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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-33. Programs Concerning Consequences of Sharing Sexually Suggestive or Explicit Materials Through Digital Media

Sec. 33. A school corporation may offer classes, instruction, or programs regarding the potential risks and consequences of creating and sharing sexually suggestive or explicit materials through cellular telephones, social networking web sites, computer networks, and other digital media.
As added by P.L.180-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-34.2. Bullying Prevention; Training for Employees and Volunteers

Sec. 34.2. A school corporation shall provide training to the school corporation's employees and volunteers who have direct, ongoing contact with students concerning the school's bullying prevention and reporting policy adopted under IC 20-33-8-13.5. The training shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
As added by P.L.285-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.26; P.L.250-2023, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-34.4. Child Suicide Awareness and Prevention Policy

Sec. 34.4. Each school corporation shall adopt a policy addressing measures intended to increase child suicide awareness and prevention. The policy must address the following:
(1) Counseling services for the child and the child's family related to suicide prevention.
(2) Availability of referral information for crisis intervention to children, parents, and school corporation staff.
(3) Increasing awareness of the relationship between suicide and drug and alcohol use.
(4) Training on warning signs and tendencies that may evidence that a child is considering suicide.
(5) Availability of information concerning suicide prevention services in the community.
(6) Cooperation among the school corporation and suicide prevention services in the community.
(7) Development of a plan to assist survivors of attempted suicide and to assist children and school corporation staff in coping with an attempted suicide or death of a student or school employee.
(8) Development of any other program or activity that is appropriate.
As added by P.L.254-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-35.5. Prohibition on Policy That Delays an Individual's Duty to Report Child Abuse or Neglect

Sec. 35.5. (a) This section applies to a:
(1) school corporation;
(2) charter school; or
(3) nonpublic school that employs one (1) or more employees.
(b) A school corporation, including a charter school and a nonpublic school, may not establish any policy that restricts or delays the duty of an employee or individual to report suspected child abuse or neglect as required under IC 31-33-5.
As added by P.L.115-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-36. Annual Spending for Remediation Programs; Procedures to Adopt a Remediation Program; Public Hearing; Requirement to File an Adopted Plan With the Department

Sec. 36. (a) Each school year, the governing body of a school corporation may spend an amount for remediation programs for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 not to exceed one percent (1%) of the state tuition support that the school corporation receives for the school year.
(b) A remediation program for any subset of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 must be in writing and adopted at a public hearing of the governing body of the school corporation before the governing body may spend money for the remediation program.
(c) After the governing body of a school corporation adopts a remediation program under subsection (b), the school corporation shall promptly file the adopted plan with the department. The department shall review a plan for a remediation program adopted by the governing body of a school corporation and may comment on the plan.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.167.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-37. Types of Diplomas Offered; Students With Disabilities Not Required to Complete Local Credit Requirements to Receive Diplomas

Sec. 37. (a) A high school operated by a school corporation shall offer the high school's students the opportunity to earn an Indiana diploma with any type of designation established under IC 20-19-2-21.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 20-32-4-1.5, IC 20-32-4-4(a)(5), IC 20-32-4-4.1(b)(3), and IC 20-32-4-5(b)(2)(E), a school corporation shall not require a student with a disability to complete locally required credits that exceed state credit requirements to receive a diploma unless otherwise required as part of the student's individualized education program under IC 20-35.
As added by P.L.162-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.14; P.L.192-2018, SEC.10; P.L.10-2019, SEC.82.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-38. School Materials for Children Detained in Juvenile Detention Facilities

Sec. 38. (a) As used in this section, "juvenile detention facility" refers to the following:
(1) A juvenile detention facility under IC 31-31-8.
(2) A juvenile detention center under IC 31-31-9.
(3) A shelter care facility that is licensed to care for more than ten (10) children.
(b) As used in this section, "school materials" includes curricular materials and syllabi for a particular grade level or course. The term does not include hardware that will be consumed, accessed, or used by a single student during a semester or school year.
(c) If a child is or will be detained in a juvenile detention facility for more than seven (7) calendar days, the school corporation shall, upon request by the juvenile detention facility or the child's parent, provide to the juvenile detention facility the school materials for the grade level or courses in which the child is enrolled or would be enrolled if the child were not detained. The school corporation may provide the school materials in an electronic format.
(d) The school corporation shall, upon request by the juvenile detention facility or the child's parent, deliver to the juvenile detention facility the school materials described in subsection (c) at least once every seven (7) calendar days, excluding any days that are not student instructional days.
(e) The school corporation is responsible for any costs associated with preparing and delivering school materials under this section.
(f) The school corporation is not required to provide school materials that have been requested by a juvenile detention facility or the child's parent under this section if the:
(1) child is released from the juvenile detention facility; or
(2) juvenile detention facility or the child's parent requests that the school corporation no longer provide the school materials.
As added by P.L.94-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.161.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-39. Fafsa Notification Requirements

Sec. 39. (a) Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each school corporation and charter high school shall provide:
(1) each student; and
(2) a parent of each student;
of a school corporation or a charter high school who is in grade 12 with a notice regarding the information described in IC 21-18-6-6(b).
(b) Each school corporation and charter high school shall use the model notice prepared by the commission for higher education under IC 21-18-6-6.
(c) A nonpublic high school may provide:
(1) a student; or
(2) the parent of a student;
of a nonpublic school who is in grade 12 with a notice regarding the information described in IC 21-18-6-6(b).
As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.51-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-40. Required Information on Student Identification Card; Required Report

Sec. 40. (a) This section applies to a student identification card issued to a student after June 30, 2022:
(1) by a public school, including a charter school; and
(2) to each student of a school described in subdivision (1) who is in grade 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
(b) If a school issues a student identification card to a student, the school shall include on the student identification card the following:
(1) Except as provided under subsection (c), the 9-8-8 crisis hotline.
(2) A local, state, or national human trafficking hotline telephone number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
(3) A local, state, or national sexual assault hotline telephone number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
(4) A local, state, or national teen dating violence hotline telephone number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
(5) If a hotline specified in subdivisions (1) through (4) is capable of receiving a text message, the information to text the hotline.
(c) If the 9-8-8 crisis hotline is not in operation at the time a school issues a student identification card, the school shall include a local, state, or national suicide prevention hotline telephone number on the student identification card. However, if the 9-8-8 crisis hotline becomes operational at a later date, the school shall include the 9-8-8 crisis hotline on all student identification cards issued by the school after the 9-8-8 crisis hotline is in operation.
(d) A school may include the information described in subsections (b) and (c) on a student identification card by:
(1) printing the information on the student identification card; or
(2) affixing on the student identification card a sticker with the information printed on the sticker.
(e) Before December 1, 2021, the Indiana criminal justice institute (established under IC 5-2-6-3) shall submit a report to the legislative council with recommendations for the best telephone numbers, including any available texting options, to list on a student identification card for students to access support and resources to address suicide prevention, human trafficking, teen dating violence, and sexual assault. This report must consider the scope of services that will be offered by the 9-8-8 crisis hotline and must be submitted in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. This subsection expires January 1, 2022.
As added by P.L.207-2021, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-40.2. High School Closing; Preservation or Transfer of Memorabilia, Trophies, or Other Property

Sec. 40.2. (a) If a governing body passes a resolution to close a high school within the school corporation, the governing body shall develop a plan relating to the preservation or transfer of memorabilia, trophies, or other property that may have historical significance, as determined by the governing body.
(b) The plan described in subsection (a) must be made available for public inspection and posted on the school corporation's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-40.5. Internet Use Policy; Implementation of Technology to Prevent Student Access to Material Harmful to Minors

Sec. 40.5. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, each school corporation and charter school shall adopt and implement an Internet use policy that:
(1) prohibits the sending, receiving, viewing, or downloading of materials that are harmful to minors (as described in IC 35-49-2-2) on computers and other technology related devices owned by the school corporation or charter school;
(2) provides for the use of hardware or installation of software on computers and other technology related devices described in subdivision (1) to filter or block Internet access to materials that are harmful to minors; and
(3) establishes appropriate disciplinary measures to be taken against persons violating the policy established under this section.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, each school corporation and charter school shall use hardware or install software on computers and other technology related devices described in subsection (a)(1) to filter or block Internet access to materials that are harmful to minors.
(c) Each school corporation and charter school shall post on the school corporation's or charter school's Internet web site the Internet use policy established under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.164-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-41. Public-Private Agreement for Construction of New School Buildings

Sec. 41. The governing body of a school corporation may enter into a public-private agreement for the construction of new school buildings.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-42. Provision of Information Concerning Employees Physically Injured on the Job by Students; Identifying Information

Sec. 42. (a) This section applies to the following:
(1) A public school, including a charter school.
(2) Physical injuries that occur after June 30, 2023.
(b) Each public school shall provide to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, information concerning an employee of the public school who was physically injured while on the job by a student of the public school if the injury:
(1) is required to be reported to the public school's worker's compensation carrier;
(2) causes the employee to miss all or part of one (1) or more work days; or
(3) is required to be reported to the public school pursuant to the public school's reporting policy.
(c) A public school may not provide information under subsection (b) that identifies the employee or the student.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a public school from providing identifying information otherwise required by law or rule.
As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-42.1. Reporting Information Regarding Completion of Graduation Requirements Before Spring Count

Sec. 42.1. (a) Not later than April 15 of each year, each school corporation and charter school shall report to the department the number of students who meet the following conditions during the student's expected graduation year (as defined in IC 20-26-13-4):
(1) The student was enrolled in the school corporation on the fall count day of ADM established under IC 20-43-4-3.
(2) The student successfully completed Indiana high school graduation requirements before the day in February fixed by the state board for the spring count of students under IC 20-43-4-3.
(3) The student was not enrolled in the school corporation on the day in February fixed by the state board for the spring count of students under IC 20-43-4-3.
(b) In addition to the number provided under subsection (a), each school corporation and charter school shall submit information prescribed by the department that is necessary to verify the number reported under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.148-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.162.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-42.2. Fafsa Requirements; Waivers

Sec. 42.2. (a) This section does not apply to a nonpublic school unless the nonpublic school is an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
(b) As used in this section, "FAFSA" refers to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(c) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, each student in the student's senior year shall complete and submit the FAFSA not later than April 15 of the school year.
(d) A student is not required to comply with subsection (c) if:
(1) a parent of the student or the student, if the student is an emancipated minor, submits a signed waiver certifying that the student understands what the FAFSA is and declines to complete it; or
(2) the principal or school counselor of the student's high school waives the requirement for a group of students due to the principal or school counselor being unable to reach the parents of the students by April 15 of the school year after at least two (2) reasonable attempts to contact the parents.
(e) This section expires June 30, 2033.
As added by P.L.29-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-42.3. Notification by Superintendent to Members of the Governing Body Regarding Criminal Activity and Conclusion of Personnel Matter Investigation

Sec. 42.3. If the superintendent of a school corporation:
(1) becomes aware of possible criminal activity involving a current or former school employee or contractor that:
(A) may have occurred on school property or at a school approved activity or event not on school property; and
(B) may have involved a current or former student who was a student at the time of the possible criminal activity; or
(2) concludes an investigation of a personnel matter that results in or could result in a suspension or termination of a school employee;
the superintendent shall, within five (5) business days, inform all members of the governing body.
As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-42.5. Training or Drill Involving the Use of a Projectile; Prohibition; Consent

Sec. 42.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, a public school, including a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes as any part of the training or drill the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless:
(1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and
(2) the employee provides the school with written consent to participate in training or a drill involving the use of projectiles.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law or provision, a public school, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not conduct or approve of any training or a drill for a student of the school that includes as any part of the training or drill the expelling of any type of projectile at a student.
As added by P.L.218-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-42.7. Approval of School Safety Specialists and Plans

Sec. 42.7. (a) The governing body of a school corporation shall do the following:
(1) Approve or disapprove all school safety specialists chosen by the superintendent of the school corporation under IC 10-21-1-9. The governing body of a school corporation shall also approve or disapprove the individual school safety specialist chosen by the superintendent of the school corporation to serve on the county school safety commission under IC 10-21-1-12.
(2) Review a school safety plan described in IC 10-21-1-10 following the procedures outlined in IC 10-21-1-11.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2024, the organizer of a charter school shall do the following:
(1) Approve or disapprove all school safety specialists chosen by leadership of the charter school under IC 10-21-1-9.
(2) Review a school safety plan described in IC 10-21-1-10 following the procedures outlined in IC 10-21-1-11.
As added by P.L.150-2023, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-43. Publication of High School Graduation Rate

Sec. 43. Each school corporation shall publish on the school corporation's website the graduation rate for each high school in the school corporation.
As added by P.L.160-2023, SEC.1 and P.L.188-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-43.5. Adoption or Replacement of a Data Technology System

Sec. 43.5. (a) This section applies to a public school, including a charter school.
(b) If a public school adopts or replaces a data technology system, the public school shall adopt a system that:
(1) is based on modern information technology data standards; and
(2) allows for full integration and automated data sharing with state agencies.
(c) The state board, in consultation with the department, may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this section.
As added by P.L.245-2023, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-44. Requirement to Inform Governing Body Regarding Certain Legal Expenses

Sec. 44. The superintendent of a school corporation shall promptly and fully inform the governing body of any matter or related matters involving legal expenses reasonably expected to exceed an amount specified by the governing body.
As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties › 20-26-5-44.2. School Website Report; Reading and Writing Curricula; Remedial Programs

Sec. 44.2. Not later than July 15, 2023, and not later than July 15 of each year thereafter, each school corporation and charter school shall report on the school corporation's or charter school's website the following:
(1) The name and publisher of the school corporation's or charter school's adopted reading and writing curricula, listed by grade level.
(2) Information regarding remedial programs provided by the school corporation or charter school, including the grade levels for which the remedial programs are provided.
(3) Contact information of a designated administrative contact who can provide information regarding the information described in subdivisions (1) and (2).
As added by P.L.243-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5.5. School Library › 20-26-5.5-1. Procedure to Prepare Catalogue of Materials; Procedure to Submit Request for Removal of Materials Obscene or Harmful to Minors; Response; Appeal; Public Meeting

Effective 1-1-2024.
Sec. 1. (a) The governing body of a school corporation or charter school shall establish a:
(1) procedure for each school to prepare a catalogue of materials available in the school library;
(2) procedure for each school to allow a:
(A) parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school; or
(B) community member:
(i) within the school district; or
(ii) within the school district in which the charter school is located;
to submit a request to remove material from the school library that is obscene (as described in IC 35-49-2-1) or harmful to minors (as described in IC 35-49-2-2); and
(3) response and appeal procedure for each school to respond to a removal request submitted by a parent, guardian, or community member described in subdivision (2).
(b) The response and appeal procedure established under subsection (a)(3) must require the governing body to review the request at the next public meeting.
As added by P.L.234-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5.5. School Library › 20-26-5.5-2. Publish and Make Available Catalogue of Materials

Effective 1-1-2024.
Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation or charter school shall:
(1) publish on the website of each school; and
(2) make available in hard copy for an individual upon request;
the catalogue of material available in the school library and each policy established under this chapter.
As added by P.L.234-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 5.5. School Library › 20-26-5.5-3. Prohibit Materials Containing Obscene Matter or Matter Harmful to Minors

Effective 1-1-2024.
Sec. 3. A school corporation or charter school may not make available materials that contain:
(1) obscene matter (as described in IC 35-49-2-1); or
(2) matter harmful to minors (as described in IC 35-49-2-2);
within the school library.
As added by P.L.234-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 6. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:
20-26-6-1formerly 20-5-7-0.520-26-6-2formerly 20-1-1.5-520-26-6-3formerly 20-5-7-120-26-6-4formerly 20-5-7-220-26-6-5formerly 20-5-7-320-26-6-6formerly 20-5-7-420-26-6-7formerly 20-5-7-5.]
Repealed by P.L.2-2006, SEC.199.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-0.3. Legalization of Certain School Corporation Actions in Acquiring Property Under Deed With Reverter Clause; School Corporation Rights in Case of Reversion

Sec. 0.3. (a) The actions of a school corporation taken before January 1, 1989, in acquiring any interest in real estate or a real estate improvement, under a deed that contains a reverter clause that limits the use of the property by the school corporation, are legalized.
(b) If a reversion occurs under a deed described in subsection (a), the school corporation is entitled to the improvements (or the fair market value of the improvements) made to the property by the school corporation.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-0.4. Issuance of Bonds or Execution of Lease Under Prior Law Before May 1, 1995

Sec. 0.4. Notwithstanding P.L.25-1995, if a school corporation has conducted the hearing described in IC 20-5-52 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) before May 1, 1995, the school corporation may issue bonds or execute a lease for the school building construction project that was the subject of the hearing in accordance with the requirements for issuing bonds or executing a lease that were in effect before July 1, 1995.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.328.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-1. Sale or Exchange of Unneeded Property

Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, if a governing body of a school corporation determines that any real or personal property:
(1) is no longer needed for school purposes; or
(2) should, in the interests of the school corporation, be exchanged for other property;
the governing body may sell or exchange the property in accordance with IC 36-1-11.
(b) Money derived from the sale or exchange of property under this section shall be placed in the school corporation's operations fund.
(c) A governing body may not enter into a lease agreement or make a covenant that prohibits the sale of real property to another educational institution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.227; P.L.91-2011, SEC.27; P.L.17-2013, SEC.1; P.L.33-2014, SEC.4; P.L.5-2015, SEC.47; P.L.217-2017, SEC.100; P.L.241-2017, SEC.17; P.L.244-2017, SEC.46; P.L.140-2018, SEC.5; P.L.140-2018, SEC.6; P.L.270-2019, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-2. Property Damage; Insurance Proceeds

Sec. 2. A governing body of a school corporation shall deposit insurance proceeds received as a result of damage to real or personal property in the school corporation's operations fund.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-5-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-3. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-18-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-18-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.107.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-5. Conveyance of School Property to City Authorized

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17) may convey property owned by the school corporation to a civil city or other political subdivision for civic purposes if:
(1) the governing body adopts a resolution recommending the transfer and conveyance of the school property;
(2) the civil city or political subdivision agrees to accept the school property; and
(3) the governing body executes a deed for the school property.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-19-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.108; P.L.189-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-6. Property Acquired by Conditional Gift or Bequest; Annexation

Sec. 6. A school corporation that acquires any real property by gift, devise, or bequest shall hold, use, and dispose of the real property under the terms and conditions imposed by the donor or testator.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-20-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-7. Unconditional Devise or Bequest

Sec. 7. If a common school corporation has acquired or acquires any personal property or real estate by gift, devise, or bequest concerning which the donor or testator, at the time of making the gift, bequest, or devise, does not include conditions or directions concerning the gift, bequest, or devise inconsistent with this section, the principal of the gifts, devises, and bequests is inviolate, but the interest, rents, incomes, issues, and profits thereof may be expended by the school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-20-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.109.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-8. Appointment of Trustees to Manage Property Acquired by Gift or Bequest

Sec. 8. (a) If the board of trustees or school commissioners of a corporation governed by sections 6 through 9 of this chapter desires:
(1) to appoint one (1) or more trustees to hold the title to any property, real or personal, acquired by the board or commissioners in the manner mentioned in sections 6 through 9 of this chapter, unless the wish and will of the donor or testator would be violated; and
(2) to invest the principal and pay over only the net interest, rents, issues, incomes, and profits of the fund to the school corporation for use as provided in sections 6 through 9 of this chapter;
the school corporation may name and appoint one (1) or more trustees and to vest in the trustees the title to the property, subject to trust and powers as the school corporation may impose, not inconsistent with the expressed wish or will of the donor or testator or this chapter applicable to the property if a transfer to a trustee has not been made.
(b) However, if:
(1) the managing board of the school corporation consists of less than three (3) persons; and
(2) the school corporation elects to have the property held and managed by trustees;
the corporation shall establish the terms of the trust and make the conveyance, and the judge of the circuit court of the county in which the school corporation is domiciled shall appoint at least three (3) trustees.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-20-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-9. Purpose and Construction of Statutes Concerning Property Acquired by Gift or Bequest

Sec. 9. (a) It is the main purpose of this chapter that the identity of the principal of gifts, bequests, and devises to the state's public schools may not be lost and that the income from investment of the gifts, bequests, and devises shall be used in giving students the public education and library advantages that could not be enjoyed if only the school and library revenue and income provided by law were available.
(b) Sections 6 through 9 of this chapter may not be construed as a limitation against the investment and reinvestment either by the school corporation itself or the trustees appointed under section 8 of this chapter, as the safety of the fund or the best interests of the recipient school corporation require.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-20-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-10. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-21-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.110.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-11. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-21-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.111.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-12. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-21-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.112.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-13. Eminent Domain; Petition for Appointment of Appraisers

Sec. 13. If:
(1) the trustees of school corporations of a city or town believe; or
(2) the township trustee of a township believes;
it is necessary to purchase any real estate on which to build a schoolhouse, or for any other purpose connected with the real estate, the township trustee or school trustees, or a majority of them, may file a petition in the circuit court of the county asking for the appointment of appraisers to appraise and assess the value of the real estate.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-23-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-14. Eminent Domain; Appointment of Appraisers

Sec. 14. Ten (10) days after a petition is filed under section 13 of this chapter, the court shall appoint:
(1) one (1) disinterested freeholder residing in the school corporation or township where the real estate is located; and
(2) two (2) disinterested appraisers licensed under IC 25-34.1;
who are residents of Indiana to appraise and assess the value of the real estate. One (1) of the appraisers appointed under subdivision (2) must reside not more than fifty (50) miles from the real estate.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-23-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.113-2006, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-15. Eminent Domain; Oath of Appraisers; Payment of Damages; Trial; Appeal

Sec. 15. (a) Before making the appraisement and assessment, the appraisers shall take an oath before the clerk of the court to make a fair, true, and honest appraisement of the real estate.
(b) After taking the oath under subsection (a), the appraisers shall examine the real estate, hear evidence they consider necessary, and make a report of their appraisement to the court not more than five (5) days after their appointment.
(c) After the examination under subsection (b), the township trustee or school trustees of the school corporation, or a majority of them, may pay to the clerk of the court, for the use of the owner or owners of the real estate, the amount assessed.
(d) When the payment is made under subsection (c) and the payment is shown to the court hearing the cause:
(1) the title to the real estate vests immediately in the school corporation for school purposes;
(2) the court shall cause the real estate to be conveyed to the school corporation by a commissioner appointed for that purpose; and
(3) the school corporation may immediately take possession of the real estate for the purpose.
(e) When the report of the appraisers is filed, any party to the action, not later than ten (10) days, may except to the amount of the appraisement and valuation of the real estate and a trial may be had on the exception before the court as other civil causes are tried. The court shall fix the amount of the appraisement and assessment, and any party to the action may appeal the judgment of the court as other civil cases are appealed.
(f) If the township trustee or school trustees, or a majority of them, except to the amount of the appraisement and assessment:
(1) the court shall convey the real estate to the school corporation;
(2) the title to the real estate vests immediately in the school corporation for the purposes; and
(3) subsequent proceedings upon the exceptions affect only the amount of the appraisement and assessments.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-23-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.113.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-16. Eminent Domain; Offer of Reasonable Value to Owners Before Petition; Costs of Subsequent Action

Sec. 16. Before the filing of the petition, the township trustee or school trustees, or a majority of them, may offer or tender to the owner or owners of the real estate an amount considered a reasonable value for the real estate. If the amount fixed by the appraisers or by the court later becomes the same or less than the amount tendered:
(1) the cause shall be prosecuted at the cost of the owner or owners of the real estate; and
(2) upon exception to the amount fixed by the appraisers, if the exceptor does not increase the amount of the appraisement and assessment, the action on the exception shall be at the cost of the exceptor.
If an amount has not been tendered by the township trustee or school trustees, or a majority of them, and an exception is not taken, the action shall be prosecuted at the cost of the petitioners.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-23-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-17. Purchase or Improvement of Property and Buildings for School Purposes; Notice to Taxpayers; Right to Appeal

Sec. 17. (a) A school corporation may:
(1) purchase buildings or lands, or both, for school purposes; and
(2) improve the buildings or lands, or both.
(b) Notwithstanding this section through section 18 of this chapter limiting the purchase of school buildings, a school corporation may:
(1) purchase suitable buildings or lands, or both, adjacent to school property for school purposes; and
(2) improve the buildings or lands, or both, after giving notice to the taxpayers of the intention of the school corporation to purchase.
The taxpayers of the school corporation have the same right of appeal under the same procedure as provided for in IC 6-1.1-20-5 through IC 6-1.1-20-6.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-28-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.466; P.L.233-2015, SEC.114.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-18. Authorization of Bonds for Purchase or Improvement of Property and Buildings; Issuance Conditions and Procedure

Sec. 18. Subject to IC 5-1-11.5, a school corporation may issue and sell bonds under the general statutes governing the issuance of bonds to purchase and improve buildings or lands, or both. All laws relating to approval (if required) in a local public question under IC 6-1.1-20, the filing of petitions, remonstrances, and objecting petitions, giving notices of the filing of petitions, the determination to issue bonds, and the appropriation of the proceeds of the bonds are applicable to the issuance of bonds under section 17 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-28-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.467; P.L.184-2015, SEC.10; P.L.233-2015, SEC.115; P.L.118-2016, SEC.9; P.L.244-2017, SEC.48; P.L.250-2023, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-19. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-28-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-20. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-5-32-1; 20-5-32-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-21. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-32-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-22. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-32-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-23. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-32-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.327. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-24. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-32-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.328. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.121.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-25. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-32-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.122.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-26. Duties and Liabilities of School Corporations With Respect to Municipal Assessments for Public Improvements

Sec. 26. (a) A common school corporation:
(1) has the same powers; and
(2) is subject to the same duties and liabilities;
concerning municipal assessments for the cost of public improvements affecting the common school corporation's real estate that private owners of real estate possess or to which private owners of real estate are subject.
(b) The real estate of a common school corporation is subject to liens for municipal assessments for public improvements if the real estate:
(1) had been owned by a private owner; and
(2) would have been subject to a lien at the time the lien was attached.
(c) A penalty or an attorney's fee concerning a municipal assessment may not be collected from a school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-33-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions › Chapter 7. Property and Eminent Domain › 20-26-7-27. Inspection of Heating Systems and Fuel Lines Used for School Purposes

Sec. 27. The superintendent of a school corporation shall cause an annual inspection to be conducted of all heating systems and supporting gas, oil, propane, or any other fuel lines used for school purposes.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-43-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.