Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "qualifying school corporation" means a school corporation, including a charter school, that has been approved under IC 20-30-8-8 to receive a grant under this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-5.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.85.…

Sec. 4. A qualifying school corporation is eligible to receive a grant from the state for each full-time equivalent student who is enrolled in an alternative education program conducted for the school corporation. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-6(a) part.] As added by…

Sec. 5. The maximum amount that may be granted to a qualifying school corporation in a school year is seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per full-time equivalent student. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-11-6(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.85.

Sec. 6. To receive a grant under this chapter, a school corporation must expend on alternative education programs in the school year a matching amount of at least one-third (1/3) of the amount of the state grant per full-time equivalent student, as determined under the rules adop…

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the department shall distribute a grant under this chapter to a qualifying school corporation not later than September 1. The grant must be for the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in and attending an alternative e…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the dropout prevention program fund established by section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.65-2009, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to a dropout prevention program established by a school corporation. As added by P.L.65-2009, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. (a) The dropout prevention program fund is established to provide: (1) money for the department; and (2) grants to school corporations or a local nonprofit fiscal agent acting as intermediary on behalf of multiple school corporations; to establish and operate programs to …

Sec. 4. The department may use money from the fund to provide assistance to school corporations in: (1) identifying students who are at risk of dropping out of school; and (2) developing strategies and appropriate interventions to prevent identified students from dropping out of …

Sec. 5. (a) To be eligible for a grant under this chapter, a school corporation or two (2) or more school corporations under a joint agreement must submit, before the application deadline, a properly completed grant application provided by the department. (b) The applying school …

Sec. 6. The department shall approve a program based on at least the following criteria: (1) The relative need for the establishment of a dropout prevention program as outlined by the applying school corporation. (2) The overall quality of the applying school corporation's progra…

Sec. 7. (a) Not later than June 1 of each school year, each participating school corporation shall submit to the department a written report, on forms developed by the department, outlining the activities undertaken as part of the school corporation's program. (b) Not later than …

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "cabinet" refers to the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-3-27-3. As added by P.L.152-2018, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "career and technical education" means any secondary level vocational, agricultural, occupational, manpower, employment, or technical training or retraining that: (1) enhances an individual's career potential and further education; and (2) is acce…

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.14.

Sec. 10. (a) The state board shall develop a definition for and report biennially to: (1) the general assembly; and (2) the governor; on attrition and persistence rates by students enrolled in secondary career and technical education. A biennial report under this section to the g…

Sec. 11. Upon request of the budget director, the state board shall prepare a legislative budget request for state funds for secondary and postsecondary career and technical education. The budget director shall determine the period to be covered by the budget request. This budget…

and reduction of funding Sec. 12. (a) The state board shall review the legislative budget requests for secondary and postsecondary career and technical education prepared by the state educational institutions. (b) After the review under subsection (a) and a review of any recommen…

Sec. 13. The state board shall distribute state funds made available for secondary and postsecondary career and technical education that have been appropriated by the general assembly and in accordance with the plan prepared by: (1) the state board under section 5 of this chapter…

Sec. 14. (a) The state board may employ any staff necessary to perform the duties imposed by this chapter and fix the compensation and terms of that employment, subject to approval by the budget agency. (b) The state board may authorize the department, whenever practical or neces…

potential employers and department of workforce development Sec. 14.5. (a) An emancipated student or the parent of a student enrolled in a career or technical education course may voluntarily release information, on a form prescribed by the department, pertaining to the student's…

Sec. 15. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 as necessary to carry out the duties imposed by this chapter. As added by P.L.7-2011, SEC.7.

As added by P.L.7-2011, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.69-2015, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.152-2018, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "employment training" means all programs administered by the following: (1) The commission. (2) The Indiana jobs training program. (3) The department. As added by P.L.7-2011, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.152-2018, SEC.5; P.L.202-2023, SEC.15.…

Sec. 4. (a) The state board shall develop and implement a long range state plan for a comprehensive secondary level career and technical education program in Indiana. (b) The plan developed under this section must be updated as changes occur. The state board shall make the plan a…

Sec. 5. (a) The state board shall do the following: (1) Prepare biennially a plan for implementing career and technical education. (2) Implement, to the best of its ability, the career and technical education plan prepared under subdivision (1). (3) Investigate the funding of car…

Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall do the following: (1) Make recommendations to the general assembly concerning the development, duplication, and accessibility of employment training and career and technical education on a regional and statewide basis. (2) Consult with any state …

Sec. 7. (a) The state board may do the following: (1) Make recommendations, including recommendations for policies to encourage involvement of minority groups in the career and technical education system in Indiana, to: (A) the governor; (B) the general assembly, in an electronic…

Sec. 8. (a) The state board shall adopt statewide systems or policies concerning the following as the systems or policies relate to the implementation of career and technical education programs: (1) Student records. (2) Data processing at the secondary level. (3) An evaluation sy…

Sec. 9. (a) The state board shall establish career and technical education evaluation criteria. (b) Using the criteria established under subsection (a), the state board shall evaluate the effectiveness of career and technical education relative to the goals of the long range plan…

Sec. 1. Before October 1, 2011, the department shall develop a program to provide training and evaluations for school corporations in operational efficiency. As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. The department may contract with an outside entity to provide quality training for the department, school corporations, and superintendents in the area of efficiency and cost savings. As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. A school corporation shall submit to the department any information the department determines is necessary to: (1) evaluate the school corporation's current operations; and (2) recommend operational efficiencies and financial savings for the school corporation. As added b…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "behavioral intervention plan" means a plan that is agreed upon by the case conference committee (as defined in IC 20-35-9-3) and incorporated into a student's individualized education program (as defined in IC 20-18-2-9) and that describes the fo…

Sec. 11. (a) The commission on seclusion and restraint in schools is established. (b) The commission has the following ten (10) members: (1) The designee of the secretary of education, who serves at the pleasure of the secretary of education. (2) A representative of the Autism So…

Sec. 12. (a) The designee of the secretary of education under section 11(b)(1) of this chapter serves as chairperson of the commission. (b) The commission shall meet at least annually on the call of the chairperson, and may meet as often as is necessary. The chairperson shall pro…

restraint and seclusion plan Sec. 13. (a) The commission has the following duties: (1) To adopt rules concerning the following: (A) The use of restraint and seclusion in a school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school, with an emphasis on eliminating or minimizing the…

Sec. 13.5. If the department has been advised of a discrepancy in a report under section 13(a)(3) of this chapter, the department shall require the school to provide a written explanation of the discrepancy to the department which must comply with the federal Family Educational R…

Sec. 13.6. (a) The department shall review incident reports under rules established by the commission under IC 4-22-2 and submit summary findings to the commission in compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 CFR Part 99). (b) T…

Sec. 14. (a) A school corporation or state accredited nonpublic school shall adopt a restraint and seclusion plan that incorporates, at a minimum, the elements of the model plan developed under section 13 of this chapter. The school corporation's or state accredited nonpublic sch…

Sec. 15. (a) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent a school employee from stopping a physical altercation, acting to prevent physical harm to a student or another individual, or acting to address an emergency until the emergency is over, whether or not the school em…

Sec. 16. (a) The commission: (1) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2; and (2) may adopt emergency rules in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1; to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) An emergency rule adopted under subsection (a)(2) expires on the earlier of: (1) Novem…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "chemical restraint" means the administration of a drug or medication to manage a student's behavior or restrict a student's freedom of movement that is not a standard treatment and dosage for the student's medical or psychiatric condition. As add…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the commission on seclusion and restraint in schools established by section 11 of this chapter. As added by P.L.122-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "mechanical restraint" means the use of: (1) a mechanical device; (2) a material; or (3) equipment; attached or adjacent to a student's body that the student cannot remove and that restricts the freedom of movement of all or part of the studen…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "physical restraint" means physical contact between a school employee and a student: (1) in which the student unwillingly participates; and (2) that involves the use of a manual hold to restrict freedom of movement of all or part of a student'…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "positive behavior intervention and support" means a systematic approach that: (1) uses evidence based practices and data driven decision making to improve school climate and culture; and (2) includes a range of systematic and individualized strat…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" includes a charter school that is not a virtual charter school. As added by P.L.122-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "school employee" means an individual employed by a school corporation or a state accredited nonpublic school. As added by P.L.122-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.20.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "seclusion" means the confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student physically is prevented from leaving. The term does not include a supervised time-out or scheduled break, as described in a student's individualized educ…