Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 13. Each circuit court clerk shall, upon receiving the question certified by the governing body of a school corporation under this chapter, call a meeting of the county election board to make arrangements for the referendum. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.12.

Sec. 14. The referendum shall be held in the next general election, as provided under IC 3-10-9-3(b), in which all the registered voters who are residents of the school corporation are entitled to vote after certification of the question. The certification of the question must oc…

Sec. 15. Each county election board shall cause: (1) the question certified to the circuit court clerk by the governing body of a school corporation to be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4; and (2) an adequate supply of ballots and voting equipment to be …

Sec. 16. (a) The individuals entitled to vote in the referendum are all of the registered voters resident in the school corporation. (b) An individual who changes residence from a location within a school corporation to a location outside of the school corporation less than thirt…

Sec. 17. Each precinct election board shall count the affirmative votes and the negative votes cast in the referendum and shall certify those two (2) totals to the county election board of each county in which the referendum is held. The circuit court clerk of each county shall, …

Sec. 18. A school corporation's levy under this chapter may not be considered in the determination of the school corporation's state tuition support distribution under IC 20-43 or the determination of any other property tax levy imposed by the school corporation. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 19. (a) If a majority of the persons who voted in the referendum did not vote "yes" on the referendum question: (1) the school corporation may not make any levy for its school safety referendum tax levy fund; and (2) another referendum under this chapter may not be held earl…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "levy" refers to the property tax levy imposed under this chapter. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.12.

Sec. 20. (a) If a referendum is approved by the voters in a school corporation under this chapter in a calendar year, another referendum may not be placed on the ballot in the school corporation under this chapter in the following calendar year. (b) Notwithstanding any other prov…

Sec. 21. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, during the period beginning with the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of a school corporation to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot and continuing through the day on which the referendum is …

Sec. 22. (a) This section: (1) applies to revenue received from a resolution that is approved by the governing body to impose a referendum levy under section 6 or 7 of this chapter after May 10, 2023, for a school corporation located in: (A) Lake County; (B) Marion County; (C) St…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "referendum" refers to a referendum under this chapter. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.12.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "resolution to extend a referendum levy" refers to a resolution adopted under sections 6 and 7 of this chapter to place a referendum on the ballot requesting authority to continue imposing a tax rate, which is the same as or lower than the tax rat…

Sec. 5. A school corporation may impose a school safety referendum tax levy for the school corporation's fund in the amount allowed under sections 6 through 19 of this chapter, but the amount may not exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuatio…

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to this chapter, the governing body of a school corporation may adopt a resolution to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot if the governing body of the school corporation determines that a referendum levy should be imposed for measures to improv…

Sec. 7. (a) A resolution to extend a referendum levy must be: (1) adopted by the governing body of a school corporation; and (2) approved in a referendum under this chapter; before December 31 of the final calendar year in which the school corporation's previously approved refere…

Sec. 8. A referendum levy under this chapter may be put into effect only if a majority of the individuals who vote in a referendum that is conducted in accordance with this section and sections 9 through 19 of this chapter approve the school corporation's making a levy for the en…

Sec. 9. The question to be submitted to the voters in the referendum must read as follows: "Shall ________ (insert the name of the school corporation) increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than ______ (insert the number of years immediately following …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) A charter school that does not receive a pro rata share of local property tax revenue. (2) An innovation network school located in a school city, as defined in IC 20-25-2-12, that existed on January 1, 2015, that does not receive…

Sec. 10. The following apply to an advance under this chapter: (1) Interest shall be charged at the rate of one percent (1%) per annum. (2) The outstanding advance amount at any one (1) time for a particular school may not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000). (3) The term of…

Sec. 11. To ensure timely payment of an advance according to the terms of the advance, the state board may withhold from funds due to the charter school to which the advance is made in the amount necessary to pay the advance. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.

Sec. 12. If the state board withholds funds under this chapter, the state board first shall withhold funds from the distribution of state tuition support to the school to which the advance is made. If the state tuition support distribution is unavailable or inadequate, the state …

Sec. 13. An advance under this chapter to a school is not an obligation of the school within the meaning of a constitutional limitation on or prohibition against indebtedness. This chapter does not relieve the organizer of the charter school of the duty to qualify the charter sch…

Sec. 14. (a) The organizer of a charter school is the fiscal agent for the charter school and has exclusive control of the funds received by the charter school and all financial matters pertaining to the charter school. For purposes of this chapter, all references to a school or …

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advance" refers to an advance under this chapter. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "charter school" refers to a school established under IC 20-24. However, the term does not include a virtual charter school or an adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3). As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a charter school or an innovation network school described in section 1(a)(2) of this chapter. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.

Sec. 5. (a) The charter and innovation network school advance program is established. The purpose of the program is to make advances to schools. (b) The state board shall administer the program. (c) The total amount of advances that the state board may make under this chapter dur…

Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall establish a written application procedure for providing advances to schools. (b) To apply for an advance, a school must submit an application that contains the information required by the state board. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.

Sec. 7. If a school files an application for an advance as required by the state board, and the state board finds that the school: (1) qualifies for an advance under section 8 of this chapter; and (2) will use the advance proceeds for educational purposes; the state board shall m…

Sec. 8. (a) A school qualifies for an advance under this chapter if the school is one (1) of the following: (1) A charter school in its first or second year of operation. (2) A charter school that was placed in the "A", "B", or "C" category or designation of performance establish…

Sec. 9. The state board may make advances under this chapter on a per student basis. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.232.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alternative education program" means an alternative education program (as defined in IC 20-30-8-1). [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-33-1.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "full-time equivalent students" means the number of students determined under IC 20-30-8-16. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-33-2.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "qualifying school corporation" means a school corporation, including a charter school, that has been approved under IC 20-30-8-8 to receive a grant under this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-33-3.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 4. A qualifying school corporation is eligible to receive a grant from the state for each full-time equivalent student who is enrolled in an alternative education program conducted for the school corporation. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-33-4.] As added by P.L.74-2026,…

Sec. 5. The maximum amount that may be granted to a qualifying school corporation in a school year is seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per full-time equivalent student. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-33-5.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 6. To receive a grant under this chapter, a school corporation must expend on alternative education programs in the school year a matching amount of at least one-third (1/3) of the amount of the state grant per full-time equivalent student, as determined under the rules adop…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the department shall distribute a grant under this chapter to a qualifying school corporation not later than September 1. The grant must be for the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in and attending an alternative e…