Sec. 6. (a) The school where a teacher of the year is regularly employed shall do the following: (1) Grant the teacher a one (1) year professional leave to provide service as described in section 5.5 of this chapter. (2) Allow the teacher to return to the school from the professional leave: (A) to the same or a comparable position as the teacher held before the professional leave; and (B) without loss of accrued benefits or seniority. (3) Continue to provide the teacher all benefits of employment with the school other than salary. (b) The department shall reimburse a school for the cost of benefits provided by the
school to a teacher under subsection (a)(3). [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-11-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.24.