Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 12. (a) The state board of finance shall direct all disbursement from the fund. The auditor of state shall draw the auditor of state's warrant on the treasurer of state, on a properly itemized voucher officially approved by: (1) the president of the state board of finance; o…

Sec. 13. (a) The state board of finance may: (1) make all rules; (2) employ all help; (3) purchase all supplies and equipment; and (4) incur all expense; necessary to properly carry out this chapter. (b) The expense incident to the administration of this chapter shall be paid fro…

Sec. 14. The state board of accounts shall examine the status of the fund. Upon completion of the examination, the examiner performing the duty shall prepare a report of the examination. The report must show: (1) all necessary pertinent information; (2) the balance of the fund's …

Sec. 15. This chapter may not be construed to relieve the county auditor of any county or any other county officer of any liability fixed by law not specifically changed by this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-3-12.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 16. (a) All fines, forfeitures, and other revenue that, by law, accrue to the fund shall be collected as provided by law. The money shall be paid into the state treasury and becomes a part of the fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. The county auditor shall keep a …

Sec. 17. (a) Before July 1 of each year, the state board, in cooperation with the department, shall: (1) prepare a report of the information described in subsection (b); and (2) present the report to the budget committee. (b) The report referred to in subsection (a) must describe…

Sec. 2. This chapter is in furtherance of the duties that are imposed exclusively upon the general assembly by the Constitution of the State of Indiana in connection with the: (1) maintenance of a general and uniform system of common schools; and (2) investment and reinvestment o…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 4. (a) The treasurer of state is the exclusive custodian of the fund not held in trust by the several counties under IC 20-42-1. (b) The state board of finance has full and complete management and control of the fund. The state board of finance shall invest the fund as provi…

Sec. 5. The state board shall administer the fund and this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-4-2.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. IC 20-49-3-6 Rules; state board of education Sec. 6. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to administer the fund…

Sec. 7. The fund interest balance is annually appropriated for the support of the common schools. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-1.5.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 8. The fund may be used to make advances: (1) to school corporations, including school corporation career and technical education schools described in IC 20-37-1-1, under IC 20-49-4 and IC 20-49-5; (2) to charter schools under IC 20-49-4; (3) under IC 20-49-6; (4) to charter…

Sec. 9. The state board shall consider and accept or reject, in its discretion, applications of school building corporations created under IC 21-5-11 (before its repeal) or IC 20-47-2 for the purchase of first mortgage bonds issued by the corporation under IC 21-5-11 (before its …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2009. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 1.1. As used in this chapter, "foster care" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-46.7. As added by P.L.46-2016, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "original school corporation" means the school corporation in which the school of origin of a student in foster care is located. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school of origin" means the school: (1) that a student in foster care attended when the student last had a permanent residence; or (2) in which a student in foster care was last enrolled. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "transitional school corporation" means the school corporation in which a student in foster care temporarily stays. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. (a) If a student in foster care temporarily stays in the student's original school corporation but outside the attendance area of the student's school of origin, the original school corporation shall provide transportation for the student from the place where the student …

Sec. 6. In transporting a student in foster care to a school of origin as provided under this chapter, the school corporation is subject to IC 20-27-12-5. As added by P.L.167-2018, SEC.12.

Sec. 0.5. Each provision of P.L.92-2011 is presumed to be and is severable from the remainder to the fullest extent and under IC 1-1-1-8. If any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of IC 6-3.1-30.5 or IC 20-51, as added and amended, is held invalid for any reason, the invalidi…

Sec. 1. A program qualifies for certification as a school scholarship program if: (1) the program: (A) is administered by a scholarship granting organization; and (B) has the primary purpose of providing school scholarships to eligible students; and (2) the scholarship granting o…

Sec. 10. The department may conduct either a financial review or an audit of a scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter if the department of state revenue has evidence of fraud. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 11. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 2. The department shall certify all programs that meet the qualifications under section 1 of this chapter as school scholarship programs. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 3. An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter between the department and a scholarship granting organization must require the scholarship granting organization to do the following: (1) Provide a receipt to taxpayers for contributions made to the scholarship gr…

Sec. 4. An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter may not prohibit a scholarship granting organization from receiving contributions other than contributions described in section 3(1) of this chapter. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 5. (a) An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter must prohibit a scholarship granting organization from distributing school scholarships for use by an eligible student to: (1) enroll in a school that has: (A) paid staff or board members; or (B) relatives of p…

Sec. 6. (a) A scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter must publicly report to the department by December 1 of each year the following information regarding the organization's scholarships awarded in the previous school year: (1) The name and address of the …

Sec. 7. The department shall prescribe a standardized form for scholarship granting organizations to report information required under this chapter. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 8. The department may, in a proceeding under IC 4-21.5, suspend or terminate the certification of an organization as a scholarship granting organization if the department establishes that the scholarship granting organization has intentionally and substantially failed to com…

Sec. 9. If the department suspends or terminates the certification of an organization as a scholarship granting organization, the department shall notify affected eligible students and their parents of the decision as quickly as possible. An eligible student affected by a suspens…

Sec. 1. The Indiana student enrichment grant program is established to provide grants to a parent of an enrichment student under IC 20-52-4 after August 31, 2022. As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.22.

Sec. 2. (a) The program shall be administered by the department. (b) The department may contract with one (1) or more entities to maintain and manage accounts established under IC 20-52-4-1. Each entity shall: (1) meet qualification requirements established by the department; and…

Sec. 3. (a) To be considered an enrichment student, the student must at a minimum: (1) have experienced learning loss; (2) have fallen behind in acquiring anticipated grade level academic skills and knowledge; (3) have scored below academic standards or average benchmarks; or (4)…

Sec. 1. (a) The state board shall establish stringent criteria to be used to determine whether a high school that does not meet the requirements under IC 20-24.2-2-2(b) may receive a waiver to provide instructional days in the manner described in IC 20-24.2-4-2 and be exempt from…

Sec. 2. The principal of a high school, with the approval of the governing body of the school corporation, may submit a request for a waiver under this chapter. To be eligible for a waiver, the high school must: (1) provide evidence that the high school meets the criteria establi…

Sec. 3. (a) If a high school provides a waiver request that meets the requirements of section 2 of this chapter, the state board may grant the high school's waiver request and certify the high school as a qualified high school. If the state board grants the high school's waiver r…

Sec. 4. A high school that is certified by the state board under this chapter is considered a qualified high school until the high school fails to meet the criteria established by the state board under section 1 of this chapter. As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Ball State University. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "academy" refers to the Indiana academy for science, mathematics, and humanities established under this chapter. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 3. Ball State University may establish the Indiana academy for science, mathematics, and humanities as a laboratory school under IC 20-24.5-2. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-14.5-1.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 4. The academy shall operate: (1) a public, residential school for high school students in Indiana; and (2) a program for public school educators. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-14.5-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 5. (a) A student who applies for admission to the academy must: (1) be eligible to attend a public school in Indiana; (2) demonstrate exceptional intellectual ability; and (3) demonstrate a commitment to scholarship. (b) A student shall be admitted without regard to sex, rac…

program; agreements Sec. 6. The academy shall: (1) establish an advisory committee that represents the education and business communities in Indiana; (2) determine the standards for admissions and the curricula and courses of study to be offered; (3) develop curriculum material f…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. "Board" refers to the governing body (as defined in IC 20-18-2-5) of a school corporation. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. "Eligible school" means a school that is part of a school corporation. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. "Innovation network school" means a school operated by an innovation network team under this article. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. "Innovation network team" means the entity or individuals responsible for the operations of an innovation network school within a school corporation. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.