Sec. 8. (a) A student in career and technical education and employed under section 7 of this chapter: (1) is entitled to the rights of recovery of a worker of at least seventeen (17) years of age under the worker's compensation and occupational diseases laws (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7); and (2) may not recover any additional benefit otherwise payable as a result of being less than seventeen (17) years of age under the definition of a minor in IC 22-3-6-1. The student is considered the employee of the employer while performing services for the employer under section 7 of this chapter. (b) A student performing services for an employer under section 7 of this chapter is considered a full-time employee in computing compensation for permanent impairment under the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6). (c) Employers and students under section 7 of this chapter are exempt from IC 22-2-18-40 (before its expiration on June 30, 2021) and IC 22-2-18.1-23. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-6-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.129; P.L.147-2020, SEC.10.
IC 20-37-2-9 Career and technical education youth organization fund; grants; annual appropriation Sec. 9. (a) A career and technical education youth organization fund is established to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the secretary of education. (b) The secretary of education may award grants from the career and technical education youth organization fund for combined career and technical activities of the organizations that are an integral part of the instructional program in career and technical education. Areas of career and technical instruction for which grants may be awarded include: (1) agriculture; (2) business and office occupations; (3) health occupations; (4) distributive education; (5) home economics; and (6) trade industrial education. (c) There is appropriated from the state general fund to the secretary of education a sum to be determined annually by the general assembly to implement this section. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-6-8.5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.130; P.L.43-2021, SEC.121.