Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 5. (a) Each public school teacher and nonpublic school teacher who is employed to instruct in the regular courses of grades 1 through 12 shall present the teacher's instruction with special emphasis on: (1) honesty; (2) morality; (3) courtesy; (4) obedience to law; (5) respe…

Sec. 5.5. (a) Not later than October 15 of each year, each public school shall provide age appropriate, research based instruction as provided under IC 10-21-1-14(d) focusing on bullying prevention for all students in grades 1 through 12. (b) The department, in consultation with …

Sec. 5.7. (a) Not later than December 15, 2020, and each December 15 thereafter, each public school, including a charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school shall provide age appropriate: (1) research and evidence based; or (2) research or evidence based; instruction on…

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies only to public schools. (b) As used in this section, "good citizenship instruction" means integrating instruction into the current curriculum that stresses the nature and importance of the following: (1) Being honest and truthful. (2) Respecting a…

examination report; posting pass rate Sec. 7. (a) Each school corporation shall include in the school corporation's curriculum the following studies: (1) Language arts, including: (A) English; (B) grammar; (C) composition; (D) speech; and (E) second languages. (2) Mathematics. (3…

Sec. 7.3. Beginning with students entering grade 6 in the 2023-2024 school year, each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school shall require each student of the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to successful…

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section does not apply to a student who: (1) is in half-day kindergarten; or (2) has a medical condition that precludes participation in the daily physical activity provided under this section. (b) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the governing body of e…

Sec. 8. A course in safety education for at least one (1) full semester shall be taught in grade 8 of each public school and nonpublic school. The state board shall prepare a guide for this course that: (1) the teacher shall use; and (2) may be revised under the direction of the …

Sec. 9. (a) The principles of hygiene and sanitary science must be taught in grade 5 of each public school and may be taught in other grades. This instruction must explain the ways that dangerous communicable diseases are spread and the sanitary methods for disease prevention and…

Sec. 1. (a) The principal of each school shall coordinate: (1) the development of an initial three (3) year strategic and continuous school improvement and achievement plan; and (2) an annual review of the plan. (b) The initial plan and annual review must be made with input from …

and achievement plan Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a charter school. (b) A charter entered into under IC 20-24-4 may be used as a charter school's three (3) year plan. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-3-1.5.] As added by P.L.1-20…

Sec. 3. (a) The committee must submit a school's initial plan to the superintendent by March 1 of the school year before the year of implementation. The superintendent: (1) shall review the plan to ensure that the plan aligns with the school corporation's objectives, goals, and e…

Sec. 5. (a) A plan may include a request for a waiver of applicability of a rule or statute to a school. (b) The governing body may waive any rule adopted by the state board for which a waiver is requested in a plan, except for a rule that is characterized as follows: (1) The rul…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-3-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.66-2009, SEC.2; P.L.246-2013, SEC.9; P.L.268-2013, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.234.

Sec. 7. The department shall make effective plans available to school corporations as models to use in developing and carrying out plans. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-3-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.233-2015, S…

eligibility Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "school corporation" includes a charter school. (b) As used in this chapter, "governing body" includes the organizer of a charter school. (c) The maximum monthly or annual gross income available to a family shall be used to determi…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.275.

Sec. 11. (a) A school corporation may not: (1) withhold curricular materials and supplies; (2) require any special services from a child or emancipated minor; or (3) deny the child or emancipated minor any benefit or privilege; because the parent or emancipated minor fails to pay…

Sec. 12. Under extraordinary circumstances, the township trustee may pay for the fees enumerated in section 3 of this chapter for individuals who do not otherwise qualify under the financial eligibility standard established in this chapter. Assistance in such cases may be provide…

establishment by school corporation Sec. 13. (a) Financial assistance for shoes and clothing shall be provided directly by the township trustee under IC 12-20 to parents who do not have sufficient means to furnish the shoes and clothing needed by the children to attend school. (b…

Sec. 14. (a) The school curricular materials reimbursement contingency fund is established to reimburse eligible parents of children who attend accredited nonpublic schools and emancipated minors who attend accredited nonpublic schools as provided in section 9 of this chapter for…

program enrollment form Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall provide each student who applies for free or reduced priced lunches under the national school lunch program with an enrollment form for the twenty-first century scholars program under IC 21-12-6. (b) The departmen…

standard Sec. 2. The department shall adopt procedures that must be followed by applicants in order for them to qualify for assistance under this chapter. These procedures must include obtaining information needed by the family and social services administration to determine if t…

damaged curricular materials Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a parent of a child or an emancipated minor who is enrolled in a public school in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 meets the financial eligibility standard under section 2 of this chapter, the pa…

Sec. 4. The department shall provide each school corporation with sufficient application forms for assistance under this chapter. The state board of accounts shall prescribe the forms to be used. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-4.] A…

Sec. 5. All school corporations must give notice in nontechnical language and in a manner that can be reasonably expected to reach parents of students before the assessment and collection of any fees that are not fees for curricular materials. This notice must inform the parents …

eligibility; appeal; hearing Sec. 6. (a) All school corporations must give appropriate application forms to parents who wish to apply for assistance under this chapter. The school shall provide assistance to those applicants who are unable to write or otherwise make a written app…

Sec. 7. (a) If a determination is made that the applicant is eligible for assistance, the school corporation shall pay the cost of the student's required fees. (b) Each school within a school corporation shall maintain complete and accurate information concerning the number of st…

As added by P.L.37-2014, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.259.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-9-9.1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.229-2011, SEC.275.

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "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. (b) If a parent of …

Sec. 9.5. (a) This section applies to reimbursements made under this chapter in the state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2013. (b) The amount of reimbursement that a school corporation or an accredited nonpublic school (as defined in section 9(a) of this chapter) is entitle…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "diabetes management and treatment plan" means a plan prepared under section 12 of this chapter. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "student" refers to a student with diabetes. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "volunteer health aide" means a school employee who: (1) is not licensed or authorized to provide health care services under IC 25; (2) volunteers to act in the capacity of a volunteer health aide; and (3) has successfully completed the training …

Sec. 12. (a) A diabetes management and treatment plan must be prepared and implemented for a student with diabetes for use during school hours or at a school related activity. The plan must be developed by: (1) the licensed health care practitioner responsible for the student's d…

Sec. 13. (a) An individualized health plan must be developed for each student with diabetes while the student is at school or participating in a school activity. The school's nurse shall develop a student's individualized health plan in collaboration with: (1) to the extent pract…

Sec. 14. (a) At each school in which a student with diabetes is enrolled, the school principal, after consultation with the school nurse, shall: (1) seek school employees to serve as volunteer health aides; and (2) make efforts to ensure that the school has an adequate number of …

Sec. 15. (a) The department may cooperate with the Indiana department of health in the development of a diabetes training program for school nurses. The department, with the assistance of physicians or registered nurses who are qualified in the area of diabetes training, shall pr…

Sec. 16. (a) The school nurse shall perform the tasks necessary to assist a student in carrying out the student's individualized health plan. (b) When necessary, a volunteer health aide may perform the tasks necessary to assist a student in carrying out the student's individualiz…

Sec. 18. A school shall provide the individual who is responsible for providing transportation for or supervising a student with diabetes during an off-campus school related activity an information sheet that: (1) identifies the student with diabetes; (2) identifies potential eme…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health care services" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-8-11-1. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "individualized health plan" means a coordinated plan of care designed to meet the unique health care needs of a student with diabetes in a school setting. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "licensed health care practitioner" means an individual who: (1) is licensed to provide health care services; and (2) has prescriptive authority; under IC 25. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "physician" refers to an individual who is licensed under IC 25-22.5. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "registered nurse" refers to an individual who is licensed as a registered nurse under IC 25-23. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2. IC 20-34-5-7 "School" Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a public school, including a charter school…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "school employee" means an individual employed by: (1) a public school, including a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic school; (2) a local health department working with a school under this chapter; or (3) another entity with which a …

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "school nurse" refers to an individual who: (1) is employed by a school; (2) is licensed as a registered nurse under IC 25-23; and (3) meets the requirements set forth in 515 IAC 8-1-47. As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Agreement" means an: (A) identical resolution adopted by the governing body of each participating school corporation or the governing board of a participating charter school; or (B) agreement approved by …

participating school corporation Sec. 10. A teacher who: (1) is employed by a special education cooperative; and (2) does not have existing years of service in any of the participating school corporations; shall be considered to be employed by the special education cooperative an…