Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 1. Sections 5 through 9 of this chapter apply to the following: (1) A violation under IC 7.1-5-7 (concerning minors and alcoholic beverages). (2) A violation under IC 35-48-4 (offenses related to controlled substances). [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodifica…

Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "battery" refers to: (1) battery under IC 35-42-2-1; (2) domestic battery under IC 35-42-2-1.3; and (3) aggravated battery under IC 35-42-2-1.5. As added by P.L.72-2006, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.65-2016, SEC.11.

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "harassment" refers to harassment under IC 35-45-2-2. As added by P.L.72-2006, SEC.3.

Sec. 10. In addition to any other duty to report arising under this article, an individual who has reason to believe that a school employee: (1) has received a threat; (2) is the victim of intimidation; (3) is the victim of battery; or (4) is the victim of harassment; shall repor…

Sec. 10.5. (a) This section does not apply to a charter school or a state accredited nonpublic school. (b) A school employee shall report any incidence of suspected criminal organization activity, criminal organization intimidation, or criminal organization recruitment to the pri…

Sec. 11. (a) If an individual who is required to make a report under this chapter is a member of the staff of a school, the individual shall make the report by immediately notifying the principal of the school that a school employee may have received a threat or may be the victim…

Sec. 12. This chapter does not relieve an individual of the obligation to report a threat, intimidation, a battery, or harassment on the individual's own behalf, unless a report has already been made to the best of the individual's belief. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educa…

Sec. 13. An individual who has a duty under sections 10 through 12 of this chapter to report that a school employee may have received a threat or may be the victim of intimidation, battery, or harassment shall immediately make an oral report to the local law enforcement agency. […

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, an individual, other than a person accused of making a threat against a school employee, intimidating a school employee, committing a battery against a school employee, or harassing a school employee, who: (1) makes, or c…

Sec. 15. An individual who has acted maliciously or in bad faith is not immune from civil or criminal liability under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.

Sec. 16. An individual making a report under sections 10 through 14 of this chapter or assisting in any requirement of sections 10 through 14 of this chapter is presumed to have acted in good faith. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "intimidation" refers to intimidation under IC 35-45-2-1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "member of the administrative staff" or comparable language means a school corporation employee who: (1) is certificated under the statutes relating to the licensing of teachers; and (2) has supervisory authority. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondar…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "threat" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-2-1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12.5-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.

Sec. 5. If a person other than a member of the administrative staff who is an employee of a school corporation has personally observed: (1) a violation described in section 1 of this chapter; or (2) a delinquent act that would be a violation under section 1 of this chapter if the…

Sec. 6. A member of the administrative staff who, based on personal knowledge or on the report of another employee of the school corporation, believes that a person has committed a violation described in section 1 of this chapter or a delinquent act that would be a violation desc…

Sec. 7. A report is not required under sections 5 through 6 of this chapter if: (1) a federal statute or regulation; (2) IC 20-28-10-17, IC 25-33-1-17, IC 34-46-3-1, or another state statute; or (3) a rule adopted by a state agency; imposes a duty on the employee of the school co…

Sec. 8. (a) A person, other than a person who has committed a violation under section 1 of this chapter or a delinquent act that would be a violation under section 1 of this chapter if the violator were an adult, who: (1) makes a report under this chapter in good faith; (2) parti…

Sec. 9. The law enforcement agencies and the school corporations in each county shall develop and administer a program to efficiently implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-12-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "blind student" has the meaning established under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the state board for an individual: (1) who: (A) cannot successfully use vision as a primary and efficient method for learning; and (B) exhibits such a low degree or…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "braille" means a tactually perceived system of reading and writing known as Standard English braille. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6.3-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "case conference committee" means the group of individuals described in IC 20-18-2-9 who develop the individualized education program for each student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8). [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Rec…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "individualized education program" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-9. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6.3-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 5. (a) In developing the individualized education program for a blind student, the presumption is that, with some exceptions, proficiency in braille reading and writing is essential for blind students to achieve satisfactory educational progress. (b) This chapter does not re…

Sec. 6. (a) Each blind student shall undergo a literacy assessment under rules adopted under IC 4-22-2 by the state board to determine the student's present level of performance in reading and writing. (b) The literacy assessment required by subsection (a) shall be administered b…

Sec. 7. If it is determined that braille instruction and use is appropriate for a student who is blind, the student shall be provided instruction by certified teachers of individuals with a visual disability in the frequency and intensity specified in the student's individualized…

Sec. 8. As a part of the case conference committee deliberations for a blind student, the case conference committee shall make available to the student and the student's parents information regarding all the potential reading and writing media options, including the availability …

Sec. 9. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6.3-9.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "debt service" includes bonds and coupons, civil bond obligations, lease rental contracts, and interest cost on emergency and temporary loans. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citations: 21-2-4-2 part; 21-2-4-4 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 10. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a school corporation may not pay from the fund the principal of emergency and temporary loans obtained for the benefit of any other fund. (b) Except as provided in IC 20-48-1-7 and IC 20-48-1-9, payment of interest on emergency an…

Sec. 11. An amount equal to deductions made or to be made in the current year for the payment of principal and interest on an advancement from any state fund (including the common school fund and the veterans memorial school construction fund) may be included in debt service and …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a debt service fund established under section 4 of this chapter. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "levy" refers to a debt service levy under IC 20-46-7 for the fund. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 4. The governing body of each school corporation shall establish a debt service fund. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-4-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided by law, all expenditures for debt service must be paid from the fund. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-4-4 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 6. Money in the debt service fund may be used for payment of the following: (1) All debt and other obligations arising out of funds borrowed or advanced for school buildings when purchased from the proceeds of a bond issue for capital construction. (2) A lease to provide cap…

Sec. 7. Money in the fund may not be used for payment of debt service, lease payments, or similar obligations for a controlled project that is approved by the voters in a referendum under IC 6-1.1-20. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 21-2-4-2(7); subsec…

Sec. 8. (a) Lease rental obligations on account of leases entered into under IC 21-5-11 (before its repeal), IC 20-47-2, IC 21-5-12 (before its repeal), or IC 20-47-3 may be paid by a school corporation from the debt service fund. (b) Payments described in subsection (a) must be …

Sec. 9. Money in the fund may be used to pay lease rental obligations, school bonds and coupons, and civil bond obligations assumed by school corporations reorganized under IC 20-23-4. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-4-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a qualified school corporation until the expiration of IC 20-45-8 under IC 20-45-8-29. As added by P.L.236-2023, SEC.153. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.204.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualified school corporation" means a school corporation that has under its jurisdiction any territory located in Dearborn County. As added by P.L.236-2023, SEC.153.

Sec. 3. A qualified school corporation's property tax levy under this chapter for a calendar year is a property tax levy for the qualified school corporation's operations fund equal to the amount of the distribution that the qualified school corporation received in the year prece…

Sec. 4. Each calendar year, the governing body of a qualified school corporation may impose the property tax rate on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of the qualified school corporation that is necessary to generate the qualified school corporation's property…

Sec. 5. Appropriations shall be made from the operations fund by the qualified school corporations as other appropriations are made either in the annual budget or by additional appropriations. As added by P.L.236-2023, SEC.153.

Sec. 0.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), after March 31, 2026, a school city (as defined in IC 20-25-2-12) may not exercise the powers and duties under this chapter and instead, the public education corporation assumes the powers and duties of the school city as set forth in IC 2…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a school safety referendum tax levy fund established by the governing body of a school corporation under IC 20-40-20-4. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.12.