Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 1. The department of education, in cooperation with the department of child services, the department of correction, and the division of mental health and addiction, shall: (1) develop and coordinate the children's social, emotional, and behavioral health plan that is to prov…

Sec. 2. The children's social, emotional, and behavioral health plan shall recommend: (1) procedures for the identification and assessment of social, emotional, and mental health issues; (2) procedures to assist a child and the child's family in obtaining necessary services to tr…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter,"acquiring school corporation" means the school corporation that acquires territory as a result of annexation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-4-1(c).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 10. (a) A remonstrance under section 8 of this chapter must be in the following or a substantially similar form: "The undersigned hereby remonstrate against the annexation of the following described territory situated in ______ County, Indiana, whereby it would be transferre…

Sec. 11. (a) Within sixty (60) days after the annexation takes place, the governing body of the acquiring school corporation and losing school corporation shall adopt a plan determining the manner in which the governing body shall be constituted. The plan shall be adopted in acco…

allocation of school tax receipts and amount to be paid by acquiring school corporation; standards Sec. 12. (a) With respect to whether the disposition of the assets and liabilities of the losing school corporation, allocation of school tax receipts, and the amount to be paid by …

limitations on new annexation proceeding following adverse judgment Sec. 13. (a) If a remonstrance is filed on grounds other than the grounds in section 10(a)(4) of this chapter, annexation does not become effective until final judgment in the remonstrance suit. Judgment may not …

Sec. 14. (a) Laws or parts of laws in conflict with this chapter are repealed. This chapter may not be construed to repeal any part of IC 20-23-4 or any statute concerning the consolidation of two (2) or more school corporations, to which this chapter is supplementary, except to …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "annex", "annexing", "annexation", and "school annexation" mean any action whereby the boundaries of a school corporation are changed so that additional territory, constituting all or a part of any one (1) or more other school corporations, is tra…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "annexed territory" means the territory acquired by an acquiring school corporation as a result of annexation from a losing school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-4-1(e).] As added by P.L.1-2…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "losing school corporation" means a school corporation that loses territory to an acquiring school corporation by annexation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-4-1(d).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "resolution" of a school corporation means a resolution adopted by the school corporation's governing body. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-4-1(f).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" means: (1) a school corporation created under IC 20-23-4; and (2) any other school corporation established under any other statute of the state of Indiana, which has common boundaries with any school corporation or corporation…

Sec. 7. Subject to the limitations and procedures in this chapter, a school corporation may annex territory from any other school corporation by resolutions of the acquiring and losing school corporations under section 8 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educati…

Sec. 8. An annexation may be effected by any school corporation as follows: (1) The acquiring and the losing school corporations shall each adopt a substantially identical annexation resolution. The resolution must contain the following items: (A) The name of the acquiring school…

Sec. 9. (a) The notice by publication required by section 8 of this chapter shall be made two (2) times a week apart: (1) with each notice by publication in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation, published in the English language and of general circulation in the acquir…

Sec. 1. A charter school, including a conversion charter school, must be open to any student who resides in Indiana. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.13.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a charter school may not establish admission policies or limit student admissions in any manner in which a public school is not permitted to establish admission policies or limit student admissions. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a…

student residency requirement Sec. 4.5. (a) A virtual charter school shall establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for virtual charter school students and the students' parents. As part of the annual onboarding process and orientation, the virtual cha…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and section 4.5 of this chapter, a charter school must enroll any eligible student who submits a timely application for enrollment. (b) This subsection applies if the number of applications for a progr…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "acquiring school corporation" means the school corporation that acquires territory as a result of annexation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 10. Subject to the limitations and procedure set out in this chapter, any: (1) school corporation may annex territory from any other school corporation by resolutions of the acquiring and losing school corporations as provided in section 11 of this chapter; and (2) school ci…

Sec. 11. (a) An annexation may be effected if an acquiring school corporation and a losing school corporation each adopts a substantially identical annexation resolution that contains the following items: (1) A description of the annexed territory. The description must, as near a…

Sec. 12. (a) Notwithstanding section 11 of this chapter, a school city may effect an annexation as follows: (1) The acquiring school corporation must adopt an annexation resolution of the type provided in section 11 of this chapter. Unless the losing corporation consents, the res…

corporation Sec. 13. (a) The notice by publication required by sections 11 and 12 of this chapter shall be made one (1) time a week for two (2) consecutive weeks: (1) with each notice by publication: (A) in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the acquiring school c…

Sec. 14. (a) A remonstrance under section 11 or 12 of this chapter must be in substantially the following form: The undersigned hereby remonstrate against the annexation of the following described territory situated in ________ County, Indiana, whereby it would be transferred fro…

taxes, and payment by acquiring school corporation Sec. 15. With respect to whether the disposition of the assets and liabilities of the losing school corporation is equitable, the allocation of school tax receipts is equitable, and the amount to be paid by the acquiring school c…

Sec. 16. (a) If a remonstrance is filed on any ground other than a ground set forth in section 14(a)(5) of this chapter, annexation does not become effective until final judgment in the remonstrance suit. A judgment is not considered final until the time for taking an appeal has …

chapter Sec. 17. Notwithstanding any other statute that provides that the boundaries of a school city or school town are coterminous or coextensive with the boundaries of a civil city or civil town, the boundaries of a school city may be changed after March 8, 1961, solely by ann…

statute Sec. 19. Acts 1961, c.186, s.9 is repealed regarding an annexation that is not effective or finally effective before February 25, 1969. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-11.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "annex", "annexing", "annexation", and "school annexation" mean an action in which the boundaries of a school corporation are changed so that additional territory, constituting all or a part of one (1) or more other school corporations, is transfe…

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies to a school city described in IC 20-25-2-12. (b) All real estate belonging to a school city that: (1) consists of lots and buildings on the real property of the school city; and (2) has not been used for school purposes for at least five (5) year…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "annexed territory" means the territory acquired by an acquiring school corporation as a result of annexation from a losing school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.] As added by P.L.1-200…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "civil annexation" means an action in which the civil boundaries of a civil city are extended. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "civil city" means a civil city or a civil town, the area of which, or the major part of the area of which, is under the jurisdiction of a school city. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.] As added by P…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "losing school corporation" means a school corporation that loses territory to an acquiring school corporation by annexation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "resolution" of a school corporation means a resolution duly adopted by the school corporation's governing body. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.233-20…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "school city" means a school corporation that at any time: (1) is a school city; (2) is a school town; (3) has succeeded to the jurisdiction of all a school city or a school town; or (4) has succeeded to the jurisdiction of a major part in area of…

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" means a public school corporation of the state located in whole or in part in a county containing a consolidated city. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-14-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, S…

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.326. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.96.

Sec. 1. (a) A school corporation shall conduct an educational program for all children who reside within the school corporation in kindergarten and in grades 1 through 12. (b) A school corporation may: (1) conduct an educational program for adults and children at least fourteen (…

index check policy; implementation of policy Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a: (1) school corporation; (2) charter school; or (3) nonpublic school that employs one (1) or more employees. (b) A school corporation, a charter school, and a nonpublic school shall adopt a policy…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.249; P.L.233-2015, SEC.100; P.L.65-2016, SEC.10; P.L.106-2016, SEC.5; P.L.85-2017, SEC.78; P.L.142-2020, SEC.21; P.L.125-2022, SEC.5. Repe…

individuals; approval of employment or contract as a separate special agenda item; notification Sec. 11.2. (a) This section applies to: (1) a school corporation; (2) a charter school; (3) a state accredited nonpublic school; and (4) an entity with which the school corporation, ch…

employment reference requests and disclosure of certain incidents known by a school Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this section, "school" includes: (1) a charter school, as defined in IC 20-24-1-4; (2) a nonpublic school, as defined in IC 20-18-2-12, that employs one (1) or more emplo…

Sec. 12. Except for IC 20-26-4-1, IC 20-26-4-4, and IC 20-26-4-5, the powers given each school corporation in IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 and the limitations on those powers set out in IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-26-…

Sec. 13. Except as provided in section 12 of this chapter, IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 are supplemental to all other statutes and rules. The powers given to any school corporation under IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40…

Sec. 14. IC 20-26-1 through IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, IC 20-40-12, and IC 20-48-1 shall be liberally construed to permit the governing body of a school corporation to conduct its affairs in a manner consistent with sound business practice to the ends that the authority of the gover…