course" refers to a high school course offered at a public high school in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the course instruction was provided to students in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which the student is separated from the teacher by time, space, or both.
(c) The state board, in collaboration with the department, shall create a process to allow a student who is presently enrolled in grade 9 through grade 12 at a public high school to retake a virtual course that the student previously completed in grade 9 through grade 12 at the same public high school if the following conditions are met:
(1) The student was enrolled in grade 9 through grade 12 during the 2019 through 2022 school years at the time the student completed the virtual course.
(2) The student completed the virtual course as a result of a state or federal executive order concerning the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
(3) The student has not yet graduated or completed high school.
(d) If a student elects to retake a virtual course under subsection (c), the:
(1) retaken course must provide instruction regarding the same subject matter and content as the previously completed virtual course;
(2) retaken course must not be a virtual course;
(3) student must receive full credit for the retaken course upon completion; and
(4) grade received by the student upon completion of the retaken course must replace the grade received by the student in the previously completed virtual course.
(e) If a student:
(1) retook and completed a course under the conditions described in subsection (c) prior to July 1, 2023; and
(2) makes a request to the superintendent to receive full credit and a replacement grade for the retaken course;
the student must receive full credit for the retaken course, and the grade received by the student upon completion of the retaken course must replace the grade received by the student in the previously completed virtual course.
(f) The state board and the department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.250-2023, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 4. Repealed

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Repealed by P.L.213-2015, SEC.155.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 5. Children's Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Plan › 20-19-5-1. Department Duties

Sec. 1. The department of education, in cooperation with the department of child services, the department of correction, and the division of mental health and addiction, shall:
(1) develop and coordinate the children's social, emotional, and behavioral health plan that is to provide recommendations concerning:
(A) comprehensive mental health services;
(B) early intervention; and
(C) treatment services;
for individuals from birth through twenty-two (22) years of age;
(2) make recommendations to the state board, which shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the children's social, emotional, and behavioral health plan; and
(3) conduct hearings on the implementation of the plan before adopting rules under this chapter.
As added by P.L.234-2005, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 5. Children's Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Plan › 20-19-5-2. Plan Recommendations

Sec. 2. The children's social, emotional, and behavioral health plan shall recommend:
(1) procedures for the identification and assessment of social, emotional, and mental health issues;
(2) procedures to assist a child and the child's family in obtaining necessary services to treat social, emotional, and mental health issues;
(3) procedures to coordinate provider services and interagency referral networks for an individual from birth through twenty-two (22) years of age;
(4) guidelines for incorporating social, emotional, and behavioral development into school learning standards and education programs;
(5) that social, emotional, and mental health screening be included as a part of routine examinations in schools and by health care providers;
(6) procedures concerning the positive development of children, including:
(A) social, emotional, and behavioral development;
(B) learning; and
(C) behavioral health;
(7) plans for creating a children's social, emotional, and behavioral health system with shared accountability among state agencies that will:
(A) conduct ongoing needs assessments;
(B) use outcome indicators and benchmarks to measure progress; and
(C) implement quality data tracking and reporting systems;
(8) a state budget for children's social, emotional, and mental health prevention and treatment;
(9) how state agencies and local entities can obtain federal funding and other sources of funding to implement a children's social, emotional, and behavioral health plan;
(10) how to maintain and expand the workforce to provide mental health services for individuals from birth through twenty-two (22) years of age and families;
(11) how employers of mental health professionals may:
(A) improve employee job satisfaction; and
(B) retain employees;
(12) how to facilitate research on best practices and model programs for children's social, emotional, and behavioral health;
(13) how to disseminate research and provide training and educational materials concerning the children's social, emotional, and behavioral health program to:
(A) policymakers;
(B) practitioners; and
(C) the general public; and
(14) how to implement a public awareness campaign to:
(A) reduce the stigma of mental illness; and
(B) educate individuals:
(i) about the benefits of children's social, emotional, and behavioral development; and
(ii) how to access children's social, emotional, and behavioral development services.
As added by P.L.234-2005, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 6.2. Indiana Family Friendly School Designation › 20-19-6.2-1. Establishment of Program

Sec. 1. (a) The department, in consultation with statewide organizations whose mission is to link family engagement to student achievement, shall develop the Indiana family friendly school designation program.
(b) The program must do the following:
(1) Allow a school to voluntarily request from the department an assessment for the purpose of evaluating and improving parental involvement in the school.
(2) Establish a procedure under which the department must conduct an assessment described in subdivision (1) if the parents of at least ten percent (10%) of the students currently included in the ADM at a particular school request that the department conduct an assessment under this chapter. The department shall determine the manner in which requests may be submitted under this subdivision.
(c) The department may designate a school as an Indiana family friendly school if the department determines that the school has established parental engagement practices that increase parental involvement and foster high student achievement.
(d) The department shall develop rubrics or standards under which the department will evaluate a school's parental involvement and award the Indiana family friendly designation to schools. The department's evaluation of a school's parental involvement under this subsection must incorporate surveys of teachers, students, and parents. The department shall make the results of a school's evaluation available to the public.
(e) The department shall make available to schools best practices in developing family engagement and parental involvement in student achievement.
(f) The department shall annually assess the quality of a school's family friendly school designation by correlating designation outcomes to student achievement. The department shall submit the results of the assessment under this subsection to the state board.
As added by P.L.127-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.75-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-2.3. "Public Agency"

Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "public agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-14-1.5-2(a).
As added by P.L.184-2023, SEC.11 and P.L.236-2023, SEC.129.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-2.5. "Public Official"

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "public official" means an elected or appointed official in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state government or a political subdivision, and includes an individual acting on behalf of a public employer, whether temporarily or permanently, including, but not limited to, members of boards, committees, commissions, authorities, and other instrumentalities of the state or a political subdivision.
As added by P.L.184-2023, SEC.12 and P.L.236-2023, SEC.130.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-4. Fiscal and Qualitative Indicators; Factors; State Budget Committee Review

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to review by the state budget committee under section 6 of this chapter, the DUAB shall determine the fiscal and qualitative indicators to be used for evaluating the financial condition of each school corporation.
(b) The fiscal indicators under subsection (a) may include the following factors:
Annual capital expenses compared to total capital assets
Average daily membership (ADM)
Common school fund loans
Controlled project fund referendum revenue
Debt to assessed value and debt to ADM ratios
Education fund referendum revenue
Federal revenues
Fund cash balances by fund and overall
Fund deficits and surpluses by fund and overall
Fund deficits and surpluses combining the education and operations fund and debt
Gross expenditures per ADM
Interfund transfers
Operating deficit or surplus
Outstanding debt and annual debt service obligations
Qualitative indicators as set forth in subsection (c)
Salaries and benefits
Seven (7) year trend lines using state fiscal years
State tuition support
Any other fiscal indicator determined by the DUAB.
(c) The qualitative indicators under subsection (a) may include the following factors:
Failure to make required contributions or transfers
Issuance of judgment bonds
Missed debt payments
Missed payroll
Past due vendor payments
Any findings related to the financial condition of the school corporation by the Indiana education employment relations board
Any other qualitative indicator determined by the DUAB.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.14; P.L.236-2023, SEC.132.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-5. Fiscal and Qualitative Indicators; Presentation; Required Information; Publication on Website; State Budget Committee Review

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to review by the state budget committee under section 6 of this chapter, the DUAB shall prescribe the presentation of the information of the fiscal and qualitative indicators used under this chapter.
(b) The information under subsection (a) must be presented in a manner that accomplishes the following:
(1) The information must be conveniently and easily accessed from a single web page.
(2) The information must be viewable in a format commonly known as a dashboard.
(3) The information must be viewable in graphical form.
(4) The information must be easily searchable.
(5) The underlying data must be downloadable in a format that can be imported into standard spreadsheet computer software.
(c) The DUAB shall periodically publish the information under subsection (a) on its website or the management performance hub's website. The management performance hub shall assist the DUAB in the development of the dashboard for publication.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.15; P.L.236-2023, SEC.133.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-6. Fiscal and Qualitative Indicators; Proposed Indicators; State Budget Committee Review

Sec. 6. (a) Before making a final determination under section 4 of this chapter concerning the fiscal and qualitative indicators that will be used for evaluating the financial condition of school corporations, the DUAB must present a draft of the proposed fiscal and qualitative indicators to the state budget committee for review by the state budget committee.
(b) Before prescribing the requirements under section 5 of this chapter for the presentation of the fiscal and qualitative indicators used under this chapter, the DUAB must present a draft of the proposed requirements to the state budget committee for review by the state budget committee.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.16; P.L.236-2023, SEC.134.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-8. Duab Policies and Procedures

Sec. 8. The DUAB may adopt policies and procedures that will be used by the DUAB to implement this chapter. Policies and procedures adopted under this section may include processes that will be used by the DUAB to do the following:
(1) Identify school corporations that demonstrate signs of financial distress.
(2) Determine when a corrective action plan is necessary for a school corporation.
(3) Determine the conditions that must be satisfied before a school corporation:
(A) will no longer be subject to a corrective action plan; and
(B) will be considered as financially healthy.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.18; P.L.236-2023, SEC.136.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-10. Duab Report Identifying School Corporations That May Need a Corrective Action Plan; Duab Contact and Assessment of School Corporations

Sec. 10. The DUAB shall periodically prepare reports identifying those school corporations for which a corrective action plan may be appropriate, based on the fiscal and qualitative indicators. The DUAB shall make a determination concerning which school corporations the DUAB shall contact for purposes of conducting an assessment under section 11 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.20; P.L.236-2023, SEC.138.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-11. Duab Duties; Assessment of School Corporations; School Corporation Cooperation

Sec. 11. (a) The DUAB shall do the following:
(1) Contact the governing body and the superintendent of each school corporation for which the DUAB makes a determination under section 10 of this chapter.
(2) Carry out an assessment of the financial condition of each school corporation for which the DUAB makes a determination under section 10 of this chapter.
(b) A school corporation for which an assessment of financial condition is carried out under this section shall:
(1) cooperate with the DUAB as the DUAB carries out the assessment of the school corporation's financial condition; and
(2) provide any information and documents requested by the DUAB.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.21; P.L.236-2023, SEC.139.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-12. Duab Determination of Whether a Corrective Action Plan Is Necessary

Sec. 12. (a) After reviewing:
(1) the assessment of a school corporation's financial condition under section 11 of this chapter; and
(2) the school corporation's fiscal and qualitative indicators;
the DUAB shall make a determination of whether a corrective action plan is necessary for the school corporation.
(b) If the DUAB makes a determination that a corrective action plan is necessary for the school corporation, the DUAB shall notify the governing body and the superintendent of the school corporation that the school corporation must develop and submit to the DUAB a corrective action plan for the school corporation within ninety (90) days after the notice is provided.
(c) If a school corporation does not prepare and submit a corrective action plan to the DUAB within ninety (90) days after the notice is provided under subsection (b), the DUAB shall place the school corporation on the watch list under section 17 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.22; P.L.236-2023, SEC.140.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-13. Assistance to School Corporations

Sec. 13. (a) Upon the request of a school corporation that is required to submit a corrective action plan, the DUAB and other appropriate state departments and agencies shall:
(1) assist the school corporation in developing the corrective action plan; and
(2) provide technical assistance to the school corporation.
(b) The DUAB and any other state departments or agencies that provide assistance to a school corporation under this section are not responsible for implementing the corrective action plan.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.23; P.L.236-2023, SEC.141.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-14. Corrective Action Plan; Executive Session

Sec. 14. The governing body of a school corporation that is required to prepare a corrective action plan may meet in executive session to discuss all aspects of the corrective action plan, including voting to approve a corrective action plan or modifications under section 16 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.24; P.L.236-2023, SEC.142.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-15. Duab Meeting; School Corporation Corrective Action Plan Discussion

Sec. 15. The DUAB shall meet at least once every ninety (90) days with the school corporation's superintendent, the president of the school corporation's governing body, and (as necessary) other administrators of the school corporation to discuss the corrective action plan and the school corporation's progress in implementing the corrective action plan.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.25; P.L.236-2023, SEC.143.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-16. Corrective Action Plan; Modification

Sec. 16. The following apply after a corrective action plan is submitted to the DUAB:
(1) The DUAB may modify the corrective action plan at any time if the DUAB determines that the modification is necessary.
(2) The governing body of the school corporation may request the DUAB to modify the corrective action plan, and the DUAB may make the requested modification.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.26; P.L.236-2023, SEC.144.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-17. School Corporation Watch List; Conditions; Notices; State Budget Committee Review

Sec. 17. (a) The DUAB shall place the school corporation on a watch list if:
(1) the DUAB determines that the school corporation is not in compliance with the school corporation's corrective action plan;
(2) the DUAB notifies the superintendent and governing body of the school corporation that:
(A) the school corporation is not in compliance with the school corporation's corrective action plan; and
(B) the school corporation must achieve compliance with the school corporation's corrective action plan within a period specified by the DUAB; and
(3) the DUAB determines that the school corporation has not achieved compliance with the school corporation's corrective action plan within the period specified in subdivision (2).
(b) The DUAB shall place a school corporation on the watch list if required by section 12(c) of this chapter.
(c) If the DUAB places a school corporation on the watch list under this section, the DUAB shall notify:
(1) the superintendent and governing body of the school corporation; and
(2) the budget director.
(d) The state budget committee shall review the school corporation's placement on the watch list.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.27; P.L.236-2023, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-18. School Corporation Watch List; Public Disclosure; Duab Executive Sessions

Sec. 18. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, all reports, correspondence, and other records related to a school corporation's corrective action plan, including reports prepared by the DUAB under section 10 of this chapter and an assessment prepared under section 11 of this chapter, and the placement of a school corporation on the watch list are excepted from public disclosure under IC 5-14-3 or any other law at the discretion of the DUAB or the school corporation unless and until the school corporation is placed on the watch list and the state budget committee has reviewed the school corporation's placement on the watch list. If the DUAB or a school corporation discloses any reports, correspondence, and other records related to a school corporation's corrective action plan, including a report prepared by the DUAB under section 10 of this chapter and an assessment prepared under section 11 of this chapter, to other public agencies or public officials prior to a school corporation's placement on the watch list and review by the state budget committee, these public agencies or public officials may not disclose the reports, correspondence, and other records, or the information contained in those reports, correspondence, and other records without the permission of the DUAB or the school corporation.
(b) If the DUAB or a school corporation discloses to public agencies or public officials that the school corporation was required to submit a corrective action plan, the public agencies or public officials may not disclose that information without the permission of the DUAB or the school corporation.
(c) The DUAB shall hold executive sessions to consider reports related to a school corporation's corrective action plan, including reports prepared by the DUAB under section 10 of this chapter and an assessment prepared under section 11 of this chapter, and to make final determinations required under sections 10, 12, 16, and 17 of this chapter. The final determinations required under sections 10, 12, 16, and 17 of this chapter shall be made in executive session.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.28; P.L.236-2023, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-19. Duab Duties; Fiscal and Qualitative Indicator Changes; Report to State Budget Committee

Sec. 19. (a) The DUAB may do the following each year:
(1) Review the fiscal and qualitative indicators used under this chapter to evaluate the financial condition of school corporations.
(2) Determine if it is appropriate to change one (1) or more of the fiscal and qualitative indicators.
(b) Before the DUAB may change a fiscal or qualitative indicator, the DUAB must first submit a report in an electronic format to the state budget committee specifying the proposed change in the fiscal or qualitative indicator.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.29; P.L.236-2023, SEC.147.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 7. School Corporation Financial Condition Analysis › 20-19-7-20. Duab Duties; Review and Change Policies and Procedures; Report to the State Budget Committee

Sec. 20. (a) The DUAB may do the following each year:
(1) Review policies and procedures adopted under section 8 of this chapter by the DUAB.
(2) Determine if it is appropriate to change one (1) or more of those policies and procedures.
(b) Before the DUAB may change a policy or procedure adopted under section 8 of this chapter, the DUAB must first submit a report in an electronic format to the state budget committee specifying the proposed change in the policy or procedure.
As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.15. Amended by P.L.184-2023, SEC.30; P.L.236-2023, SEC.148.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 9. School Corporation Virtual Education Programs › 20-19-9-1. "Virtual Education Program"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "virtual education program" means a program provided by a school corporation in which more than fifty percent (50%) of instruction, other than instruction for recovery credit courses, to students participating in the program is provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which the student is separated from a teacher by time or space, or both.
As added by P.L.211-2019, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 9. School Corporation Virtual Education Programs › 20-19-9-2. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 2. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish requirements regarding virtual education programs, including the following:
(1) Minimum requirements for the mandatory annual onboarding process and orientation required under section 3 of this chapter.
(2) Requirements relating to tracking and monitoring student participation and attendance.
(3) Ongoing student engagement and counseling policy requirements.
(4) Employee policy requirements, including professional development requirements.
As added by P.L.211-2019, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 9. School Corporation Virtual Education Programs › 20-19-9-3. Annual Onboarding Requirements; Teacher Training Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation shall establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for a parent of a student and a student participating in a virtual education program. As part of the annual onboarding process and orientation, the school corporation must provide to a parent of a student:
(1) the student engagement and attendance requirements or policies of the virtual education program; and
(2) notice that a person who knowingly or intentionally deprives a dependent of education commits a violation under IC 35-46-1-4.
(b) A student who does not participate in a school corporation's virtual education program before July 1, 2020, must complete the annual onboarding process and orientation established by the school corporation under subsection (a) with the student's parent before the student may participate in the school corporation's virtual education program. If a student or student's parent does not participate in the school corporation's annual onboarding process and orientation established under subsection (a), the student may not participate in the school corporation's virtual education program.
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a student from otherwise receiving instructional services from the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement. However, a student who does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) may not participate in the school corporation's virtual education program.
(d) An individual who is employed as a licensed teacher for a virtual education program must comply with any mandatory licensed teacher training that is required under this title.
As added by P.L.211-2019, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 9. School Corporation Virtual Education Programs › 20-19-9-4. Establishment of Dedicated Virtual Education School; Separate School Identification Number; Rules

Sec. 4. (a) If the lesser of at least:
(1) one hundred (100) students of a school corporation; or
(2) thirty percent (30%) of the total number of students enrolled in the school corporation;
receive at least fifty percent (50%) of instruction through a school corporation's virtual education program, the school corporation shall establish a dedicated virtual education school.
(b) The department shall assign a separate school identification number for the dedicated virtual education school.
(c) Before July 1, 2022, the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish financial reporting and oversight required by a school corporation and a vendor who enter into or renew a contract relating to the operation of a dedicated virtual education school.
As added by P.L.211-2019, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.216-2021, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 19. State Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education › Chapter 9. School Corporation Virtual Education Programs › 20-19-9-5. Withdrawal of Habitual Truants

Sec. 5. A school corporation that operates a virtual education program must require that if a student who attends a school corporation's virtual education program accumulates the number of unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual truant, the student must be withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation's virtual education program.
As added by P.L.211-2019, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.250-2023, SEC.7.