Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 4.6. IC 20-43-8-1 applies to a count of students for career and technical education grants. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.277.

Sec. 5. (a) In determining ADM, each kindergarten pupil who is at least five (5) years of age on the date set forth in subsection (b) shall be counted as: (1) one (1) pupil, if the pupil is enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program; or (2) one-half (1/2) pupil, if the pupil is …

Sec. 6. (a) In determining ADM, each pupil enrolled in a public school, including a charter school, and a nonpublic school is to be counted on a full-time equivalency basis if the pupil: (1) is enrolled in a public school and a nonpublic school; (2) has legal settlement in a scho…

tuition support Sec. 6.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), for purposes of determining basic tuition support for a school corporation under IC 20-43-6-3, the department shall review the daily attendance of each student to determine whether, of the instructional services that the st…

As added by P.L.148-2022, SEC.4. Expired 12-31-2022 by P.L.148-2022, SEC.4.

Sec. 7. For purposes of this article, a school corporation's "adjusted ADM" for the current year is the school corporation's current ADM. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.7-6.6.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.240; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.332…

Sec. 8. A student who participates in a postsecondary enrollment opportunity under IC 21-43-4 is considered a student enrolled in the school corporation where the student has legal settlement for the purposes of computing ADM. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: …

current ADM; adjusted ADM counts; payment reconciliation Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), this subsection applies to the calculation of state tuition support distributions that are based on the current ADM of a school corporation. The fall count of ADM, as adjusted…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the lease by a school corporation of an existing school building or improved school building under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-1.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "existing school building": (1) includes a: (A) school building; or (B) building that after acquisition will be used as a school building; and (2) may include more than one (1) building. The term does not include a portable or relocatable building…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "improved school building" means an existing school building as improved, renovated, remodeled, or expanded by a lessor corporation. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-2(d).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school building" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-47-2-4 or IC 20-47-3-2. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

existing or improved school building Sec. 5. A lessor corporation qualified or formed to acquire a site, erect a school building on the site, and lease the school building to a school corporation under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3 may: (1) be qualified or formed to acquire, improve, …

compliance with other laws Sec. 6. (a) A lessor corporation may acquire and finance an existing school building, other than as provided in section 5 of this chapter, and lease the existing school building to a school corporation. A school corporation shall comply with: (1) IC 20-…

Sec. 7. A school corporation may not pay a legal or other professional fee as the result of an exchange or a substitution under section 5 or 6 of this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-2(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the lease or contract of lease of an existing school building or improved school building to a school corporation as authorized by this chapter must comply with all applicable terms of IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3, including: (1) the …

Sec. 9. The sale price of an existing school building must be determined under the provisions of IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3 relating to the sale of land to a lessor corporation. Except as provided in this section, IC 20-26-7 and any other law relating to the sale of the property of…

Sec. 1. Sections 2 through 4 of this chapter apply if a township board finds at an annual or special meeting of the board, that: (1) it is necessary to provide for the construction of a school building; and (2) the cost of the building, or the proportional cost if it is a joint g…

Sec. 2. (a) The board may authorize the trustee to issue township warrants or bonds to pay for the building or the proportional cost of it. The warrants or bonds: (1) may run for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) years; (2) may bear interest at any rate; and (3) shall be sold f…

contracts Sec. 3. (a) If a trustee finds it necessary to erect a new school, the trustee shall procure suitable specifications for the school to be used by the bidders in bidding and in the construction of the school. If the trustee desires to purchase school furniture, fixtures,…

Sec. 4. A contract made in violation of sections 2 through 3 of this chapter is void. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.1-4.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Sec. 5. Sections 6 through 9 of this chapter apply to a township in which there is not a city or town that operates public schools within the city or town. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-1.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Sec. 6. If: (1) a petition signed by at least one hundred (100) freeholders of the township is filed with the township trustee asking for the alteration or construction of a building or for an addition to a building to be used for teaching the children of the township the arts of…

Sec. 7. (a) After June 30, 2008, this section applies only if the alteration or construction is a controlled project (as defined in IC 6-1.1-20-1.1) for which a preliminary determination under IC 6-1.1-20-3.1 was made before July 1, 2008. (b) Before altering or constructing a bui…

Sec. 8. (a) Upon approval by the department of local government finance (if required under section 6 of this chapter), the township trustee may, with the consent of the township board, issue and sell the bonds of the civil township in an amount sufficient to pay for the alteratio…

Sec. 9. In carrying out sections 6 through 8 of this chapter, the township trustee may join with the district in the alteration, construction, or addition, contracting together and joining in the employment of an engineer or architect. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-…

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.342. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.310.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.343. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.311.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to: (1) school corporations organized and formed through reorganization under IC 20-23-4, IC 20-23-6, or IC 20-23-7; (2) school corporation career and technical education schools described in IC 20-37-1-1; and (3) charter schools. Unless the context c…

Sec. 10. Priority of advances for educational technology programs shall be on whatever basis the state board, after consulting with the department and the budget agency, periodically determines. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-9(b).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 11. A school corporation or charter school desiring to obtain an advance must submit an application to the state board in the form established by the state board, after consulting with the department and the budget agency. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-6.] As add…

Sec. 12. (a) For a school corporation or charter school to qualify for an advance under this chapter, a: (1) school corporation must establish an operations fund under IC 20-40-18; and (2) charter school must establish an operations fund. (b) The state board, after consulting wit…

Sec. 13. An advance to a school corporation or charter school for any school building construction program may not exceed the greater of the following: (1) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). (2) The product of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) multiplied by the number of stu…

Sec. 14. An advance for an educational technology program is without limitation in amount other than the availability of funds in the fund for this purpose and the ability of the school corporation or charter school desiring an advance to pay the advance according to the terms of…

program; prepayment; interest rate Sec. 15. (a) Money advanced to a school corporation or charter school for a school building construction program may be advanced for a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years. The school corporation or charter school to which money is advanc…

prepayment; interest rate Sec. 16. (a) Money advanced to a school corporation or charter school for an educational technology program may be for a period not exceeding five (5) years. The school corporation or charter school to which an advance is made shall pay interest on the a…

corporation Sec. 17. (a) An advance is not an obligation of the school corporation within the meaning of the limitation on or prohibition against indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana. Nothing in this chapter relieves the governing body of a school corporati…

Sec. 18. (a) To ensure timely payment of advances according to the terms, the state may in its sole discretion withhold from funds due to school corporations or charter schools to which advances are made amounts necessary to pay the advances and the interest on the advances in ac…

tuition support Sec. 19. Each school corporation or charter school receiving an advance shall agree to have the money advanced, together with the interest on the advance, deducted from the distribution of state tuition support until all the money advanced, together with the inter…

Sec. 2. Sections 9, 12, and 13 of this chapter do not apply if a school corporation or charter school sustains loss from a disaster. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.189-2023, SEC.41.

Sec. 20. An agreement with the state board or state board of finance under section 23 of this chapter to collect and pay over amounts deducted from state tuition support for the benefit of another party is not a debt of the state within the meaning of the limitation on or prohibi…

replacement of amount deducted from state tuition support Sec. 21. A school corporation to which an advance is made for a school building construction program may annually levy a property tax in the debt service fund to replace the amount deducted under this chapter in the curren…

amount deducted from state tuition support Sec. 22. A school corporation to which an advance is made for an educational technology program may annually levy a property tax in the capital projects fund (before January 1, 2019), the operations fund (after December 31, 2019), or the…

liquidate agreements; conditions Sec. 23. (a) Upon request of the treasurer of state, the state board of finance may periodically sell, transfer, or liquidate agreements, in whole or in part, including without limitation the sale, transfer, or liquidation of all or any part of th…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "advance" means an advance under this chapter from the fund. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "charter school" refers to a school established under IC 20-24. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) A virtual charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-10). (2) An adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3). As added by P.L…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "disaster" refers to loss by: (1) fire; (2) wind; (3) cyclone; or (4) other disaster; of all or a major part of a school building or school buildings. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "educational technology program" means the: (1) purchase, lease, or financing of educational technology equipment; (2) operation of the educational technology equipment; and (3) training of teachers in the use of the educational technology equipme…

Sec. 6. 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. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "school building construction program" means the following: (1) The purchase, lease, or financing of land, the construction and equipping of school buildings, and the remodeling, repairing, or improving of school buildings by a school corporat…