Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 21. (a) If the chairperson of the county committee does not receive the certification or combined certifications under section 20(f) of this chapter not later than ninety (90) days after the receipt by the county committee of the plan referred to in section 20(a) of this cha…

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to a proposed school corporation reorganization plan approved by the state board that involves no change in: (1) territorial boundaries; or (2) the board of school trustees or other governing body; of a school corporation, other than a change in …

Sec. 23. (a) If a proposal for the formation of a community school corporation is rejected by the voters at the special election provided for in this chapter, the county committee shall: (1) subject to subsection (b), devise a new plan of reorganization considered more acceptable…

Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a public official fails to perform a duty required under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5 within the time prescribed in this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5, the omission does not invalidate a…

Sec. 25. (a) A party aggrieved by the decision of the county committee after the hearing provided for under section 13 of this chapter may: (1) appear before the state board when the state board holds public hearings on the reorganization plan involved; and (2) state the grievanc…

Sec. 26. (a) This section applies to each community school corporation. (b) A community school corporation established under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5, is a body corporate and politic. The corporation may: (1) sue and be sued; and (2) acquire, hold, and …

Sec. 27. (a) Subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to a community school corporation created before March 12, 1965. A community school corporation created before March 12, 1965, shall operate in accordance with the plan under which it was created and the statutes applicable to tha…

Sec. 28. (a) Subsections (b) through (g) do not apply to a community school corporation created before March 12, 1965. A community school corporation created before March 12, 1965, shall operate in accordance with the plan under which it was created and the statutes applicable to…

Sec. 29.1. (a) This section applies to each school corporation. (b) If a plan provides for election of members of the governing body, the members of the governing body shall be elected at a general election. Each candidate must file a petition of nomination in accordance with IC …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "community school corporation" means a school corporation: (1) proposed to be formed; or (2) formed; under this chapter, including a united school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-3(3).] As …

Sec. 30. (a) This section applies to each school corporation. (b) If a tie vote occurs among any of the candidates, the tie vote shall be resolved under IC 3-12-9-4. (c) If after the first governing body takes office, fewer candidates have been elected to the school board than th…

Sec. 31. (a) This section applies to each school corporation. (b) If the plan provides for the election of members of the governing body of the community school corporation: (1) the judge of the circuit court; or (2) in the case of a united school corporation, the judge of the ci…

Sec. 32. (a) This section applies to each school corporation. (b) The governing body does not assume its powers and duties until the date the community school corporation becomes effective. For thirty (30) days before the date on which the governing body of a community school cor…

Sec. 33. (a) This section applies to each school corporation. (b) The governing body shall: (1) divide the community school corporation into the proper attendance units; (2) adopt rules with respect to the units; and (3) provide adequate and practical transportation if a reorgani…

Sec. 34. (a) This section applies to a community school corporation located in a county containing a consolidated city. (b) The same method used to cast votes for all other offices for which candidates have qualified to be on the election ballot must be used for the school board …

Sec. 35. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may be organized under this section. (b) The governing body consists of seven (7) members, elected as follows: (1) Four (4) members elected from districts, with one (1) member serving from each election district. A member el…

Sec. 35.5. (a) Not later than December 31, 2013, the governing body shall do the following: (1) Send a copy of the school corporation's plan to the circuit court clerk of each county in which the school corporation is located. (2) If any members of the governing body are elected …

Sec. 36. (a) This section applies to a school corporation located in a county containing a consolidated city. (b) The same method used to cast votes for all other offices for which candidates have qualified to be on the election ballot must be used for the governing body offices …

Sec. 37. (a) A consolidation or reorganization of a school corporation does not become effective until the consolidation or reorganization is approved by the state board. (b) Except to the extent set forth in subsection (a), this chapter shall be construed as being supplemental t…

Sec. 38. (a) Whenever an entire county has been reorganized under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5, by the creation of a community school corporation or corporations for the entire county, the county committee shall be dissolved. Where the term of any member of…

Sec. 39. A county committee formed under this chapter and the state board may accept donations of money or other articles of value to assist in financing the studies authorized by this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-31.] As a…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "county committee" or "committee" means the county committee for the reorganization of school corporations provided for in sections 11 through 17 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-3(7).] …

Sec. 40. (a) To defray the expenses of the county study, a county committee may prepare and submit a budgetary request to the county council on or before August 1 of each year during the life of the committee. The county council may, upon receipt of a request, establish a uniform…

Sec. 42. An action to enjoin school construction or the performance of any of the terms and conditions of a lease or the execution, sale, or delivery of bonds, on the ground that any approval should not have been granted, may not be instituted at any time later than fifteen (15) …

Sec. 43. A plan approved by: (1) a county committee or committees; and (2) the state board before May 1, 1984; may provide for or be amended to provide for delaying the commencement of the terms of some members of the governing body for one (1) year and for extending the terms of…

Sec. 44. (a) This section applies only to a school corporation with territory in a county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000). (b) This section applies if there is a: (1) tie vote in an election …

Sec. 45. A community school corporation created or organized under this chapter may change its name at any time by adoption of a resolution by majority vote of the governing body. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-2-1.] As added by P.L.1-2…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "party" includes: (1) a person; (2) a firm; (3) a limited liability company; (4) a corporation; (5) an association; or (6) a municipality; interested in proceedings under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Ci…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "reorganization of school corporations" means the formation of new school corporations, the alteration of the boundaries of established school corporations, and the dissolution of established school corporations by: (1) the uniting of two (2) or m…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "school aid bonds" means bonds of a civil unit of government, the proceeds of which are used for school purposes in any school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-3(13).] As added by P.L.1-2005…

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter,"united school corporation" means a school corporation that has territory in two (2) or more adjacent counties. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-3(4).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. A charter must meet the following requirements: (1) Be a written instrument. (2) Be executed by an authorizer and an organizer. (3) Confer certain rights, franchises, privileges, and obligations on a charter school. (4) Confirm the status of a charter school as a public s…

Sec. 1.5. (a) Before an organizer that has received written notice from its current authorizer that its charter will be revoked or will not be renewed may receive a charter from another authorizer, the authorizer must request to have the proposal reviewed by the state board at a …

Sec. 2. An organizer may hold one (1) or more charter contracts. Each charter school that is part of a charter contract must be separate and distinct from any other charter school. As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.38.

Sec. 3. (a) In making charter renewal decisions, an authorizer shall: (1) make decisions based upon evidence of the school's performance over the term of the charter contract in accordance with the performance framework set forth in the charter contract; (2) ensure the data used …

Sec. 1. A contract or an obligation is not binding on the board unless the board makes an appropriation for the contract or obligation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-14.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 10. (a) If the compensation to be paid for the purchase of real estate or an interest in real estate required by the board for the board's purposes cannot be agreed upon or determined by the: (1) board; and (2) persons owning or having an interest in the land desired; the bo…

Sec. 11. The board has the powers and duties conferred upon governing bodies by existing statutes and by the general school laws, including IC 20-26-1, IC 20-26-2, IC 20-26-3, IC 20-26-4, IC 20-26-5, IC 20-26-7, and IC 20-41-1, to the extent the powers and duties are consistent w…

Sec. 12. (a) The board may: (1) except as provided in subsection (b), acquire by purchase, devise, gift, lease, or condemnation grounds needed by the school city; (2) construct or lease buildings for school, school administration, or school office purposes; (3) employ and pay all…

Sec. 13. (a) The expense of operating: (1) special schools under section 12(a)(7) of this chapter must be paid out of the board's education fund; and (2) playgrounds and vacation schools under section 12(a)(8) of this chapter must be paid out of the board's operations fund. (b) T…

Sec. 14. (a) Except as provided in IC 20-26-7.1, a school city may: (1) sell real estate; (2) transfer personal property; and (3) execute deeds of conveyance and instruments of transfer with or without covenants of warranty; if, in the opinion of the board, the real estate or per…

Sec. 15. (a) The board may, subject to the board's rules, authorize a member of the board or an officer or individual employed by the board to be absent from the school city in the interest of the school city without loss of compensation. (b) The board may refund to an individual…

Sec. 16. (a) The board may establish and conduct a system of industrial or manual training and education in connection with and as part of the board's common school system. (b) Industrial or manual training or education may include: (1) the principal use of tools and mechanical i…

Sec. 17. (a) If a school city acquires title to or possession of real estate, buildings, and personal property in the school city by gift or donation, and the real estate, building, or personal property was used as an industrial or trade school for the education of youths in the …

Sec. 18. (a) A school city may accept property in trust to be used for common school or career and technical, trade, or industrial school purposes. The school city, whether made trustee by appointment of a court or by the founder of the trust, may carry out the terms of the trust…

Sec. 19. (a) If the board determines it will promote the health of school children and advance the educational work of the schools, the board may provide for the serving of lunches to the students attending designated schools. (b) The board may: (1) establish kitchens and lunch r…