Employer obligations

Sec. 2. (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 1 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-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-4-6.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.