Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 17. Except as provided in this article, a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-22.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.…

Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus or a special purpose bus for the transportation of adults at least sixty-five (65) years of age or adults with developmental or physical disabilities. [Pre-2005 Element…

Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus for transportation of eligible students and necessary adult chaperones or of adults to and from an activity that is sponsored, controlled, supervised, or participat…

Sec. 4. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may, by written authorization, allow the use of a school bus for transportation: (1) of preschool children who attend preschool offered by the school corporation or under a contract entered into by the school corporation to a…

Sec. 5. (a) A special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle may be used: (1) by a school corporation to provide regular transportation of a student between one (1) school and another school or between the student's residence and the school; (2) to transport students and their sup…

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the exemptions granted in this chapter and notwithstanding section 16 of this chapter, a school corporation may allow a school bus operated under a fleet or transportation contract and not owned in whole or in part by a public agency to be used for the …

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "developmental disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2.1-118. (b) A special education cooperative operating under IC 36-1-7, IC 20-35-5, or IC 20-26-10 or a school corporation may enter into an agreement with an agency or organizati…

Sec. 8. The governing body of a school corporation may use a school bus to transport school employees to and from a meeting that is authorized or required for the employees either locally or by the state. This includes a meeting conducted by the school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elem…

Sec. 9. The governing body of a school corporation may allow the use of a school bus during a local, state, or national emergency when requested by any governmental authority. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-5.] As added by P.L.1-200…

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 20-6.1-5-14 (before its repeal, now codified at section 20 of this chapter) by P.L.46-1985 do not affect contracts entered into before, and in effect on, July 1, 1986. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.335.

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.159-2026, SEC.11, effective 7-1-2026. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.150-2026, SEC.3, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1.5. (a) This subsection governs salary increases for a teacher employed by a school corporation.…

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies whenever a teacher accumulates at least one (1) sick day and then is employed in another school corporation. (b) Beginning in the teacher's second year, the teacher's employer shall add up to three (3) sick days each year to the number of sick da…

Sec. 11. Absences that are not described in sections 9 through 10 of this chapter may be taken with pay when agreed on by the school employer and the exclusive representative under IC 20-29. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-6(b).] As …

Sec. 12. A school corporation may adopt regulations governing the payment or part payment of teachers and then make payments in accordance with those regulations to teachers who are absent because of: (1) sickness; (2) attending school conventions or meetings; (3) visiting other …

Sec. 13. A school corporation may establish a voluntary sick day bank: (1) to which a teacher may contribute unused sick days; and (2) from which a contributing teacher may draw sick days when the contributing teacher's accumulated sick days are exhausted. [Pre-2005 Elementary an…

Sec. 14. Each teacher may have at least two (2) days each year with pay for the transaction of personal business or the conduct of personal or civic affairs. The teacher shall submit to the superintendent a written statement describing the reason and necessity for the absence. [P…

Sec. 15. If during the term of the teacher's contract: (1) the school is closed by order of the: (A) school corporation; or (B) health authorities; or (2) school cannot be conducted through no fault of the teacher; the teacher shall receive regular payments during that time. If a…

Sec. 16. A school may be closed for up to two (2) weeks for Christmas holidays without payment of teachers' salaries. Closing the school for Christmas holidays does not shorten the length of the school term. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20…

Sec. 17. The governing body of a school city may pay the salary of teachers for Saturdays in addition to the other days that school is in session. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-10.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.

Sec. 18. (a) Upon a teacher's written request, a governing body shall withhold the requested amount of money from the salary of the teacher for a purpose described in subsection (c). (b) Upon a written request from a beneficiary of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund, a g…

Sec. 19. (a) If a governing body of a school corporation agrees to a retirement, savings, or severance pay plan with a teacher or with an exclusive representative under IC 20-29, the benefits may be paid to: (1) the teacher who is eligible under a negotiated retirement, savings, …

Sec. 20. A teacher who is employed by a school corporation that provides a health insurance plan for its employees may participate in the health insurance plan upon retirement under IC 5-10-8. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-14.] As …

Sec. 21. (a) This section and section 22 of this chapter apply to the suspension of a teacher without pay. (b) A teacher may be suspended from duty without pay only for the following reasons: (1) Immorality. (2) Insubordination, which means the willful refusal to obey the state s…

Sec. 22. (a) A teacher may be suspended without pay only under the following procedure set forth in this section: (1) The principal shall notify the teacher of the principal's preliminary decision. The notification must be: (A) in writing; and (B) delivered in person or mailed by…

Sec. 26. (a) For each school year beginning after June 30, 2025, if a school corporation determines that the school corporation cannot establish a minimum salary of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) for each full-time teacher, the school corporation and the department must co…

Sec. 27. (a) As used in this section, "funding floor" means the amount a school corporation expended for full-time teacher salaries during a particular state fiscal year. (b) Subject to subsections (d) and (e), if the amount of state tuition support distributed to a school corpor…

Sec. 28. (a) For each school year in a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, a school corporation shall expend an amount for teacher compensation that is not less than an amount equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of the state tuition support, other than the state tuitio…

Sec. 5. In computing the annual salary of a teacher or when distributing state funds, an amount of less than fifty cents ($0.50) is dropped while an amount of fifty cents ($0.50) or more is rounded up to the next whole dollar. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodifi…

Sec. 6. (a) The governing body shall fix wages for substitute teachers. (b) A substitute teacher may be engaged without a written contract. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.

Sec. 7. (a) An individual who: (1) holds: (A) a professional license; (B) a provisional license; (C) a limited license; or (D) an equivalent license issued by the department; and (2) serves as an occasional substitute teacher; shall be compensated in conformity with the pay range…

Sec. 8. An individual who holds a substitute license shall be compensated in conformity with the pay range for substitutes of the school corporation the individual serves. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, S…

Sec. 9. (a) Each teacher may be absent from work with pay: (1) on account of illness or quarantine for ten (10) days the first year and seven (7) days in each succeeding year (referred to as "sick days" in this chapter); and (2) for death in the teacher's immediate family for a p…

Sec. 1. It is unlawful for: (1) a school employee; (2) a school employee organization; or (3) an affiliate, including state or national affiliates, of a school employee organization; to take part in or assist in a strike against a school employer or school corporation. [Pre-2005 …

Sec. 2. A school corporation or school employer may in: (1) an action at law; (2) a suit in equity; or (3) another proper proceeding; take action against a school employee organization, an affiliate of a school employee organization, or any person aiding or abetting in a strike f…

Sec. 3. If an exclusive representative: (1) engages in; or (2) aids or abets in; a strike, the exclusive representative shall lose the exclusive representative's dues deduction privilege for one (1) year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.…

Sec. 4. A regulation, rule, or law concerning the minimum length of a school year may not: (1) apply; or (2) require makeup days; if schools in a school corporation are closed as a result of a school employee strike. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Cit…

Sec. 5. A school corporation shall not pay a school employee for any day when the school employee fails, as a result of a strike, to report for work as required by the school year calendar. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-14.] As add…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bilingual-bicultural instruction" means the use of written and spoken English and a non-English language to teach students. It includes instruction in the history and culture of both the United States and the homeland of the non-English language.…

Sec. 11. School corporations may establish full-time or part-time summer or preschool bilingual-bicultural courses. However, the courses are not substitutes for bilingual-bicultural programs required during the normal school year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Reco…

Sec. 12. The division: (1) shall aid school corporations in developing bilingual-bicultural programs by: (A) evaluating instructional materials; (B) compiling material on the theory and practice of bilingual-bicultural instruction; (C) encouraging innovative programs; and (D) oth…

Sec. 13. (a) Each school corporation must apply to the division to receive funds under this chapter. The division director shall determine on a competitive basis which bilingual-bicultural programs are to receive the funds under this chapter. The criteria for determining the dist…

Sec. 14. The bilingual-bicultural program of a school corporation may be funded for a minimum of five (5) years under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-9.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bilingual-bicultural program" means a course of bilingual-bicultural instruction for non-English dominant students, designed to meet the students' language skill needs as soon as possible. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodificati…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "division" means the division of migrant bilingual-bicultural education of the department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-5.5-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "non-English dominant students" means students who have difficulty performing in classes conducted solely in English because: (1) the students' native tongue is not English; (2) the language most often spoken by the students is not English; or (3)…

Sec. 5. It is the policy of the state to provide bilingual-bicultural programs for all qualified students enrolled in Indiana public schools through the establishment of the programs by school corporations. The state recognizes the need for and the desirability of the programs to…