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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-4. Proposal to Establish Charter School; Required Contents

Sec. 4. (a) An organizer may submit to the authorizer a proposal to establish a charter school.
(b) A proposal must contain at least the following information:
(1) Identification of the organizer.
(2) A description of the organizer's organizational structure and governance plan.
(3) The following information for the proposed charter school:
(A) Name.
(B) Purposes.
(C) Governance structure.
(D) Management structure.
(E) Educational mission goals.
(F) Curriculum and instructional methods.
(G) Methods of pupil assessment.
(H) Admission policy and criteria, subject to IC 20-24-5.
(I) School calendar.
(J) Age or grade range of students to be enrolled.
(K) A description of staff responsibilities.
(L) A description of the physical plant.
(M) Budget and financial plans.
(N) Personnel plan, including methods for selection, retention, and compensation of employees.
(O) Transportation plan.
(P) Discipline program, subject to IC 20-24-5.5.
(Q) Plan for compliance with any applicable desegregation order.
(R) The date when the charter school is expected to:
(i) begin school operations; and
(ii) have students attending the charter school.
(S) The arrangement for providing teachers and other staff with health insurance, retirement benefits, liability insurance, and other benefits.
(T) Any other applications submitted to an authorizer in the previous five (5) years.
(4) The manner in which the authorizer must conduct an annual audit of the program operations of the charter school.
(c) Beginning July 1, 2017, at the time an organizer submits a proposal under subsection (a), the organizer shall submit to the authorizer and department a statement of economic interest that contains the same information specified under IC 3-8-9-8 for each board member of the proposed charter school.
(d) In the case of a charter school proposal from an applicant that currently operates one (1) or more charter schools in any state or nation, the request for proposals shall additionally require the applicant to provide evidence of past performance and current capacity for growth.
(e) If the proposal described in subsection (a) concerns an existing charter school overseen by a different authorizer than the authorizer to which the organizer is submitting the proposal, the proposal must include written acknowledgement of the proposal from the current authorizer. Additionally, the authorizer receiving the proposal shall consult with the current authorizer before granting approval of the proposal.
(f) This section does not waive, limit, or modify the provisions of:
(1) IC 20-29 in a charter school where the teachers have chosen to organize under IC 20-29; or
(2) an existing collective bargaining agreement for noncertificated
employees (as defined in IC 20-29-2-11).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-3.2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.9; P.L.280-2013, SEC.24; P.L.221-2015, SEC.6; P.L.179-2016, SEC.2; P.L.250-2017, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-4.5. Use of Nationally Recognized Principles and Standards for Authorizing

Sec. 4.5. In reviewing and evaluating charter applications, an authorizer shall employ procedures, practices, and criteria consistent with nationally recognized principles and standards for quality charter authorizing. The application review process must include thorough evaluation of each written charter application and an in-person interview with the applicant group.
As added by P.L.221-2015, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-5. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.280-2013, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-5.5. Public Hearing by Authorizer

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to an authorizer that is not the executive of a consolidated city.
(b) Before issuing a charter, the authorizer must conduct a public hearing concerning the establishment of the proposed charter school. The public hearing must be held within the school corporation where the proposed charter school would be located. If the location of the proposed charter school has not been identified, the public hearing must be held within the county where the proposed charter school would be located. At the public hearing, the governing body of the school corporation in which the proposed charter school will be located must be given an opportunity to comment on the effect of the proposed charter school on the school corporation, including any foreseen negative impacts on the school corporation.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.26; P.L.221-2015, SEC.8; P.L.127-2016, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-6. Granting of Charter; Provision of Noncharter School Required

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a governing body grants a charter to establish a charter school, the governing body must provide a noncharter school that students of the same age or grade levels may attend.
(b) The department may waive the requirement that a governing body provide a noncharter school under subsection (a) upon the request of the governing body.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-7. Revocation of Charter

Sec. 7. The authorizer may revoke the charter of a charter school that does not, by the date specified in the charter:
(1) begin school operations; and
(2) have students attending the charter school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-8. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.280-2013, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-9. Notification of Acceptance or Rejection of Proposal

Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an authorizer must notify an organizer that submits a proposal under section 4 of this chapter of the:
(1) acceptance of the proposal; or
(2) rejection of the proposal;
not later than seventy-five (75) days after the organizer submits the proposal, unless the authorizer and organizer mutually agree in writing to an extension.
(b) If an authorizer and an organizer mutually agree in writing to an extension under subsection (a), the extension may be for not more than fifteen (15) days.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.13; P.L.280-2013, SEC.29; P.L.250-2017, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-10. Authorizer's Notification of Department; Annual Report by Department

Sec. 10. (a) An authorizer must notify the department of the:
(1) acceptance of a proposal; and
(2) length of time for which a charter is granted.
(b) The authorizer shall annually do the following:
(1) Compile the following information into a report:
(A) Proposals received.
(B) Proposals accepted, including the length of time for which a charter is granted.
(C) Proposals rejected, including the reasons for the rejection.
(D) School goals, educational program design, and the name and address of the education management organization operating the school and the name of the chief operating officer of the education management organization, if applicable.
(2) Submit the report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.11; P.L.280-2013, SEC.30; P.L.250-2017, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-11. Rejection of Proposal; Amendment or Submission to Another Authorizer; Appeal

Sec. 11. If an authorizer rejects a charter school proposal, the organizer may:
(1) amend the charter school proposal and resubmit the proposal to the same authorizer; or
(2) submit a charter school proposal to another authorizer.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.31; P.L.250-2017, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-12. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.32. Repealed by P.L.250-2017, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-13. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-14. State Educational Institution Authorizers

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to state educational institutions described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(2).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the ultimate responsibility for choosing to authorize a charter school and responsibilities for maintaining authorization rest with the university's board of trustees.
(c) The university's board of trustees shall assign authorization authority and authorization responsibilities to another entity that functions under the direction of the university's board. A decision made under this subsection shall be communicated in writing to the department.
(d) An entity created under subsection (c) is subject to IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3.
(e) Before a university may authorize a charter school, the university must conduct a public meeting with public notice in the school corporation where the charter school will be located. If the location of the proposed charter school has not been identified, the public hearing must be held within the county where the proposed charter school would be located.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.33; P.L.127-2016, SEC.13; P.L.250-2017, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-14.1. Nonprofit College and University Authorizers

Sec. 14.1. (a) This section applies to nonprofit colleges and universities described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(5).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the ultimate responsibility for choosing to authorize and for maintaining authorization rests with the nonprofit college's or university's board of trustees.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2017, the nonprofit college's or university's board of trustees shall assign authorization authority and authorization responsibilities to a separate legal entity that functions under the direction of the nonprofit college's or university's board. A decision made under this subsection shall be communicated in writing to the department and the state board.
(d) An entity created under subsection (c) is subject to the requirements of IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3. Creation of an entity under subsection (c) by a nonprofit college or university described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(5) does not subject the nonprofit college or university itself to the requirements of IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3 unless otherwise required by law.
(e) Before an entity created under subsection (c) may authorize a charter school, the entity must conduct a public meeting with public notice in the school corporation where the charter school will be located. If the location of the proposed charter school has not been identified, the public hearing must be held within the county where the proposed charter school would be located.
As added by P.L.127-2016, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-15. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-14.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-16. Service as Organizer and Authorizer Prohibited

Sec. 16. An entity or multiple divisions of the same entity may not serve simultaneously as both the organizer and the authorizer of the same charter school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-15.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-17. Assignment of School Corporation and School Identification Numbers

Sec. 17. (a) The department shall, with approval of the state board, assign a school corporation identification number for each organizer granted a charter.
(b) If an organizer assigned a school corporation identification number under subsection (a) consists of more than one (1) charter school, the department, with approval of the state board, shall assign each charter school a separate school identification number.
(c) If an organizer assigned a school corporation identification number under subsection (b) consists of more than one (1) campus, the department shall assign each campus a separate school identification number.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.35-2014, SEC.1; P.L.269-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools › 20-24-3-18.5. Authorization of Adult High Schools

Sec. 18.5. (a) Notwithstanding IC 20-24-1-2.5 and except as provided in subsection (b), an adult high school as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3 may only be authorized by the charter board or the executive of a consolidated city.
(b) This section does not prohibit an authorizer from renewing a charter of an adult high school that was initially authorized by the authorizer prior to July 1, 2014.
(c) An authorizer may not authorize an adult high school under this section unless the general assembly makes an appropriation for the adult high school under IC 20-24-7-13.5.
As added by P.L.47-2014, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.218-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 4. The Charter › 20-24-4-1.5. Authorization; Organizer With Terminated or Non-Renewed Charter; Approval by State Board

Sec. 1.5. (a) Before an authorizer may issue a charter to an organizer that has had its charter terminated or has been informed that its charter will not be renewed by the organizer's current authorizer, the authorizer must request to have the proposal reviewed by the state board at a hearing. The state board shall conduct a hearing in which the authorizer must present information indicating that the organizer's proposal is substantively different in the areas of deficiency identified by the current authorizer from the organizer's current proposal as set forth within the charter with its current authorizer.
(b) After the state board conducts a hearing under subsection (a), the state board shall either approve or deny the proposal. If the proposal is denied by the state board, the authorizer may not issue a charter to the organizer.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 4. The Charter › 20-24-4-3. Authorizer; Renewal of Charters; Establishment of Revocation and Nonrenewal Processes

Sec. 3. (a) In making charter renewal decisions, an authorizer shall:
(1) make decisions based upon evidence of the school's performance over the term of the charter contract in accordance with the performance framework set forth in the charter contract;
(2) ensure the data used in making renewal decisions are available to the school and the public; and
(3) provide a public report summarizing the evidence basis for each decision.
(b) An authorizer must develop revocation and nonrenewal processes that:
(1) provide the organizer with a timely notification of revocation or nonrenewal and the reasons for the possible revocation or nonrenewal;
(2) allow the organizer a reasonable amount of time in which to prepare a response;
(3) provide the organizer with an opportunity to submit documents and give testimony in support of the continuation of the charter school at a proceeding held for that purpose;
(4) allow the organizer access to representation by counsel; and
(5) after a reasonable period for deliberation, require that a final determination be made and conveyed in writing to the organizer.
(c) If an authorizer revokes or does not renew a charter, the authorizer shall clearly state, in writing, the reasons for the revocation or nonrenewal.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 5. Student Admissions and Enrollment › 20-24-5-1. Charter Schools Open to All Indiana Students

Sec. 1. A charter school, including a conversion charter school, must be open to any student who resides in Indiana.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 5. Student Admissions and Enrollment › 20-24-5-2. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 5. Student Admissions and Enrollment › 20-24-5-3. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 5. Student Admissions and Enrollment › 20-24-5-4. Admission Policies

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a charter school may not establish admission policies or limit student admissions in any manner in which a public school is not permitted to establish admission policies or limit student admissions.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a charter school may operate as a single gender school if approved to do so by the authorizer. A single gender charter school must be open to any student of the gender the school serves who resides in Indiana.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.14; P.L.280-2013, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 5. Student Admissions and Enrollment › 20-24-5-4.5. Onboarding Requirements; Teacher Training Requirements; Student Residency Requirement

Sec. 4.5. (a) A virtual charter school shall establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for virtual charter school students and the students' parents. As part of the annual onboarding process and orientation, the virtual charter school must provide to a parent of a student:
(1) the student engagement and attendance requirements or policies of the virtual charter school; and
(2) notice that a person who knowingly or intentionally deprives a dependent of education commits a violation under IC 35-46-1-4.
(b) A student who is not enrolled in a virtual charter school before July 1, 2020, must complete the annual onboarding process and orientation established by the virtual charter school under subsection (a) with the student's parent before the student may enroll in the virtual charter school. If a student or student's parent does not participate in the virtual charter school's annual onboarding process and orientation established under subsection (a), the student may not enroll in the virtual charter school.
(c) An authorizer shall review and monitor whether a virtual charter school that is authorized by the authorizer complies with the requirements under this section.
(d) An individual who is employed as a licensed teacher at a virtual charter school must comply with any mandatory licensed teacher training that is required under this title.
(e) A virtual charter school must require that if a student who attends a virtual charter school accumulates the number of unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual truant, the student must be withdrawn from enrollment in the virtual charter school.
(f) Except as provided in IC 20-26-19, a virtual charter school may not enroll a student unless the student is an Indiana resident. If the virtual charter school is unable to verify that a student who attends the virtual charter school is an Indiana resident, the virtual charter school must pay back to the department the state tuition support distribution in an amount determined by the department that the virtual charter school received for that student.
As added by P.L.159-2019, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.38-2020, SEC.2; P.L.250-2023, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 5.5. Student Discipline › 20-24-5.5-1. Establishment of Discipline Rules

Sec. 1. A charter school shall:
(1) establish written discipline rules, which must include a graduated system of discipline and may include:
(A) appropriate dress codes; and
(B) if applicable, an agreement for court assisted resolution of school suspension and expulsion cases;
for the charter school; and
(2) publicize the discipline rules within the charter school where the discipline rules apply, which may include:
(A) making a copy of the discipline rules available to students or parents, guardians, or custodians of students; or
(B) delivering a copy of the discipline rules to students or parents, guardians, or custodians of students.
The publicity requirement is satisfied if the charter school makes a good faith effort to disseminate the text or substance of the discipline rules to students or parents, guardians, or custodians of students generally.
As added by P.L.179-2016, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-1. Employees; Accrual of and Financial Responsibility for Benefits

Sec. 1. (a) Individuals who work at a charter school are employees of the charter school or of an entity with which the charter school has contracted to provide services.
(b) Teachers in a conversion charter school may be employees of the charter school or of both the charter school and the school corporation that authorized the charter school, as determined by the provisions of the charter.
(c) All benefits accrued by teachers as employees of the conversion charter school are the financial responsibility of the conversion charter school.
(d) All benefits accrued by a teacher during the time the teacher was an employee only of the school corporation that authorized the charter school are the financial responsibility of the school corporation. The school corporation shall pay those benefits directly or reimburse the conversion charter school for the cost of the benefits.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.16; P.L.280-2013, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-2. Teachers; Voluntary Service and Hiring

Sec. 2. Individuals must choose to be teachers at a charter school voluntarily, and a charter school must voluntarily choose those individuals to be its teachers.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-3. Collective Bargaining Permitted

Sec. 3. (a) Employees of a charter school may organize and bargain collectively under IC 20-29.
(b) This subsection applies to a conversion charter school. For any collective bargaining agreement under IC 20-29 entered into after July 1, 2015, a governing body is not bound by its collective bargaining agreement for employees of a conversion charter school. Employees of a conversion charter school may organize and collectively bargain only as a unit separate from other school employees under IC 20-29.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.221-2015, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-5. General and Alternative Qualifications for Full Time Teachers; Part Time Teachers; Other Providers of Service

Sec. 5. (a) At least ninety percent (90%) of the individuals who teach full time in a charter school must either:
(1) hold any license or permit to teach in a public school in Indiana described in:
(A) IC 20-28-5; or
(B) rules adopted by the state board concerning the licensing of teachers; or
(2) be in the process of obtaining a license to teach in a public school in Indiana under the transition to teaching program established by IC 20-28-4-2.
(b) An individual described in subsection (a)(2) must complete the transition to teaching program not later than three (3) years after beginning to teach at a charter school.
(c) An individual who provides to students in a charter school a service:
(1) that is not teaching; and
(2) for which a license is required under Indiana law;
must have the appropriate license to provide the service in Indiana.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.17; P.L.6-2012, SEC.129; P.L.250-2017, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-6. Substitute Teachers

Sec. 6. A charter school may employ a substitute teacher or an individual who holds a limited license to teach in the same manner in which a noncharter public school may employ a substitute teacher or an individual who holds a limited license to teach.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-7. Participation of Employees in Retirement Fund

Sec. 7. (a) A charter school may participate in any of the following:
(1) The Indiana state teachers' retirement fund in accordance with IC 5-10.4.
(2) The public employees' retirement fund in accordance with IC 5-10.3.
(3) Another employee pension or retirement fund.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who teaches in a charter school is a member of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund. Service in a charter school is creditable service for purposes of IC 5-10.4.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who:
(1) is a local school employee of a charter school; and
(2) is not eligible to participate in the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund;
is a member of the public employees' retirement fund.
(d) The board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system shall implement this section through the organizer of the charter school, subject to and conditioned upon receiving any approvals the board considers appropriate from the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Department of Labor.
(e) Charter school employees may participate in a private pension or retirement program, if the organizer of the charter school offers the opportunity to participate in the program.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.105; P.L.234-2007, SEC.226; P.L.35-2012, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-8. Decision to Grant Charter; Not Subject to Restraint by Collective Bargaining Agreement

Sec. 8. The decision by an authorizer whether to grant a charter is not subject to restraint by a collective bargaining agreement.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-9. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining › 20-24-6-10. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.90-2011, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-1. Organizer; Distribution of State Tuition Support

Sec. 1. (a) The organizer is the fiscal agent for the charter school.
(b) The organizer has exclusive control of:
(1) funds received by the charter school; and
(2) financial matters of the charter school.
(c) The organizer shall maintain accounts of all funds received and disbursed by the organizer. The organizer shall maintain separate accountings of all funds received and disbursed by each charter school it holds.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 20-43, an organizer that operates more than one (1) charter school may file, before July 1 of each year, a notice with the department that the organizer desires to receive the tuition support distributions, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult high schools, for all the charter schools the organizer operates. After the organizer's authorizer or authorizers verify to the department that the organizer operates the charter schools, the department shall distribute the tuition support, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult high schools, for the verified charter schools to the organizer. The organizer may distribute the tuition support distribution it receives to each charter school it operates in the amounts determined by the organizer. However, an organizer that receives money from the state under this subsection may not use any of the money received for expenses incurred outside Indiana that are not directly related to the charter school the organizer operates in Indiana.
(e) Organizers receiving tuition support under this section may submit a consolidated audit in accordance with guidelines established by the state examiner and submit any required financial reporting to the department in a manner prescribed by the state examiner. The state examiner shall establish guidelines and prescribe reporting requirements for organizers under this section that are consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the needs of the department.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.35-2014, SEC.3; P.L.218-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-2. Distribution of State Funds

Sec. 2. The department shall distribute state tuition support distributions, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult high schools, to the organizer. The department shall make a distribution under this section at the same time and in the same manner as the department makes a distribution of state tuition support under IC 20-43-2 to other school corporations.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.106; P.L.146-2008, SEC.460; P.L.205-2013, SEC.229; P.L.218-2015, SEC.3; P.L.119-2016, SEC.1; P.L.85-2017, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-3. Calculation and Distribution of State Funds to Conversion Charter School

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a conversion charter school.
(b) The department shall distribute to the organizer:
(1) tuition support and other state funding for any purpose for students enrolled in the conversion charter school;
(2) a proportionate share of state and federal funds received:
(A) for students with disabilities; or
(B) for staff services for students with disabilities;
enrolled in the conversion charter school; and
(3) a proportionate share of funds received under federal or state categorical aid programs for students who are eligible for the federal or state categorical aid and are enrolled in the conversion charter school;
for the second six (6) months of the calendar year in which the conversion charter school is established. The department shall make a distribution under this subsection at the same time and in the same manner as the department makes a distribution to the governing body of the school corporation in which the conversion charter school is located. A distribution to the governing body of the school corporation in which the conversion charter school is located is reduced by the amount distributed to the conversion charter school. This subsection does not apply to a conversion charter school after December 31 of the calendar year in which the conversion charter school is established.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-3.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.107; P.L.146-2008, SEC.461; P.L.205-2013, SEC.230; P.L.119-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-5. Grants and Private and Federal Funds

Sec. 5. (a) An organizer may apply for and accept for a charter school:
(1) independent financial grants; and
(2) funds from public or private sources other than the department.
(b) An organizer shall make all applications, enter into all contracts, and sign all documents necessary for the receipt by a charter school of aid, money, or property from the federal government.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-6. Optional Revenue Sharing From Operations, Education, and School Safety Referendum Tax Funds

Sec. 6. (a) With the approval of a majority of the members of the governing body, a school corporation may distribute a proportionate share of the school corporation's operations fund to a charter school. A charter school may elect to distribute a proportionate share of the charter school's operations fund to the school corporation in whose district the charter school is located.
(b) Except as provided in IC 20-46-1-21 and IC 20-46-9-22, a governing body may distribute money that is received as part of a tax levy collected under IC 20-46-1 from the school corporation's education fund to a charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, in the manner provided by IC 20-46-1-8(e).
(c) Except as provided in IC 20-46-1-21 and IC 20-46-9-22, a governing body may distribute money from the school safety referendum tax levy fund to a charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, in the manner prescribed by IC 20-46-9-6(b).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.29; P.L.154-2020, SEC.39; P.L.189-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-6.1. Distribution of Property Tax Levy Revenue

Effective 7-1-2024.
Sec. 6.1. (a) This section applies to revenue collected after June 30, 2024, from a tax levy imposed under IC 20-46-8 by the governing body of a school corporation described in IC 20-46-8-11.2(a).
(b) Beginning in calendar year 2025, and each year thereafter, the county auditor shall distribute money that is received as part of a tax levy collected under IC 20-46-8 to an eligible charter school, excluding a virtual charter school and adult high school, for deposit in the charter school's operations fund created under IC 20-40-18-1. The distributions shall be made at the same time that tax levy revenue is required to be distributed to school corporations.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.153.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-6.2. Tax Levies; Distribution of Funds by County Auditor; Prohibitions; Publication of Information

Sec. 6.2. (a) This section applies to a levy resulting from a resolution to place a referendum on the ballot adopted by the governing body under IC 20-46-1-8, IC 20-46-1-8.5, IC 20-46-9-6, or IC 20-46-9-7 after May 10, 2023, for counties described in IC 20-46-1-21(a) and IC 20-46-9-22(a).
(b) The county auditor in the county in which the applicable school corporation is located shall distribute money that is received as part of a tax levy collected under IC 20-46-1 to an applicable charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, in the manner provided by IC 20-46-1-21.
(c) The county auditor in the county in which the applicable school corporation is located shall distribute money that is received as part of a tax levy collected under IC 20-46-9 to an applicable charter school, excluding a virtual charter school, in the manner prescribed by IC 20-46-9-22.
(d) A charter school that may receive money from a school corporation's tax levy collected under IC 20-46-1 or a school safety referendum tax levy under IC 20-46-9 may not promote a position on a referendum in the same manner as a school corporation is prohibited from promoting a position on a referendum under IC 20-46-1-20.
(e) If a charter school receives a distribution from a school corporation from the school corporation's tax levy collected under IC 20-46-1 or a school safety referendum tax levy under IC 20-46-9, the charter school must post the following on the charter school's website:
(1) The specific purposes for which the revenue received from the tax levy will be used.
(2) An estimate of the annual dollar amounts that will be expended for each purpose described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-7. Building Projects; Applicability of Bidding and Wage Determination Laws

Sec. 7. When a charter school uses public funds for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or renovation of a public building, bidding and wage determination laws and all other statutes and rules apply.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-8. Sponsor's Right to Receive Financial Reports From Organizer

Sec. 8. An authorizer may request and receive financial reports concerning a charter school from the organizer at any time.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-9. Charter Revocation or Termination; Funds Distribution

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if:
(1) an authorizer:
(A) revokes a charter before the end of the term for which the charter is granted; or
(B) does not renew a charter; or
(2) a charter school otherwise terminates its charter before the end of the term for which the charter is granted.
(b) Any state funds that remain to be distributed to the charter school in the state fiscal year in which an event described in subsection (a) occurs shall be distributed to the entities that distributed the funds to the charter school. A distribution under this subsection must be on a pro rata basis.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.109; P.L.146-2008, SEC.463; P.L.205-2013, SEC.233; P.L.250-2017, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-10. Federal Funds for Charter Schools; Department's Responsibilities

Sec. 10. (a) The department shall carry out a program to identify all federal funds for which a charter school is eligible.
(b) The department shall apply for all federal funds that are available for charter schools and for which Indiana is eligible.
(c) Upon receiving notice under IC 20-24-3-10 from an authorizer that a charter has been approved, the department shall immediately inform the organizer of the organizer's potential eligibility for federal charter school start-up grants.
(d) The department shall distribute federal charter school start-up grants to eligible organizers in a timely manner according to the department's published guidelines for distributing the grants.
(e) The department shall compile a biannual report and submit the report to the state office of federal grants and procurement and to charter school organizers and authorizers. The report submitted under this subsection must contain the following information for grants distributed under this section:
(1) Beginning and end dates for each grant cycle.
(2) The dates on which:
(A) grant applications and requests for renewal were received; and
(B) grants were awarded.
(3) The amount of each grant awarded.
As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-11. Matching Funds for Federal Grants to Charter Schools

Sec. 11. (a) If the United States Department of Education approves a new competition for states to receive matching funds for charter school facilities, the department shall pursue this federal funding.
(b) To increase the state's opportunity to receive matching funds from the United States Department of Education, the department shall develop a facilities incentive grants program before January 1, 2010.
(c) The department shall use the priority criteria set forth in 21 U.S.C. 7221d(b) and 34 CFR 226.12 through 34 CFR 226.14 to develop the facilities incentive grants program.
As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.15 and P.L.246-2005, SEC.129. Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.314; P.L.91-2011, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-14. Funding of Adult High Schools

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 13.5 of this chapter, notwithstanding any other law, for state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2014, an adult high school is not entitled to receive funding from the state, including any tuition support, unless the general assembly enacts an appropriation for the adult high school.
As added by P.L.47-2014, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters › 20-24-7-15. Consideration as School Corporation for Certain Funding Opportunities

Sec. 15. A charter school is considered a school corporation for purposes of any state or federal funding opportunities administered by the department or any other state agency that are otherwise available to a school corporation as described in IC 20-18-2-16(a).
As added by P.L.127-2016, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions › 20-24-8-1. Powers of Charter Schools

Sec. 1. A charter school may do the following:
(1) Sue and be sued in its own name.
(2) For educational purposes, acquire real and personal property or an interest in real and personal property by purchase, gift, grant, devise, bequest, or interlocal cooperation under IC 36-1-7.
(3) Convey property.
(4) Enter into contracts in its own name, including contracts for services.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions › 20-24-8-2. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 2. (a) A charter school may not do the following:
(1) Operate at a site or for grades other than as specified in the charter.
(2) Charge tuition to any student residing within the school corporation's geographic boundaries. However, a charter school may charge tuition for:
(A) a preschool program, unless charging tuition for the preschool program is barred under federal law; or
(B) a latch key program;
if the charter school provides those programs.
(3) Except as provided under IC 20-26-19 and except for a foreign exchange student who is not a United States citizen, enroll a student who is not a resident of Indiana.
(4) Be located in a private residence.
(5) Provide solely home based instruction.
(6) Except as provided in IC 20-26-12-1(b), assess a rental fee or require payment of any other fee for a student's use of curricular material.
(b) A charter school is not prohibited from delivering instructional services:
(1) through the Internet or another online arrangement; or
(2) in any manner by computer;
if the instructional services are provided to students enrolled in the charter school in a manner that complies with any procedures adopted by the department concerning online and computer instruction in public schools.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.16; P.L.38-2020, SEC.3; P.L.201-2023, SEC.156.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 24. Charter Schools › Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions › 20-24-8-3. Compliance With Laws, Charter, and State Constitution

Sec. 3. For each charter school established under this article, the charter school and the organizer are accountable to the authorizer for ensuring compliance with:
(1) applicable federal and state laws;
(2) the charter; and
(3) the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-8-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.45.