Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a charter school or an innovation network school described in section 1(a)(2) of this chapter. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.162.

Sec. 3. (a) An annual grant program is established to provide funding to a school for the following: (1) Capital improvements for the school, including the renovation or expansion of a facility, or for debt or lease payments owed on a facility, including advances from the common …

Sec. 4. The state board shall, without an application being made, make an annual grant to a school if the school is one (1) of the following: (1) A charter school in its first or second year of operation. (2) A charter school that was placed in the "A", "B", or "C" category or de…

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a charter school that does not qualify for a grant under subsection (c). Each year, such a charter school may apply for an annual grant under this chapter. (b) The application under subsection (a) must be submitted after July 1 and before Septe…

Sec. 6. The annual grant amount for a school for each state fiscal year is: (1) one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400); multiplied by (2) the number of eligible pupils who are counted in the current ADM of the school. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.162. Amended by P.L.108-2019…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to: (1) a public high school; and (2) a state accredited nonpublic high school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.32.

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter and subject to IC 20-31-8-4.6 and IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4) year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school is the percentage determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula: STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 en…

Sec. 10.2. In the reporting year immediately following the determination of a cohort's four (4) year graduation rate under section 10(a) of this chapter, the department shall calculate a five (5) year graduation rate for the cohort using the following formula: STEP ONE: Determine…

Sec. 10.5. In the reporting year immediately following the determination of a cohort's five (5) year graduation rate under section 10.2 of this chapter and each subsequent reporting year, the department shall calculate a six (6) or subsequent year graduation rate for the cohort u…

Sec. 10.7. For purposes of determining a graduation rate under sections 10, 10.2, and 10.5 of this chapter, a student may be counted as a member of only one (1) cohort and as graduating during only one (1) reporting year. As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.45-2008, S…

Sec. 11. (a) A student who has left school is not included in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of the formula established in section 10(a) of this chapter unless the school can provide written proof that the student has left the school for one (1) of the reasons set forth in…

Sec. 11.3. (a) A school may not classify a student as, or apply an exit code or description to a student that indicates that the student is, leaving a cohort for the reason described in section 10(a) STEP THREE clause (B) of this chapter unless the school has substantial evidence…

Sec. 12. For each high school, the department shall calculate an estimated graduation rate that is determined by the total number of graduates for the reporting year divided by the total number of students enrolled in grade 9 at the school three (3) years before the reporting yea…

Sec. 13. For any school that cannot provide written proof supporting the school's determination to include a student under any one (1) of clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter, the department shall require the publication of the corrected graduati…

Sec. 14. (a) Each reporting year, the department shall determine and report the following for each cohort: (1) A four (4) year graduation rate determined under section 10 of this chapter. (2) A five (5) year graduation rate determined under section 10.2 of this chapter. (3) A six…

Sec. 15. (a) The provisions of sections 12 and 13 of this chapter must be completed before the release of the reports required under section 14 of this chapter. The department shall establish deadlines for each school to provide the information required under section 13 of this c…

Sec. 16. In addition to any other determination required under this chapter, the department shall determine and report a statewide graduation rate that is consistent with guidelines developed by the National Governors' Association. If the guidelines are unclear or allow flexibili…

Sec. 16.5. (a) A student must be subtracted under clause (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter when a student transitions from a traditional high school to the high school equivalency pilot program under IC 20-30-8.5. (b) This section expires June 30, 2028. As added …

Sec. 17. A student must be subtracted under clause (J) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter if all of the following occur: (1) The student's parent submits to the school the following statements, on forms prescribed by the department, while the student is enrolled in gr…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cohort" refers to a class of students who: (1) attend the same high school; and (2) are first considered to have entered grade 9 in the same year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-2.] As added by P.L…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "enrollment" means the total number of students within a grade that is reported to the department annually on: (1) October 1; or (2) a date specified by the department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "expected graduation year" means the reporting year beginning three (3) years after the reporting year in which a student is first considered by a school corporation to have entered grade nine. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodifi…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "graduation" means the successful completion by a student of: (1) a sufficient number of academic credits, the equivalent of academic credits, or the diploma requirements established under IC 20-19-2-21(c); and (2) a postsecondary readiness co…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "graduation rate" means the percentage of students within a cohort who graduate during their expected graduation year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "reporting year" refers to the period beginning October 1 of a year and ending September 30 of the following year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "retention" refers to the reclassification by a school corporation of a student that places the student into a cohort that has an expected graduation year after the expected graduation year of the student's initial cohort. [Pre-2005 Elementary and…

Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the department shall determine the graduation rate of high school students under this chapter. (b) Except to the extent required under federal law, an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3) is excluded from all cohort based graduat…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" means an individual who in any part of a school year: (1) is enrolled in a school corporation; (2) has legal settlement in the school corporation; (3) attended school in the school corporation's taxing district; and (4) is not r…

Sec. 10. The department may condition a waiver under section 9 of this chapter on the terms and conditions specified by the department. If a school corporation fails to comply with a term or condition of a waiver or the department discovers facts that indicate that the school cor…

Sec. 2. This chapter applies to a school corporation that carried out a general program in at least one (1) school year beginning after June 30, 2010, to provide transportation to and from school for eligible students. As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a school corporation described in section 2 of this chapter shall carry out a program to provide transportation to and from school for all eligible students in any part of a school year, unless the governing body of the sch…

Sec. 4. Transportation provided in a transportation program required under section 3 of this chapter may be limited by the school corporation's governing body to children residing a minimum distance from a school if the governing body includes facts in the resolution setting the …

Sec. 7. (a) A school corporation may petition the department in writing to waive the requirement imposed by section 3 of this chapter. (b) A petition under subsection (a) must: (1) demonstrate that the waiver request was approved by the governing body for the school corporation; …

Sec. 8. If a petition complies with section 7 of this chapter, the department shall conduct a public hearing on the petition in the district served by the school corporation after giving notice of the public hearing under IC 5-3-1. As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.

Sec. 9. If, based on the information contained in the petition and provided in the public hearing or otherwise made available to the department, the department determines that the plan presented by the school corporation, with or without revisions required by the department: (1) …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) An athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a school corporation or public school in which the students participating on the athletic team or in the sport compete against students participating on an …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "association" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-14-1. As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public school" means the following: (1) A school maintained by a school corporation. (2) A charter school. As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.

Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association that organizes, sanctions, or sponsors an athletic team or sport described in section 1 of this chapter shall expressly designate the athletic team or sport as one (1) of the following: (1) A male, …

Sec. 5. (a) A student or parent of a student may submit a grievance to a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association for a violation of section 4 of this chapter. (b) Each school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, and association described in se…

Sec. 6. (a) If a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association violates this chapter, a student who is: (1) deprived of an athletic opportunity; or (2) otherwise directly or indirectly injured; as a result of the violation may bring a civil action against th…

Sec. 7. The court may award to a student who prevails in an action under section 6 of this chapter any of the following: (1) Injunctive relief. (2) The greater of: (A) actual and consequential damages resulting from the violation; or (B) liquidated damages of not more than one th…

Sec. 8. A school corporation, a public school, a nonpublic school, and an association are not subject to liability in: (1) a civil; (2) an administrative; (3) a disciplinary; or (4) a criminal; action for acting in good faith in compliance with this chapter. As added by P.L.177-2…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "auditory-verbal accelerated education program" means a specialized program: (1) that: (A) relies solely on; and (B) develops; listening skills; (2) that uses an implant or assistive hearing device for the purpose of relying on speech and spoken l…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "deaf or hard of hearing" has the meaning set forth in 511 IAC 7-41-4. As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.179.

Sec. 3. (a) A child who is deaf or hard of hearing and who meets the requirements described in subsection (b) may enroll in an auditory-verbal accelerated education program for the development of listening and spoken language skills to prepare the child for enrollment in school. …