Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 5. School corporations adjacent to rejected segments of proposed reorganized school corporations shall accept on transfer, in the manner required by law, pupils of the rejected school corporation territory. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation…

Sec. 1. To provide the board with the necessary flexibility and resources to carry out this article, the following apply: (1) The board may: (A) eliminate or modify existing policies; (B) create new policies; and (C) alter policies; subject to this article and the plan developed …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) A school corporation, including a school city (as defined in IC 20-25-2-12). (2) A charter school. (3) An accredited nonpublic school. As added by P.L.132-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.270-2019, SEC.14; P.L.232-2025, SEC.10.…

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "accredited nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school that: (1) has voluntarily become accredited under IC 20-31-4.1; or (2) is accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency that is recognized by the state board. As added by P.L.232-2…

Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent for a charter school or accredited nonpublic school may establish a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school police department under this chapter. As added by P.L.132-2007, SEC.7. Amend…

Sec. 3. The governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent for a charter school or accredited nonpublic school may do the following for the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school police department: (1) Appoint school corporation, charter scho…

Sec. 4. An individual appointed as a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school police officer must successfully complete at least: (1) the pre-basic training course established under IC 5-2-1-9(f); and (2) the minimum basic training and educational requir…

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding section 4 of this chapter and IC 5-2-1-9, an individual appointed as a school corporation police officer before July 1, 2007, must complete, not later than July 1, 2010, at least: (1) the pre-basic training course established under IC 5-2-1-9(f); and (…

Sec. 6. (a) A school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school police officer appointed under this chapter: (1) is a law enforcement officer (as defined in IC 5-2-1-2(1)); (2) must take an appropriate oath of office in a form and manner prescribed by the governi…

Sec. 7. A school corporation police department established before July 1, 2007, shall be considered, after June 30, 2007, a school corporation police department established under this chapter. As added by P.L.132-2007, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "course access program catalog" means a list of approved course access program courses provided by authorized course providers that is maintained by the department under section 8 of this chapter. As added by P.L.80-2017, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the department and an authorized course provider shall negotiate a course access program course tuition fee for an enrolled eligible student for each course offered and all course materials. The negotiated course access program course tuiti…

Sec. 11. A course provider shall provide an annual report to the department in a manner and form prescribed by the department. The report must include: (1) student enrollment data; (2) student outcome measurements as determined by the state board; (3) student completion data; and…

Sec. 12. (a) Beginning November 1, 2019, the department shall submit an annual report by November 1 of each year to the interim study committee on education established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and in a manner that protects student privacy. The repo…

Sec. 13. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter. As added by P.L.80-2017, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.144.

Sec. 14. Not later than July 1, 2025, the department shall partner with state educational institutions or approved postsecondary educational institutions (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)) to provide online access to the Indiana college core developed under IC 21-42-3 through the co…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "course provider" means a provider that offers course access program courses that provide for the delivery of instruction through any method, including use of online technologies. As added by P.L.80-2017, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" means a student pursuing: (1) an Indiana diploma with any designation available for students to receive in Indiana; or (2) an industry certification that appears on the state board's approved industry certification list. As adde…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" means the following: (1) A school corporation (as defined in IC 20-26-2-4). (2) A charter school established under IC 20-24. As added by P.L.80-2017, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), an eligible student may enroll in course access program courses offered by a course provider that is authorized by the department in accordance with policies adopted by the state board under this chapter. (b) If an eligible studen…

Sec. 6. (a) Before June 30, 2018, the department shall establish: (1) an authorization process for course providers; and (2) a review process for approval of course access program courses, which must be aligned to Indiana academic standards. This subsection expires June 30, 2021.…

Sec. 6.5. The department in accordance with requirements established by the state board shall approve a civics course access program course that: (1) meets the requirements under IC 20-30-5-2(a); and (2) is presented with special emphasis on the items listed in IC 20-30-5-5(a) an…

Sec. 7. The department may deny approval of an authorized course provider's course access program course at any time if the department in accordance with requirements established by the state board determines that: (1) the course access program course no longer adequately aligns …

Sec. 7.5. (a) If the department denies a course access program course or the authorization of a course provider, the department shall provide to the course provider in a manner prescribed by the state board the reasons for the denial. (b) After the department initially denies a c…

Sec. 8. The department shall: (1) publish the criteria required for approval of a course access program course; and (2) publish and maintain an updated course access program catalog including: (A) a list of approved course access program courses provided by authorized course prov…

Sec. 9. A school corporation shall: (1) count successfully completed course access program courses toward the requirements of an Indiana diploma; and (2) include credits earned and grades received for any course access program courses taken under this chapter on a student's trans…

Sec. 9.5. (a) If a school corporation is an authorized course provider and offers an approved online course access program course, the school corporation shall provide to the department and post on the school corporation's website the following information: (1) The name and descr…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "grant" means a teacher appreciation grant awarded by the department to a school corporation or charter school under this chapter. As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.198.

Sec. 10. (a) The department may award a grant under this chapter each state fiscal year to a school corporation or charter school that meets the requirements of this chapter. (b) If the total amount to be distributed as teacher appreciation grants for a particular state fiscal ye…

Sec. 11. A school corporation or charter school that receives a grant for a state fiscal year under this chapter shall do the following: (1) Distribute all stipends from the grant to individual teachers not later than sixty (60) business days after the date the department distrib…

Sec. 12. A stipend to an individual teacher in a particular year is not subject to collective bargaining and is in addition to the minimum salary or increase in salary set under IC 20-28-9-1.5. As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.198.

Sec. 13. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 as necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.198.

Sec. 14. This chapter expires June 30, 2027. As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.198.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the teacher appreciation grant program established by section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.198.

Sec. 3. (a) The teacher appreciation grant program is established to provide grants for each state fiscal year to school corporations and charter schools to attract, reward, and retain teachers who significantly impact student outcomes. (b) The department, in consultation with th…

Sec. 4. To be eligible for a grant under the program, a school corporation or charter school must meet the following: (1) Apply in a manner prescribed by the department. (2) Identify not more than twenty percent (20%) of certified teachers as eligible grant recipients annually ba…

Sec. 5. (a) A grant received by a school corporation or charter school, may only be used to pay stipends within the amounts described in section 8 of this chapter to one (1) or more teachers selected by the school corporation or charter school who: (1) have instructed students in…

Sec. 6. (a) Grant amounts distributed to a teacher described in section 5 of this chapter must meet the criteria as set forth in this section for: (1) a "recognition" stipend; (2) an "exemplary" stipend; or (3) an "exemplary plus" stipend. (b) A school corporation or charter scho…

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall create a rubric for use by school corporations and charter schools under this chapter. (b) The rubric must include: (1) student assessment data if student assessment data is available for the applicable grade level or class; and (2) expectations f…

Sec. 8. The amount of the stipend that a school corporation or charter schools may distribute to a teacher for a state fiscal year under this chapter must be within the following amounts: (1) For a teacher who receives a stipend for a recognition designation, three thousand five …

Sec. 9. Subject to the requirements of this chapter, the lead school corporation or interlocal cooperative administering a cooperative or other special education program or administering a career and technical education program, including programs managed under IC 20-26-10, IC 20…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "eligible entity" means: (1) a postsecondary educational institution; or (2) any organization that provides a nationally recognized and high quality professional development training program in computer science education. [Pre-2026 Revision Citati…

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding any other law or policy to the contrary, the secretary of education shall enter into and maintain a contract for professional development services with an organization that provides a nationally recognized training program for professional development in …

Sec. 11. An eligible entity or state accredited school may apply to the department to receive a grant from the fund on a form provided by the department. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45-11.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 12. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45-13.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the next level computer science fund established by section 7 of this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-45-2.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.