Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 22. (a) The amount to be raised by the tax shall be determined in any calendar year by the county auditor and certified to by the board of county commissioners before the time for making the county budgets in the year. (b) The amount is the total of the entitlements of all q…

Sec. 23. The entitlement of a receiving qualified school corporation may not have the effect of reducing the total school tax rate of the qualified school corporation below the total school tax rate prevailing in any paying qualified school corporation. Any entitlement payable un…

Sec. 24. (a) The board of county commissioners shall levy a tax rate on all the real and taxable personal property in the county that is sufficient to raise the total of the entitlements in the same manner as other county property tax rates are levied. (b) If the board of county …

Sec. 25. (a) The money received into the fund in any calendar year shall be paid to the qualified school corporations in accordance with their entitlements, determined in the immediately preceding calendar year, in the same manner as other tax distributions. (b) A qualified schoo…

Sec. 26. Receipts from the fund shall be credited by each qualified school corporation to its operations fund. In making its budget, each qualified school corporation shall take into account its anticipated receipts from the fund. The county auditor, before July 15 of each year, …

Sec. 27. The tax provided by this chapter may not operate to diminish the amount of state tuition support or other aid given by the state. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-9.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 28. The department of local government finance and the secretary of education shall make certifications of any information in their possession, or any other certifications required by this chapter that will facilitate this chapter's execution. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citati…

Sec. 29. (a) This chapter expires on the later of: (1) January 1, 2045; or (2) the date on which all bonds or lease agreements outstanding on July 1, 2023, for which a pledge of tax revenue is made under this chapter are completely paid. (b) Not later than December 31, 2023, the …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "assessed valuation" of any qualified school corporation means the net assessed value of its real and taxable personal property adjusted by a percentage factor. This factor shall be computed by the department of local government finance on a towns…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "board of county commissioners" refers to the board of county commissioners of a qualified county. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "county auditor" means the county auditor of a qualified county. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-3(c).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the county school distribution fund: (1) into which the receipts from the tax must be credited; and (2) from which distribution to a qualified school corporation must be charged. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-3(f).] As ad…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "entitlement" of a qualified school corporation is that part of the fund: (1) to which a qualified school corporation is entitled for any calendar year; and (2) on the basis of which the tax is set under this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Cita…

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "qualified county" refers to Dearborn County. The term includes any area attached to Dearborn County for school purposes. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-3(b).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168.

Sec. 1. (a) A school corporation may impose an annual property tax levy for its operations fund. (b) For property taxes first due and payable in 2019, the maximum permissible property tax levy a school corporation may impose for its operations fund (IC 20-40-18) is the following:…

As added by P.L.238-2019, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.159-2020, SEC.68. Expired 1-1-2022 by P.L.238-2019, SEC.20.

Sec. 11. (a) This chapter does not apply to a qualified school corporation until the expiration of IC 20-45-8 under IC 20-45-8-29(a). (b) As used in this section, "qualified school corporation" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-45-9-2. (c) The property tax levy limits imposed by…

charter schools Effective 7-1-2024. Sec. 11.2. (a) This section applies only to revenue collected after June 30, 2024, from a tax levy imposed under this chapter by a school corporation located in: (1) Lake County; (2) Marion County; (3) St. Joseph County; or (4) Vanderburgh Coun…

Sec. 2. A school corporation's property tax levy imposed under this chapter for its operations fund replaces the authority of the school corporation to impose property taxes under the following property tax levy provisions: (1) The school transportation fund levy (IC 20-46-4) (re…

Sec. 3. A school corporation may appeal to the department of local government finance under IC 6-1.1-19 to increase the school corporation's maximum permissible operations fund levy. The appeal must be filed with the department of local government finance before October 20 of the…

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.106. Amended by P.L.140-2018, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.159-2020, SEC.66.

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.106. Repealed by P.L.140-2018, SEC.25.

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.106. Repealed by P.L.140-2018, SEC.26.

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.106. Repealed by P.L.140-2018, SEC.27.

As added by P.L.244-2017, SEC.106. Repealed by P.L.140-2018, SEC.28.

As added by P.L.76-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.159-2020, SEC.67. Expired 1-1-2022 by P.L.76-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "virtual education program" means a program provided by a school corporation in which more than fifty percent (50%) of instruction, other than instruction for recovery credit courses, to students participating in the program is provided in an inte…

Sec. 2. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish requirements regarding virtual education programs, including the following: (1) Minimum requirements for the mandatory annual onboarding process and orientation required under section 3 of this chapter. (2) Requ…

requirements Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation shall establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for a parent of a student and a student participating in a virtual education program. As part of the annual onboarding process and orientation, the school corp…

Sec. 5. A school corporation that operates a virtual education program must require that if a student who attends a school corporation's virtual education program accumulates the number of unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual truan…

Sec. 6. Except as provided under IC 20-26-19, a school corporation that operates a virtual education program may not enroll a student unless the student is an Indiana resident. If the school corporation that operates a virtual education program is unable to verify that a student …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "annexing corporation" refers to a school corporation that has annexed all or part of any territory of a township school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-57-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "township" refers to a township where any part of a township school was located. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-57-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "township school" refers to: (1) a township school that loses territory to an annexing corporation as a result of an annexation; (2) the township school's successor; or (3) the township. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification …

Sec. 4. (a) An annexing corporation may file a petition of appeal with the department of local government finance for emergency financial relief. (b) The annexing corporation shall serve the petition on the following: (1) The department. (2) The township. (3) The township school.…

Sec. 5. If the department of local government finance receives a petition of appeal under section 4 of this chapter, the department of local government finance shall hold a factfinding hearing. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-57-6.] As a…

Sec. 6. (a) At a factfinding hearing under section 5 of this chapter, the department of local government finance shall determine the following: (1) Whether the township school has made all payments required by any statute, including the following: (A) P.L.32-1999. (B) IC 20-23-5-…

Sec. 7. (a) If the department of local government finance makes a determination under section 6(c) of this chapter, the department: (1) may prohibit a township from: (A) acquiring real estate; (B) making a lease or incurring any other contractual obligation calling for an annual …

Sec. 1. (a) An authorizer that has established a charter school shall submit an annual report to the department and the state board for informational and research purposes. The authorizer shall make the annual report available on the authorizer's Internet web site. (b) The depart…

Sec. 2. An annual report under this chapter must contain the following information: (1) Results of statewide assessment program measures. (2) Student growth and improvement data for each authorized school. (3) Attendance rates for each authorized school. In the case of a virtual …

Sec. 3. The authorizer shall oversee a charter school's compliance with: (1) the charter; and (2) all applicable laws. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.48.

Sec. 4. (a) If an authorizer determines that: (1) an organizer is failing to comply with the conditions or procedures established in the charter; (2) a charter school established by the organizer is failing to meet the educational goals set forth in the charter; (3) an organizer …

Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "education records" has the meaning set forth in 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4), as in effect January 1, 2018. (b) Before any charter school closure decision, an authorizer shall develop a charter school closure protocol to ensure: (1) timely notific…

As added by P.L.250-2017, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.191-2018, SEC.10.

Sec. 5. A charter school shall report the following to the authorizer: (1) Attendance records. In the case of a virtual charter school, the virtual charter school must include the methodology used to determine attendance with the attendance record. (2) Student performance data. (…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-9-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.250-2023, SEC.12.

Sec. 7. If an organizer of a charter school maintains an Internet web site for a charter school, the organizer of the charter school shall publish the names of the members of the charter school's governing body on the charter school's Internet web site. As added by P.L.148-2012, …

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to the following: (1) To an organizer that operates two (2) or more charter schools unless all charter schools operated by the organizer are located within the same county. (2) To the organizer of a virtual charter school. (3) To an innovat…

Sec. 1. IC 20-31-8 applies to the school city and its schools. The board shall use the student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11 to: (1) assess; (2) report; and (3) improve; the performance of schools, educators, and students in the school city. [Pre-20…

achievement standards Sec. 2. The board shall use state achievement standards to identify students in need of summer remediation services. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-6-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.