Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 13. This chapter expires June 30, 2028. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.34; P.L.27-2026, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, an "eligible student" means a student who has completed less than fifty percent (50%) of the required number of credits necessary to graduate upon entering the student's fourth year of high school or any subsequent semester. As added by P.L.86-202…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the high school equivalency pilot program established by section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "provider" means a current grantee receiving WIOA Title II money from the department of workforce development and that provides academic instruction and education services at the elementary or high school level that: (1) include adult education, l…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "WIOA" refers to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

Sec. 6. (a) The high school equivalency pilot program is established. The purpose of the program is to allow an eligible student to enroll in a program to earn a high school equivalency. (b) An eligible student who successfully completes the program within two (2) years shall be …

Sec. 7. An eligible student may participate in the program in lieu of meeting the graduation requirements in IC 20-32-4-1.5. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

Sec. 8. In addition to successfully achieving the eligible student's high school equivalency, an eligible student shall: (1) demonstrate employability skills through a: (A) project based learning experience; (B) service based learning experience; or (C) work based learning experi…

Sec. 9. (a) A school corporation may contract with a provider to provide services for the program. However, the program may not receive money from WIOA Title II or state appropriated adult education funding. If contracting with a provider, the school corporation shall ensure the …

Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to: (1) a public school, including a charter school; (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7). As added by P.L.5-2024, SEC.15.

Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter, "student" means an individual who is enrolled in a school described in section 0.5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.5-2024, SEC.16.

Sec. 1. The secretary of education, in conjunction with the state board, shall develop a plan to improve reading skills of students and implement appropriate remediation techniques for students. As added by P.L.109-2010, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.106.

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the plan required by this chapter must include the following: (1) Reading skill standards for grade 1 through grade 3. (2) A method for making determinant evaluations by grade 3 that remedial action is required for a student, incl…

Sec. 2.5. The governing body of a school or the equivalent authority of a charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall establish a procedure that allows a parent of a student who: (1) has been retained in grade 3 under…

Sec. 3. (a) For any component of the plan that has a fiscal impact, the secretary of education shall present those components of the plan to the general assembly: (1) for consideration of the plan; and (2) to determine the amount of any appropriation in the state budget for the s…

Sec. 4. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.109-2010, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "Indiana literacy cadre" refers to the department's collaborative professional development initiative for educators that is aligned with the science of reading. (b) Subject to available funding, a school in which, over the course of three (3) …

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a nonpublic school. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.

Sec. 10. All records of the student's court appearance shall be expunged upon the student's completion of the out-of-school suspension or expulsion program. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.

Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, a suspension, an expulsion, or a referral of a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) is subject to the: (1) procedural requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1415; and (2) rules adopted by the Indiana state…

Sec. 12. This chapter does not deprive a child of any due process rights to which the child may be entitled. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.

Sec. 2. A superintendent and a court having juvenile jurisdiction in the county may enter into a voluntary agreement (referred to as the "agreement" in this chapter) for court assisted resolution of school suspension and expulsion cases. The agreement may require the court to sup…

Sec. 3. The agreement may require that a court do one (1) or more of the following: (1) Establish a flexible program for the supervision of a student who has been suspended or expelled. (2) Supervise a student who has been suspended or expelled. (3) Require a student who has been…

Sec. 4. (a) The agreement may require that a school corporation do one (1) or more of the following: (1) Define the violation for which a student who has been suspended or expelled shall be referred to the court. (2) Refer a student who has been suspended or expelled for a violat…

Sec. 5. The agreement must provide how the expenses of supervising a student who has been suspended or expelled are funded. A school corporation may not be required to expend more than the foundation amount (as defined by IC 20-43-3-8) for each student referred under the agreemen…

Sec. 6. A student shall be given an informal hearing before the court, in a setting agreed upon by the court and the school system, as soon as practicable following the student's referral to the court, after notice of the hearing has been provided to the student's parent. As adde…

Sec. 7. A hearing under this chapter is not a hearing to determine whether a student who has been suspended or expelled is a child in need of services. However, if a court determines that a student who has been suspended or expelled may: (1) be a child in need of services (as des…

Sec. 8. A parent or guardian has the right to be present and may be required to be present during the student's appearance. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.

Sec. 9. A student's appearance in court under this chapter shall not be used against the child or the child's parents or guardians in any subsequent court proceeding, including but not limited to any delinquency or child in need of services matter under IC 31. As added by P.L.242…