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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-6. Groups and Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the exemptions granted in this chapter and notwithstanding section 16 of this chapter, a school corporation may allow a school bus operated under a fleet or transportation contract and not owned in whole or in part by a public agency to be used for the transportation of a group or an organization for any distance, if that group or organization agrees to maintain the condition of the school bus and to maintain order on the school bus while in use.
(b) When authorizing transportation described in subsection (a), the school corporation shall require the owner of the school bus to:
(1) obtain written authorization of the superintendent of the contracting school corporation;
(2) clearly identify the school bus with the name of the sponsoring group; and
(3) provide proof to the superintendent and the sponsoring group of financial responsibility, as required by IC 9-25 for the transportation.
(c) The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus owned in whole or in part by the school corporation for the transportation needs of a nonprofit organization exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) through 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-3.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.204; P.L.144-2019, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-7. Developmental Disability

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "developmental disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-61.
(b) A special education cooperative operating under IC 36-1-7, IC 20-35-5, or IC 20-26-10 or a school corporation may enter into an agreement with an agency or organization serving persons with a developmental disability in which a school bus or special purpose bus used by the special education cooperative or school corporation may be used to transport persons with a developmental disability who are at least two (2) years of age to and from programs for persons with a developmental disability.
(c) An increased cost of transportation for persons with a developmental disability shall be borne by the persons transported or the agency or organization serving persons with a developmental disability. However, a person with a developmental disability may not be required to pay for transportation provided under this section if the required payment is contrary to law.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-3.6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.136; P.L.99-2007, SEC.172; P.L.2-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-8. Employee Meetings

Sec. 8. The governing body of a school corporation may use a school bus to transport school employees to and from a meeting that is authorized or required for the employees either locally or by the state. This includes a meeting conducted by the school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-9. Public Emergency

Sec. 9. The governing body of a school corporation may allow the use of a school bus during a local, state, or national emergency when requested by any governmental authority.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-10. Agricultural Workers

Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may allow the use of a school bus for the transportation of agricultural workers engaged in cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops.
(b) A school bus used under this section may transport only the school bus driver, a supervisor or foreman, students, and enrolled college or university students.
(c) When a school bus is used to transport agricultural workers, a sign shall be displayed on the front and on the rear of the school bus. The sign must carry the words "Agricultural Workers" in letters at least four (4) inches in height. These signs may be removed or covered whenever the school bus is not being used to transport agricultural workers.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or IC 9, if a school bus:
(1) is:
(A) registered as a school bus; and
(B) in compliance with all safety and equipment related requirements for a school bus;
in a state other than Indiana;
(2) while in Indiana is used solely to transport agricultural workers employed to detassel corn; and
(3) is operated in accordance with subsection (e);
the out-of-state school bus may be operated for not more than sixty (60) days in a calendar year in Indiana without meeting the inspection and safety requirements of this article.
(e) Before operating a school bus described in subsection (d), an individual must:
(1) be licensed to operate a school bus in:
(A) the state in which the school bus is registered; or
(B) Indiana; and
(2) annually give written notice to the committee at least ten (10) days before the school bus is operated in Indiana of the:
(A) jurisdiction in which the school bus has been registered and inspected for safety and equipment related requirements;
(B) approximate dates that the school bus will be operated in Indiana; and
(C) license plate number of the school bus.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-11. Day Care Center and Nonprofit Agency; Use of School Bus

Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "day care center" means an institution operated primarily for the purpose of providing:
(1) care;
(2) maintenance; or
(3) supervision and instruction;
to children who are less than six (6) years of age and are separated from their parent for more than four (4) hours but less than twenty-four (24) hours a day for at least ten (10) consecutive workdays.
(b) A:
(1) day care center; or
(2) nonprofit agency with primary responsibility for the habilitation or rehabilitation of persons with a developmental or physical disability;
may own, operate, lease, or contract for a school bus that meets the color, equipment, and other requirements of the committee.
(c) The school bus must be used only for the purpose of transporting:
(1) persons in the care of the day care center or agency; and
(2) supervisors of those persons;
to and from educational, social, recreational, or occupational functions.
(d) If an entity described in subsection (b) acquires:
(1) a school bus; or
(2) the use of a school bus;
authorized under subsection (b), each driver of the school bus authorized by the entity must comply with the requirements imposed upon persons transporting students under IC 20-27-8 in order to be certified by the department as a school bus driver.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-6.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.173.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-12. Child Care Center; Transportation

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "child care center" means a nonresidential building where at least one (1) child receives child care from a provider licensed under IC 12-17.2-4:
(1) while unattended by a parent;
(2) for regular compensation; and
(3) for more than four (4) hours but less than twenty-four (24) hours in each of ten (10) consecutive days per year, excluding intervening Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
(b) This subsection does not apply to a person with a developmental or physical disability who is provided transportation by a school corporation by means of a special purpose bus as provided in section 5(a)(3) of this chapter. An individual or entity who transports children in the care of a:
(1) preschool operated by a school corporation;
(2) public elementary school; or
(3) public secondary school;
on a public highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside Indiana shall transport the children only in a school bus, a special purpose bus, or an appropriate vehicle. The school bus, special purpose bus, or appropriate vehicle may be used for transportation of the children to activities or for regular transportation between the residences of the children and the school.
(c) An individual or entity that transports children in the care of a child care center on a public highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside Indiana in a vehicle designed and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers shall transport the children only in a school bus or special purpose bus.
(d) The operator of a:
(1) school bus that transports children as required under subsection (b) or (c) must meet the requirements of IC 20-27-8; and
(2) special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle that transports children as required under subsection (b) or (c) must meet the requirements of section 5(c) of this chapter.
(e) This section does not prohibit the use of a public transportation system for the transportation of children if the motor carriage used is designed to carry at least twenty (20) passengers.
(f) This section does not prohibit a:
(1) preschool operated by a school corporation;
(2) public elementary school;
(3) public secondary school; or
(4) child care center;
from contracting with a common carrier for incidental charter bus service for nonregular transportation if the carrier and the carrier's motor coach comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations as prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.
(g) Notwithstanding section 17 of this chapter, a person who violates this section commits a Class B infraction.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-6.6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.174; P.L.168-2022, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-12.5. Use of Vehicle Other Than School Bus Under Contract Before July 1, 2001

Sec. 12.5. If a person described in IC 20-9.1-5-6.6 (as added by P.L.278-2001, before its repeal, now codified at section 12 of this chapter) has contracted for the use of a vehicle other than a school bus (as defined in IC 20-9.1-1-5, before its repeal, now codified at IC 20-27-2-8) or a special purpose bus (as defined in IC 20-9.1-1-4.5, as amended by P.L.278-2001, before its repeal, now codified at IC 20-27-2-10) before July 1, 2001, the person may continue to use the vehicle to transport children until the contract expires.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.333.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-13. Travel for Repair and Maintenance

Sec. 13. The governing body of a school corporation may allow its school buses to travel to and from a garage or repair area for maintenance or repair.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-14. Proof of Financial Responsibility

Sec. 14. The governing body of a school corporation that authorizes the operation of a school bus under sections 1 through 13 of this chapter shall file proof of financial responsibility as required by IC 9-25.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-15. Responsibility for Funds From Transportation

Sec. 15. The governing body of a school corporation shall have sole control of and shall account for all funds received for the transportation of students and the transportation of other groups authorized by sections 1 through 14 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-16. Bus Not Used to Transport Students; Modification Required

Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whenever a school bus is purchased for and is being used for any purpose except to transport students, the purchaser shall:
(1) remove the flasher lights;
(2) remove the stop arm; and
(3) paint the bus any color except the national standard school bus chrome yellow.
(b) Whenever a school bus is purchased for use, and is being used, as a church bus (as defined in IC 9-13-2-24), the purchaser:
(1) may retain the flasher lights if the purchaser renders the flasher lights inoperable;
(2) may retain the stop arm if the purchaser renders the stop arm inoperable; and
(3) shall paint the bus any color except the national standard school bus chrome yellow.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-18.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.70-2009, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.650.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-17. Violation

Sec. 17. Except as provided in this article, a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-22.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 10. School Bus Safety › 20-27-10-0.5. Annual Review of School Bus Routes and School Bus Safety Policies; Information on Internet Web Site

Sec. 0.5. (a) On or before September 1, 2019, and each September 1 thereafter, each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school that provides transportation for students must review the school's school bus routes and school bus safety policies to improve the safety of students and adults.
(b) The state school bus committee, in consultation with the department, shall develop and post on the department's Internet web site school bus safety guidelines or best practices. The guidelines or best practices must include procedures to be taken to ensure that students do not enter a roadway until approaching traffic has come to a complete stop.
(c) In addition to the requirements under subsection (b), the department, in consultation with the department of transportation, shall include on the department's Internet web site information on how an individual or school may petition to reduce maximum speed limits in areas necessary to ensure that students are safely loaded onto or unloaded from a school bus.
As added by P.L.144-2019, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 10. School Bus Safety › 20-27-10-1. Loading Conveniences

Sec. 1. To promote safety in school bus operations, school corporations shall cooperate with the civil divisions of local and state government to provide necessary loading and unloading conveniences as an accessory to public streets and highways. The cost of providing these conveniences shall be paid by the civil divisions of government.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-13.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 10. School Bus Safety › 20-27-10-2. Discipline on School Bus

Sec. 2. When students are being transported on a school bus, the students are under the supervision, direction, and control of the school bus driver and are subject to disciplinary measures by the school bus driver and the governing body of the school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-19.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 10. School Bus Safety › 20-27-10-3. Capacity of School Bus

Sec. 3. A governing body may not require a school bus driver to transport students for whom a regular seat is not available in the school bus.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-20.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 10. School Bus Safety › 20-27-10-4. Violation

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-22.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 11. Transportation Costs › 20-27-11-1. Transportation of Rural Charter and Nonpublic School Students

Sec. 1. (a) If a student who attends:
(1) a nonpublic school located in a school corporation; or
(2) a charter school located in a rural school corporation;
resides on or along the highway constituting the regular route of a public school bus, the governing body of the school corporation shall provide transportation for the nonpublic or charter school student on the school bus.
(b) The transportation provided under this section must be from the home of the nonpublic or charter school student or from a point on the regular route nearest or most easily accessible to the home of the nonpublic or charter school student to and from the nonpublic or charter school or to and from the point on the regular route that is nearest or most easily accessible to the nonpublic or charter school from which the student can walk to and from the nonpublic or charter school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-7-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.49; P.L.220-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 11. Transportation Costs › 20-27-11-2. Transportation Cost; Student Living on State Owned Property

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a student who resides on state owned property and attends a public school away from the student's residence shall be furnished transportation in a public school bus to and from the student's residence and the public school the student attends. Expenses for the transportation shall be paid out of the state general fund, without further appropriation, on allowance by the secretary of education.
(b) This section does not apply to students who reside on property owned by Indiana University, Purdue University, Ball State University, or Indiana State University.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-7-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 11. Transportation Costs › 20-27-11-3. Transportation Cost; High School Student

Sec. 3. (a) If a school corporation does not maintain or operate a high school and a high school student who resides in the school corporation is transferred to attend a high school in a contiguous school corporation, the governing bodies of the school corporations may enter into an agreement for the transportation of the student.
(b) The agreement under subsection (a) must specify that the transportation shall be provided by the receiving school corporation and that the costs of transportation shall be paid by the transferring school corporation out of the school corporation's special school funds. The costs of transportation shall be calculated from the per capita cost for each student transported and shall be mutually agreed upon by both governing bodies. Payment of transportation charges shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as payments of transfer tuition are made for transferred students.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-7-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 11. Transportation Costs › 20-27-11-4. Transportation Cost; Contracts

Sec. 4. The governing body of a school corporation that transfers a student to another school corporation may contract with the receiving corporation for the provision of transportation costs for the transferred student.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-7-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 12. Transportation of Homeless Students › 20-27-12-2. "School of Origin"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "school of origin" means the school:
(1) that a homeless student attended when the student last had a permanent residence; or
(2) in which the homeless student was last enrolled.
As added by P.L.191-2006, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 12. Transportation of Homeless Students › 20-27-12-4. Transportation of Homeless Student to School of Origin; Agreement Between School Corporations; Shared Responsibility

Sec. 4. (a) If a homeless student temporarily stays in the homeless student's original school corporation but outside the attendance area for the school of origin, the original school corporation shall provide transportation for the homeless student from the place where the homeless student is temporarily staying to the school of origin.
(b) If:
(1) a homeless student's school of origin is located in a school corporation in which the homeless student does not temporarily stay; and
(2) the homeless student does not elect to attend a school located in the school corporation in which the homeless student 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 homeless student to the school of origin.
(c) If the original school corporation and the transitional school corporation are unable to reach an agreement under subsection (b), the responsibility for transporting the homeless student to the school of origin is shared equally between both school corporations, and the cost of transporting the homeless student to the school of origin is apportioned equally between both school corporations.
As added by P.L.191-2006, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 12. Transportation of Homeless Students › 20-27-12-5. Vehicles Used to Transport Homeless Students and Students in Foster Care

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to homeless students and students in foster care.
(b) A school corporation may use the following types of vehicles in transporting a student to a school of origin:
(1) If more than seven (7) students are being transported to schools in the same school corporation, a special purpose bus must be used to transport the students.
(2) If seven (7) or fewer students are being transported to schools in the same school corporation, an appropriate vehicle may be used to transport the students.
(c) The driver of a vehicle used to transport students to a school of origin under subsection (b) must meet the qualifications set forth in IC 20-27-9-5(c).
As added by P.L.191-2006, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.167-2018, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 12.1. Transportation of Students for Career and Technical Education Training › 20-27-12.1-2. "Career and Technical Education"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "career and technical education" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-20-38-1.
As added by P.L.155-2020, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 12.1. Transportation of Students for Career and Technical Education Training › 20-27-12.1-3. Transportation of Students for Career and Technical Education Training

Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation may use the following types of vehicles in transporting a student to and from a career and technical education program:
(1) If more than seven (7) students are being transported to or from a career and technical education program, a special purpose bus must be used to transport the students.
(2) If seven (7) or fewer students are being transported to or from a career and technical education program, an appropriate vehicle may be used to transport the students.
(b) The driver of a vehicle used to transport students to or from career and technical education programs under subsection (a) must meet the qualifications set forth in IC 20-27-9-5(c).
As added by P.L.155-2020, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-1. "Eligible Student"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" means an individual who in any part of a school year:
(1) is enrolled in a school corporation;
(2) has legal settlement in the school corporation;
(3) attended school in the school corporation's taxing district; and
(4) is not required by federal or state law to receive transportation services to and from school.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-2. Applicability

Sec. 2. This chapter applies to a school corporation that carried out a general program in at least one (1) school year beginning after June 30, 2010, to provide transportation to and from school for eligible students.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-3. Program to Provide Transportation Required Under Certain Circumstances

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a school corporation described in section 2 of this chapter shall carry out a program to provide transportation to and from school for all eligible students in any part of a school year beginning after June 30, 2012, unless the governing body of the school corporation:
(1) approves the termination of the transportation program; and
(2) provides public notice of the date after which the transportation will no longer be provided under the transportation program;
at least three (3) years before the date after which the transportation will no longer be provided under the transportation program.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-4. Minimum Distance

Sec. 4. Transportation provided in a transportation program required under section 3 of this chapter may be limited by the school corporation's governing body to children residing a minimum distance from a school if the governing body includes facts in the resolution setting the minimum distance that demonstrate that each child residing less than the minimum distance from the school can safely walk to and from the school unattended by an adult during the regular hours that the child would ordinarily be coming to or from the school.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-5. Transportation to and From School

Sec. 5. Transportation provided under a transportation program required under section 3 of this chapter may be limited by the school corporation's governing body to providing transportation to school immediately before the beginning of an instructional day (as described in IC 20-30-2-2) and from school immediately after the end of an instructional day (as described in IC 20-30-2-2) without additional accommodations for participation in extracurricular activities.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-7. Petition for Waiver

Sec. 7. (a) A school corporation may petition the department in writing to waive the requirement imposed by section 3 of this chapter.
(b) A petition under subsection (a) must:
(1) demonstrate that the waiver request was approved by the governing body for the school corporation;
(2) describe the transportation services that will be provided to students who are required by federal or state law to receive transportation services to and from school;
(3) present a written plan that provides for the safe movement of eligible students to and from school; and
(4) include any other information required by the department.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-8. Public Hearing on Waiver Petition

Sec. 8. If a petition complies with section 7 of this chapter, the department shall conduct a public hearing on the petition in the district served by the school corporation after giving notice of the public hearing under IC 5-3-1.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-9. Granting of Waiver

Sec. 9. If, based on the information contained in the petition and provided in the public hearing or otherwise made available to the department, the department determines that the plan presented by the school corporation, with or without revisions required by the department:
(1) will protect the safety of eligible students enrolled in the school corporation; and
(2) is otherwise in accordance with applicable law;
the department may waive the requirements imposed by section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 13. Termination of Transportation; Waiver › 20-27-13-10. Terms and Conditions Imposed on Waiver; Failure to Comply

Sec. 10. The department may condition a waiver under section 9 of this chapter on the terms and conditions specified by the department. If a school corporation fails to comply with a term or condition of a waiver or the department discovers facts that indicate that the school corporation's plan:
(1) is not protecting the safety of eligible students enrolled in the school corporation; or
(2) is not otherwise in accordance with applicable law;
the department may issue an order under IC 4-21.5-3 or an emergency or temporary order under IC 4-21.5-4 specifying the actions that must be taken by the school corporation to correct the deficiency. The order may suspend or terminate the waiver granted under section 9 of this chapter beginning on the date specified by the department.
As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-2. "Applicant"

Sec. 2. "Applicant" refers to an applicant for:
(1) a new license;
(2) a renewal license;
(3) a substitute teacher certificate; or
(4) a transition to teaching license;
issued by the department.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-7.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.133; P.L.150-2006, SEC.1; P.L.205-2013, SEC.247.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-3. "Assistant Superintendent"

Sec. 3. "Assistant superintendent" means an assistant to the superintendent of schools. The term includes a deputy superintendent or an associate superintendent.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-7.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-1-1.4-1; 20-6.1-3-1.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.246-2005, SEC.228.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-5. "Defense Service"

Sec. 5. "Defense service" refers to the United States military service, the United States naval service, and the allied or auxiliary war service, including the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and other similar services connected with the armed forces of the United States.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-6. "Disposition"

Sec. 6. "Disposition" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-13-3-7.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-7.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-7. "License"

Sec. 7. "License" refers to a document issued by the department that grants permission to serve as a particular kind of teacher. The term includes any certificate or permit issued by the department.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.135.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-8. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-7.1(b).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.121-2009, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-9. "Local Director"

Sec. 9. "Local director" means an individual who is:
(1) licensed as a director of special education by the department; and
(2) employed as a director of special education by a managing body.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-21.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-10. "Managing Body"

Sec. 10. "Managing body" refers to:
(1) the governing body;
(2) the board of managers (as defined in IC 20-35-5-1(3)); or
(3) any other governing entity;
that has the responsibility for administering the school corporation's special education program or a special education cooperative organized under IC 20-35-5, IC 20-26-10, or IC 36-1-7.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-21.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.42; P.L.1-2006, SEC.332.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-11. "School Psychology"

Sec. 11. "School psychology" means the following:
(1) Administering, scoring, and interpreting educational, cognitive, career, vocational, behavioral, and affective tests and procedures that address a student's:
(A) education;
(B) developmental status;
(C) attention skills; and
(D) social, emotional, and behavioral functioning;
as they relate to the student's learning or training in the academic or vocational environment.
(2) Providing consultation, collaboration, and intervention services (not including psychotherapy) and providing referral to community resources to:
(A) students;
(B) parents of students;
(C) teachers;
(D) school administrators; and
(E) school staff;
concerning learning and performance in the educational process.
(3) Participating in or conducting research relating to a student's learning and performance in the educational process:
(A) regarding the educational, developmental, career, vocational, or attention functioning of the student; or
(B) screening social, affective, and behavioral functioning of the student.
(4) Providing inservice or continuing education services relating to learning and performance in the educational process to schools, parents, or others.
(5) Supervising school psychology services.
(6) Referring a student to:
(A) a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist licensed under IC 25-35.6 for services for speech, hearing, and language disorders;
(B) an occupational therapist licensed under IC 25-23.5 for occupational therapy services; or
(C) a physical therapist licensed under IC 25-27 for mandated school services within a physical therapist's scope of practice;
by a school psychologist who is employed by a school corporation and who is defined as a practitioner of the healing arts for the purpose of referrals under 42 CFR 440.110.
The term does not include the diagnosis or treatment of mental and nervous disorders, except for conditions and interventions provided for in state and federal mandates affecting special education and vocational evaluations as the evaluations relate to the assessment of handicapping conditions and special education decisions or as the evaluations pertain to the placement of children and the placement of adults with a developmental disability.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.9-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.157-2006, SEC.9; P.L.99-2007, SEC.175; P.L.197-2007, SEC.14; P.L.196-2021, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 1. Definitions › 20-28-1-12. "Type of License"

Sec. 12. "Type of license" refers to the various types and grades of licenses issued by the board.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-0.3. Abolished Professional Standards Board; Treatment of Rules and References

Sec. 0.3. (a) Rules that were adopted by the professional standards board before July 1, 2005, shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the advisory board of the division of professional standards of the department established by section 2 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.246-2005.
(b) After June 30, 2005, a reference to the professional standards board in a statute or rule shall be treated as a reference to the division of professional standards established by section 1.5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.334. Amended by P.L.121-2016, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-1. Department Authority Over Teacher Education, Licensing, and Professional Development

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, the department has the sole authority and responsibility for governing teacher education and teacher licensing matters, including professional development.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.136.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-2. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.138; P.L.2-2007, SEC.213; P.L.234-2007, SEC.107; P.L.3-2008, SEC.117. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-3. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.139. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-4. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.140. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-5. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.141. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-6. Adoption of Rules; Occupational Experience Awarded for Instructor License in Cosmetology

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c) and in addition to the powers and duties set forth in this article, the state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
(1) Set standards for teacher licensing and for the administration of a professional licensing and certification process by the department.
(2) Approve or disapprove teacher preparation programs.
(3) Set fees to be charged in connection with teacher licensing.
(4) Suspend, revoke, or reinstate teacher licenses.
(5) Enter into agreements with other states to acquire reciprocal approval of teacher preparation programs.
(6) Set standards for teacher licensing concerning new subjects of study.
(7) Evaluate work experience and military service concerning postsecondary education and experience equivalency.
(8) Perform any other action that:
(A) relates to the improvement of instruction in the public schools through teacher education and professional development through continuing education; and
(B) attracts qualified candidates for teacher education from among the high school graduates of Indiana.
(9) Set standards for endorsement of school psychologists as independent practice school psychologists under IC 20-28-12.
(10) Before July 1, 2011, set standards for sign language interpreters who provide services to children with disabilities in an educational setting and an enforcement mechanism for the interpreter standards.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), an individual is entitled to one (1) year of occupational experience for purposes of obtaining an occupational specialist certificate under this article for each year the individual holds a license under IC 25-8-6.
(c) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1, to establish procedures to expedite the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement under this article of a license or certificate of a person whose spouse serves on active duty (as defined in IC 25-1-12-2) and is assigned to a duty station in Indiana.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.142; P.L.2-2007, SEC.214; P.L.144-2007, SEC.18; P.L.12-2009, SEC.1; P.L.30-2010, SEC.2; P.L.90-2011, SEC.13; P.L.286-2013, SEC.86; P.L.20-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-7. Recommendations

Sec. 7. (a) The department may recommend to the general assembly for consideration measures relating to the department's powers and duties that improve the quality of teacher preparation or teacher licensing standards.
(b) The department shall submit to the general assembly before November 1 of each year a report:
(1) detailing the findings and activities of the department, the division, and the state board; and
(2) including any recommendations developed under this chapter.
A report under this subsection must in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.143; P.L.121-2016, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-8. Advisory Committees; Expenditure of Funds; Budget

Sec. 8. (a) The department may, subject to approval by the budget agency, do the following to administer the responsibilities of the department under this chapter:
(1) Establish advisory committees the department determines necessary.
(2) Expend funds made available to the department according to policies established by the budget agency.
(b) The department shall comply with the requirements for submitting a budget request to the budget agency as set forth in IC 4-12-1, for funds to administer the responsibilities of the department described in section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.144; P.L.90-2011, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-9. Orders

Sec. 9. IC 4-21.5 applies to orders issued by the department under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-10. Professional Standards Fund

Sec. 10. There is established the professional standards fund to be administered by the department. The fund consists of fees collected under this chapter. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year.
As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 2. Division of Professional Standards › 20-28-2-11. Teacher Recruitment and Retention Initiatives

Sec. 11. The department shall collaborate with nonprofit entities, the commission for higher education, and state educational institutions to develop and implement initiatives focusing on the recruitment and retention of qualified educators from underrepresented populations. The initiatives should include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
(1) Development of a recruitment plan for underrepresented and teacher shortage areas.
(2) Production of a web site as a communication tool that provides resource information and scholarship opportunities.
(3) Development of a research agenda and network support system at each state educational institution to remove barriers and address challenges faced by students of underrepresented populations in order to recruit, retain, and graduate these students.
As added by P.L.10-2009, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 3. Teacher Education and Continuing Education › 20-28-3-0.3. Definitions

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter:
(1) "culturally responsive methods" refer to methods that use the cultural knowledge, experiences, social and emotional learning needs, and performance styles of diverse students to ensure that classroom management strategies and research based alternatives to exclusionary discipline are appropriate and effective for the students; and
(2) "exclusionary discipline" includes in school suspension, out of school suspension, expulsion, school based arrests, school based referrals to the juvenile justice system, and voluntary or involuntary placement in an alternative education program.
As added by P.L.220-2015, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 28. School Teachers › Chapter 3. Teacher Education and Continuing Education › 20-28-3-0.5. Confidentiality of Teacher Evaluation Results

Sec. 0.5. Information containing teacher evaluation results that may be identified by teacher name, identification number, or other identifying criteria is confidential and exempt from disclosure requirements under IC 5-14-3-4.
As added by P.L.192-2014, SEC.1.