Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 5. The department shall: (1) develop guidance materials concerning each emergency medication; and (2) post a copy of the guidance materials on the department's Internet web site. As added by P.L.117-2017, SEC.12.

Sec. 6. A school employee described in section 2(b)(1) of this chapter or a school nurse shall: (1) make a report when an emergency stock medication is administered; and (2) submit the report to the department in an electronic format not later than ten (10) school days after the …

Sec. 1. (a) After June 30, 2023, a parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student may establish a career scholarship account for the career scholarship student by entering into a written agreement with the treasurer of state on a form prepared…

Sec. 10. A CSA participating entity that receives a payment for a CSA qualified expense may not refund any part of the payment directly to the parent of the career scholarship student or the emancipated career scholarship student. Any refund provided by a CSA participating entity…

Sec. 11. (a) The treasurer of state shall freeze the CSA account established under section 1 of this chapter of any parent of a career scholarship student or emancipated career scholarship student who: (1) fails to comply with the terms of the agreement established under section …

Sec. 12. Distributions made to a CSA account under section 3 of this chapter or money in the CSA account may not be treated as income or a resource for purposes of qualifying for any other federal or state grant or program administered by the state or a political subdivision. As …

student test number Sec. 2. (a) An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter terminates automatically for a career scholarship student if: (1) the career scholarship student no longer resides in Indiana while the career scholarship student is eligible to receive gran…

Sec. 3. (a) A career scholarship student who currently maintains a CSA account or an ESA account and participates in the CSA program is entitled to an annual grant amount for each school year until the student: (1) graduates; or (2) obtains: (A) a certificate of completion under …

administration Sec. 4. (a) The career scholarship account program fund is established for the purpose of providing grants to career scholarship students under the CSA program. (b) The treasurer of state shall administer the CSA program fund. (c) The CSA program fund consists of t…

administration of the program; permitted transfer of funds Sec. 5. (a) The career scholarship account administration fund is established for the purpose of accepting money for the CSA program to support administration of the CSA program. (b) The treasurer of state shall administe…

apprenticeships, apprenticeships, and programs of study; identifying and recommending skill competency; review; revocation of approval Sec. 6. (a) The department shall, in consultation with the commission for higher education, designate and approve the following for grants under …

Sec. 7. (a) Beginning July 1, 2025, a career scholarship student may only receive a grant amount for a sequence, course, apprenticeship, or program of study described in section 6(a) of this chapter that aligns with the career scholarship student's graduation plan. (b) The commis…

Sec. 8. Upon entering into or renewing an agreement under this chapter, the treasurer of state shall provide to the parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student a written explanation of the authorized uses of the money in the CSA account and…

Sec. 9. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student from making a payment for any CSA qualified expense from a source other than the career scholarship student's CSA account. (b) The parent of a career s…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "career fair" means an event at which employers and labor organizations can meet with high school students to discuss future career opportunities. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" means the connecting students with careers fund established by section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "intermediary" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-18-1-3.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "labor organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-6-6-5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school" means the following: (1) A school maintained by a school corporation. (2) A charter school. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 6. The connecting students with careers fund is established. The department must use money in the fund to provide grants to schools for the purpose of hosting career fairs in accordance with IC 20-30-5.6. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 7. (a) The fund consists of the following: (1) Gifts to the fund. (2) Grants, including grants from private entities. (b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund. (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently …

Sec. 8. The department shall develop guidelines to award grants to schools under section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 9. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.16.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "approved postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-6(a). As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.17.

Sec. 10. The successful completion of an approved teacher course or program may count towards professional growth experience points required to renew a practitioner license or an accomplished practitioner license, as determined by the department. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.17.

Sec. 11. The department shall establish and maintain an online platform that allows teachers to access and share information regarding connecting daily classroom lessons with innovations in workplace practices and postsecondary education research. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.17…

Sec. 12. Not later than July 1, 2024, and not later than July 1 each year thereafter, the department shall: (1) collect and compile information concerning the program under this chapter; and (2) submit the report described in subdivision (1) to the following: (A) The governor. (B…

Sec. 13. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "approved teacher education course or program" means a teacher education course or program that has been approved by the department under section 8 of this chapter. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.17.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible applicant" means any of the following: (1) A school corporation. (2) A public school, including a charter school. (3) A state accredited nonpublic school. (4) A teacher employed by a: (A) school corporation; or (B) school listed in subdi…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the teacher higher education and industry collaboration grant program fund established by section 7 of this chapter. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.17.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the teacher higher education and industry collaboration grant program established by section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.17.

program established; grants; administration Sec. 6. (a) There is established a teacher higher education and industry collaboration grant program for the purpose of funding through grants teacher participation in approved teacher education courses or programs. (b) The department s…

program fund Sec. 7. (a) The teacher higher education and industry collaboration grant program fund is established for the purposes of implementing the program described in section 6 of this chapter. (b) The fund consists of the following: (1) Appropriations by the general assemb…

requirements Sec. 8. (a) The department, in consultation with the commission for higher education, shall approve teacher education courses or programs that meet the criteria established under subsection (b). (b) The department may only approve a teacher education course or progra…

Sec. 9. (a) To be eligible for a grant under the program, an eligible applicant must do the following: (1) Apply to the department in the manner and on a form prescribed by the department. (2) If the eligible applicant is a school corporation or school described in section 3(1) t…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "charter school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-24-1-4. As added by P.L.250-2023, SEC.10.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "elementary school" means a public elementary school, including a charter school. As added by P.L.250-2023, SEC.10.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "grant" refers to a grant awarded under section 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.250-2023, SEC.10.

Sec. 4. Money allocated for grants under this chapter must be used for the following: (1) Placing literacy instructional coaches in elementary schools for the purposes of training and supporting teachers and administrators in order to improve instruction related to the science of…

plan alignment with science of reading Sec. 5. (a) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the department may, after June 30, 2024, award a grant under this chapter to a school corporation or charter school that does the following: (1) Applies for a grant on a form provided by the …

Sec. 6. Upon review of applications received under section 5 of this chapter, the department may award grants to school corporations and charter schools subject to available money and in accordance with the following priorities: (1) To the extent possible, to achieve geographic b…

Sec. 7. The department: (1) may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter; and (2) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 regarding the following: (A) Distribution of award amounts under this chapter. (B) Prioritizing grants for the purposes described in section 4(1) and 4…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2018. As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.

administration of statewide assessment by nonpublic schools Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of each school corporation or the equivalent authority for each charter school, eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic school is entitled to acquire …

Sec. 11. (a) A student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) shall be tested under this chapter with appropriate accommodations as outlined in the student's individualized education program, service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34, or choice scholarshi…

scoring Sec. 12. (a) The department shall establish policies and procedures that foster, to the extent possible, the scoring of student responses of an open ended writing assessment on a statewide assessment by Indiana teachers. The teacher may not grade student responses of stud…

criteria to provide opportunity to inspect questions Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a statewide assessment must be reported to the state board not later than: (1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and (2) for each school year beginning after June 30,…

conference; notice offering to meet to discuss results; provision of enrichment resources Sec. 14. (a) After a school receives statewide assessment score reports, a teacher who currently teaches a student shall discuss with a parent of the student the student's statewide assessme…

Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023, with a vendor to conduct the statewide assessment, the department shall include in the contract a requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's statewide assessment results that: (1) is in an ea…