Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

scores; high ability students Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall compile the total results of the statewide assessments in a manner that will permit evaluation of learning progress within the school corporation. The school corporation shall make the compilation of test re…

high ability students Sec. 16. (a) The department shall develop a format for the publication by school corporations in an annual performance report required by statute of appropriate academic information required by the department, including statewide assessment scores and inform…

or reimbursement; data share agreement Sec. 17. (a) The state board shall approve two (2) or more benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments to identify students that require remediation and provide individualized instruction in which a school corporation, charter scho…

Sec. 18. (a) The department, with the approval of the state board, shall develop and implement programs, policies, and procedures necessary to carry out this chapter to: (1) continuously improve teacher, student, parent, and community understanding of assessment results; (2) stra…

Sec. 18.4. Notwithstanding any other law, a student's score on the statewide assessment may not be the primary factor or measure used to determine whether a student is eligible for a particular course or program. As added by P.L.82-2020, SEC.4.

Sec. 18.5. (a) The department shall, to the extent permitted under federal law, provide the same text-to-speech, screen reader, or human reader and calculator accommodations to a student in grades 6 through 12 on every section of the statewide assessment program if that accommoda…

As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.11. Expired 1-1-2020 by P.L.287-2019, SEC.11.

As added by P.L.82-2020, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.61. Expired 7-1-2022 by P.L.82-2020, SEC.6.

Sec. 19. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.41.

Sec. 2. The purpose of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program developed under this chapter is to establish an assessment system that is student centered and provides meaningful and timely information to all stakeholders on both a student's…

(ILEARN) program Sec. 3. The Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program consists of: (1) a statewide assessment described in section 7 of this chapter; (2) optional benchmark assessments described in section 17 of this chapter; (3) requirements to…

Sec. 4. To carry out the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter: (1) assessment reporting for assessments developed under this chapter must be: (A) reliable; (B) accurate; (C) user friendly; and (D) timely; (2) the statewide assessment must help students understand their…

readiness educational standards Sec. 5. (a) An assessment developed under this chapter must be aligned to Indiana's college and career readiness educational standards under IC 20-19-2-14.5. (b) All assessments approved by the state board under this chapter must comply with each o…

Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall: (1) authorize and oversee the department's development and implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program, including: (A) establishment of criteria for requests for proposals for statewide asses…

formation; administration; subject matter; use of technology Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in the manner provided in section 6 of this chapter, the state board is responsible for determining the appropriate subjects, grades, and format of a statewid…

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the statewide assessment must be administered in a single testing window that must take place at the end of a school year on dates determined by the state board. (b) If an end of course assessment is administered, the end of cours…

Sec. 9. The state board shall develop a United States government course final exam that schools may administer at the completion of a United States government course. The exam must include the structure of state and federal governments, including the role of separation of powers,…

As added by P.L.73-2011, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.30.

materials; report publication; process for evaluating curricular materials; statewide survey Sec. 2. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter, the department shall evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials for use in the followi…

Sec. 3. (a) The secretary of education shall notify the governing bodies of each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school immediately of: (1) the initial publication and annual update on the department's Internet web site of the report described i…

Sec. 1. A charter school shall: (1) establish written discipline rules, which must include a graduated system of discipline and may include: (A) appropriate dress codes; and (B) if applicable, an agreement for court assisted resolution of school suspension and expulsion cases; fo…

submit request for removal of materials obscene or harmful to minors; response; appeal; public meeting Effective 1-1-2024. Sec. 1. (a) The governing body of a school corporation or charter school shall establish a: (1) procedure for each school to prepare a catalogue of materials…

Effective 1-1-2024. Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation or charter school shall: (1) publish on the website of each school; and (2) make available in hard copy for an individual upon request; the catalogue of material available in the school library and each policy…

harmful to minors Effective 1-1-2024. Sec. 3. A school corporation or charter school may not make available materials that contain: (1) obscene matter (as described in IC 35-49-2-1); or (2) matter harmful to minors (as described in IC 35-49-2-2); within the school library. As add…

resuscitation training; recommendations to general assembly Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 1.5 of this chapter, the state board shall determine the timing, frequency, whether training requirements can be combined or merged, and the method of training, including whether the traini…

Sec. 1.5. After June 30, 2024, if an online platform is established or licensed for use under IC 20-19-3-29, the training described in any of the following statutes must be provided through the online platform: IC 20-20-39. IC 20-26-5-34.2. IC 20-26-5-34.4. IC 20-26-9-8. IC 20-28…

Sec. 2. The department shall: (1) publish the requirements established by the state board under this chapter on the department's Internet web site; (2) notify teacher preparation programs of training required to be completed as part of the teacher preparation program; and (3) not…

Sec. 3. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.92-2020, SEC.53.

entities Sec. 1. The commission for higher education shall, in consultation with the department, approve individuals and entities that provide sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6(a) as CSA participating entities…

Sec. 2. To become a CSA participating entity, an individual or entity described in section 1 of this chapter must: (1) submit an application to the commission for higher education in a manner prescribed by the commission for higher education; (2) offer a sequence, course, apprent…

Sec. 3. The commission for higher education shall approve an application submitted under section 2 of this chapter if the individual or entity meets the criteria to serve as a CSA participating entity. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69.

Sec. 4. (a) If it is reasonably expected by the commission for higher education that a CSA participating entity will receive, from payments made under the CSA program, more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) during a particular school year, the CSA participating entity shall, …

Sec. 5. (a) The commission for higher education may refuse to allow a CSA participating entity to continue participation in the CSA program and revoke the CSA participating entity's status as a CSA participating entity if the commission for higher education determines that the CS…

Sec. 6. (a) If the commission for higher education revokes a CSA participating entity's status as a CSA participating entity in the CSA program under section 5 of this chapter, the commission for higher education shall provide notice of the revocation within thirty (30) days of t…

Sec. 7. An approved CSA participating entity: (1) may not charge a career scholarship student participating in the CSA program an amount greater than a similarly situated student who is receiving the same or similar services; and (2) shall provide a receipt to a parent of a caree…

Sec. 8. The commission for higher education and the treasurer of state shall annually make available on the commission for higher education's and treasurer of state's websites a list of the CSA participating entities. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69.

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "approved postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-6(b). As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.20.

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.20.

Sec. 2. 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.20.

Sec. 3. 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.20.

Sec. 4. 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.20.

opportunities; opt out; request to waive; exceptions Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) through (f), during each school year, a student who is: (1) enrolled in a school; and (2) in grades 11 and 12; shall meet with at least one (1) approved postsecondary educationa…

expanded criminal history check and expanded child protection index check; waiver Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided under subsection (d), the meeting required under section 5(a) of this chapter must occur: (1) in person; and (2) on school property; during regular school hours. (b) T…

Sec. 7. An intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization that meets with a student under section 5(a) of this chapter shall submit an annual report to the commission for higher education in the manner established by the commission for higher education under IC 21-18-19-1. As…

Sec. 8. During each school year, a school that is a high school must hold, during regular school hours, at least one (1) career fair. A school may satisfy the requirement of this section by hosting or participating in a joint career fair involving at least one (1) other school if…

Sec. 1. (a) Each school corporation may include as an elective in the school corporation's high school curriculum a course surveying religions of the world. The course must include as part of the course's curriculum: (1) the historical study of religion; (2) the cultural study of…

Sec. 2. Each school corporation may include cursive writing in the school corporation's curriculum. As added by P.L.191-2018, SEC.13.

Sec. 3. A school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school with at least one (1) employee may provide a presentation or instruction to students explaining aspects of autism, including behaviors that students with autism may exhibit as well as student interaction with stude…

Sec. 1. (a) The department, in consultation with statewide organizations whose mission is to link family engagement to student achievement, shall develop the Indiana family friendly school designation program. (b) The program must do the following: (1) Allow a school to voluntari…

Sec. 2. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.127-2013, SEC.1.