Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 0.4. Notwithstanding P.L.25-1995, if a school corporation has conducted the hearing described in IC 20-5-52 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) before May 1, 1995, the school corporation may issue bonds or execute a lease for the school building construction pr…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, if a governing body of a school corporation determines that any real or personal property: (1) is no longer needed for school purposes; or (2) should, in the interests of the school corporation, be exchanged for other prop…

Sec. 13. If: (1) the trustees of school corporations of a city or town believe; or (2) the township trustee of a township believes; it is necessary to purchase any real estate on which to build a school, or for any other purpose connected with the real estate, the township truste…

Sec. 14. Ten (10) days after a petition is filed under section 13 of this chapter, the court shall appoint: (1) one (1) disinterested freeholder residing in the school corporation or township where the real estate is located; and (2) two (2) disinterested appraisers licensed unde…

Sec. 15. (a) Before making the appraisement and assessment, the appraisers shall take an oath before the clerk of the court to make a fair, true, and honest appraisement of the real estate. (b) After taking the oath under subsection (a), the appraisers shall examine the real esta…

Sec. 16. Before the filing of the petition, the township trustee or school trustees, or a majority of them, may offer or tender to the owner or owners of the real estate an amount considered a reasonable value for the real estate. If the amount fixed by the appraisers or by the c…

Sec. 17. (a) A school corporation may: (1) purchase buildings or lands, or both, for school purposes; and (2) improve the buildings or lands, or both. (b) Notwithstanding this section through section 18 of this chapter limiting the purchase of school buildings, a school corporati…

Sec. 18. Subject to IC 5-1-11.5, a school corporation may issue and sell bonds under the general statutes governing the issuance of bonds to purchase and improve buildings or lands, or both. All laws relating to approval (if required) in a local public question under IC 6-1.1-20,…

Sec. 2. A governing body of a school corporation shall deposit insurance proceeds received as a result of damage to real or personal property in the school corporation's operations fund. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-5-6.] As added by …

Sec. 26. (a) A school corporation: (1) has the same powers; and (2) is subject to the same duties and liabilities; concerning municipal assessments for the cost of public improvements affecting the common school corporation's real estate that private owners of real estate possess…

Sec. 27. The superintendent of a school corporation shall cause an annual inspection to be conducted of all heating systems and supporting gas, oil, propane, or any other fuel lines used for school purposes. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20…

Sec. 27.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if: (1) as a result of an inspection of a school building under IC 22-14-2-11 that is not an inspection to determine compliance with a legal standard for accreditation, the department of homeland security determines that there is a vi…

Sec. 28. A report of the inspection described in section 27 of this chapter shall be made to the department of homeland security before September 1 of each year. The report shall be made on forms prescribed and approved by the department of homeland security. [Pre-2005 Elementary…

Sec. 37. (a) If the governing body proposes to construct, repair, or alter a school building at a cost of more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) that would be financed by: (1) entering into a lease agreement under IC 20-47-2-11 through IC 20-47-2-14 or IC 20-47-3-9 through IC…

Sec. 38. At the public hearing and before bids for construction of the project are invited, the governing body shall adopt a resolution that specifies the following: (1) The educational purpose the building will serve. (2) The estimated cost of construction, including the cost of…

Sec. 39. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, if: (1) a school corporation; and (2) the state, either in the name of the state or in the name of the trustees of an agency of the state; each own improved or unimproved real estate that lies within the boundaries of the…

Sec. 40. Whenever: (1) an agreement described in section 39 of this chapter is executed; and (2) the payment of any money is made; deeds of conveyance shall be executed by the trustees or board of trustees of the school corporation and by the state for the transfer of state owned…

Sec. 42. (a) If an officer authorized to sell school land sells any lands without a title to the land, the officer or the officer's successor in office may convey other land of equal value that is agreed upon by the officer and the purchaser, purchaser's heirs, or purchaser's ass…

Sec. 45. (a) The actions of a school corporation taken before January 1, 1993, in acquiring any interest in real estate or a real estate improvement under a deed that contains a reverter clause that limits the use of the property by the school corporation are legalized. (b) If a …

Sec. 46. A person, organization, or other entity that enters into a contract or an agreement with a school corporation to conduct a feasibility or cost study to assist the school corporation in determining the cost of a controlled project as described in IC 6-1.1-20-3.1(a) or IC …

Note: This version of section effective 3-12-2026. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 3-12-2026. Sec. 47. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Covered school building" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-7.1-2.1. (2) "Curren…

Note: This version of section effective 3-12-2026. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 3-12-2026. Sec. 48. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Current school year" refers to a year in which the governing body is required to co…

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, a school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17) may convey property owned by the school corporation to a civil city or other political subdivision for civic purposes if: (1) the governing body adopts a resolution recommendin…

Sec. 6. A school corporation that acquires any real property by gift, devise, or bequest shall hold, use, and dispose of the real property under the terms and conditions imposed by the donor or testator. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2…

Sec. 7. If a school corporation has acquired or acquires any personal property or real estate by gift, devise, or bequest concerning which the donor or testator, at the time of making the gift, bequest, or devise, does not include conditions or directions concerning the gift, beq…

Sec. 8. (a) If the board of trustees or school commissioners of a corporation governed by sections 6 through 9 of this chapter desires: (1) to appoint one (1) or more trustees to hold the title to any property, real or personal, acquired by the board or commissioners in the manne…

Sec. 9. (a) It is the main purpose of this chapter that the identity of the principal of gifts, bequests, and devises to the state's public schools may not be lost and that the income from investment of the gifts, bequests, and devises shall be used in giving students the public …

Sec. 1. The state police department shall annually inspect all special purpose buses and school buses, including those operated by a nonpublic school to transport students. The inspection of a school bus must determine whether the school bus complies with the safety requirements …

Sec. 10. If the inspection of a special purpose bus or a school bus performed under this chapter reveals any material defect that renders the school bus unsafe and in noncompliance with any safety requirements established by the committee or with the safety requirements of this c…

Sec. 11. Upon being issued a temporary certificate of inspection under section 10 of this chapter, the owner of a special purpose bus or school bus shall have the special purpose bus or school bus repaired to meet the minimum standards under this chapter. After having the special…

Sec. 12. If after being repaired under section 11 of this chapter a special purpose bus or school bus meets the minimum standards under this chapter, the state police department shall issue a certificate of inspection under section 3 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Seco…

Sec. 13. If: (1) after being repaired under section 11 of this chapter a special purpose bus or school bus does not meet the minimum standards under this chapter; or (2) a special purpose bus or school bus does not comply with the safety requirements for school bus construction a…

Sec. 14. An out-of-service certificate issued under section 13 of this chapter shall be displayed as viewed from the outside in the lower left corner of the windshield of the special purpose bus or school bus for which the certificate is issued. However, if the left corner positi…

Sec. 14.5. After: (1) an out-of-service order and an out-of-service certificate have been issued under section 13 of this chapter; and (2) the out-of-service certificate has been displayed or positioned as set forth in section 14 of this chapter; the affected special purpose bus …

Sec. 15. (a) An out-of-service order may be appealed to the committee not more than five (5) days after service of the order. (b) Not more than ten (10) days after an appeal, the committee shall review the order and decide the matter. (c) The committee may: (1) uphold; (2) modify…

Sec. 17. A school bus driver shall be charged the same annual registration fee for a school bus that is operated under: (1) a transportation contract with a school corporation; or (2) a parents' supplemental transportation contract. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Re…

Sec. 18. (a) A school corporation that owns a school bus or a special purpose bus and uses the school bus or special purpose bus to transport students is exempt from the payment of the annual registration fee for the school bus or special purpose bus. On application by a school c…

Sec. 19. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-9.1-4-11; 20-9.1-5-22(a).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.38; …

Sec. 2. The owner of a school bus or special purpose bus shall present the school bus or special purpose bus for the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter at the date, time, and place designated by the state police department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educ…

Sec. 3. If the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter reveals that a school bus meets all safety requirements, the inspecting officer shall attach to the bus a certificate of inspection and document the certification in the state police department's school bus inspec…

Sec. 4. A school bus may not be used to transport passengers unless a valid certificate of inspection issued under section 3 of this chapter is displayed as viewed from the outside on the lower left corner of the windshield of the school bus. However, if the left corner position …

Sec. 5. A school bus that is sold or has the ownership transferred to a new owner must be presented for an inspection under section 2 of this chapter before the school bus may be used to transport passengers. If the school bus meets the requirements specified under section 3 of t…

Sec. 6. In addition to the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter, a school bus that was manufactured at least twelve (12) years before the year for which a certificate of inspection is being sought must be presented for inspection not less than five (5) months nor m…

Sec. 7. If a school bus has received damage in an accident that has put the school bus out of service because of passenger safety concerns, the school bus must be presented for an inspection under section 2 of this chapter before the school bus may be used to transport passengers…

Sec. 8. The inspection of a special purpose bus shall consist of an inspection to determine the existence and condition of the vehicle's: (1) brakes; (2) lights (headlamps, tail lamps, brake lights, clearance lights, and turn signals); (3) steering and suspension; (4) exhaust sys…

Sec. 9. A school bus or special purpose bus must be maintained to meet the minimum standards set forth by the committee when transporting passengers. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(i).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.