Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 3. The board shall use the student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11 to: (1) implement the board's plan; (2) evaluate school performance; (3) publish annual reports; and (4) determine academic receivership under IC 20-25-15. [Pre-2005 Elementary an…

receivership Sec. 4. The board shall use student performance improvement levels to determine whether to place a school in academic receivership under IC 20-25-15. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-6-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.…

administrative performance Sec. 5. Each school in the school city shall measure and record: (1) the students' achievement in reaching the school's student performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11; (2) student achievement information for the school described in…

Sec. 6. For all schools under this article, the report must include the following: (1) Student achievement information as follows: (A) For each elementary and middle school, grade advancement rates. (B) For each high school, the percentage of students who apply to, are accepted b…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "participating school corporation" refers to a school corporation that includes at least one (1) qualifying school building. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.

reviews Sec. 10. (a) The secretary of education shall prescribe rules for keeping accounts and records and making reports by or under the supervision of a governing body. (b) The accounts and records shall: (1) be available for inspection and audit at all times by authorized offi…

nutritional education Sec. 11. The secretary of education may, to the extent that funds are available and in cooperation with other appropriate agencies and organizations, do the following: (1) Conduct studies of methods of improving and expending school lunch programs and promot…

appropriations; state aid contingent on federal aid Sec. 12. (a) School cities, school towns, and joint districts may: (1) establish, equip, operate, and maintain school kitchens and school lunchrooms for the improvement of the health of students and for the advancement of the ed…

Sec. 13. The governing body of a participating school corporation shall implement or contract for the implementation of a school breakfast program at each qualifying school building within the school corporation's boundaries. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodific…

participation requirements Sec. 14. A governing body shall implement the governing body's breakfast program in compliance with the requirements for participation in the national school breakfast program under 42 U.S.C. 1773 et seq. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Rec…

Sec. 15. The department shall assist each participating school corporation in implementing the school's breakfast program and in making all appropriate applications to the federal government for available financial assistance on behalf of the participating school corporation. [Pr…

Sec. 16. The department shall monitor the school breakfast programs required under this chapter and maintain complete and accurate records of the programs. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.

Sec. 17. (a) The department shall establish guidelines to implement this chapter. (b) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-13.5-8.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.…

Sec. 18. (a) Before July 1, 2007, each school board may establish a coordinated school health advisory council (referred to as the "advisory council" in this section). The advisory council may review the corporation's wellness policies on a yearly basis and suggest to the governi…

Sec. 18.5. All food and beverages, other than meals reimbursed under programs authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutritional Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) that are available for sale to students at school during the school day must…

As added by P.L.54-2006, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.137.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualifying school building" refers to a public school building in which: (1) at least fifteen percent (15%) of the students who were enrolled at that school building during the prior school year qualified for free or reduced price lunches under g…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school" means the following: (1) An Indiana public school in which any grade from kindergarten through grade 12 is taught. (2) A nonpublic school in which any grade from kindergarten through grade 12 is taught that is not operated for profit in w…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "school board" means: (1) when applicable to a public school of Indiana, the board of school trustees, board of school commissioners, school board of incorporated towns and cities, and township school trustees; or (2) when applicable to a school o…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school breakfast program" refers to a program under which breakfast is served at a qualifying school building on a nonprofit basis to students enrolled at the qualifying school building. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "school lunch program" means a program under which lunches are served by a school in Indiana on a nonprofit basis to children in attendance, including any program under which a school receives assistance out of funds appropriated by the Congress o…

federal funds for school lunch programs Sec. 7. (a) The secretary of education may accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any act of the United States Congress and apportioned to the state for use in connection with school lunch programs. (b) The secretary of…

Sec. 8. (a) The secretary of education may enter into agreements with a school board or with any other agency or person, prescribe regulations, employ personnel, and take any action that the secretary of education may consider necessary to provide for the establishment, maintenan…

Sec. 8.5. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, income that an individual earns employed at a temporary job as a census worker may not be considered as a resource, asset, or income in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for a school lunch program that …

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to the use of school buses owned and operated by: (1) a nonpublic school; or (2) a nonprofit agency with primary responsibility for the habilitation or rehabilitation of individuals with a developmental or physical disability. (b) Except as…

Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may allow the use of a school bus for the transportation of agricultural workers engaged in cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops. (b) A school bus used under this section may transport only the school bus driver, a su…

Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "day care center" means an institution operated primarily for the purpose of providing: (1) care; (2) maintenance; or (3) supervision and instruction; to children who are less than six (6) years of age and are separated from their parent for …

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "child care center" means a nonresidential building where at least one (1) child receives child care from a provider licensed under IC 12-17.2-4: (1) while unattended by a parent; (2) for regular compensation; and (3) for more than four (4) h…

1, 2001 Sec. 12.5. If a person described in IC 20-9.1-5-6.6 (as added by P.L.278-2001, before its repeal, now codified at section 12 of this chapter) has contracted for the use of a vehicle other than a school bus (as defined in IC 20-9.1-1-5, before its repeal, now codified at I…

Sec. 13. The governing body of a school corporation may allow its school buses to travel to and from a garage or repair area for maintenance or repair. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Sec. 14. The governing body of a school corporation that authorizes the operation of a school bus under sections 1 through 13 of this chapter shall file proof of financial responsibility as required by IC 9-25. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation:…

Sec. 15. The governing body of a school corporation shall have sole control of and shall account for all funds received for the transportation of students and the transportation of other groups authorized by sections 1 through 14 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondar…

Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whenever a school bus is purchased for and is being used for any purpose except to transport students, the purchaser shall: (1) remove the flasher lights; (2) remove the stop arm; and (3) paint the bus any color except the nation…

Sec. 17. Except as provided in this article, a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-22.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.…

Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus or a special purpose bus for the transportation of adults at least sixty-five (65) years of age or adults with developmental or physical disabilities. [Pre-2005 Element…

Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus for transportation of eligible students and necessary adult chaperones or of adults to and from an activity that is sponsored, controlled, supervised, or participat…

Sec. 5. (a) A special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle may be used: (1) by a school corporation to provide regular transportation of a student between one (1) school and another school or between the student's residence and the school; (2) to transport students and their sup…

Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the exemptions granted in this chapter and notwithstanding section 16 of this chapter, a school corporation may allow a school bus operated under a fleet or transportation contract and not owned in whole or in part by a public agency to be used for the …

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "developmental disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2-61. (b) A special education cooperative operating under IC 36-1-7, IC 20-35-5, or IC 20-26-10 or a school corporation may enter into an agreement with an agency or organization …

Sec. 8. The governing body of a school corporation may use a school bus to transport school employees to and from a meeting that is authorized or required for the employees either locally or by the state. This includes a meeting conducted by the school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elem…

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 20-6.1-5-14 (before its repeal, now codified at section 20 of this chapter) by P.L.46-1985 do not affect contracts entered into before, and in effect on, July 1, 1986. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.335.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.165; P.L.90-2011, SEC.32; P.L.229-2011, SEC.175. Repealed by P.L.48-2011, SEC.39; P.L.286-2013, SEC.89.

payments; differentiated amounts; duties of Indiana education employment relations board Sec. 1.5. (a) This subsection governs salary increases for a teacher employed by a school corporation. Compensation attributable to additional degrees or graduate credits earned before the ef…

by another school corporation Sec. 10. (a) This section applies whenever a teacher accumulates at least one (1) sick day and then is employed in another school corporation. (b) Beginning in the teacher's second year, the teacher's employer shall add up to three (3) sick days each…

school employer and exclusive representative Sec. 11. Absences that are not described in sections 9 through 10 of this chapter may be taken with pay when agreed on by the school employer and the exclusive representative under IC 20-29. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education…

payment or part payment of teachers; conditions Sec. 12. A school corporation may adopt regulations governing the payment or part payment of teachers and then make payments in accordance with those regulations to teachers who are absent because of: (1) sickness; (2) attending sch…

Sec. 13. A school corporation may establish a voluntary sick day bank: (1) to which a teacher may contribute unused sick days; and (2) from which a contributing teacher may draw sick days when the contributing teacher's accumulated sick days are exhausted. [Pre-2005 Elementary an…

Sec. 14. Each teacher may have at least two (2) days each year with pay for the transaction of personal business or the conduct of personal or civic affairs. The teacher shall submit to the superintendent a written statement describing the reason and necessity for the absence. [P…

Sec. 15. If during the term of the teacher's contract: (1) the school is closed by order of the: (A) school corporation; or (B) health authorities; or (2) school cannot be conducted through no fault of the teacher; the teacher shall receive regular payments during that time. If a…

salaries; length of school term Sec. 16. A school may be closed for up to two (2) weeks for Christmas holidays without payment of teachers' salaries. Closing the school for Christmas holidays does not shorten the length of the school term. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educa…