Sec. 13. (a) The department shall encourage school corporations to assess the need in the school corporation for an alternative education program or an area alternative education program. (b) Upon request of a school corporation, the department shall assist the school corporation in establishing an alternative education program. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.6-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.