Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter does not require a student to: (1) undergo physical or medical examination or treatment; or (2) be compelled to receive medical instruction; if the parent of the student, in writing, notifies the teacher or principal …

special fund Sec. 7. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may do the following: (1) Accept, receive, and administer any gift, devise, legacy, or bequest of real or personal property, including the income from real estate: (A) to or for the benefit of any school, dormito…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-14.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.280.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-14.1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.281.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "academy" refers to the governor's scholars academy established by section 3 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advisory board" refers to the advisory board for the governor's scholars academy established by section 5 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.

Sec. 3. The governor's scholars academy is established to administer and operate a public, residential, coeducational school to be held in the summer for high school students in Indiana who are high ability students as described in IC 20-36-1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary E…

duties Sec. 4. (a) The department shall operate the academy under guidelines that are established by the advisory board and in consideration of the recommendations that are made by the advisory board under section 6 of this chapter. (b) The department shall: (1) employ personnel …

quorum Sec. 5. (a) An advisory board for the academy is established. (b) Fifteen (15) members shall be appointed to the advisory board as follows: (1) The secretary of education as an ex officio member. (2) The chairman of the curriculum committee of the state board as an ex offi…

Sec. 6. (a) The advisory board shall establish the following guidelines: (1) The criteria for admission to the academy. (2) The maximum number and grade levels of students to be admitted to the academy. (3) Rules for selecting students based upon county student populations with t…

Sec. 7. The academy shall provide free tuition, room, and board to students accepted to attend the academy. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-10-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.

taught virtually; career and technical education grant eligibility Sec. 1. (a) Any course that meets the requirements of a career and technical education program under IC 20-43-8-7.5 may be taught virtually by a virtual provider if: (1) the program of study leads to an industry r…

township school fund Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following funds: (1) A county common school fund held in trust by a county under IC 20-42-1. (2) A congressional township school fund held in trust by a county under IC 20-42-2. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added…

Sec. 2. The state board of accounts shall examine the records and affairs of the school funds held in trust by the counties. If the examination discloses a violation of law, the state examiner shall order the county auditor or other public official charged with the performance of…

Sec. 3. Before May 1 of each calendar year, each county auditor and county treasurer shall prepare a written report and present the report to the board of county commissioners at the May meeting of the board. The report must concern the school funds held in trust by the county. T…

Sec. 4. (a) At the May meeting the county commissioners shall, in the presence of the county auditor and county treasurer, do the following: (1) Examine the: (A) reports prepared under section 3 of this chapter; (B) accounts and proceedings of the officers in relation to the fund…

Sec. 5. (a) Each board of county commissioners, at the May meeting described in section 4 of this chapter, shall prepare a written report that includes the following information for the previous year: (1) The amount in the funds at the close of the year. (2) The amount added from…

Sec. 6. The report prepared under section 5 of this chapter must be entered on the records of the board of county commissioners. Copies of the report must be: (1) signed by the members of the board of county commissioners, the county auditor, and the county treasurer; and (2) sen…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a school corporation that: (1) after June 30, 2001, establishes a retirement or severance plan that will require the school corporation to pay postretirement or severance benefits to employees of the school corporation; or (2) includes in a collect…

Sec. 2. (a) A school corporation must fund on an actuarially sound basis the postretirement or severance benefits that will be paid to employees under a plan, an agreement, or a contract described in section 1(1) of this chapter or an increase described in section 1(2) of this ch…

As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.120. Expired 6-30-2018 by P.L.217-2017, SEC.120.

Sec. 1. (a) An individual is an eligible pupil if the individual is a pupil enrolled in a school corporation and: (1) the school corporation has the responsibility to educate the pupil in its public schools without the payment of tuition; (2) subject to subdivision (6), the schoo…

As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.125. Expired 6-30-2018 by P.L.217-2017, SEC.125.

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to section 3.7 of this chapter, a school corporation's ADM is the number of eligible pupils enrolled in: (1) the school corporation; or (2) a transferee corporation; on the fall count day of ADM established under section 3 of this chapter and, if applicable, a…

Sec. 3. (a) Subject to section 3.7 of this chapter and subsection (b), the state board shall make an ADM count of the eligible pupils enrolled in each school corporation two (2) times each school year, with one (1) count date occurring in each of the following periods: (1) The fa…

Sec. 3.5. (a) The state board may adjust an enrollment count of eligible pupils of one (1) or more school corporations under this section not later than a date established under the rules adopted by the state board. (b) If the state board determines that an enrollment count of el…

Sec. 3.7. (a) This section applies if the state board determines that extreme patterns of: (1) student in-migration; (2) illness; (3) natural disaster; or (4) other unusual conditions in a particular school corporation's enrollment; on the count day established under section 3 of…

Sec. 4.6. IC 20-43-8-1 applies to a count of students for career and technical education grants. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.277.

Sec. 5. (a) In determining ADM, each kindergarten pupil who is at least five (5) years of age on the date set forth in subsection (b) shall be counted as: (1) one (1) pupil, if the pupil is enrolled in a full-day kindergarten program; or (2) one-half (1/2) pupil, if the pupil is …

Sec. 6. (a) In determining ADM, each pupil enrolled in a public school, including a charter school, and a nonpublic school is to be counted on a full-time equivalency basis if the pupil: (1) is enrolled in a public school and a nonpublic school; (2) has legal settlement in a scho…

tuition support Sec. 6.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), for purposes of determining basic tuition support for a school corporation under IC 20-43-6-3, the department shall review the daily attendance of each student to determine whether, of the instructional services that the st…

As added by P.L.148-2022, SEC.4. Expired 12-31-2022 by P.L.148-2022, SEC.4.

Sec. 7. For purposes of this article, a school corporation's "adjusted ADM" for the current year is the school corporation's current ADM. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.7-6.6.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.240; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.332…

Sec. 8. A student who participates in a postsecondary enrollment opportunity under IC 21-43-4 is considered a student enrolled in the school corporation where the student has legal settlement for the purposes of computing ADM. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: …

current ADM; adjusted ADM counts; payment reconciliation Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), this subsection applies to the calculation of state tuition support distributions that are based on the current ADM of a school corporation. The fall count of ADM, as adjusted…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the lease by a school corporation of an existing school building or improved school building under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-1.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "existing school building": (1) includes a: (A) school building; or (B) building that after acquisition will be used as a school building; and (2) may include more than one (1) building. The term does not include a portable or relocatable building…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "improved school building" means an existing school building as improved, renovated, remodeled, or expanded by a lessor corporation. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-2(d).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school building" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-47-2-4 or IC 20-47-3-2. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

existing or improved school building Sec. 5. A lessor corporation qualified or formed to acquire a site, erect a school building on the site, and lease the school building to a school corporation under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3 may: (1) be qualified or formed to acquire, improve, …

compliance with other laws Sec. 6. (a) A lessor corporation may acquire and finance an existing school building, other than as provided in section 5 of this chapter, and lease the existing school building to a school corporation. A school corporation shall comply with: (1) IC 20-…

Sec. 7. A school corporation may not pay a legal or other professional fee as the result of an exchange or a substitution under section 5 or 6 of this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-5-9-2(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.170.

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the lease or contract of lease of an existing school building or improved school building to a school corporation as authorized by this chapter must comply with all applicable terms of IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3, including: (1) the …

Sec. 9. The sale price of an existing school building must be determined under the provisions of IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3 relating to the sale of land to a lessor corporation. Except as provided in this section, IC 20-26-7 and any other law relating to the sale of the property of…

Sec. 1. Sections 2 through 4 of this chapter apply if a township board finds at an annual or special meeting of the board, that: (1) it is necessary to provide for the construction of a school building; and (2) the cost of the building, or the proportional cost if it is a joint g…

Sec. 2. (a) The board may authorize the trustee to issue township warrants or bonds to pay for the building or the proportional cost of it. The warrants or bonds: (1) may run for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) years; (2) may bear interest at any rate; and (3) shall be sold f…

contracts Sec. 3. (a) If a trustee finds it necessary to erect a new school, the trustee shall procure suitable specifications for the school to be used by the bidders in bidding and in the construction of the school. If the trustee desires to purchase school furniture, fixtures,…

Sec. 4. A contract made in violation of sections 2 through 3 of this chapter is void. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.1-4.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Sec. 5. Sections 6 through 9 of this chapter apply to a township in which there is not a city or town that operates public schools within the city or town. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-1.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Sec. 6. If: (1) a petition signed by at least one hundred (100) freeholders of the township is filed with the township trustee asking for the alteration or construction of a building or for an addition to a building to be used for teaching the children of the township the arts of…