Sec. 4. (a) As a result of a comprehensive study conducted by the department on the role of school counselors, including the expanding role of school counselors in career development under workforce development programs that affect public schools, the school intervention and career counseling development fund is established. The money in the fund shall be used to develop counseling models in a limited number of school corporations as determined by the department under this chapter. (b) If a school corporation is awarded a grant under this chapter, the school corporation must: (1) agree to evaluate the impact and results of the school corporation's program; and (2) submit the school corporation's findings to the department. (c) The department shall administer the fund. (d) The fund consists of: (1) gifts to the fund; (2) appropriations from the general assembly; (3) grants, including grants from private entities; and (4) a combination of the resources described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3). [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-28-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-17-5 Application for grant Sec. 5. Subject to section 6 of this chapter, for a school corporation to be eligible to receive a grant under this chapter, the following must occur: (1) The superintendent of the school corporation must apply to the department for a grant on forms provided by the department. (2) The application for a grant must include the following information: (A) A detailed description of a proposal for initiating or expanding a school intervention or career counseling program. (B) Evidence supporting the school corporation's need to implement the school intervention or career counseling program. (C) The number of elementary school counselors employed by the school corporation. (D) The elementary school counselor/student ratio for the school corporation. (E) Any other pertinent information required by the department, including evidence guaranteeing that if the school corporation receives a grant under this chapter, the school corporation has developed a plan to evaluate the impact and results of the school corporation's program. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-28-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.