Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 7. (a) After June 30, 2008, this section applies only if the alteration or construction is a controlled project (as defined in IC 6-1.1-20-1.1) for which a preliminary determination under IC 6-1.1-20-3.1 was made before July 1, 2008. (b) Before altering or constructing a bui…

Sec. 8. (a) Upon approval by the department of local government finance (if required under section 6 of this chapter), the township trustee may, with the consent of the township board, issue and sell the bonds of the civil township in an amount sufficient to pay for the alteratio…

Sec. 9. In carrying out sections 6 through 8 of this chapter, the township trustee may join with the district in the alteration, construction, or addition, contracting together and joining in the employment of an engineer or architect. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-…

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.342. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.310.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.343. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.311.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to: (1) school corporations organized and formed through reorganization under IC 20-23-4, IC 20-23-6, or IC 20-23-7; (2) school corporation career and technical education schools described in IC 20-37-1-1; and (3) charter schools. Unless the context c…

Sec. 10. Priority of advances for educational technology programs shall be on whatever basis the state board, after consulting with the department and the budget agency, periodically determines. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-9(b).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 11. A school corporation or charter school desiring to obtain an advance must submit an application to the state board in the form established by the state board, after consulting with the department and the budget agency. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-6.] As add…

Sec. 12. (a) For a school corporation or charter school to qualify for an advance under this chapter, a: (1) school corporation must establish an operations fund under IC 20-40-18; and (2) charter school must establish an operations fund. (b) The state board, after consulting wit…

Sec. 13. An advance to a school corporation or charter school for any school building construction program may not exceed the greater of the following: (1) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). (2) The product of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) multiplied by the number of stu…

Sec. 14. An advance for an educational technology program is without limitation in amount other than the availability of funds in the fund for this purpose and the ability of the school corporation or charter school desiring an advance to pay the advance according to the terms of…

program; prepayment; interest rate Sec. 15. (a) Money advanced to a school corporation or charter school for a school building construction program may be advanced for a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years. The school corporation or charter school to which money is advanc…

prepayment; interest rate Sec. 16. (a) Money advanced to a school corporation or charter school for an educational technology program may be for a period not exceeding five (5) years. The school corporation or charter school to which an advance is made shall pay interest on the a…

corporation Sec. 17. (a) An advance is not an obligation of the school corporation within the meaning of the limitation on or prohibition against indebtedness under the Constitution of the State of Indiana. Nothing in this chapter relieves the governing body of a school corporati…

Sec. 18. (a) To ensure timely payment of advances according to the terms, the state may in its sole discretion withhold from funds due to school corporations or charter schools to which advances are made amounts necessary to pay the advances and the interest on the advances in ac…

tuition support Sec. 19. Each school corporation or charter school receiving an advance shall agree to have the money advanced, together with the interest on the advance, deducted from the distribution of state tuition support until all the money advanced, together with the inter…

Sec. 2. Sections 9, 12, and 13 of this chapter do not apply if a school corporation or charter school sustains loss from a disaster. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-5-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172. Amended by P.L.189-2023, SEC.41.

Sec. 20. An agreement with the state board or state board of finance under section 23 of this chapter to collect and pay over amounts deducted from state tuition support for the benefit of another party is not a debt of the state within the meaning of the limitation on or prohibi…

replacement of amount deducted from state tuition support Sec. 21. A school corporation to which an advance is made for a school building construction program may annually levy a property tax in the debt service fund to replace the amount deducted under this chapter in the curren…

amount deducted from state tuition support Sec. 22. A school corporation to which an advance is made for an educational technology program may annually levy a property tax in the capital projects fund (before January 1, 2019), the operations fund (after December 31, 2019), or the…

liquidate agreements; conditions Sec. 23. (a) Upon request of the treasurer of state, the state board of finance may periodically sell, transfer, or liquidate agreements, in whole or in part, including without limitation the sale, transfer, or liquidation of all or any part of th…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "advance" means an advance under this chapter from the fund. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "charter school" refers to a school established under IC 20-24. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) A virtual charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-10). (2) An adult high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3). As added by P.L…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "disaster" refers to loss by: (1) fire; (2) wind; (3) cyclone; or (4) other disaster; of all or a major part of a school building or school buildings. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "educational technology program" means the: (1) purchase, lease, or financing of educational technology equipment; (2) operation of the educational technology equipment; and (3) training of teachers in the use of the educational technology equipme…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "school building construction program" means the following: (1) The purchase, lease, or financing of land, the construction and equipping of school buildings, and the remodeling, repairing, or improving of school buildings by a school corporat…

Sec. 8. The state board may advance money to school corporations and charter schools to be used for: (1) school building construction programs; and (2) subject to IC 20-20-13-7, educational technology programs; as provided in this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-…

Sec. 9. Priority of advances for school building construction programs shall be made to school corporations that have the least amount of assessed valuation per current ADM. If a program involves a school corporation career and technical education school described in IC 20-37-1-1…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided under subsections (b) through (h), it is the intent of the general assembly to honor the autonomy of nonpublic schools that choose to become eligible schools under this chapter. A nonpublic eligible school is not an agent of the state or federal gov…

Sec. 10. The department shall distribute choice scholarships at least once each semester, or at equivalent intervals. The department may distribute the choice scholarship to the eligible choice scholarship student (or the parent of the eligible choice scholarship student) for the…

Sec. 11. The amount of a choice scholarship provided to an eligible choice scholarship student shall not be treated as income or a resource for the purposes of qualifying for any other federal or state grant or program administered by the state or a political subdivision. As adde…

Sec. 12. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the department shall distribute to each school corporation, for each spring semester and each fall semester, the following information: (1) The name of each eligible school in which an eligible choice scholarship student who has legal settl…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to a choice scholarship under this chapter for each school year that the eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in an eligible school. (b) An eligible choice scholarship stud…

As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.251-2017, SEC.17. Repealed by P.L.165-2021, SEC.175.

As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.176. Repealed by P.L.201-2023, SEC.217. IC 20-51-4-3 Discrimination prohibited; random visits by department; access by department; certification of compliance Sec. 3. (a) An eligible school may not discriminate on the…

Sec. 4. (a) The amount an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to receive under this chapter for a school year is equal to the following: (1) The lesser of the following: (A) The sum of the tuition or transfer tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance of t…

services Sec. 4.6. (a) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including emergency rules adopted in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1, for the provision of special education or related services to an eligible choice scholarship student who receives an amount und…

Sec. 5. The state tuition support amount to be used in section 4(a)(1)(B) of this chapter for an eligible choice scholarship student is the amount determined under the last STEP of the following formula: STEP ONE: Determine the school corporation in which the eligible choice scho…

Sec. 6. If an eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in an eligible school for less than an entire school year, the choice scholarship provided under this chapter for that school year shall be reduced on a prorated basis to reflect the shorter school term. As added by P.L.92…

period Sec. 7. (a) The department shall administer this chapter. (b) The department shall approve an application for an eligible school within fifteen (15) days after the date the school requests to participate in the choice scholarship program. (c) The department shall approve a…

Sec. 8. The department may prescribe forms and methods for demonstrating eligibility for a choice scholarship under this chapter. As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10.

As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.251-2017, SEC.18; P.L.86-2018, SEC.186. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.35.

Sec. 1. (a) After August 31, 2022, a parent of an enrichment student may establish an Indiana enrichment scholarship account for the eligible student by entering into a written agreement with the department on a form prepared by the department. The department may establish deadli…

Sec. 2. (a) An enrichment student who currently maintains an account is entitled to a grant amount, the amount of which shall be subject to available funding and determined by the department. The department shall deposit the enrichment grant amount under this section into an enri…

As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.171-2023, SEC.13.

Sec. 4. Upon entering into an agreement under this chapter, the department shall provide to the parent of an enrichment student: (1) a written explanation of the authorized uses of the money in the account and the responsibilities of the parent of an enrichment student and the de…

Sec. 5. This chapter does not prohibit a parent of an enrichment student from making a payment for any qualified expense from a source other than the enrichment student's account. As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.22.

Sec. 6. A participating entity that receives a payment for a qualified expense may not refund any part of the payment directly to the parent of the enrichment student. Any refund provided by a participating entity shall be deposited into the enrichment student's account. As added…

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall freeze the account established under section 1 of this chapter of any parent of an enrichment student who: (1) fails to comply with the terms of the agreement established under section 1 of this chapter; (2) fails to comply with applicable laws or…