Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 5. A school corporation may enter into an agreement with: (1) another school corporation; (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; or (3) both entities described in subdivisions (1) and (2); to offer a joint summer school program for high school students. [Pre-2005 Elementar…

Sec. 6. An agreement under section 5 of this chapter must: (1) designate one (1) participating school corporation as the local education agency for the joint educational program; and (2) specify the allocation of costs of the joint summer school program, including teacher compens…

Sec. 7. The parties to an agreement under section 5 of this chapter may provide educational programs: (1) that are not regularly provided as part of the established curriculum during the school year; and (2) for which a student who successfully completes a program may receive hig…

Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, an instructor for an educational program described in section 7 of this chapter must be: (1) licensed under IC 20-28; or (2) granted a substitute teacher's license by the department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educa…

Sec. 9. If the superintendent of the school corporation that is the local education agency determines that: (1) a qualified licensed teacher is not available from the entities entering into an agreement under section 5 of this chapter; and (2) a qualified postsecondary instructor…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a nonpublic school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-4-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the student educational achievement fund established by section 4 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-4-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "grant" refers to a student educational achievement grant from the fund. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.2-4-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.15.

Sec. 4. (a) The student educational achievement fund is established to provide funds to stimulate and recognize improved student performance in meeting academic standards under the statewide assessment program. The fund is administered by the department. (b) The fund consists of …

Sec. 5. The general assembly shall determine the statewide amount available for grants in appropriations during a biennium. The maximum amount available to a school is determined by referencing the number of full-time certified teaching positions for the school. The department, u…

Sec. 6. The state board shall establish a system for awarding and distributing grants under this chapter. A system recommended under this section must be based on graduated levels of improvement based on statewide assessment program standards and other assessments approved by the…

Sec. 1. A decision requiring a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) to undergo a student diagnostic assessment under this chapter or be retained at a particular grade level shall be made in accordance with the student's individualized education …

Sec. 2. Each school may authorize the school's teachers to administer student diagnostic assessments to allow the teachers to make detailed individual assessments of the educational progress of students in grade levels designated by the state board. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secon…

Sec. 3. The department shall make available to schools optional student diagnostic tools such as actual assessment instruments or computer banks containing appropriate essential skills items to assist schools in implementing the diagnostic assessments. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Se…

Sec. 4. After a governing body holds a public hearing on a proposed portfolio program, the governing body may establish a portfolio program to maintain a portfolio of a student's work at grade levels designated by the governing body. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education R…

Sec. 5. The governing body shall develop guidelines for the portfolio program, including guidelines governing the appropriate contents of the portfolios. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.7-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.7-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.244.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "education records" means information that: (1) is recorded by a nonpublic or public school; and (2) concerns a student who is or was enrolled in the school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-22.4-1.] As…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a nonpublic or public school must allow a custodial parent and a noncustodial parent of a child the same access to their child's education records. (b) A nonpublic or public school may not allow a noncustodial parent access to the…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "juvenile justice agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 10-13-4-5. (b) A school corporation or other entity to which the education records privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) apply ma…

emergency Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "appropriate officials" include local or state law enforcement officials, department of child services officials, trained medical personnel, and school administrators whose knowledge of information described in subsection (b) or (d) …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "association" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-14-1. As added by P.L.144-2011, SEC.1.

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "organizing entity" means any person that: (1) operates: (A) a recreational; (B) an intramural; or (C) an extracurricular; athletic or sports program for individuals who are less than twenty (20) years of age; and (2) uses a facility, field, par…

Sec. 1.6. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a public school and a state accredited nonpublic school. As added by P.L.135-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.86.

Sec. 1.7. As used in this chapter, "student athlete" means any student who: (1) attends a school; (2) is in grade 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12; and (3) participates in any: (A) interscholastic sport, including cheerleading; or (B) intramural sport, including cheerleading, in whic…

Sec. 2. (a) Before July 1, 2012, the department shall disseminate guidelines, information sheets, and forms to each school corporation for distribution to a school to inform and educate coaches, student athletes, and parents of student athletes of the nature and risk of concussio…

sport Sec. 3. Each year, before beginning practice for an interscholastic sport or an intramural sport in which a head coach or assistant coach elects to or is required to comply with this chapter, a student athlete and the student athlete's parent: (1) must be given the informat…

removal from play; prohibition against returning to play Sec. 4. A student athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a practice or game: (1) shall be removed from play at the time of the injury; and (2) may not return to play until the student athlete …

volunteer health care provider immunity Sec. 5. (a) A student athlete who has been removed from play under section 4 of this chapter may not return to play until: (1) the student athlete: (A) is evaluated by a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management…

coaching services immunity Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "football" does not include flag football. (b) Prior to coaching football to individuals who are less than twenty (20) years of age and are in grades 1 through 12, each head football coach and assistant football coac…

coaches; intramural sport election; coaching services immunity Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), this section applies after June 30, 2017. (b) This section applies to a head coach or assistant coach who: (1) coaches any: (A) interscholastic sport; or (B) intram…

Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to a virtual charter school. As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.213.

distributions; grant reductions Sec. 1. (a) In addition to the amount a school corporation is entitled to receive in basic tuition support, each school corporation is entitled to receive a grant for special education programs for the state fiscal year. Subject to subsections (b) …

Sec. 2. (a) In a school corporation's nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for severe disabilities, the school corporation shall count each pupil served in any one (1) of the following programs: (1) Autism. (2) Dual sensory impairment. (3) Emotional handicap, full time. (4) …

Sec. 3. (a) In a school corporation's nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for mild and moderate disabilities, the school corporation shall count each pupil served in any one (1) of the following programs: (1) Emotional handicap, all other. (2) Learning disability. (3) Mild …

Sec. 4. In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils in programs for communication disorders, the school corporation shall count each pupil served, even if the pupil is served in another special education program. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-2.1-5.] As added b…

Sec. 5. (a) In a school corporation's cumulative count of pupils in homebound programs, a school corporation shall count each pupil who received homebound instruction on or after July 1 and up to and including June 30 of the preceding school year. (b) A school corporation may inc…

Sec. 6. A school corporation's special education grant for a state fiscal year is equal to the sum of the following: (1) The nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for severe disabilities level one (1), including multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, emotional disabili…

Sec. 7. Participation in a program is not required to the extent of full-time equivalency. The state board shall adopt rules that define the: (1) nature and extent of participation; and (2) type of program qualifying for approval. A count may not be made on any program that has n…

Sec. 8. If a new special education program is created by rule of the state board or by the United States Department of Education, the state board shall determine whether the program shall be included in the list of programs for: (1) severe disabilities; or (2) mild and moderate d…

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a charter school. (b) Each calendar year, a school corporation shall expend part of the school corporation's state special education grant on the provision of special education and related services to parentally placed nonpublic school s…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to Lake County. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-3(a).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter,"eligible pupil" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-1-11. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-3(j).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "entitlement" of a qualified school corporation is that part of the fund: (1) to which any qualified school corporation is entitled for any calendar year; and (2) on the basis of which the tax is set under this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification C…

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the county school distribution fund: (1) into which the receipts from the tax must be credited; and (2) from which distributions to qualified school corporations must be charged. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-3(e).] …

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "qualified county" means Lake County. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-3(a).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "qualified school corporation" means any school corporation that has under its jurisdiction any territory located in the qualified county. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-3(c).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "tax" refers to the county supplemental school financing property tax to be levied by the county council under this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-3(d).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168. IC 20-45-7-16 Duty; levy of countywide…

Sec. 17. The tax shall be imposed at the same time the county council adopts the qualified county's budget, tax levy, and tax rate for the next calendar year under IC 6-1.1-17. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-12-4.1(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 18. The county council shall set a rate for the tax that will produce the total amount of the entitlements of the qualified school corporations for the next calendar year. However, the amount of the tax levy may not be greater than the amount determined under STEP TWO of the…