Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "prior law" refers to the statutes concerning education finance, including provisions related to the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund and public school corporation property tax controls, that are repealed or amended in the recodification ac…

Sec. 2. The purpose of the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly is to recodify prior law in a style that is clear, concise, and easy to interpret and apply. Except to the extent that: (1) the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the …

Sec. 3. Subject to section 2 of this chapter, sections 4 through 9 of this chapter shall be applied to the statutory construction of the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.71.

Sec. 4. (a) The recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly does not affect: (1) any rights or liabilities accrued; (2) any penalties incurred; (3) any violations committed; (4) any proceedings begun; (5) any bonds, notes, loans, or other forms of indeb…

Sec. 5. The recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification of prior law. Except as provided in section 2(1) and 2(2) of this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the…

Sec. 6. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, a reference in a statute or rule to a statute that is repealed and replaced in the same or a different form in the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated after the effective date of the…

Sec. 7. A citation reference in the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly to another provision of the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated as including a reference to the provision of prior law th…

Sec. 8. (a) As used in the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly, a reference to rules adopted under any provision of this title or under any other provision of the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly refers to e…

Sec. 9. (a) A reference in the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly to a citation in the prior law before its repeal is added in certain sections of the recodification act of the 2006 regular session of the general assembly only as an aid to the …

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this title. [2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2.

Sec. 1.5. (a) "ADA", for purposes of this title (except IC 20-23-4-19 and IC 20-45-7), means the average number of pupils in daily attendance in the school corporation, determined in accordance with the rules established by the state board. (b) "ADA", for purposes of IC 20-23-4-1…

Sec. 1.7. (a) "Appropriate vehicle" means a vehicle that: (1) is owned by a school corporation or contracted for by the school corporation; and (2) has a seating capacity of not more than fifteen (15) passengers, including the driver. (b) The term includes a car, truck, sport uti…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-16-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.242-2017, SEC.3.

Sec. 11. "Legal settlement" of a student means the student's status with respect to the school corporation that has the responsibility to allow the student to attend its local public schools without the payment of tuition, or to pay transfer tuition under IC 20-26-11 if the stude…

Sec. 12. (a) "Nonpublic school" means a school that is not maintained by a school corporation. (b) The term includes a private school or parochial school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-1-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2.

Sec. 13. "Parent" means: (1) the natural father or mother of a child; (2) in the case of adoption, the adopting father or mother of a child; (3) if custody of the child has been awarded in a court proceeding to someone other than the mother or father, the court appointed guardian…

Sec. 13.5. "Political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-26-5-21(c).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.75.

Sec. 14. "Principal" refers to the chief administrative officer of a school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-1-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2.

Sec. 14.3. "Property tax" refers to an ad valorem property tax. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.76.

Sec. 15. "Public school": (1) for purposes of this title (other than IC 20-33-1), means a school maintained by a school corporation; and (2) for purposes of IC 20-33-1, means: (A) a school maintained by a school corporation; or (B) a preschool, an elementary school, or a high sch…

Sec. 15.5. "School based enterprise" means a program that: (1) includes interactions with customers or clients; (2) is a career based course; and (3) includes ongoing business training provided by a teacher. As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.59 and P.L.216-2021, SEC.7.

Sec. 16. (a) "School corporation", for purposes of this title (except IC 20-20-33, IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-26-7.1, IC 20-28-11.5, IC 20-30-8, IC 20-30-16, IC 20-43, and IC 20-50), means a public school corporation established by Indiana law. The term incl…

Sec. 17. "School year" means the period: (1) beginning after June 30 of each year; and (2) ending before July 1 of the following year; except when a different period is specified for a particular purpose. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10…

Sec. 17.5. "Science of reading" means a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically based research that: (1) requires the explicit, systematic inclusion of the following five (5) essential components: (A) Phonemic awareness. (B) Phonics. (C) Fluency. (D) Vocabulary. (E) Compre…

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "secondary school" means a high school. (b) For purposes of IC 20-28-9-25, "secondary school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-28-9-25. [2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-2…

Sec. 18.1. "Secretary of education" refers to the secretary of education appointed by the governor under IC 20-19-1-1.1. As added by P.L.43-2021, SEC.40.

Sec. 18.3. "Special curriculum" means a course of study embracing subject matter or a teaching methodology that is not generally offered to students of the same age or grade level in the same school corporation. The term does not include: (1) a course of study or a part of a cour…

Sec. 18.5. "Spring count" refers to the spring count of eligible pupils under IC 20-43-4. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.223. Amended by P.L.217-2017, SEC.93; P.L.108-2019, SEC.207.

Sec. 18.7. "State accredited nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school that has voluntarily become accredited under IC 20-31-4.1. As added by P.L.92-2020, SEC.12.

Sec. 18.8. "State accredited school" means a public or nonpublic school that is accredited under IC 20-31-4.1. As added by P.L.92-2020, SEC.13.

Sec. 19. "State board" refers to the Indiana state board of education established by: (1) before June 1, 2015, IC 20-19-2-2 (expired June 1, 2015); and (2) after May 31, 2015, IC 20-19-2-2.1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-6.1-1-1; 20-10…

Sec. 2. "ADM", except as otherwise provided by law, refers to current ADM under IC 20-43-4 for the school year ending in the current calendar year. [2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.73…

Sec. 2.3. "Career specialist permit" refers to a permit described in 511 IAC 16-4-6 or its successor rule. As added by P.L.170-2018, SEC.1.

Sec. 2.5. "Charter school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-24-1-4. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.74.

As added by P.L.246-2013, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.250-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 2.7. "Curricular materials" means systematically organized material designed to provide a specific level of instruction in a subject matter category, including: (1) books; (2) hardware that will be consumed, accessed, or used by a single student during a semester or school y…

Sec. 2.8. "Criminal organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-9-1. As added by P.L.190-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.25-2016, SEC.4.

Sec. 2.9. "Current ADM" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-1-10. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.221. IC 20-18-2-3 "Department" Sec. 3. "Department" refers to the department of education established by IC 20-19-3-1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Cit…

Sec. 20.3. "State tuition support" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-1-25. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.78.

Sec. 20.7. "Statewide assessment program" refers to: (1) for school years ending before July 1, 2018, the ISTEP program under IC 20-32-5; and (2) for school years beginning after June 30, 2018, the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program under …

Sec. 21. "Superintendent" means the chief administrative officer of a school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-6.1-1-7; 20-10.1-1-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.31.

[2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.79. Repealed by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.467.

Sec. 22. (a) "Teacher" means a professional person whose position in a school corporation requires certain educational preparation and licensing and whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students. (b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), for purposes of IC …

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-1-12.5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.73-2011, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.10.

Sec. 24. "Transfer" with respect to a student refers to the situation in which the student, for all or part of the student's education, attends school in a public school of a school corporation other than the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement. [Pre-2005…

Sec. 25. "Transferor corporation" and "transferee corporation" refer, respectively, in transfer situations to the school corporation of a student's legal settlement and the school corporation where the student attends school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodific…

Sec. 26. (a) "Transferred student" means a student attending school in a school corporation in which the student does not have legal settlement. (b) For purposes of subsection (a), a student is considered attending school in a school corporation when: (1) the student is confined …

Sec. 27. "Workplace specialist license" refers to a workplace specialist license described in 511 IAC 17-1-2 or its successor rule. As added by P.L.275-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 3.5. "Dyslexia" means a specific learning disability that: (1) is neurological in origin and characterized by: (A) difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition; and (B) poor spelling and decoding abilities; (2) typically results from a deficit in the phonological co…

Sec. 4. "Elementary school" means any school that provides instruction for any of the following: (1) Kindergarten. (2) Grade 1. (3) Grade 2. (4) Grade 3. (5) Grade 4. (6) Grade 5. (7) Grade 6. (8) Grade 7. (9) Grade 8. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification C…