Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 9. Agreements may be entered into with school corporations and educational organizations for: (1) the assignment of students to a laboratory school; (2) the payment of transfer fees; and (3) contributions to the cost of establishing and maintaining a laboratory school. [Pre-…

Sec. 1. The definitions in: (1) this chapter; and (2) except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, IC 20-25-2; apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 2. "Board of school commissioners" refers to the board of school commissioners established by IC 20-25-3-1. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 3. "Corporation" refers to the Indianapolis public education corporation established by IC 20-25.3-3-1. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 4. "Corporation board" refers to the Indianapolis public education corporation board appointed under IC 20-25.3-3-2. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 5. "Mayor" refers to the mayor of a consolidated city. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 6. (a) "Participating school" means the following schools: (1) A school maintained by the school city. (2) The following that are located within the geographic boundaries of the school city: (A) A participating innovation network school. (B) A participating innovation networ…

Sec. 7. "School property" means a building or real property that is: (1) leased or owned by the school city or a participating school; and (2) located within the geographic boundaries of the school city. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 1. The general assembly recognizes that to further the goals of high quality public education throughout Indiana, each school corporation and public school should have the freedom to create the optimal learning environment. The general assembly finds that this can be accompl…

Sec. 1. (a) The state board may approve not more than one (1) coalition of continuous improvement school districts under this chapter to offer flexibility and innovation to schools to improve student outcomes. (b) To establish a coalition under this chapter, at least four (4), bu…

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if the state board approves a coalition under section 1(d) of this chapter, the applicants that jointly submitted an application under section 1 of this chapter become coalition members. (b) In addition to the coalition members described in …

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the following may be suspended for a coalition member in accordance with the coalition's plan: (1) Subject to section 1(c) of this chapter, IC 20-30, concerning curriculum. (2) The following statutes and rules concerning curricular mater…

Sec. 4. The state board may revoke a coalition member's membership in the coalition if the state board determines that the coalition member has not met the specific goals or measurable student outcomes set forth under section 1(c)(3) of this chapter. As added by P.L.190-2018, SEC…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a school corporation's and charter school's reading plan developed under 511 IAC 6.2-3.1 shall include indicators to screen for risk factors of dyslexia, using a screening tool approved by the department that screens for character…

Sec. 2. The screening of students shall include, as developmentally appropriate, the following: (1) Phonological and phonemic awareness. (2) Sound symbol recognition. (3) Alphabet knowledge. (4) Decoding skills. (5) Rapid naming skills. (6) Encoding skills. As added by P.L.95-201…

Sec. 3. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a student is determined to be at risk, or at some risk, for dyslexia after a screening under section 1 of this chapter, the school corporation or charter school shall administer a level I dyslexia screening of the student within ni…

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a school corporation or charter school determines that a level II dyslexia screening should be administered, the school corporation or charter school may administer a level II dyslexia screening to the student. (b) A level II d…

Sec. 5. The level I dyslexia screening and the level II dyslexia screening of a student must include the components listed in section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this chapter: (1) in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2; (2) when a student in kindergar…

Sec. 7. If a universal screener, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening indicates that a student has characteristics of dyslexia, the school corporation or charter school shall use the response to intervention process to address the needs of the student. As ad…

Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation or charter school is not required to administer a universal screener under section 1 of this chapter to a student if the: (1) parent of the student objects to the screening; or (2) student is receiving intervention services for dyslexia. (b) Befor…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "applicable nonpublic school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-20.5-1-1. As added by P.L.126-2017, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.74-2026, SEC.148.

Sec. 1. A school corporation, charter school, or applicable nonpublic school individually, in collaboration with other school corporations, charter schools, or applicable nonpublic schools acting jointly, and through the educational services centers may undertake action to reduce…

Sec. 2. A school corporation, charter school, or applicable nonpublic school may use shared services arrangements with other school corporations, charter schools, applicable nonpublic schools, and units of government, including: (1) the use of shared administrative services overs…

Sec. 3. A school corporation may collaborate with contiguous school corporations to explore the use of cooperatives among school corporations, commonly managed school corporations, or the consolidation of school corporations to provide effective and efficient management of the sc…

Sec. 4. (a) Educational service centers established under IC 20-20.5-1 shall support and facilitate actions by school corporations and charter schools under this article, including by the use of an educational service center's existing cooperative agreements. (b) School corporati…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.

Sec. 1.5. "Career scholarship student" means an individual who: (1) has legal settlement in Indiana; (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7; and (3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or …

Sec. 10. "Qualified school" refers to a nonpublic school accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board: (1) to which an eligible student is required to pay tuition to attend; and (2) that agrees to enroll…

Sec. 11. "Skill competency" means a skill that is recognized by a CSA participating entity as an essential knowledge area learned during: (1) a course sequence; (2) a career course; (3) a modern youth apprenticeship; (4) an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program (as defined in …

Sec. 2. "CSA account" refers to a career scholarship account established by a career scholarship student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) career scholarship student under IC 20-51.4-4.5-1. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.2…

Sec. 3. "CSA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into a career scholarship student's CSA or ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4.5-3. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.26.

Sec. 3.2. "CSA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the department to participate in the CSA program under IC 20-51.4-5.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.201.

Sec. 3.4. "CSA program" refers to the career scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.28.

Sec. 3.6. "CSA program fund" refers to the career scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4.5-4. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.29.

Sec. 3.8. "CSA qualified expenses" means expenses to enroll in and attend sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6, including the following: (1) Career coaching and navigation services. (2) Postsecondary education an…

Sec. 4. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who: (1) has legal settlement in Indiana; (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on October 1 of the applicable school year; and (3) is a student: (A) with a disability at the time the ac…

Sec. 4.3. "ESA account" refers to an Indiana education scholarship account established by an eligible student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) eligible student under IC 20-51.4-4-1. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.31.

Sec. 4.5. "ESA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into the eligible student's ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4-2. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.32.

Sec. 4.7. "ESA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the department to participate in the ESA program under IC 20-51.4-5-2. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.204.

Sec. 5. "ESA program" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.34.

Sec. 7. "ESA program fund" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4-3. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.36.

Sec. 9. (a) "ESA qualified expenses" refers to the following expenses provided by an ESA participating entity related to the education of an eligible student for which scholarship money in an ESA account may be used: (1) Tuition and fees, which includes curricular materials, at a…

Sec. 9.5. "Modern youth apprenticeship" means a structured, work based learning program with an aligned, competency based education and training plan agreed to by the student, school, and employer, in which: (1) the student: (A) is enrolled in an Indiana high school and pursuing …

Sec. 9.7. "Public school" refers to a school maintained by a school corporation or a charter school. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.40.