Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

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.

loans 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 emerge…

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…

education fund 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 subsecti…

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.

January 1, 1994 Sec. 0.3. A rule adopted by the state board before January 1, 1994, concerning the primetime program under IC 21-1-29 (before its repeal by P.L.278-1993(ss), SECTION 16), after December 31, 1993, is valid, effective, and considered to be a rule of the state board …

Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a virtual charter school. As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.216.

Sec. 1. The primetime program is established to provide money to encourage school corporations to lower the pupil/teacher ratio in kindergarten through grade 3. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

Sec. 10. The state board shall evaluate the effectiveness of the primetime program and shall monitor compliance by school corporations with this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-8.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

Sec. 11. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-9.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.339. Repealed by P.L.205-2013, SEC.297.

Sec. 2. The amount received under this chapter shall be devoted to reducing class size in kindergarten through grade 3. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-3(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

Sec. 3. The primetime program shall be administered by the state board. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

teachers; instructional aides Sec. 4. For purposes of computation under this chapter, the following shall be used: (1) The staff cost amount for a school corporation is seventy-four thousand five hundred dollars ($74,500). (2) The guaranteed primetime amount for a school corporat…

Sec. 5. In order to receive a distribution under this chapter, a school corporation must implement the primetime program in the following order: (1) Grade 1. (2) Grade 2. (3) Grade 3 or kindergarten. (4) The grade not chosen under subdivision (3). [Pre-2006 Recodification Citatio…

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-3(a).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.254; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.342; P.L.229-2011, SEC.217. Repealed by P.L.205-2013, SEC.296.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-3(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.127.

Sec. 8. (a) The state board shall approve the counting of classroom instructional aides as teachers under this chapter if the school corporation can substantiate each year that providing adequate classroom space for the attainment of the school corporation's target pupil/teacher …

Sec. 9. School corporations shall apply for money under this chapter: (1) on a form prescribed; and (2) on or before the date designated; by the state board. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-30-7(a).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

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(a). As added by P.L.236-2023, SEC.153.

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. 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.

formula; certification Sec. 10. (a) This section applies only to a referendum to allow a school corporation to extend a referendum tax levy. (b) The question to be submitted to the voters in the referendum must read as follows: "Shall the school corporation continue to impose inc…

Sec. 11. The county auditor shall distribute proceeds collected from an allocation area (as defined in IC 6-1.1-21.2-3) that are attributable to property taxes imposed after being approved by the voters in a referendum to the school corporation for which the referendum was conduc…

Sec. 12. The voters in a referendum may not approve a levy that is imposed for more than eight (8) years. However, a levy may be reimposed or extended under this chapter. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.12.

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. (a) The referendum shall be held in the next primary election, general election, or municipal election in which all the registered voters who are residents of the school corporation are entitled to vote after certification of the question under IC 3-10-9-3. The certifica…

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…

determination; eligibility; distribution amount Sec. 22. (a) This section 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:…

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…

department of local government finance; resolution regarding distribution to a charter school; referendum distribution projection; revenue spending plan; charter school participation and referendum disclosure statement Sec. 6. (a) Subject to this chapter, the governing body of a …

approval deadline; projected charter school distributions 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…

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…