Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "virtual education program" means a program provided by a school corporation in which more than fifty percent (50%) of instruction, other than instruction for recovery credit courses, to students participating in the program is provided in an inte…

Sec. 2. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish requirements regarding virtual education programs, including the following: (1) Minimum requirements for the mandatory annual onboarding process and orientation required under section 3 of this chapter. (2) Requ…

requirements Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation shall establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for a parent of a student and a student participating in a virtual education program. As part of the annual onboarding process and orientation, the school corp…

Sec. 5. A school corporation that operates a virtual education program must require that if a student who attends a school corporation's virtual education program accumulates the number of unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual truan…

Sec. 6. Except as provided under IC 20-26-19, a school corporation that operates a virtual education program may not enroll a student unless the student is an Indiana resident. If the school corporation that operates a virtual education program is unable to verify that a student …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "annexing corporation" refers to a school corporation that has annexed all or part of any territory of a township school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-57-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "township" refers to a township where any part of a township school was located. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-57-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "township school" refers to: (1) a township school that loses territory to an annexing corporation as a result of an annexation; (2) the township school's successor; or (3) the township. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification …

Sec. 4. (a) An annexing corporation may file a petition of appeal with the department of local government finance for emergency financial relief. (b) The annexing corporation shall serve the petition on the following: (1) The department. (2) The township. (3) The township school.…

Sec. 5. If the department of local government finance receives a petition of appeal under section 4 of this chapter, the department of local government finance shall hold a factfinding hearing. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-57-6.] As a…

Sec. 6. (a) At a factfinding hearing under section 5 of this chapter, the department of local government finance shall determine the following: (1) Whether the township school has made all payments required by any statute, including the following: (A) P.L.32-1999. (B) IC 20-23-5-…

Sec. 7. (a) If the department of local government finance makes a determination under section 6(c) of this chapter, the department: (1) may prohibit a township from: (A) acquiring real estate; (B) making a lease or incurring any other contractual obligation calling for an annual …

Sec. 1. (a) An authorizer that has established a charter school shall submit an annual report to the department and the state board for informational and research purposes. The authorizer shall make the annual report available on the authorizer's Internet web site. (b) The depart…

Sec. 2. An annual report under this chapter must contain the following information: (1) Results of statewide assessment program measures. (2) Student growth and improvement data for each authorized school. (3) Attendance rates for each authorized school. In the case of a virtual …

Sec. 3. The authorizer shall oversee a charter school's compliance with: (1) the charter; and (2) all applicable laws. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.48.

Sec. 4. (a) If an authorizer determines that: (1) an organizer is failing to comply with the conditions or procedures established in the charter; (2) a charter school established by the organizer is failing to meet the educational goals set forth in the charter; (3) an organizer …

Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "education records" has the meaning set forth in 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4), as in effect January 1, 2018. (b) Before any charter school closure decision, an authorizer shall develop a charter school closure protocol to ensure: (1) timely notific…

As added by P.L.250-2017, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.191-2018, SEC.10.

Sec. 5. A charter school shall report the following to the authorizer: (1) Attendance records. In the case of a virtual charter school, the virtual charter school must include the methodology used to determine attendance with the attendance record. (2) Student performance data. (…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.250-2023, SEC.12.

Sec. 7. If an organizer of a charter school maintains an Internet web site for a charter school, the organizer of the charter school shall publish the names of the members of the charter school's governing body on the charter school's Internet web site. As added by P.L.148-2012, …

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) To an organizer that operates two (2) or more charter schools unless all charter schools operated by the organizer are located within the same county. (2) To the organizer of a virtual charter school. (3) To an innovat…

Sec. 1. IC 20-31-8 applies to the school city and its schools. The board shall use the student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11 to: (1) assess; (2) report; and (3) improve; the performance of schools, educators, and students in the school city. [Pre-20…

achievement standards Sec. 2. The board shall use state achievement standards to identify students in need of summer remediation services. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-6-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 3. The board shall use the student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11 to: (1) implement the board's plan; (2) evaluate school performance; (3) publish annual reports; and (4) determine academic receivership under IC 20-25-15. [Pre-2005 Elementary an…

receivership Sec. 4. The board shall use student performance improvement levels to determine whether to place a school in academic receivership under IC 20-25-15. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-6-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.…

administrative performance Sec. 5. Each school in the school city shall measure and record: (1) the students' achievement in reaching the school's student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11; (2) student achievement information for the school described in…

Sec. 6. For all schools under this article, the report must include the following: (1) Student achievement information as follows: (A) For each elementary and middle school, grade advancement rates. (B) For each high school, the percentage of students who apply to, are accepted b…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "participating school corporation" refers to a school corporation that includes at least one (1) qualifying school building. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.

reviews Sec. 10. (a) The secretary of education shall prescribe rules for keeping accounts and records and making reports by or under the supervision of a governing body. (b) The accounts and records shall: (1) be available for inspection and audit at all times by authorized offi…

nutritional education Sec. 11. The secretary of education may, to the extent that funds are available and in cooperation with other appropriate agencies and organizations, do the following: (1) Conduct studies of methods of improving and expending school lunch programs and promot…

appropriations; state aid contingent on federal aid Sec. 12. (a) School cities, school towns, and joint districts may: (1) establish, equip, operate, and maintain school kitchens and school lunchrooms for the improvement of the health of students and for the advancement of the ed…

Sec. 13. The governing body of a participating school corporation shall implement or contract for the implementation of a school breakfast program at each qualifying school building within the school corporation's boundaries. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodific…

participation requirements Sec. 14. A governing body shall implement the governing body's breakfast program in compliance with the requirements for participation in the national school breakfast program under 42 U.S.C. 1773 et seq. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Rec…

Sec. 15. The department shall assist each participating school corporation in implementing the school's breakfast program and in making all appropriate applications to the federal government for available financial assistance on behalf of the participating school corporation. [Pr…

Sec. 16. The department shall monitor the school breakfast programs required under this chapter and maintain complete and accurate records of the programs. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.

Sec. 17. (a) The department shall establish guidelines to implement this chapter. (b) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.…

Sec. 18. (a) Before July 1, 2007, each school board may establish a coordinated school health advisory council (referred to as the "advisory council" in this section). The advisory council may review the corporation's wellness policies on a yearly basis and suggest to the governi…

Sec. 18.5. All food and beverages, other than meals reimbursed under programs authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutritional Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) that are available for sale to students at school during the school day must…

As added by P.L.54-2006, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.137.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualifying school building" refers to a public school building in which: (1) at least fifteen percent (15%) of the students who were enrolled at that school building during the prior school year qualified for free or reduced price lunches under g…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school" means the following: (1) An Indiana public school in which any grade from kindergarten through grade 12 is taught. (2) A nonpublic school in which any grade from kindergarten through grade 12 is taught that is not operated for profit in w…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school board" means: (1) when applicable to a public school of Indiana, the board of school trustees, board of school commissioners, school board of incorporated towns and cities, and township school trustees; or (2) when applicable to a school o…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school breakfast program" refers to a program under which breakfast is served at a qualifying school building on a nonprofit basis to students enrolled at the qualifying school building. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "school lunch program" means a program under which lunches are served by a school in Indiana on a nonprofit basis to children in attendance, including any program under which a school receives assistance out of funds appropriated by the Congress o…

federal funds for school lunch programs Sec. 7. (a) The secretary of education may accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any act of the United States Congress and apportioned to the state for use in connection with school lunch programs. (b) The secretary of…

Sec. 8. (a) The secretary of education may enter into agreements with a school board or with any other agency or person, prescribe regulations, employ personnel, and take any action that the secretary of education may consider necessary to provide for the establishment, maintenan…

Sec. 8.5. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, income that an individual earns employed at a temporary job as a census worker may not be considered as a resource, asset, or income in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for a school lunch program that …

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to the use of school buses owned and operated by: (1) a nonpublic school; or (2) a nonprofit agency with primary responsibility for the habilitation or rehabilitation of individuals with a developmental or physical disability. (b) Except as…

Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may allow the use of a school bus for the transportation of agricultural workers engaged in cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops. (b) A school bus used under this section may transport only the school bus driver, a su…