Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

identifying individual student Sec. 3. If a school corporation or qualified school uses a third party vendor in providing a personal analysis, evaluation, or survey that reveals, identifies, collects, maintains, or attempts to affect a student's attitudes, habits, traits, opinion…

survey; consent form; notice; posting; explanation Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a personal analysis, evaluation, or survey for which consent is required under IC 20-30-5-17(b). (b) Before a school corporation or qualified school may administer a personal analysis, e…

Sec. 5. A parent of a student or a student, if the student is an adult or emancipated minor, who is enrolled in a qualified school may submit a complaint for a violation of this chapter under the grievance procedure maintained by the qualified school in accordance with section 6 …

Sec. 6. Each qualified school shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure for the resolution of a complaint submitted by a parent of a student or student, if the student is an adult or emancipated minor, under section 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.234-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 7. The department shall: (1) develop guidance materials for school corporations and qualified schools to assist school corporations and qualified schools in implementing this chapter; and (2) post the guidance materials on the department's website. As added by P.L.234-2023, …

Sec. 8. Nothing in this section prohibits qualified schools from administering state or federally required assessments. As added by P.L.234-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 9. After June 30, 2023, if a school corporation or a qualified school contracts with a third party vendor to provide a personal analysis, survey, or evaluation described in section 3 of this chapter, the contract must include a provision stating that if the third party vendo…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a school safety referendum debt service fund established under section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.9.

Sec. 2. A school safety referendum debt service fund must be created by each school corporation for which a school safety referendum tax levy was approved by the voters in a referendum under IC 20-46-9. As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.9.

Sec. 3. The fund consists of any amounts transferred into the fund from a school corporation's school safety referendum tax levy fund (IC 20-40-20). As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. The fund may be used only to pay for the school corporation's debt service on bonds or obligations issued or incurred to pay for school safety referendum tax levy purposes described in IC 20-40-20-6(a). As added by P.L.272-2019, SEC.9.

Sec. 1. The department and each authorizer shall establish a charter school page on the department's and the authorizer's Internet web site that includes information on the following: (1) The authorizer's processes for the following: (A) Monitoring approved schools at regular int…

Sec. 1.2. (a) This section applies to an authorizer described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(1), IC 20-24-1-2.5(2), and IC 20-24-1-2.5(5) if the authorizer has not previously issued a charter for any charter school prior to July 1, 2015. (b) A governing body of a school corporation may regist…

Sec. 1.5. All authorizers shall adopt standards of quality charter school authorizing, as defined by a nationally recognized organization with expertise in charter school authorizing. As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.221-2015, SEC.4.

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.13; P.L.250-2017, SEC.4; P.L.143-2019, SEC.16; P.L.159-2019, SEC.3; P.L.156-2020, SEC.74. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.159-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.211-2019, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.2.

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.128; P.L.280-2013, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.250-2017, SEC.5.

As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.15; P.L.250-2017, SEC.6; P.L.159-2019, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.3.

personally identifiable data of students and their parents Sec. 5. (a) The purpose of this section is to establish a cooperative relationship: (1) between the department and an authorizer; and (2) that fosters improved decision making related to charter schools authorized by the …

As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.250-2017, SEC.8; P.L.159-2019, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.4.

Sec. 7. An entity may relinquish its authorizer status by providing the state board a written statement describing the authorizer's intention not to be considered an authorizer and the reasons why the authorizer wishes to relinquish its authorizer status. The written statement mu…

Sec. 8. Beginning in 2016, the state board shall provide a formal evaluation of the overall state of charter school outcomes in Indiana every five (5) years. The evaluation shall be posted on the state board's Internet web site. As added by P.L.221-2015, SEC.5.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "accredited nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school that: (1) has voluntarily become accredited under IC 20-31-4.1; or (2) is accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency that is recognized by the state board of education. As added b…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" means a child or an emancipated minor: (1) who is enrolled in an accredited nonpublic school in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12; and (2) in the case of: (A) a child, whose parent meets; or (B) an emancipated minor, meets; th…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the curricular materials fund established by section 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.189.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public school" means a: (1) school maintained by a school corporation; or (2) charter school. As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.189.

Sec. 5. (a) The curricular materials fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide funding for: (1) state advancements or reimbursements of costs incurred by public schools to provide curricular materials to students at no co…

Sec. 6. Money in the fund may be used only for the: (1) advancement of costs or reimbursement of expenditures incurred by a public school to purchase curricular materials that are provided to each student at no cost as required by IC 20-26-12-1; and (2) reimbursements of costs in…

materials Sec. 7. The department shall annually determine an average cost amount per student for curricular materials to determine the distribution amount under this chapter. The amount determined by the department under this section must be identical for all students of public s…

fund Sec. 8. (a) The department shall annually determine the total distribution amount from the fund in a state fiscal year. (b) Beginning October 1, 2023, and October 1 each year thereafter, the department shall distribute from the fund to each public school and each accredited …

Sec. 9. Each public school shall establish a separate curricular materials account for the purpose of receiving distributions under this chapter, amounts received from the rental of curricular materials to nonpublic schools, and fees collected under IC 20-26-12-1(b) for lost or s…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an authorizer that is the executive of a consolidated city. As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "executive" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-5(2). As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.77-2014, SEC.7; P.L.278-2019, SEC.174.

Sec. 3. (a) The Indianapolis charter school board is established. (b) The Indianapolis charter school board is composed of the following nine (9) members appointed to four (4) year terms: (1) Six (6) members are appointed by the executive. (2) Three (3) members are appointed by t…

Sec. 4. The Indianapolis charter school board, with assistance from the executive's office, shall establish a process to: (1) review a proposal to establish a charter school under IC 20-24-3-4; and (2) make a decision on the proposal and communicate the Indianapolis charter schoo…

Sec. 5. The executive's office shall provide staff to carry out the duties of the Indianapolis charter school board under this chapter. As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19.

Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) encourage local schools to develop comprehensive plans to improve arts in education; (2) coordinate available resources in support of arts programs in order to provide arts experiences for all students; (3) provide assistance to loca…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "arts" includes the following: (1) Music. (2) Dance. (3) Drama. (4) Visual arts. (5) Creative writing. (6) Film making. (7) Arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of arts listed in subdivisions (1) through (6). (8…

Sec. 3. The department may award grants to school corporations under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-14-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. A school corporation may apply for a grant under this chapter by submitting to the department a plan that includes the following: (1) Identification of the instructional needs of students and teachers in the arts. (2) A program through which funds received under this chap…

Sec. 5. The department may consult with the Indiana arts commission and private arts organizations regarding expenditure of funds received under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-14-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

Sec. 6. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 stating the criteria upon which grants may be made under this chapter. The department may make grants to school corporations from funds made available for purposes of this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educat…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "early childhood program" refers to a voluntary parental education program for parents of children from birth to less than three (3) years of age that provides these parents with information and activities to help the parents better prepare childr…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "latch key program" means a voluntary school age child care program for children who attend kindergarten through grade 6 and that at a minimum, operates after the school day and may include periods before school is in session or during periods whe…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "preschool program" refers to a voluntary school readiness program for children who are at least three (3) years of age and not enrolled in at least kindergarten. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-24-3.]…

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-24-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.233-2015, SEC.41.

education programs; preschool programs, or latch key programs Sec. 5. A school corporation may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation to provide early childhood education programs, preschool programs, or latch key programs. However, if a school corporation enters in…

Sec. 6. The department shall develop guidelines necessary to implement this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-24-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. IC 20-20-28-7 Repealed [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodificat…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alternative education program" means an alternative education program (as defined in IC 20-30-8-1). [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-1.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.85.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "full-time equivalent students" means the number of students determined under IC 20-30-8-16. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-3.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.85.