Sec. 12. (a) Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a student who successfully completes Spanish language courses that include the elements set forth in subsection (b) is eligible to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript for the course described in subsection (b). (b) The department shall develop a Spanish language course description and corresponding academic standards under this section that include: (1) appropriate salutations, structures, vocabulary, and conversation, with a focus on vocabulary that is necessary for various work environments; (2) culturally appropriate communications for a variety of work related interactions; and (3) skills related to all language domains, including: (A) speaking; (B) listening; (C) reading; and (D) writing. (c) A school corporation may implement a curriculum based upon the course standards developed by the department to allow a student to receive a functional workplace Spanish designation on the student's transcript upon the successful completion of the course of study. As added by P.L.160-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.162-2017, SEC.2.
IC 20-32-4-13 Diploma issued for deceased student Sec. 13. (a) The governing body of a school corporation shall issue an Indiana diploma for a deceased student at the request of a parent (as defined in IC 20-18-2-13) of the student if the student: (1) died while enrolled in grade 12 of a school in the school corporation; and (2) was academically eligible or on track to meet the requirements for the Indiana diploma at the time of death. (b) A student described in subsection (a) may not be considered a graduate for purposes of IC 20-26-13. As added by P.L.251-2017, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.34.