Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following school corporations: (1) Richmond Community Schools. (2) Metropolitan School District of Washington Township Schools. (3) Metropolitan School District of Warren Township Schools. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.11-2023,…

support Sec. 10. (a) If a school corporation decides to participate in the program, the school corporation shall fund the program from the school corporation's budget or from: (1) gifts, donations, and bequests; (2) grants, including federal grants and grants from private entitie…

prohibited from participating Sec. 11. If an eligible student enrolled in a school corporation participates in the program, the eligible student may not be a student of an adult education center (as described in IC 22-4.1-20) or an adult high school (as defined under IC 20-24-1-2…

Sec. 12. Not later than July 1, 2021, and not later than July 1 of each year thereafter, participating school corporations shall submit a report to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 concerning the program that includes the following: (1) The number of s…

Sec. 13. This chapter expires June 30, 2024. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

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.

graduation cohort; participation 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 progr…

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. 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) or (c), the plan required by this chapter must include the following: (1) Reading skill standards for grade 1 through grade 3. (2) An emphasis on a method for making determinant evaluations by grade 3 that might require remedial ac…

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. 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.

jurisdiction 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…

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…

need of services 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…

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.

proceedings 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 adde…