Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 15.5. This section applies after June 30, 2018. "Less than moderate value program" means a career and technical education program that the department of workforce development recognizes as: (1) having a low employment demand and a low average wage level; (2) having a moderat…

Sec. 16.5. This section applies after June 30, 2018. "Moderate value program" means a career and technical education program that the department of workforce development recognizes as: (1) having a moderate employment demand and a moderate average wage level; (2) having a high em…

Sec. 18.5. "Parentally placed nonpublic school students with disabilities" means students with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in nonpublic schools or facilities, including religious schools or facilities, that are day schools or residential schools providing eleme…

Sec. 19. "Previous year revenue" refers to the amount determined under IC 20-43-3-4. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

Sec. 2. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

Sec. 23. "School corporation" means the following: (1) Any local public school corporation established under Indiana law. (2) Except as otherwise indicated in this article, a charter school. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.6-1.1(a).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.…

Sec. 24. "Special education grant" refers to the amount determined under IC 20-43-7-6. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

Sec. 25. "State tuition support" means the amount of state funds to be distributed to: (1) a school corporation other than a virtual charter school in any state fiscal year under this article for all grants, distributions, and awards described in IC 20-43-2-3; and (2) a virtual c…

Sec. 30. "Career and technical education grant" refers to the amount determined under IC 20-43-8-12 as adjusted under IC 20-43-8-10. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.133; P.L.85-2017, SEC.83.

Sec. 31. "Virtual charter school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-24-1-10. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.327. Amended by P.L.211-2019, SEC.27.

Sec. 34. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, "virtual instruction" means instruction that is provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which the student is separated from a teacher by time or space, or both. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.…

Sec. 4. "Adjusted ADM" refers to the amount determined under IC 20-43-4-7. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

Sec. 6. "ADM" refers to the average daily membership determined under IC 20-43-4. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.260; P.L.217-2017, SEC.108; P.L.108-2019, SEC.215.

Sec. 7. "ADM of the previous year" means: (1) for previous state fiscal years ending before July 1, 2019, the fall count of ADM; (2) for previous state fiscal years ending after June 30, 2019, the average of the previous year's fall and spring adjusted ADM counts. [Pre-2006 Recod…

Sec. 7.5. "Attending" means physical or virtual presence of a student with the expectation of continued services in the education programs for which the student is registered. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.262.

Sec. 8. "Basic tuition support" means the part of a school corporation's state tuition support for basic programs determined under IC 20-43-6-3. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.7-4.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.324.

Sec. 8.5. "Child find" means activities conducted by the school corporation to locate, identify, and evaluate all students at least three (3) years of age, but less than twenty-two (22) years of age, who are in need of special education and related services, regardless of the sev…

Sec. 9. "Complexity index" refers to the complexity index determined under IC 20-43-13-4. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.205.

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies in: (1) the formulation of a budget by the proper legal officers of a school corporation; (2) estimating the probable amount of tax revenue that the school corporation will collect on taxable property within the school corporation's jurisdiction f…

Sec. 2. IC 6-1.1-1-3(b) applies to funds and levies described in IC 6-1.1-1-3(b). [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.167.

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 20…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "base tax levy" means the total dollar amount of the property tax levied by a school corporation for the school corporation's general fund for taxes collectible in 1973, assuming one hundred percent (100%) tax collection, as adjusted under IC 6-1.…

Sec. 10. (a) This section does not apply to a referendum on a resolution certified to the department of local government finance after March 15, 2016, to extend a referendum levy. (b) The question to be submitted to the voters in the referendum must read as follows: "Shall ______…

Sec. 10.1. (a) This section applies only to a referendum to allow a school corporation to extend a referendum levy. (b) The question to be submitted to the voters in the referendum must read as follows: "Shall _______ (insert the name of the school corporation) continue to increa…

Sec. 10.3. Each year, the county auditor, with cooperation from the department of local government finance, shall determine the tax rate needed to raise the maximum amount of the annual levy for the year as described under section 10 or 10.1 of this chapter, as applicable, and sh…

Sec. 10.5. (a) This section applies to taxes first due and payable in 2012 or a subsequent year. (b) 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…

Sec. 11. Except as provided in section 10.1(c) of this chapter, the voters in a referendum may not approve a levy that is imposed for more than the following: (1) For a referendum before July 1, 2017, seven (7) years. (2) For a referendum after June 30, 2017, eight (8) years. How…

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. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-19-4.5(c)…

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 appellant school corporation are entitled to vote after certification of the question. The certification of the questi…

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 appellant school corporation. (b) An individual who changes residence from a location within a school corporation to a location outside of the school corporation less …

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 may not be considered in the determination of the school corporation's or a charter school's (excluding a virtual charter school) state tuition support distribution under IC 20-43 or the determination of any other property tax levy imposed by …

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 operating referendum tax levy fund; and (2) another referendum under this section may not be held earlier …

Sec. 19.5. (a) Subject to section 8(d) of this chapter, 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 calend…

Sec. 20. (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. 21. (a) This section: (1) except as provided in subdivision (2), applies to revenue received from a resolution that is approved by the governing body to impose a referendum levy under section 8 or 8.5 of this chapter after May 10, 2023, for a school corporation located in: (…

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to revenue received from a referendum levy if both of the following apply: (1) The: (A) governing body of the school corporation approves the referendum levy in a resolution adopted under section 8 or 8.5 of this chapter; and (B) resulting refere…

Sec. 23. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, including any amendments made to this chapter and IC 3-10-9-3 in the 2025 regular session of the general assembly, the governing body of a school corporation that adopts a resolution to…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the operating referendum tax levy fund. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.96.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "levy" refers to the property tax levy imposed under this chapter. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "referendum" refers to a referendum under this chapter. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169.

Sec. 5.5. As used in this chapter, "resolution to extend a referendum levy" refers to a resolution adopted under sections 8 and 8.5 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…

Sec. 6. A school corporation may impose an operating referendum tax levy for the school corporation's fund in the amount allowed under: (1) section 7 of this chapter; (2) sections 8 through 19 of this chapter; or (3) both subdivisions (1) and (2). [Pre-2006 Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a school corporation that added an amount to the school corporation's base tax levy before 2002 as the result of the approval of an excessive tax levy by the majority of individuals voting in a referendum held in the area served by the school c…

Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b), (e), and (f) and this chapter, the governing body of a school corporation may adopt a resolution to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot for any of the following purposes: (1) The governing body of the school corporation dete…