Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 8. A special education cooperative may employ teachers and issue teaching contracts in accordance with all the provisions for public teaching contracts. A teacher who has taught or is teaching in a participating school corporation who became or becomes a teacher in the speci…

corporation Sec. 9. A teacher who: (1) is employed by a special education cooperative; and (2) previously taught in a participating school corporation; retains all rights and privileges under IC 20-28-6, IC 20-28-7.5, IC 20-28-8, IC 20-28-9, and IC 20-28-10 to the same extent as …

Sec. 1. A student shall receive credits toward graduation or an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation by demonstrating the student's proficiency in a course or subject area required for graduation or the Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honor…

academic honors diploma Sec. 2. A student who demonstrates proficiency in one (1) or more courses or subject areas under section 1 of this chapter may not be required to complete a minimum number of semesters to graduate or to receive an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academ…

Sec. 3. The department shall develop guidelines and the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.64-2006, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) If a school corporation has leased a building or buildings under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3 and a part of the territory of the school corporation is later annexed to or otherwise acquired by another school corporation, the school corporation acquiring the territory shal…

termination of obligations of annexed school corporation Sec. 2. If a building or buildings that have been leased under IC 20-47-2 are located in the territory annexed or acquired, as described in section 1 of this chapter: (1) the school corporation acquiring the territory: (A) …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advance" refers to an advance from the fund under this chapter. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 2. 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. 3. To assist a school corporation in providing the school corporation's educational program to a student placed in a facility or home as described in IC 20-26-11-8(a) or IC 20-26-11-8(b) and not later than October 1 of each school year, the state board may advance money to a…

Sec. 4. (a) To qualify for an advance, a school corporation shall do the following: (1) Certify to the state board the information described in section 3 of this chapter. (2) Request from the state board the anticipated amount of transfer tuition not to exceed the amount describe…

transfer tuition reimbursement; obligation not treated as debt Sec. 6. (a) A school corporation's obligation to repay the advancement may not be construed to be diminished or otherwise affected if the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement fails to pay the t…

Sec. 1. (a) The following individuals, organizations, or entities may become a participating entity by submitting an application to the department in a manner prescribed by the department: (1) An organization or tutoring agency that provides private tutoring. (2) An organization …

Sec. 2. (a) The department may refuse to allow a participating entity to continue participation in the program and revoke the participating entity's status as a participating entity if the department determines that the participating entity accepts payments made from an account u…

Sec. 3. An approved participating entity: (1) may not charge an enrichment student participating in the program an amount greater than a similarly situated student who is receiving the same or similar services; and (2) shall provide a receipt to a parent of an enrichment student …

Sec. 4. The department shall annually make available on the department's Internet web site a list of participating entities. As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.22.

Sec. 1. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1. Expired 7-1-2014 by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Vincennes University. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board of trustees" refers to the board of trustees for the Vincennes University. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "grammar school" refers to the grammar school established by Vincennes University under this chapter. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 4. The board of trustees may establish a grammar school, connected with and dependent upon Vincennes University to teach the rudiments of the languages. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 23-13-18-13 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 5. The board of trustees may employ: (1) a master and ushers specially for the purposes of this chapter; or (2) the professor of languages of Vincennes University to superintend the grammar school; as the board of trustees determines most convenient and economical. [Pre-2007…

Sec. 1. Except as expressly provided in this article, a participating innovation network charter school remains subject to all state laws that govern charter schools. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

charter school; terms; appeal to state board; limit on administrative fee Note: This version of section amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.31, effective 7-1-2023. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.159, effective 6-29-2023. Sec. 2. (a) The board may…

and repair; transfer of school corporation facility; contracts for goods or services; terms Sec. 3. (a) For as long as a charter school remains a participating innovation network charter school, the school corporation may: (1) provide transportation for students attending the par…

Sec. 4. An employee of a school corporation who provides services to a participating innovation network charter school under this article remains an employee of the school corporation. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. (a) IC 20-24-5-5 (with the exception of IC 20-24-5-5(g)) does not apply to a participating innovation network charter school that enters into an agreement with the board to reconstitute or establish an eligible school. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), a …

Sec. 1. The superintendent of a school corporation and an organizer of a charter school shall annually report, in accordance with the reading plan developed under 511 IAC 6.2-3.1, to the department the number of students who were: (1) administered an initial dyslexia screening un…

web site Sec. 2. Before July 15, 2019, and before July 15 of each year thereafter, each school corporation and charter school shall report on the school corporation's or charter school's Internet web site the following information: (1) The dyslexia intervention programs that were…

Sec. 1. It is the intent of the general assembly to honor the autonomy of nonpublic schools that choose and are authorized to become ESA participating entities under this article. A nonpublic eligible school is not an agent of the state or federal government, and therefore: (1) t…

requirements Sec. 2. (a) The following individuals or entities may become an ESA participating entity by submitting an application to the treasurer of state in a manner prescribed by the treasurer of state: (1) A qualified school. (2) An individual who or tutoring agency that pro…

Sec. 3. (a) Each qualified school that is an ESA participating entity that accepts payments for tuition and fees made from an ESA account under the ESA program shall administer to its eligible students, for the applicable grade levels as provided under IC 20-32-5.1, the statewide…

Sec. 4. (a) The treasurer of state may refuse to allow an ESA participating entity to continue participation in the ESA program and revoke the ESA participating entity's status as an ESA participating entity if the treasurer of state determines that the ESA participating entity a…

Sec. 5. An approved ESA participating entity: (1) may not charge an eligible student participating in the ESA program an amount greater than a similarly situated student who is receiving the same or similar services; and (2) shall provide a receipt to a parent of an eligible stud…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "subunit" refers to the geographic territory of a school corporation as the school corporation exists at the time the school corporation consolidates with one (1) or more other school corporations under section 12.5 of this chapter. As added by …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "trustees" means the: (1) township trustee and township board; or (2) governing body; of each school corporation joining in the resolution provided for in this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-5-1…

other existing entities Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of a consolidated school corporation formed under this chapter may join with other: (1) townships; (2) school towns; (3) school cities; (4) joint schools; or (5) consolidated schools; to decide whether a consolidation shall …

be separate and distinct from any civil corporation Sec. 11. A governing body shall, after the members have taken their oath of office, cause a copy of the resolution to consolidate to be filed with the department of local government finance and the county recorder in the county …

school corporations Sec. 12. (a) This section provides an alternative method for a school corporation to be reorganized as a community school corporation. (b) The following may petition directly to the state board to be reorganized as a community school corporation: (1) A consoli…

Sec. 12.5. (a) The governing body of two (2) or more school corporations situated in the same or adjoining counties may: (1) consolidate; or (2) be required to consolidate under section 5.5 of this chapter; their respective school corporations under the conditions prescribed in t…

Sec. 13. If the term "majority" is used in connection with any law providing for the submission to an electorate of the question of the consolidation of two (2) or more school corporations, in all laws enacted before March 13, 1959, concerning school consolidation, and in particu…

Sec. 14. All laws enacted pertaining to the consolidation of school corporations shall be liberally construed to effect the following purposes for which the laws were enacted: (1) Better schools. (2) Ease of administration. (3) Economy of operation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secon…

Sec. 15. An action to test or question the legality of a consolidated school corporation may only be brought in an action of quo warranto in the name of the state on information filed by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the principal office of the consolidated scho…

Sec. 16. It is the policy of the state that whenever a community school corporation (as defined in IC 20-23-4-3) seeks to: (1) reorganize into a community school corporation under IC 20-23-4 or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5; (2) enter into a territorial annexation under IC …

corporation; authorization to grant and accept; supplemental effect of chapter Sec. 17. (a) If the territory of a third class city is in a part of the territory of a consolidated school corporation, the third class city may lease to the consolidated school corporation a building …

As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.310. As amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.76. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.65.

Sec. 2. The governing body of two (2) or more school corporations, whether: (1) towns; (2) cities; (3) townships; (4) joint schools; or (5) consolidated schools; situated in the same or adjoining counties may, in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in this chapter, cons…

Sec. 5. (a) If a petition is filed in one (1) or more of the school corporations protesting consolidation as provided in this chapter by the legal voters of any school corporation the governing body of which proposes to consolidate, the governing body in each school corporation i…

Sec. 5.5. (a) If twenty percent (20%) of the legal voters residing in any school corporation jointly with twenty percent (20%) of the legal voters in each of one (1) or more other school corporations: (1) prepare a resolution for a proposed consolidation that sets forth: (A) subj…