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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 4. Advancement From Common School Fund; Buildings; Technology Programs › 20-49-4-23. Power; Treasurer of State; State Board; Sell, Transfer, or Liquidate Agreements; Conditions

Sec. 23. (a) Upon request of the treasurer of state, the state board of finance may periodically sell, transfer, or liquidate agreements, in whole or in part, including without limitation the sale, transfer, or liquidation of all or any part of the principal or interest to be received at any time under one (1) or more agreements that evidence the right of the state to make deductions from state tuition support to pay advances under this chapter under the terms and conditions that the state board of finance considers necessary and appropriate.
(b) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation under this section is subject to the following conditions:
(1) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation may be made only to a department, an agency, a commission, an instrumentality, or a public body of the state, including the Indiana bond bank.
(2) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation of agreements may be made only for cash.
(3) Payments under the sale, transfer, or liquidation must be made to the treasurer of state for the fund and reported to the state board of finance.
(4) The total amount of cash received by the fund from the sale may not be less than the outstanding principal amount of all or a part of the agreements sold plus accrued interest owed.
(5) If necessary to facilitate a sale, transfer, or liquidation, the state board or the state board of finance may agree to act on behalf of an entity described in subdivision (1) by collecting payment on advances that are:
(A) received directly from a school corporation or charter school, if any direct payments are received; or
(B) deducted from amounts appropriated and made available for state tuition support.
An agreement by the state board or the state board of finance under this subdivision is a valid and enforceable contractual obligation but is not a debt of the state within the meaning of the limitation against indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(6) Each proposed sale, transfer, or liquidation must be reviewed by the budget committee and approved by the budget agency.
(c) The state board of finance shall notify the state board and the department of any action that the state board of finance takes under this section.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.217-2017, SEC.139; P.L.189-2023, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 5. Advancement From the Common School Fund for Transfer Tuition Costs › 20-49-5-1. "Advance"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advance" refers to an advance from the fund under this chapter.
[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 5. Advancement From the Common School Fund for Transfer Tuition Costs › 20-49-5-2. "Fund"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state.
[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 5. Advancement From the Common School Fund for Transfer Tuition Costs › 20-49-5-3. State Board; Advance; Purposes; Maximum Advance

Sec. 3. To assist a school corporation in providing the school corporation's educational program to a student placed in a facility or home as described in IC 20-26-11-8(a) or IC 20-26-11-8(b) and not later than October 1 of each school year, the state board may advance money to a school corporation in anticipation of the school corporation's receipt of transfer tuition for students described in IC 20-26-11-8(a) or IC 20-26-11-8(b). The amount of the advance may not exceed the amount determined under STEP TWO of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Estimate for the current school year the number of students described in IC 20-26-11-8(a) or IC 20-26-11-8(b) that are transferred to the school corporation.
STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE amount by the school corporation's prior year per student transfer tuition amount.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5.1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.65-2012, SEC.4; P.L.160-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 5. Advancement From the Common School Fund for Transfer Tuition Costs › 20-49-5-4. Conditions of Advance; Certification; Repayment Agreement

Sec. 4. (a) To qualify for an advance, a school corporation shall do the following:
(1) Certify to the state board the information described in section 3 of this chapter.
(2) Request from the state board the anticipated amount of transfer tuition not to exceed the amount described in section 3 of this chapter.
(3) Guarantee full repayment of the advance by agreeing to have:
(A) one-half (1/2) of the amount of the advance deducted from the monthly distribution of state tuition support received by the school corporation six (6) months after the advancement is made, with interest at the rate of four percent (4%); and
(B) the balance of the amount of the advancement deducted from the monthly distribution of state tuition support received by the school corporation twelve (12) months after the advancement is made, with interest at the rate of four percent (4%).
(b) The deducted amounts shall be transferred by the state board to the fund.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5.1-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 5. Advancement From the Common School Fund for Transfer Tuition Costs › 20-49-5-5. Reimbursement of Interest; Notice Between School Corporations

Sec. 5. A school corporation receiving an advance shall notify the school corporation or auditor of state from which the school corporation receives transfer tuition under IC 20-26-11 for students described in IC 20-26-11-8(a) or IC 20-26-11-8(b) of the amount of interest withheld under section 4 of this chapter. The school corporation or auditor of state shall reimburse the school corporation for the interest expense at the same time the transfer tuition is paid.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5.1-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.65-2012, SEC.5; P.L.160-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 5. Advancement From the Common School Fund for Transfer Tuition Costs › 20-49-5-6. Obligation to Repay Advance; Effect of Failure to Receive Transfer Tuition Reimbursement; Obligation Not Treated as Debt

Sec. 6. (a) A school corporation's obligation to repay the advancement may not be construed to be diminished or otherwise affected if the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement fails to pay the transfer tuition as required under IC 20-26-11 to the transferee school corporation in a timely manner.
(b) An advance may not be construed to be an obligation of the school corporation within the meaning of the limitation against indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5.1-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 6. School Technology Advancement Account › 20-49-6-1. "Advance"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advance" refers to an advance from the advancement account under this chapter.
[2006 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 6. School Technology Advancement Account › 20-49-6-2. "Advancement Account"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advancement account" refers to the school technology advancement account established by section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-31-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 6. School Technology Advancement Account › 20-49-6-3. Establishment of Advancement Account

Sec. 3. The school technology advancement account is established within the common school fund.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-31-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 6. School Technology Advancement Account › 20-49-6-4. Appropriation

Sec. 4. On July 1 of each year, there is appropriated to the advancement account:
(1) five million dollars ($5,000,000); minus
(2) the amount of money in the account on June 30 of the same year.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-31-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 6. School Technology Advancement Account › 20-49-6-5. Eligibility for Advancement

Sec. 5. Advancements of money from the advancement account may be made to a school corporation to:
(1) purchase computer hardware and software used primarily for student instruction; and
(2) develop and implement innovative technology projects.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-31-4(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 6. School Technology Advancement Account › 20-49-6-6. Application of Other Laws

Sec. 6. Money must be advanced under this chapter in accordance with IC 20-49-4-15 through IC 20-49-4-21.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-31-4(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 6. School Technology Advancement Account › 20-49-6-7. Rules

Sec. 7. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning:
(1) the criteria and priorities for awarding grants and advancements under this chapter;
(2) the terms and conditions of advancements made under this chapter; and
(3) any additional matters necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-31-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 7. Repealed

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citations:
20-49-7-1New20-49-7-2New20-49-7-3formerly 21-1-32-220-49-7-4formerly 21-1-32-420-49-7-5formerly 21-1-32-520-49-7-6formerly 21-1-32-620-49-7-7formerly 21-1-32-1120-49-7-8formerly 21-1-32-1320-49-7-9formerly 21-1-32-8(c) part20-49-7-10formerly 21-1-32-7(a)20-49-7-11formerly 21-1-32-7(b)20-49-7-12formerly 21-1-32-8(a) part20-49-7-13formerly 21-1-32-8(a) part20-49-7-14formerly 21-1-32-920-49-7-15formerly 21-1-32-10(a)20-49-7-16formerly 21-1-32-8(b)20-49-7-17formerly 21-1-32-8(c) part20-49-7-18formerly 21-1-32-10(b)20-49-7-19formerly 21-1-32-12(a)20-49-7-20formerly 21-1-32-12(b).]
Repealed by P.L.205-2013, SEC.309.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-1. Applicability

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following:
(1) A charter school that does not receive a pro rata share of local property tax revenue.
(2) An innovation network school located in a school city, as defined in IC 20-25-2-12, that existed on January 1, 2015, that does not receive a pro rata share of local property tax revenue (referred to as an innovation network school in this chapter).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232. Amended by P.L.118-2016, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-3. "Charter School"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "charter school" refers to a school established under IC 20-24. However, the term does not include a virtual charter school or an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-4. "School"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a charter school or an innovation network school described in section 1(a)(2) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-5. Advance Program Established

Sec. 5. (a) The charter and innovation network school advance program is established. The purpose of the program is to make advances to schools.
(b) The state board shall administer the program.
(c) The total amount of advances that the state board may make under this chapter during the state biennium beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2017, may not exceed fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-6. Application Procedure

Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall establish a written application procedure for providing advances to schools.
(b) To apply for an advance, a school must submit an application that contains the information required by the state board.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-7. State Board Approval

Sec. 7. If a school files an application for an advance as required by the state board, and the state board finds that the school:
(1) qualifies for an advance under section 8 of this chapter; and
(2) will use the advance proceeds for educational purposes;
the state board shall make the advance to the school.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-8. Qualification Criteria

Sec. 8. (a) A school qualifies for an advance under this chapter if the school is one (1) of the following:
(1) A charter school in its first or second year of operation.
(2) A charter school that was placed in the "A", "B", or "C" category or designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year.
(3) A charter school that does not receive a category or designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year.
(4) A school that has a majority of students with developmental, intellectual, or behavioral challenges.
(5) An innovation network school described in section 1(2) of this chapter.
(b) If a charter school does not qualify for an advance under subsection (a), the state board shall determine if the charter school is placed in the same or a better category or designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year than the nearest noncharter public school that is configured to teach the same grades of students as the charter school teaches. Except as provided in subsection (c), if the charter school has been placed in the same or a better category or designation of performance, the state board shall make the advance to the charter school.
(c) If a charter school:
(1) does not qualify for an advance under subsection (a); and
(2) for two (2) consecutive years has not been placed in the same or a better category or designation of performance established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year than the nearest noncharter public school that is configured to teach the same grades of students as the charter school teaches;
the charter school is not eligible for an advance, unless the charter school is placed in the "C" category or designation of performance or better established under IC 20-31-8-3 for the most recently completed school year.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232. Amended by P.L.118-2016, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-10. Terms; Limitations

Sec. 10. The following apply to an advance under this chapter:
(1) Interest shall be charged at the rate of one percent (1%) per annum.
(2) The outstanding advance amount at any one (1) time for a particular school may not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000).
(3) The term of the advance may not exceed ten (10) years after the date of the advance.
(4) A school must enter into an advance agreement with the state board before receiving an advance from the fund. The terms of the agreement must include a provision allowing the state board to withhold funds due to a school to which an advance is made until the advance is paid.
(5) A school may receive multiple advances from the fund as long as the total amount outstanding on all advances to the school from the fund does not exceed the maximum amount set forth in subdivision (2).
(6) If advance proceeds are to be used by a school to construct or purchase a school facility, the school shall provide the state board with an adequate security interest for the repayment of the advance, in the form and amount determined by the Indiana department of administration. If the school operator sells its equity interest in the school facility, the state board shall redetermine the adequacy of its security interest and may hold a public hearing to determine whether any tax dollar equity funded with the advance should be paid to the state.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-11. Withholding Power

Sec. 11. To ensure timely payment of an advance according to the terms of the advance, the state board may withhold from funds due to the charter school to which the advance is made in the amount necessary to pay the advance.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-12. Withholding; Eligibility Determination

Sec. 12. If the state board withholds funds under this chapter, the state board first shall withhold funds from the distribution of state tuition support to the school to which the advance is made. If the state tuition support distribution is unavailable or inadequate, the state board may withhold funds from any other distribution of state funds to the charter school.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 9. Charter and Innovation School Advance Program › 20-49-9-13. Advance Not a Constitutional Debt

Sec. 13. An advance under this chapter to a school is not an obligation of the school within the meaning of a constitutional limitation on or prohibition against indebtedness. This chapter does not relieve the organizer of the charter school of the duty to qualify the charter school for state tuition support.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-1. "Advance"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advance" refers to an advance from the fund under this chapter.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-2. "Charter School"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "charter school" refers to a school established under IC 20-24. However, the term does not include a virtual charter school or an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3).
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-3. "Fund"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-4. School Corporation and Charter School Safety Advance Program Established

Sec. 4. (a) The school corporation and charter school safety advance program is established. The purpose of the program is to:
(1) make advances to school corporations or charter schools (or one (1) or more coalitions of public schools applying jointly) for equipment purchases or capital improvements necessary to improve school security;
(2) increase school safety by:
(A) helping teachers, school staff, and school employees acquire specialized firearms instruction; and
(B) defraying tuition related expenses for teachers, school staff, and school employees who wish to enroll in the course of firearms instruction described in IC 10-21-3; and
(3) provide funding in the event of a school shooting to cover the costs of counseling for students, teachers, school staff, and school employees.
(b) The state board, in consultation with the secured school safety board established by IC 10-21-1-3, shall administer the program.
(c) The total amount of advances that the state board may make under this chapter during the state biennium beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2019, may not exceed thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000).
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13. Amended by P.L.218-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-5. Use of Advance; Maximum Amount of Advance; Determination of Maximum Amount of Advance

Sec. 5. (a) Advances made under this chapter may be used to:
(1) purchase equipment, or make capital improvements needed to:
(A) restrict access to schools;
(B) expedite the notification of first responders; or
(C) improve school security;
(2) increase school safety by:
(A) helping teachers, school staff, and school employees acquire specialized firearms instruction; and
(B) defraying tuition related expenses for teachers, school staff, and school employees who wish to enroll in the course of firearms instruction described in IC 10-21-3; or
(3) provide funding in the event of a school shooting to cover the costs of counseling for students, teachers, school staff, and school employees.
(b) The maximum amount of an advance that a school corporation or charter school may receive under this chapter may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
(c) The maximum amount of the advance that the state board may approve under section 6(c) of this chapter is the lesser of:
(1) the maximum amount of an advance that may be awarded as established by subsection (b); or
(2) the amount needed to cover costs approved by the secured school safety board that are in excess of the amount awarded by the secured school safety board under IC 10-21-1-4 and the amount committed as a match by the school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools filing jointly) that applied for the grant under IC 10-21-1-5.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13. Amended by P.L.218-2023, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-6. Use of Application to Secured School Safety Board as Application for an Advance From Common School Fund; Procedure to Make an Advance

Sec. 6. (a) An application to the secured school safety board for a matching grant under IC 10-21-1 may serve as an application for an advance under this chapter.
(b) To apply for an advance, a school corporation or charter school (or a coalition of public schools applying jointly) shall submit an application to the secured school safety board under IC 10-21-1. If the secured school safety board approves a matching grant to the school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools filing jointly) under IC 10-21-1-4 and the school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools filing jointly) requests an advance under this chapter, the secured school safety board may recommend to the state board the approval of an advance under this chapter.
(c) If an advance is recommended by the secured school safety board and the state board finds that the school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools filing jointly):
(1) qualifies for an advance under this chapter; and
(2) will use the advance for purposes described in section 5 of this chapter;
the state board may make the advance to the school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools filing jointly).
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-7. Terms and Conditions of an Advance

Sec. 7. The following apply to an advance under this chapter:
(1) A school corporation or charter school (or coalition of public schools filing jointly) must pay interest on the advance. The state board of finance shall periodically establish the rate or rates of interest payable on advances made under this chapter as long as the established interest rate or rates are not less than one percent (1%) and do not exceed four percent (4%).
(2) The state board may provide that the advances made under this chapter are prepayable at any time.
(3) The term of the advance may not exceed ten (10) years after the date of the advance.
(4) A school corporation or charter school (or a coalition of public schools applying jointly) must enter into an advance agreement with the state board before receiving an advance from the fund. The terms of the agreement must include a provision allowing the state board to withhold funds due to a school corporation or charter school to which an advance is made until the advance is paid.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-8. Withholding Power

Sec. 8. To ensure timely payment of an advance according to the terms of the advance under section 7 of this chapter, the state board may withhold funds due to the school corporation or charter school to which the advance is made in the amount necessary to pay the advance.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-9. Withholding; Eligibility Determination

Sec. 9. If the state board withholds funds under this chapter, the state board first shall withhold funds from the distribution of state tuition support to the school corporation or charter school to which the advance is made. If the state tuition support distribution is unavailable or inadequate, the state board may withhold funds from any other distribution of state funds to the school corporation or charter school.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-10. Property Tax Levy

Sec. 10. A school corporation to which an advance is made under this chapter may annually levy a property tax in the debt service fund to replace the amount withheld under this chapter in the current year from the distribution of state tuition support. The amount received from the tax must be transferred from the debt service fund to the general fund (before January 1, 2019) or the education fund (after December 31, 2018).
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-11. Advance Not a Constitutional Debt

Sec. 11. An advance under this chapter to a school corporation or charter school is not an obligation of the school corporation or charter school within the meaning of a constitutional limitation on or prohibition against indebtedness.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-12. Security Interest; Procedure to Redetermine Security Interest; Limitation

Sec. 12. A charter school may provide the state board with an adequate security interest for the repayment of an advance made to the charter school under this chapter, in the form and amount determined by the Indiana department of administration. If the school operator sells its equity interest in the school facility, the state board shall redetermine the adequacy of its security interest and may hold a public hearing to determine whether any tax dollar equity funded with the advance should be paid to the state. The state board may not approve the disbursement of an advance made under this chapter to a charter school until the charter school provides the state board with an adequate security interest for the repayment of the advance in the manner prescribed by this section.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-13. Rulemaking

Sec. 13. (a) The state board, in consultation with the secured school safety board, may adopt:
(1) rules under IC 4-22-2; or
(2) emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1;
necessary to implement this chapter.
(b) An emergency rule adopted by the state board under this section expires on the earlier of the following dates:
(1) The expiration date stated in the emergency rule.
(2) The date the emergency rule is amended or repealed by a later rule adopted under IC 4-22-2.
As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 49. State Management of Common School Funds; State Advances and Loans › Chapter 10. Advancement From Common School Fund; Improvements in School Security › 20-49-10-14. Sale, Transfer, or Liquidation of Agreements

Sec. 14. (a) Upon request of the treasurer of state, the state board of finance may periodically sell, transfer, or liquidate agreements, in whole or in part, including without limitation the sale, transfer, or liquidation of all or any part of the principal or interest to be received at any time under one (1) or more agreements that evidence the right of the state to make deductions from state tuition support to pay advances under this chapter under the terms and conditions that the state board of finance considers necessary and appropriate.
(b) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation under this section is subject to the following conditions:
(1) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation may be made only to a department, an agency, a commission, an instrumentality, or a public body of the state, including the Indiana bond bank.
(2) Each sale, transfer, or liquidation of agreements may be made only for cash.
(3) Payments under the sale, transfer, or liquidation must be made to the treasurer of state for the fund and reported to the state board of finance.
(4) The total amount of cash received by the fund from the sale may not be less than the outstanding principal amount of all or a part of the agreements sold plus accrued interest owed.
(5) If necessary to facilitate a sale, transfer, or liquidation, the state board or the state board of finance may agree to act on behalf of an entity described in subdivision (1) by collecting payment on advances that are:
(A) received directly from a school corporation, if any direct payments are received; or
(B) deducted from amounts appropriated and made available for state tuition support.
An agreement by the state board or the state board of finance under this subdivision is a valid and an enforceable contractual obligation but is not a debt of the state within the meaning of the limitation against indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(6) Each proposed sale, transfer, or liquidation must be reviewed by the budget committee and approved by the budget agency.
(c) The state board of finance shall notify the state board and the department of any action that the state board of finance takes under this section.
As added by P.L.259-2019, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children › 20-50-1-1. "Homeless Children and Youths"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "homeless children and youths" has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 11434a.
(b) As used in this chapter, "McKinney-Vento Act" refers to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).
(c) As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has the same meaning as set forth in IC 20-18-2-16(c).
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children › 20-50-1-2. Office of Coordinator for Education of Homeless Children; Establishment; Duties

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall establish an office of coordinator for education of homeless children as required by 42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.
(b) The primary responsibilities of the office of coordinator for education of homeless children include the following:
(1) Gather and make publicly available reliable, valid, and comprehensive information on homeless children and youths.
(2) Develop and carry out the state plan under the McKinney-Vento Act.
(3) Collect and transmit to the department a report containing the information that the department determines is necessary to assess the educational needs of homeless children and youths.
(4) Coordinate activities and collaborate with educators and social service providers regarding the McKinney-Vento Act.
(5) Provide technical assistance to and conduct monitoring of other local educational agencies, in coordination with local liaisons to ensure that local educational agencies comply with the McKinney-Vento Act.
(6) Respond to inquiries from:
(A) parents;
(B) guardians; and
(C) homeless children and youths;
to ensure that those persons identified in clauses (A) through (C) receive appropriate services and full protection of the law.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children › 20-50-1-3. Repealed

As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.9; P.L.156-2020, SEC.82. Repealed by P.L.200-2023, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children › 20-50-1-4. Identification of Local Liaisons

Sec. 4. Each school corporation shall report to the department, by August 1 of each year, the name and contact information of the school corporation's liaison for homeless children. The department shall post a list of local liaisons on its Internet web site, updated annually.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children › 20-50-1-5. Posting of Information Regarding Local Liaisons and Mckinney-Vento Act on Web Site

Sec. 5. (a) Each school corporation that has an Internet web site shall post the contact information of the school corporation's liaison for homeless children on the school corporation's Internet web site.
(b) Each local educational agency shall post certain information concerning the McKinney-Vento Act on its Internet web site, which may include the following:
(1) A list of homeless students rights.
(2) A resource link to the department's Internet web site.
(3) A directory of state and federal resources.
(4) The contact information for the state coordinator.
(5) Relevant newsletters and bulletins.
(c) Pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Act, the department shall post the verified and certified number of children and youths identified as homeless on its Internet web site, updated annually.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 2. Tutoring for Homeless Children › 20-50-2-2. "Homeless Children and Youths"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "homeless children and youths" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-50-1-1.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 2. Tutoring for Homeless Children › 20-50-2-3. Tutoring for Homeless Children

Sec. 3. Each school corporation shall provide tutoring for children enrolled in a school operated by the school corporation who are homeless children and youths, if the school corporation determines the children have a demonstrated need for tutoring.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.155-2019, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 3. Transportation of Students in Foster Care › 20-50-3-1.1. "Foster Care"

Sec. 1.1. As used in this chapter, "foster care" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-46.7.
As added by P.L.46-2016, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 3. Transportation of Students in Foster Care › 20-50-3-2. "Original School Corporation"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "original school corporation" means the school corporation in which the school of origin of a student in foster care is located.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 3. Transportation of Students in Foster Care › 20-50-3-3. "School of Origin"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school of origin" means the school:
(1) that a student in foster care attended when the student last had a permanent residence; or
(2) in which a student in foster care was last enrolled.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 3. Transportation of Students in Foster Care › 20-50-3-4. "Transitional School Corporation"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "transitional school corporation" means the school corporation in which a student in foster care temporarily stays.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 3. Transportation of Students in Foster Care › 20-50-3-5. Transportation of Students in Foster Care

Sec. 5. (a) If a student in foster care temporarily stays in the student's original school corporation but outside the attendance area of the student's school of origin, the original school corporation shall provide transportation for the student from the place where the student is temporarily staying to the school of origin and from the school of origin to the place where the student is temporarily staying.
(b) If:
(1) the school of origin of a student in foster care is located in a school corporation other than the school corporation in which the student is temporarily staying;
(2) transportation of the student in foster care is in the best interest of the student; and
(3) the student does not elect to attend a school located in the school corporation in which the student in foster care is temporarily staying;
the original school corporation and the transitional school corporation shall enter into an agreement concerning the responsibility for and apportionment of the costs of transporting the student to and from the school of origin.
(c) If the original school corporation and the transitional school corporation described in subsection (b) are unable to reach an agreement under subsection (b), the responsibility for transporting the student in foster care to and from the school of origin is shared equally between both school corporations, and the cost of transporting the student to and from the school of origin is apportioned equally between both school corporations.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.167-2018, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 50. Homeless Children and Foster Care Children › Chapter 3. Transportation of Students in Foster Care › 20-50-3-6. Vehicles Used to Transport Foster Care Students

Sec. 6. In transporting a student in foster care to a school of origin as provided under this chapter, the school corporation is subject to IC 20-27-12-5.
As added by P.L.167-2018, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-51-1-4. "Cost of Education"

Sec. 4. (a) "Cost of education" means the tuition and fees that would otherwise be charged by a participating school to:
(1) an eligible student; or
(2) a parent of an eligible student.
(b) In the case of an eligible pupil who attends a public school, the term includes any transfer tuition charged to the eligible student or a parent of the eligible student.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-51-1-4.3. "Eligible Choice Scholarship Student"

Sec. 4.3. "Eligible choice scholarship student" refers to an individual who:
(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on October 1 of the applicable school year; and
(3) is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than four hundred percent (400%) of the amount required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program.
As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.310; P.L.233-2015, SEC.313; P.L.184-2017, SEC.34; P.L.165-2021, SEC.171; P.L.201-2023, SEC.215.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-51-1-4.7. "Eligible School"

Sec. 4.7. "Eligible school" refers to a public or nonpublic elementary school or high school that:
(1) is located in Indiana;
(2) requires an eligible choice scholarship student to pay tuition or transfer tuition to attend;
(3) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible choice scholarship student;
(4) is accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board;
(5) administers the statewide assessment program;
(6) is not a charter school or the school corporation in which an eligible choice scholarship student has legal settlement under IC 20-26-11; and
(7) submits to the department only the student performance data required for a category designation under IC 20-31-8-3.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.6; P.L.242-2017, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-51-1-5. "Eligible Student"

Sec. 5. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who:
(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
(2) is at least four (4) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7;
(3) either has been or is currently enrolled in a participating school; and
(4) is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than four hundred percent (400%) of the amount required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.129-2012, SEC.1; P.L.211-2013, SEC.7; P.L.165-2021, SEC.172; P.L.201-2023, SEC.216.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-51-1-6. "Participating School"

Sec. 6. (a) "Participating school" refers to a public or nonpublic school that:
(1) an eligible student is required to pay tuition or transfer tuition to attend;
(2) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible student;
(3) is accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board; and
(4) administers the tests under the statewide assessment program or administers another nationally recognized and norm-referenced assessment of the school's students.
(b) The term does not include a public school in a school corporation where the eligible student has legal settlement under IC 20-26-11.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-51-1-7. "Scholarship Granting Organization"

Sec. 7. "Scholarship granting organization" refers to an organization that:
(1) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(2) is organized at least in part to grant school scholarships without limiting the availability of scholarships to students of only one (1) participating school.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.92-2011, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-51-1-8. "School Scholarship"

Sec. 8. "School scholarship" refers to a grant to pay only the cost of education or prekindergarten tuition or expenses for an eligible student as determined for the school year (as defined in IC 20-18-2-17) for which the scholarship will be granted.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.42.