Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 13. (a) Upon the request of a school corporation that is required to submit a corrective action plan, the DUAB and other appropriate state departments and agencies shall: (1) assist the school corporation in developing the corrective action plan; and (2) provide technical as…

Sec. 14. The governing body of a school corporation that is required to prepare a corrective action plan may meet in executive session to discuss all aspects of the corrective action plan, including voting to approve a corrective action plan or modifications under section 16 of t…

Sec. 15. The DUAB shall meet at least once every ninety (90) days with the school corporation's superintendent, the president of the school corporation's governing body, and (as necessary) other administrators of the school corporation to discuss the corrective action plan and th…

Sec. 16. The following apply after a corrective action plan is submitted to the DUAB: (1) The DUAB may modify the corrective action plan at any time if the DUAB determines that the modification is necessary. (2) The governing body of the school corporation may request the DUAB to…

Sec. 17. (a) The DUAB shall place the school corporation on a watch list if: (1) the DUAB determines that the school corporation is not in compliance with the school corporation's corrective action plan; (2) the DUAB notifies the superintendent and governing body of the school co…

Sec. 18. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, all reports, correspondence, and other records related to a school corporation's corrective action plan, including reports prepared by the DUAB under section 10 of this chapter and an assessment prepared under section 11 of this chapter…

Sec. 19. (a) The DUAB may do the following each year: (1) Review the fiscal and qualitative indicators used under this chapter to evaluate the financial condition of school corporations. (2) Determine if it is appropriate to change one (1) or more of the fiscal and qualitative in…

Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "public agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-14-1.5-2(a). As added by P.L.184-2023, SEC.11 and P.L.236-2023, SEC.129.

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "public official" means an elected or appointed official in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state government or a political subdivision, and includes an individual acting on behalf of a public employer, whether temporarily …

Sec. 20. (a) The DUAB may do the following each year: (1) Review policies and procedures adopted under section 8 of this chapter by the DUAB. (2) Determine if it is appropriate to change one (1) or more of those policies and procedures. (b) Before the DUAB may change a policy or …

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to review by the state budget committee under section 6 of this chapter, the DUAB shall determine the fiscal and qualitative indicators to be used for evaluating the financial condition of each school corporation. (b) The fiscal indicators under subsection (a)…

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to review by the state budget committee under section 6 of this chapter, the DUAB shall prescribe the presentation of the information of the fiscal and qualitative indicators used under this chapter. (b) The information under subsection (a) must be presented i…

Sec. 6. (a) Before making a final determination under section 4 of this chapter concerning the fiscal and qualitative indicators that will be used for evaluating the financial condition of school corporations, the DUAB must present a draft of the proposed fiscal and qualitative i…

Sec. 8. The DUAB may adopt policies and procedures that will be used by the DUAB to implement this chapter. Policies and procedures adopted under this section may include processes that will be used by the DUAB to do the following: (1) Identify school corporations that demonstrat…

Revisor's Note: P.L.74-2026 repealed IC 20-20 and relocated the article to IC 20-20.5, effective July 1, 2026. IC 20-20-7-3 was relocated to IC 20-20.5-5-3. Note: This version of section amended by P.L.94-2026, SEC.69. See also preceding repeal of this article by P.L.74-2026, SEC…

Revisor's Note: P.L.74-2026 repealed IC 20-20 and relocated the article to IC 20-20.5, effective July 1, 2026. IC 20-20-7-7 was relocated to IC 20-20.5-5-7. Note: This version of section amended by P.L.94-2026, SEC.70. See also preceding repeal of this article by P.L.74-2026, SEC…

Sec. 1. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the organization of public schools in Indiana to: (1) promote the best interests of the students of Indiana; (2) provide for the organization of additional forms of local school government; (3) preserve and ensure an econom…

Sec. 10. (a) The metropolitan board of education shall appoint a metropolitan superintendent of schools who shall serve under contract in the same manner and under the same laws that govern the employment and service of other licensed school personnel. However, the metropolitan s…

Sec. 11. If a metropolitan school district formed under this chapter includes territory in more than one (1) county, the respective counties, boards, commissions, and officers of each of the counties shall perform duties required to form a metropolitan school district jointly and…

Sec. 13. In the resolution creating a county school corporation or metropolitan school district or in the petitions requesting the creation of or requesting a referendum on the question of creating a corporation or district under section 2 of this chapter, the resolutions or peti…

Sec. 2. (a) In any county or adjoining counties at least two (2) school corporations, including school towns, school cities, consolidated school corporations, joint schools, metropolitan school districts, township school districts, or community school corporations, regardless of …

Sec. 3. (a) The metropolitan school district shall conduct the educational activities of all the schools in the district in compliance with: (1) state law; and (2) the laws of the state of Indiana with reference to public education. (b) The control and administration of the schoo…

Sec. 4. (a) At the first meeting of the board of commissioners of the county after the creation of the metropolitan school district as provided in this chapter, the board of commissioners shall divide the district into three (3) governing body districts approximately equal in pop…

Sec. 4.5. (a) Not later than December 31, 2013, the board of commissioners shall do the following: (1) Send a copy of the school corporation's plan to the circuit court clerk of each county in which the school corporation is located. (2) If any members of the governing body are e…

Sec. 5. (a) The rights, powers, and duties of the metropolitan school district shall be vested in the governing body that must be composed of: (1) three (3); (2) five (5); or (3) seven (7); members who have resided in the district for at least two (2) years before taking office. …

Sec. 6. (a) The first metropolitan board of education shall be composed of the: (1) trustees; and (2) members of school boards; of the school corporations forming the metropolitan board of education. (b) The members of the metropolitan board of education shall serve ex officio as…

Sec. 7. (a) The transfer of: (1) powers; (2) duties; (3) property; (4) property rights; (5) other assets; (6) liabilities; (7) contracts, both as to rights and obligations; and (8) other issues connected with the transfer of authority from existing school corporations to the metr…

Sec. 8.1. (a) The registered voters of the metropolitan school district shall elect the members of the metropolitan board of education at general elections held biennially, beginning with the next general election that is held more than sixty (60) days after the creation of the m…

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a metropolitan or consolidated school corporation located in a county containing a consolidated city. (b) The same method used to cast votes for other offices for which candidates have qualified to be on the election ballot shall be used for th…

Sec. 1. (a) The organizer is the fiscal agent for the charter school. (b) The organizer has exclusive control of: (1) funds received by the charter school; and (2) financial matters of the charter school. (c) The organizer shall maintain accounts of all funds received and disburs…

Sec. 10. (a) The department shall carry out a program to identify all federal funds for which a charter school is eligible. (b) The department shall apply for all federal funds that are available for charter schools and for which Indiana is eligible. (c) Upon receiving notice und…

Sec. 13. (a) A virtual charter school may only apply for authorization with any statewide authorizer in accordance with the authorizer's guidelines. A virtual charter school may renew a charter only with a statewide authorizer. An authorizer described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(1) and IC …

Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to the following charter schools: (1) The Excel Centers for Adult Learners. (2) The Christel House DORS centers. (3) The Gary Middle College charter schools. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, for a state fiscal year, a charter school described…

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 13.5 of this chapter, notwithstanding any other law, for state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2014, an adult high school is not entitled to receive funding from the state, including any tuition support, unless the general assembly ena…

Sec. 15. A charter school is considered a school corporation for purposes of any state or federal funding opportunities administered by the department or any other state agency that are otherwise available to a school corporation as described in IC 20-18-2-16(a). As added by P.L.…

Sec. 16. Not later than July 1 of each year, a charter school shall post on the charter school's website information for the immediately preceding school year regarding whether there is a familial or business relationship between the organizer, owner, or operator of the charter s…

Sec. 17. (a) This section is in addition to any other requirement imposed on a charter school with respect to the closure of a charter school, including the payment of any outstanding debts. (b) At the time of the closure of a charter school, the charter school shall return any m…

Sec. 2. The department shall distribute state tuition support distributions, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult high schools, to the organizer. The department shall make a distribution un…

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a conversion charter school. (b) The department shall distribute to the organizer: (1) tuition support and other state funding for any purpose for students enrolled in the conversion charter school; (2) a proportionate share of state and federa…

Sec. 4. (a) Services that a school corporation provides to a charter school, including transportation, may be provided at not more than one hundred three percent (103%) of the actual cost of the services. (b) This subsection applies to an authorizer that is a state educational in…

Sec. 5. (a) An organizer may apply for and accept for a charter school: (1) independent financial grants; and (2) funds from public or private sources other than the department. (b) An organizer shall make all applications, enter into all contracts, and sign all documents necessa…

Sec. 6. With the approval of a majority of the members of the governing body, a school corporation may distribute a proportionate share of the school corporation's operations fund to a charter school. A charter school may elect to distribute a proportionate share of the charter s…

Sec. 6.1. (a) This section applies to revenue collected: (1) after June 30, 2024, and before January 1, 2028, from a tax levy imposed under IC 20-46-8 by the governing body of a school corporation described in IC 20-46-8-11.2(a); and (2) after December 31, 2027, in the case of a …

Sec. 6.2. (a) This section applies to a levy: (1) resulting from a resolution to place a referendum on the ballot adopted by the governing body under IC 20-46-1-8, IC 20-46-1-8.5, IC 20-46-9-6, or IC 20-46-9-7 after May 10, 2023, for counties described in IC 20-46-1-21(a) and IC …

Sec. 7. When a charter school uses public funds for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or renovation of a public building, bidding and wage determination laws and all other statutes and rules apply. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: …

Sec. 8. An authorizer may request and receive financial reports concerning a charter school from the organizer at any time. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-7-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.43.