Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION
368 chapters · 3,520 sections in this title.
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-11 Student who has left school; responsibility of state attendance
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officer; review of graduation cohort Sec. 11. (a) A student who has left school is not included in clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of the formula established in section 10(a) of this chapter unless the school can provide written proof that the student has left the school fo…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-11.3 Classification or application of exit code; evidence parent or
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guardian initiated student leaving Sec. 11.3. (a) A school may not classify a student as, or apply an exit code or description to a student that indicates that the student is, leaving a cohort for the reason described in section 10(a) STEP THREE clause (B) of this chapter unless …
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-12 Estimated graduation rate
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Sec. 12. For each high school, the department shall calculate an estimated graduation rate that is determined by the total number of graduates for the reporting year divided by the total number of students enrolled in grade 9 at the school three (3) years before the reporting yea…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-13 Corrected graduation rate
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Sec. 13. For any school that cannot provide written proof supporting the school's determination to include a student under any one (1) of clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter, the department shall require the publication of the corrected graduati…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-14 Report; contents
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Sec. 14. (a) Each reporting year, the department shall determine and report the following for each cohort: (1) A four (4) year graduation rate determined under section 10 of this chapter. (2) A five (5) year graduation rate determined under section 10.2 of this chapter. (3) A six…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-15 Deadline for schools to report graduation information; report
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date for four year graduation rate Sec. 15. (a) The provisions of sections 12 and 13 of this chapter must be completed before the release of the reports required under section 14 of this chapter. The department shall establish deadlines for each school to provide the information …
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-16 Graduation rate determination under National Governors'
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Association guidelines Sec. 16. In addition to any other determination required under this chapter, the department shall determine and report a statewide graduation rate that is consistent with guidelines developed by the National Governors' Association. If the guidelines are unc…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-16.5 High school equivalency pilot program students subtracted
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Sec. 16.5. (a) A student must be subtracted under clause (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter when a student transitions from a traditional high school to the high school equivalency pilot program under IC 20-30-8.5. (b) This section expires June 30, 2024. As added …
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-17 Students subtracted from four year graduation rate formula;
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requirements Sec. 17. A student must be subtracted under clause (J) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter if all of the following occur: (1) The student's parent submits to the school the following statements, on forms prescribed by the department, while the student is e…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-2 "Cohort"
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Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cohort" refers to a class of students who: (1) attend the same high school; and (2) are first considered to have entered grade 9 in the same year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-2.] As added by P.L…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-3 "Enrollment"
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Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "enrollment" means the total number of students within a grade that is reported to the department annually on: (1) October 1; or (2) a date specified by the department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-1…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-4 "Expected graduation year"
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Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "expected graduation year" means the reporting year beginning three (3) years after the reporting year in which a student is first considered by a school corporation to have entered grade nine. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodifi…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-5 "Graduation"
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Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "graduation" means the successful completion by a student of: (1) a sufficient number of academic credits, or the equivalent of academic credits; and (2) the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022), a postsecondary readiness competency es…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-6 "Graduation rate"
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Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "graduation rate" means the percentage of students within a cohort who graduate during their expected graduation year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-7 "Reporting year"
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Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "reporting year" refers to the period beginning October 1 of a year and ending September 30 of the following year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-8 "Retention"
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Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "retention" refers to the reclassification by a school corporation of a student that places the student into a cohort that has an expected graduation year after the expected graduation year of the student's initial cohort. [Pre-2005 Elementary and…
Ind. Code § 20-26-13-9 Graduation rate determination by department
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Sec. 9. Beginning with the class of students who are expected to graduate in the 2005-2006 school year, the department shall determine the graduation rate of high school students under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-15-9…
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-1 "Eligible student"
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Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" means an individual who in any part of a school year: (1) is enrolled in a school corporation; (2) has legal settlement in the school corporation; (3) attended school in the school corporation's taxing district; and (4) is not r…
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-10 Terms and conditions imposed on waiver; failure to comply
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Sec. 10. The department may condition a waiver under section 9 of this chapter on the terms and conditions specified by the department. If a school corporation fails to comply with a term or condition of a waiver or the department discovers facts that indicate that the school cor…
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-2 Applicability
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Sec. 2. This chapter applies to a school corporation that carried out a general program in at least one (1) school year beginning after June 30, 2010, to provide transportation to and from school for eligible students. As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-3 Program to provide transportation required under certain
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circumstances Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a school corporation described in section 2 of this chapter shall carry out a program to provide transportation to and from school for all eligible students in any part of a school year beginning after June 30…
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-4 Minimum distance
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Sec. 4. Transportation provided in a transportation program required under section 3 of this chapter may be limited by the school corporation's governing body to children residing a minimum distance from a school if the governing body includes facts in the resolution setting the …
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-5 Transportation to and from school
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Sec. 5. Transportation provided under a transportation program required under section 3 of this chapter may be limited by the school corporation's governing body to providing transportation to school immediately before the beginning of an instructional day (as described in IC 20-…
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-6 Transportation in accordance with applicable law
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Sec. 6. Transportation provided under a transportation program required under section 3 of this chapter must be otherwise in accordance with applicable law. As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-7 Petition for waiver
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Sec. 7. (a) A school corporation may petition the department in writing to waive the requirement imposed by section 3 of this chapter. (b) A petition under subsection (a) must: (1) demonstrate that the waiver request was approved by the governing body for the school corporation; …
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-8 Public hearing on waiver petition
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Sec. 8. If a petition complies with section 7 of this chapter, the department shall conduct a public hearing on the petition in the district served by the school corporation after giving notice of the public hearing under IC 5-3-1. As added by P.L.145-2012, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 20-27-13-9 Granting of waiver
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Sec. 9. If, based on the information contained in the petition and provided in the public hearing or otherwise made available to the department, the department determines that the plan presented by the school corporation, with or without revisions required by the department: (1) …
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-1 Application
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Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) An athletic team or sport that is organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by a school corporation or public school in which the students participating on the athletic team or in the sport compete against students participating on an …
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-2 "Association"
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Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "association" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-14-1. As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-3 "Public school"
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Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public school" means the following: (1) A school maintained by a school corporation. (2) A charter school. As added by P.L.177-2022(ts), SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-4 Athletic team or sport designation; participation on athletic
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team or sport prohibited Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association that organizes, sanctions, or sponsors an athletic team or sport described in section 1 of this chapter shall expressly designate the athletic team or sport as one (1) of th…
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-5 Submission of grievance; procedure
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Sec. 5. (a) A student or parent of a student may submit a grievance to a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association for a violation of section 4 of this chapter. (b) Each school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, and association described in se…
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-6 Civil action; adverse action prohibited
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Sec. 6. (a) If a school corporation, public school, nonpublic school, or association violates this chapter, a student who is: (1) deprived of an athletic opportunity; or (2) otherwise directly or indirectly injured; as a result of the violation may bring a civil action against th…
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-7 Award of injunctive relief, damages, or costs
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Sec. 7. The court may award to a student who prevails in an action under section 6 of this chapter any of the following: (1) Injunctive relief. (2) The greater of: (A) actual and consequential damages resulting from the violation; or (B) liquidated damages of not more than one th…
Ind. Code § 20-33-13-8 Immunity from liability
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Sec. 8. A school corporation, a public school, a nonpublic school, and an association are not subject to liability in: (1) a civil; (2) an administrative; (3) a disciplinary; or (4) a criminal; action for acting in good faith in compliance with this chapter. As added by P.L.177-2…
Ind. Code § 20-35-13-1 "Auditory-verbal accelerated education program"
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Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "auditory-verbal accelerated education program" means a specialized program: (1) that: (A) relies solely on; and (B) develops; listening skills; (2) that uses an implant or assistive hearing device for the purpose of relying on speech and spoken l…
Ind. Code § 20-35-13-2 "Deaf or hard of hearing"
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Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "deaf or hard of hearing" has the meaning set forth in 511 IAC 7-41-4. As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.179.
Ind. Code § 20-35-13-3 Eligibility for program
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Sec. 3. (a) A child who is deaf or hard of hearing and who meets the requirements described in subsection (b) may enroll in an auditory-verbal accelerated education program for the development of listening and spoken language skills to prepare the child for enrollment in school. …
Ind. Code § 20-35-13-4 Level of services provided
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Sec. 4. The level of services a child shall receive as part of the auditory-verbal accelerated education program shall be determined by the individual educational plan team, which includes the child's parent and a certified listening and a spoken language specialist in accordance…
Ind. Code § 20-43-13-1 Applicability
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Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all school corporations, including virtual charter schools. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.301.
Ind. Code § 20-43-13-2 Repealed
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As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.301. Amended by P.L.5-2015, SEC.48. Repealed by P.L.213-2015, SEC.227.
Ind. Code § 20-43-13-3 Repealed
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As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.301. Amended by P.L.37-2014, SEC.2; P.L.5-2015, SEC.49; P.L.213-2015, SEC.228; P.L.217-2017, SEC.133. Repealed by P.L.108-2019, SEC.232.
Ind. Code § 20-43-13-4 Determination of complexity index
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Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the complexity index is the percentage of the school corporation's students who were receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, or foster …
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-1 Application of chapter
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Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a school corporation for which a referendum has been held: (1) as required by statute; and (2) in which a majority of the votes cast approves electing the members of the governing body. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Ci…
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-10 Vacancies
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Sec. 10. The governing body shall temporarily fill a vacancy on the governing body as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs. The member chosen must reside in the same district as the vacating member. A member chosen by the governing body to fill a vacancy holds office for …
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-2 "School corporation"
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Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" means a school corporation that is located in a city having a population of more than thirteen thousand (13,000) and less than thirteen thousand three hundred (13,300). [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodificati…
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-3 Governing body; members
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Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of the school corporation consists of five (5) members elected on a nonpartisan basis. (b) Three (3) of the members are elected from the school districts referred to in section 4.5 of this chapter by eligible voters residing in the school districts.…
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-4 Repealed
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[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-22-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.271-2013, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-4.5 Redistricting governing body districts; standards for
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establishing districts; certification of districts; redistricting; recertification of districts; amendments of plan filed with board of elections and registration; time for filing Sec. 4.5. (a) Until the first redistricting required under this section, the school districts for th…
Ind. Code § 20-23-14-5 Candidates; eligibility
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Sec. 5. To be eligible to be a candidate for the governing body under this chapter, the following apply: (1) Each prospective candidate must file a petition of nomination with the board of elections and registration not earlier than one hundred four (104) days and not later than …