Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 1. The department shall administer the advanced placement program established by IC 20-36-3-4. [2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.149.

Sec. 1. IC 20-23-8 does not apply to: (1) a school corporation; or (2) the governing body of a school corporation; covered by this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-10.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.20. Repealed by P.L.184-2023, SEC.40.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-11.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.21; P.L.43-2021, SEC.64. Repealed by P.L.184-2023, SEC.41.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" means a school corporation that was designated as a distressed political subdivision in 2017 under IC 6-1.1-20.3-6.8(d). [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005,…

Sec. 3. The emergency manager appointed by the distressed unit appeal board under IC 6-1.1-20.3 shall act as the governing body of the school corporation and has the powers set forth in IC 6-1.1-20.3-8.5, including the powers and duties of the governing body of the school corpora…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.184-2023, SEC.34.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.79; P.L.1-2006, SEC.318; P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.184-2023, SEC.35.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.18. Repealed by P.L.184-2023, SEC.36. IC 20-23-12-7 Repealed [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.22; P.L.219-2013, SEC.82; P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.184-2023, SEC.38.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-21-9.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.23; P.L.216-2015, SEC.36; P.L.74-2017, SEC.70; P.L.278-2019, SEC.171; P.L.193-2021, SEC.103; P.L.141-2023, SEC.18. Repealed by P.L.170-202…

Sec. 1. The charter school facilities assistance program is established. As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.

Sec. 10. The following apply to a loan from the fund to a charter school under this chapter: (1) A loan may not exceed the maximum amount set by the department. (2) The term of the loan may not exceed fifteen (15) years after the date of the loan. (3) A charter school may receive…

Sec. 11. A charter school receiving a loan under this chapter shall repay the loan from: (1) the amount of state tuition support that the charter school is eligible to receive; and (2) to the extent that state tuition support is insufficient to meet the debt service obligations o…

Sec. 12. The department shall withhold the amount of the balance of the loan due in a year on a loan made under this chapter from state tuition support distributions that would otherwise be made in the year to the charter school. To the extent possible, the department shall withh…

Sec. 2. The purpose of the program is to make grants and loans to charter schools for the purpose of: (1) constructing; (2) purchasing; (3) renovating; (4) maintaining; (5) paying first semester costs for new; and (6) reducing common school fund debt for; charter schools. As adde…

Sec. 3. The department shall administer the program. As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.

Sec. 4. (a) The charter school facilities assistance fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. (b) The fund consists of the following: (1) Money appropriated or authorized by the general assembly. (2) The repayment proceeds of loans made to charter schools fr…

Sec. 6. The department may authorize money in the fund to be used for any of the following purposes: (1) To pay first semester costs for charter schools first opening after June 30, 2011. (2) To repay advances and loans to charter schools made before June 30, 2011. (3) To match f…

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish written procedures for providing grants or loans from the fund to charter schools. The written procedures must include at least the following: (1) An application procedure. (2) A procedure to identify projects that may qualify for a gran…

Sec. 8. In making its determination to approve or disapprove a grant or loan application, the department may consider the following: (1) The soundness of the financial business plans of the applicant charter school. (2) The availability to the charter school of other sources of f…

Sec. 9. The department may make grants or loans under this chapter on a per student basis. As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.

Sec. 1. (a) IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 apply to the school city. The composition of a local school improvement committee is determined under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC…

Sec. 2. (a) Educators in each school are responsible for improving student achievement in the school and may develop the educators' own school plan to achieve improvement that: (1) conforms to the guidelines issued by the board; and (2) has a cost that does not exceed the amount …

Sec. 3. Each school's plan must include the development and maintenance of efforts to increase parental involvement in educational activities. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. School plans must promote: (1) increased options for; and (2) innovative and successful approaches to; improving student achievement. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-9-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. IC 20-25-12-5 Education …

purchases and acquisitions Sec. 6. (a) Each school's educators may: (1) determine the educational resources, goods, and services that are necessary and appropriate for improving student performance in the school; and (2) obtain or purchase the educational resources, goods, and se…

services Sec. 7. Subject to the general guidelines developed by the board and after consulting with the school's teachers, each school's administrators may determine the: (1) sources of; and (2) part of; the school's available budget allocated for noneducational goods and service…

Sec. 8. (a) If, as a result of a school's efforts to incur less expense than was budgeted in a fiscal year, the school has excess education fund money after the school's expenses for the fiscal year are paid in full, the school retains control of the excess. (b) The school shall …

for lost or significantly damaged curricular materials Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) but notwithstanding any other law, each governing body of a school corporation and each organizer of a charter school shall purchase from a publisher, either individually or th…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.160.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.161.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.68. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.162.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-9.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.69. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.163.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-10.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.34; P.L.73-2011, SEC.11; P.L.286-2013, SEC.70. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.164.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-11.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.71. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.165.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-12.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.72. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.166.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-13.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.73. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.167.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-14.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.74. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.168.

Sec. 2. (a) A governing body or an organizer of a charter school may purchase from a publisher any curricular material selected by the proper local officials. The governing body or the organizer of a charter school may not rent the curricular materials to students enrolled in any…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-15.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.75. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.169.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-11-16.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.76. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.170.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-19.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.77. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.171.

Sec. 23. A school corporation may: (1) borrow money to buy curricular materials; and (2) issue notes, maturing serially in not more than four (4) years and payable from its education fund, to secure the loan. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 2…

Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in section 24.5 of this chapter, the superintendent, after approval from the governing body, shall establish procedures for adoption of curricular materials. (b) Except as provided in section 24.5 of this chapter, the governing body, after reviewin…

Sec. 24.5. (a) This section applies to a public school, including a charter school. (b) As used in this section, "three-cueing model" refers to the three-cueing model of reading that uses meaning drawn from the context, pictures, or syntax as the primary basis for teaching word r…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-22.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.80.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-23.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.81. Repealed by P.L.201-2023, SEC.165.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-24.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.73-2011, SEC.22.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-9-27.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.73-2011, SEC.22.