Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 3. Students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of their submissions. Homework and classroom assignments must be judged by ordinary academic standards of…

Sec. 4. (a) Public school students may pray or engage in religious activities or religious expressions before, during, and after the school day in the same manner and to the same extent that students may engage in nonreligious activities or expression. Students may organize praye…

Sec. 5. (a) The department, in collaboration with the attorney general's office and organizations with expertise in religious civil liberties, shall establish a model policy addressing the requirements established by this chapter. The model policy shall be made available for scho…

Sec. 6. This chapter shall not be construed to authorize the state or any political subdivision to do either of the following: (1) Require any person to participate in prayer or in any other religious activity. (2) Violate the constitutional rights of any person. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 7. This chapter may not be construed to prohibit a school from prohibiting behavior that is contrary to citizenship or moral instruction required under IC 20-30-5. As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. The provisions of this chapter are severable as provided in IC 1-1-1-8(b). As added by P.L.220-2017, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to children who are: (1) less than eleven (11) years of age; and (2) deaf or hard of hearing. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.133-2020, SEC.5.

Sec. 10. (a) The director of the center shall appoint an advisory committee to assist and advise the center as described in section 11 of this chapter. (b) The advisory committee consists of individuals who have an expertise in, and a knowledge of, issues concerning the education…

Sec. 11. The advisory committee shall advise and assist the center in: (1) selecting language developmental milestones from applicable standardized norms to be included in the parent resource described in section 14 of this chapter; (2) approving tools and assessments under this …

Sec. 12. Not later than March 1, 2020, the center shall: (1) establish a list of language developmental milestones that: (A) are, as applicable, aligned to the center's guidelines for infant, toddler, and preschool assessments; (B) are aligned to the applicable instrument used to…

Sec. 13. (a) The advisory committee shall: (1) review the list of language developmental milestones and relevant information provided by the center under section 12 of this chapter; (2) collaborate with experts in: (A) selecting, for recommendation to the center, the language dev…

Sec. 14. (a) The center shall do the following: (1) Review the lists provided to the center from the advisory committee under section 13 of this chapter. (2) Select language developmental milestones to include in the parent resource described in subdivision (5). (3) Not later tha…

Sec. 15. (a) Not later than July 1, 2020, the center shall approve applicable tools and assessments to assess, as applicable, the spoken English, written English, or ASL development of children who are: (1) less than eleven (11) years of age; and (2) deaf or hard of hearing. (b) …

Sec. 16. Subject to section 18 of this chapter, the office of the secretary may administer annually to a child who is: (1) less than three (3) years of age; and (2) deaf or hard of hearing; at least one (1) of the assessments approved by the center under section 15 of this chapte…

Sec. 17. Subject to section 18 of this chapter, each school corporation may administer annually to a child who: (1) is at least three (3) years of age and less than eleven (11) years of age; (2) is deaf or hard of hearing; and (3) has legal settlement in the school corporation; a…

Sec. 18. (a) A parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing may opt the child out of the administration of the annual assessment required under section 16 or 17 of this chapter. To opt out of an annual assessment required under this chapter, a parent of a child who is deaf or…

Sec. 19. Beginning July 1, 2020, the center may, upon request, provide training and technical assistance to: (1) the office of the secretary; (2) school corporations; and (3) other service providers involved in the assessment process of children who are deaf or hard of hearing; c…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advisory committee" refers to the advisory committee appointed by the director of the center under section 10 of this chapter. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 20. Subject to any applicable federal laws, the office of the secretary and each school corporation shall provide to the center the results of all tools and assessments administered to a child in accordance with this chapter. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1…

Sec. 21. (a) Before August 1, 2020, and before August 1 of each year thereafter, the center shall: (1) prepare a report using data that is submitted under this chapter; and (2) post the report on the center's website. The report may not include any data that identifies an individ…

Sec. 22. The center shall implement the requirements of this chapter in accordance with federal law regarding the: (1) education of children with disabilities; and (2) privacy of student information. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "amplification device" means: (1) a hearing aid; (2) a cochlear implant; (3) a bone anchored hearing device; (4) a direct microphone system; or (5) any combination of the aids, implants, devices, or systems described in subdivisions (1) through (4…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "ASL" refers to American Sign Language. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "center" refers to the center for deaf and hard of hearing education established by IC 20-35-11-3. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "deaf or hard of hearing", which may be referred to as a hearing impairment, means the following: (1) A disability that, with or without the use of an amplification device, adversely affects the student's: (A) ability to use hearing for developing…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "English" means: (1) spoken English; (2) written English; or (3) English with the use of visual supplements. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "language developmental milestones" means milestones of development aligned with applicable state standards. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "office of the secretary" refers to the office of the secretary of family and social services established by IC 12-8-1.5-1, its offices, or divisions. As added by P.L.260-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a self-insurance fund established under section 4 of this chapter. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 10. (a) A self-insurance program must be written on an incurred claims basis. (b) The governing body must fund a self-insurance program as described in section 4(2) of this chapter to include coverage for all eligible incurred claims. (c) Subject to this chapter and notwiths…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health care services" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-8-11-1. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-19-1.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "self-insurance program" means a program of self-insurance established or maintained by a governing body to provide coverage for health care services to a school corporation's employees and the employees' dependents. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citat…

Sec. 4. The governing body of each school corporation: (1) may establish a self-insurance fund in accordance with this chapter for the purposes described in: (A) section 5(1) through 5(3) of this chapter; and (B) section 5(4) of this chapter as section 5(4) of this chapter applie…

Sec. 5. The fund may be used to provide money for the following purposes: (1) The payment of a judgment rendered against the school corporation, or rendered against an officer or employee of the school corporation for which the school corporation is liable under IC 34-13-2, IC 34…

Sec. 6. Subject to the approval of the commissioner of insurance, the governing body of the school corporation may: (1) transfer to the fund an amount of money in the education fund or operations fund budget in accordance with the categories of expenditures established under IC 2…

Sec. 7. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of the year does not revert to the general fund. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-5.6-4.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 8. Subject to IC 20-26-5-4(a)(15) and this chapter and notwithstanding any other law, a self-insurance program must comply with this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-19-3.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.291; P.L.118-2016, SEC.1…

Sec. 9. (a) A self-insurance program must provide for appeals to a review panel to: (1) hear complaints; and (2) resolve concerns; regarding issues related to coverage, coverage discrimination, and access under the self-insurance program. (b) The composition of the review panel u…

Sec. 1. A school corporation shall submit to the department any information the department determines is necessary to: (1) evaluate the school corporation's current operations; and (2) recommend operational efficiencies and financial savings for the school corporation. [Pre-2026 …