Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

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of department Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a school that has appealed the school's placement in a category or designation under section 4 of this chapter. (b) If as a result of an appeal a school's placement in a category or designation under section 4 of this chapter chan…

Sec. 7. If the state board adopts a rule to assign a category or designation of school improvement to a school corporation, the state board shall also adopt a rule to assign a category or designation of school improvement to a charter school organizer. As added by P.L.35-2014, SE…

Sec. 8. (a) Before July 1, 2018, the state board shall establish a definition of a high mobility school for schools with a high concentration of mobile students. (b) For each school year beginning after June 30, 2018, the department shall make a report regarding the performance o…

Sec. 9. After June 30, 2019, the state board may not use student growth as the exclusive means used in determining a school's final accountability category. As added by P.L.269-2019, SEC.6.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "grant" refers to a grant under the remediation grant program established under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-17-1.5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.

Sec. 10. If the governing body decides to offer a preventive remediation program, the governing body shall consider including a reading recovery program. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-17-7.5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.

Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, any decisions made with regard to: (1) attendance in a remediation program; (2) statewide assessment program testing; and (3) the grade level placement; for a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 2…

Sec. 12. The department shall develop curriculum guidelines for use by each school corporation in developing its remediation program under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-17-11.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.

Sec. 13. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-17-12.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the remediation grant program established under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-17-1.8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "student" means any individual who is enrolled in a school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-17-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. The remediation grant program is established to provide grants to school corporations for the following: (1) Remediation of students who score below academic standards. (2) Preventive remediation for students who are at risk of falling below academic standards. (3) For st…

Sec. 5. The department shall do the following: (1) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, develop a formula to be approved by the state board, reviewed by the budget committee, and approved by the budget agency for the distribution of grants to school corporations. (2) Distribute …

Sec. 6. The formula the department develops under this chapter must provide the following: (1) Each school corporation must be able to qualify for a grant. (2) A maximum grant amount must be determined for each school corporation. (3) The amount that a school corporation may rece…

Sec. 7. A school corporation qualifies to receive a grant when the governing body of the school corporation appropriates money from the school corporation's general fund (before January 1, 2019) or the school corporation's education fund (after December 31, 2018) for a: (1) remed…

Sec. 8. The governing body of a school corporation may establish a remediation program or a preventive remediation program under this chapter for all students who fall below the academic standards adopted under IC 20-31-3. The governing body shall spend money under this chapter f…

Sec. 9. If the governing body decides to establish a remediation program or preventive remediation program under this chapter, the governing body must: (1) give priority in the allocation of resources to students who are deficient in reading skills in grades 1 through grade 3; (2…

Sec. 0.2. (a) As used in this chapter, "bullying" means overt, unwanted, repeated acts or gestures, including verbal or written communications or images transmitted in any manner (including digitally or electronically), physical acts committed, aggression, or any other behaviors,…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine under: (1) IC 25-22.5; or (2) the law of another state. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-0.5.] As added by P.L.…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "principal" includes a principal's designee. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17.

Sec. 10. (a) A principal may take action concerning the principal's school or a school activity within the principal's jurisdiction that is reasonably necessary to carry out or prevent interference with an educational function or school purposes. (b) Subsection (a) allows a princ…

staff members Sec. 11. A: (1) superintendent; or (2) member of the superintendent's administrative staff, with the superintendent's approval; may take any action with respect to all schools within the superintendent's jurisdiction that is reasonably necessary to carry out or prev…

policy regulations and guidelines; delegation of authority; rulemaking powers of governing body Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided under IC 20-33-8-16, the governing body of a school corporation must do the following: (1) Establish written discipline rules, which must include a grad…

Sec. 13. (a) Discipline rules adopted under section 12 of this chapter must provide that a student with a chronic disease or medical condition may possess and self-administer medication for the chronic disease or medical condition during the times and in the places set forth unde…

Sec. 13.5. (a) Discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation under section 12 of this chapter must: (1) prohibit bullying; and (2) include: (A) provisions concerning education, parental involvement, and intervention; (B) a detailed procedure for the exped…

Sec. 14. (a) The following are the grounds for student suspension or expulsion, subject to the procedural requirements of this chapter and as stated by school corporation rules: (1) Student misconduct. (2) Substantial disobedience. (b) The grounds for suspension or expulsion list…

Sec. 15. In addition to the grounds specified in section 14 of this chapter, a student may be suspended or expelled for engaging in unlawful activity on or off school grounds if: (1) the unlawful activity may reasonably be considered to be an interference with school purposes or …

Sec. 16. (a) As used in this section, "firearm" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5. (b) As used in this section, "deadly weapon" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-86. The term does not include a firearm or destructive device. (c) As used in this section, "destructi…

Sec. 17. A student may be expelled from school if the student's legal settlement is not in the attendance area of the school corporation where the student is enrolled. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.1-11.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SE…

Sec. 18. (a) A principal may suspend a student for not more than ten (10) school days under section 14, 15, or 16 of this chapter. However, the student may be suspended for more than ten (10) school days under section 23 of this chapter. (b) A principal may not suspend a student …

Sec. 19. (a) A superintendent of a school corporation may conduct an expulsion meeting or appoint one (1) of the following to conduct an expulsion meeting: (1) Legal counsel. (2) A member of the administrative staff if the member: (A) has not expelled the student during the curre…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "educational function" means the performance by a school corporation or its officers or employees of an act or a series of acts in carrying out school purposes. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1-9.] As …

program after expulsion or exclusion; reinstatement review Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in section 16 of this chapter, a student may not be expelled for a longer period than the remainder of the school year in which the expulsion took effect if the misconduct occurs during the…

Sec. 21. Judicial review of a governing body's action under this chapter by the circuit or superior court of the county in which a student who is the subject of the governing body's action resides is limited to the issue of whether the governing body acted without following the p…

Sec. 22. An expulsion that has been upheld by a governing body continues in effect during judicial review under section 21 of this chapter unless: (1) the court grants a temporary restraining order under the Indiana Rules of Civil Procedure; and (2) the school corporation was giv…

Sec. 23. The superintendent or the person designated by the superintendent under section 19(a) of this chapter may continue suspension of a student for more than the ten (10) school day period of the principal's suspension and until the time of the expulsion decision under sectio…

Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to a student who: (1) is at least sixteen (16) years of age; and (2) wishes to reenroll after an expulsion. (b) A principal may require a student to attend one (1) or more of the following: (1) An alternative school or alternative educational pro…

Sec. 25. (a) This section applies to an individual who: (1) is a member of the administrative staff, a teacher, or other school staff member; and (2) has students under the individual's charge. (b) An individual may take disciplinary action instead of or in addition to suspension…

caring for dependent student Sec. 26. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may adopt rules that require a person having care of a dependent student to participate in an action taken under this chapter in connection with a student's behavior. The rules must include the f…

Sec. 27. The governing body of a school corporation may by rule: (1) amplify; (2) supplement; or (3) extend; the procedures provided in this chapter in any manner that is consistent with this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-5.…

Sec. 28. Any rights granted to a student or a student's parent by this chapter may be waived only by a written instrument signed by both the student and the student's parent. The waiver is valid if made: (1) voluntarily; and (2) with the knowledge of the: (A) procedures available…

Sec. 29. (a) As used in this section, "special school" includes the following: (1) A career and technical education school. (2) A special education school or program. (3) An alternative school or program. (b) To the extent possible, this chapter applies to a special school. (c) T…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "expulsion" means a disciplinary or other action whereby a student: (1) is separated from school attendance for a period exceeding ten (10) school days; (2) is separated from school attendance for the balance of the current semester or current…

during period of expulsion or proposed expulsion Sec. 30. (a) This section applies to the following: (1) A student who: (A) is expelled from a school corporation or charter school under this chapter; or (B) withdraws from a school corporation or charter school to avoid expulsion.…

laws Sec. 31. (a) If a student is suspended from school or from any educational function under this chapter, the student's absence from school because of the suspension is not a violation of: (1) IC 20-33-2; or (2) any other statute relating to compulsory school attendance. (b) I…

Sec. 32. (a) A school corporation must provide each: (1) student; and (2) student's parent; a copy of the rules of the governing body on searches of students' lockers and locker contents. (b) A student who uses a locker that is the property of a school corporation is presumed to …

Sec. 33. Before February 1 and before October 1 of each year, except when a hearing has been requested to determine financial hardship under IC 9-24-2-1(a)(4), a principal may submit to the bureau of motor vehicles the pertinent information concerning an individual's ineligibilit…

Sec. 34. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a suspension, an expulsion, or another disciplinary action against a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) is subject to the: (1) procedural requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1415; and (2) rules adopted by the …

Sec. 35. Each public school, including a charter school, shall document acts of bullying and abusive behaviors: (1) against a victim; and (2) committed by a verified perpetrator. As added by P.L.238-2023, SEC.2.