Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 2.1. As used in this chapter, "covered school building" means a school building that is owned by a school corporation or any other entity that is related in any way to, or created by, the school corporation or the governing body, including a building corporation, and that ha…

Sec. 2.2. As used in this chapter, "interested person" refers to the following: (1) Each state educational institution. (2) Each charter school in a county where a school corporation with a covered school building subject to closure is located. (3) All charter school authorizers …

Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "state educational institution" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-32. As added by P.L.155-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 2.8. When a notice is given to an authorizer under this chapter or IC 20-26-7-47, the authorizer is responsible for notifying all charter schools authorized by or applying for authorization by the authorizer. The authorizer must provide the notice to charter schools not more…

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in section 1 of this chapter or subsection (b), (c), or (d), before a governing body may sell, exchange, lease, demolish, hold without operating, or dispose of a covered school building, a governing body shall make available for lease or purchase by…

Sec. 4. (a) Not later than thirty (30) days after the date a governing body of a school corporation determines at a public meeting to cease using a covered school building for classroom instruction on student instructional days (as described in IC 20-30-2-2) for a school year as …

Sec. 4.5. (a) After a governing body passes a resolution or takes official action to close, no longer use, or no longer occupy a covered school building or the covered school building is required to be closed under IC 20-26-7-47, a school corporation is responsible for meeting th…

Sec. 5. (a) If: (1) a covered school building is sold to a charter school or state educational institution under section 4 of this chapter; and (2) the charter school or state educational institution described in subdivision (1) no longer intends to use the covered school buildin…

Sec. 5.3. (a) This section applies to a covered school building to which the following apply: (1) The covered school building was purchased or leased by a charter school under this chapter. (2) The total student enrollment for in-person instruction in the school building in the c…

Sec. 6. During the term of a lease under section 4 of this chapter, the charter school or state educational institution is responsible for the direct expenses related to the covered school building leased, including utilities, insurance, maintenance, repairs, and remodeling. If t…

Sec. 9. (a) The attorney general, in consultation with the department and state board, is authorized to take any action necessary to enforce a department or state board order under IC 20-26-7-47 or this chapter (or an order issued by the attorney general under this chapter (as ef…