Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 6. Subject to the approval of the commissioner of insurance, the governing body of the school corporation may: (1) transfer to the fund an amount of money in the education fund or operations fund budget in accordance with the categories of expenditures established under IC 2…

Sec. 7. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of the year does not revert to the general fund. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-5.6-4.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

Sec. 8. Subject to IC 20-26-5-4(a)(15) and this chapter and notwithstanding any other law, a self-insurance program must comply with this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-19-3.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.291; P.L.118-2016, SEC.1…

Sec. 9. (a) A self-insurance program must provide for appeals to a review panel to: (1) hear complaints; and (2) resolve concerns; regarding issues related to coverage, coverage discrimination, and access under the self-insurance program. (b) The composition of the review panel u…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the Senator David C. Ford educational technology fund established under section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.31-2009, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in sections 13 through 24 of this chapter, "grant" refers to a technology plan grant under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25.3-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 10. The department shall develop guidelines necessary to implement sections 6 through 9 of this chapter, including guidelines that require the school corporation to use the laboratories to the fullest extent possible. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodificati…

Sec. 11. To be eligible to receive money under sections 6 through 9 of this chapter, a school corporation must apply to the department on forms provided by the department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005,…

Sec. 12. A school corporation that receives a grant under sections 6 through 9 of this chapter must deposit the grant in the school corporation's education fund. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Am…

Sec. 13. There is established a technology plan grant program. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25.3-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 14. The department shall fund and administer the technology plan grant program. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25.3-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 15. A school corporation qualifies for a technology plan grant under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter when the technology plan of the school corporation developed under section 7 of this chapter is approved by the department. For purposes of determining whether a schoo…

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies when a school corporation does not qualify for a grant because the school corporation's technology plan has not been approved under section 15 of this chapter. (b) The department shall delay grant distribution after the scheduled time for grant d…

Sec. 17. The total technology plan grant amount to a qualifying school corporation is the amount determined by the department multiplied by the school corporation's spring count of students under IC 20-43-4 in the school year ending in the current calendar year. The amount is one…

Sec. 18. A school corporation must use a grant received under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter to implement all or part of the school corporation's technology plan by funding uses that promote 1:1 computing infrastructure, include the following: (1) Computers in classrooms.…

determination of group to receive grant Sec. 19. (a) The department shall list all school corporations in Indiana according to assessed valuation for property tax purposes per student in current ADM, as determined in section 17 of this chapter, beginning with the school corporati…

Sec. 2. As used in sections 13 through 24 of this chapter, "group" includes the school corporations that are placed in a group of school corporations under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25.3-2…

Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in a state fiscal year, the department shall distribute grants to only two (2) groups of school corporations with each of the two (2) groups receiving fifty percent (50%) of the group's total grant amount. (b) In state fiscal yea…

Sec. 21. A school corporation shall report to the department on the use of grant money received under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter. A school corporation that fails to make a report under this section is not eligible for a subsequent grant. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secon…

forfeiture of grant Sec. 22. (a) This section applies in a year when a school corporation receives a grant under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter. The school corporation's operations fund budget must include an expenditure for technology that is not less than the school cor…

Sec. 23. The department shall develop guidelines to implement sections 13 through 24 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25.3-15.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 24. A school corporation that receives a grant under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter shall deposit the grant in the school corporation's education fund or operations fund, whichever is appropriate. If the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the India…

Sec. 3. As used in sections 13 through 24 of this chapter, "school corporation" includes, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired established by IC 20-21-2-1, the Indiana School for the Deaf established by IC 20-22-2-1,…

Sec. 5. As used in sections 13 through 24 of this chapter, "technology plan" refers to a technology plan developed under section 7 of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-25.3-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 6. (a) The Senator David C. Ford educational technology fund is established to extend educational technologies to elementary and secondary schools. The fund may be used for: (1) the 4R's technology grant program to assist school corporations (on behalf of public schools) in …

Sec. 7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a: (1) school corporation may not: (A) receive any money under this chapter; (B) use money from the school corporation's education fund for educational technology equipment under IC 20-40-2; or (C) receive an advance from the common scho…

Sec. 8. Upon the approval of the governor and the budget agency, the department may use funds available under this chapter to provide or extend education technology to any school corporation for purposes described in this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Reco…

eligibility; award of grants; monitoring compliance Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to the 4R's technology program described in section 6(a)(1) of this chapter. (b) In addition to any other funds available under this chapter, if state funds are transferred under IC 20-32-5-19 (b…

office Sec. 1. (a) In a community school corporation established under IC 20-23-4 that has a population of more than seventy-five thousand (75,000) and less than seventy-nine thousand (79,000), the governing body consists of a board of trustees of five (5) members elected in the …

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-3-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.179-2011, SEC.34.

Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this section, "county election board" includes a board of elections and registration established under IC 3-6-5.2. (b) The voters of the school corporation shall elect the members of the governing body at a general election for a term of four (4) years. T…

Sec. 3. The intent of this chapter is to provide that the governing body of the school corporations to which it relates shall be elected as provided in: (1) IC 20-23-4-27; (2) IC 20-23-4-29.1; (3) IC 20-23-4-30; and (4) IC 20-23-4-31; but this chapter prevails over any conflictin…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the following: (1) A charter school that does not receive a pro rata share of local property tax revenue. (2) An innovation network school located in a school city, as defined in IC 20-25-2-12, that existed on January 1, 2015, that does not rec…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to a charter school or an innovation network school described in section 1(a)(2) of this chapter. As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.162.

board Sec. 3. (a) An annual grant program is established to provide funding to a school for the following: (1) Capital improvements for the school, including the renovation or expansion of a facility, or for debt or lease payments owed on a facility, including advances from the c…

applying to the state board Sec. 4. The state board shall, without an application being made, make an annual grant to a school if the school is one (1) of the following: (1) A charter school in its first or second year of operation. (2) A charter school that was placed in the "A"…

procedures; eligibility for a grant Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a charter school that does not qualify for a grant under subsection (c). Each year, such a charter school may apply for an annual grant under this chapter. (b) The application under subsection (a) must be sub…

Sec. 6. The annual grant amount for a school for a state fiscal year is the following: (1) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021: (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000); multiplied by (B) the number of eligible pupils who are counted in the current ADM of the school. (2) Fo…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.

Sec. 2. Each school year, a school shall develop and implement a staff performance evaluation plan to evaluate the performance of the school's certified employees under guidelines established by the board. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3…

Sec. 3. A staff performance evaluation plan must do the following: (1) Provide for evaluation of the school's and the school's educators' performance based on the school's students' performance improvement level under IC 20-25-11, including the following: (A) Student achievement …

Sec. 4. A staff performance evaluation plan may provide the basis for making employment decisions. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 5. Development and implementation of a staff performance evaluation plan for each school is a condition for accreditation for the school under IC 20-31-4.1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Ame…

Sec. 6. A staff performance evaluation plan must: (1) comply with guidelines established by; and (2) be approved by; the board. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3.1-11-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 7. IC 20-28-6-4 and IC 20-28-6-5 apply to certificated employees in the school city. A teacher's students' performance improvement levels under the assessment tests and programs of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 may be used as a f…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to: (1) a public high school; and (2) a state accredited nonpublic high school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.32.

Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter and subject to IC 20-31-8-4.6 and IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4) year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school is the percentage determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula: STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 en…

Sec. 10.2. In the reporting year immediately following the determination of a cohort's four (4) year graduation rate under section 10(a) of this chapter, the department shall calculate a five (5) year graduation rate for the cohort using the following formula: STEP ONE: Determine…

Sec. 10.5. In the reporting year immediately following the determination of a cohort's five (5) year graduation rate under section 10.2 of this chapter and each subsequent reporting year, the department shall calculate a six (6) or subsequent year graduation rate for the cohort u…

Sec. 10.7. For purposes of determining a graduation rate under sections 10, 10.2, and 10.5 of this chapter, a student may be counted as a member of only one (1) cohort and as graduating during only one (1) reporting year. As added by P.L.229-2007, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.45-2008, S…