Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) A school building that since July 1, 2011, is leased or loaned by the school corporation that owns the school building to another entity, if the entity is not a building corporation or other entity that is related in any w…

Sec. 10. (a) The following may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter: (1) The department. (2) The state board. (3) The attorney general. (b) A finding by the attorney general of a violation of this chapter (as effective before July 1, 2023) shall have the effect o…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "charter school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-24-1-4 and includes an entity that has filed an application with an authorizer and is seeking approval from the authorizer to operate a charter school under IC 20-24-3. As added by P.L.270-2019, …

Sec. 2.1. As used in this chapter, "covered school building" means a school building that is owned by a school corporation or any other entity that is related in any way to, or created by, the school corporation or the governing body, including a building corporation, and that ha…

Sec. 2.2. As used in this chapter, "interested person" refers to the following: (1) Each state educational institution. (2) Each charter school in a county where a school corporation with a covered school building subject to closure is located. (3) All charter school authorizers …

Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "state educational institution" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-7-13-32. As added by P.L.155-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 2.8. When a notice is given to an authorizer under this chapter or IC 20-26-7-47, the authorizer is responsible for notifying all charter schools authorized by or applying for authorization by the authorizer. The authorizer must provide the notice to charter schools not more…

covered school building Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in section 1 of this chapter or subsection (b), (c), or (d), before a governing body may sell, exchange, lease, demolish, hold without operating, or dispose of a covered school building, a governing body shall make available …

Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation shall notify the department not later than thirty (30) days after the date the governing body elects to close a covered school building and include with the notification whether the school corporation contends that the building should or should no…

school building Sec. 4.5. (a) After a governing body passes a resolution or takes official action to close, no longer use, or no longer occupy a covered school building or the covered school building is required to be closed under IC 20-26-7-47, a school corporation is responsibl…

maintain covered school building Sec. 5. (a) If: (1) a covered school building is sold to a charter school or state educational institution under section 4 of this chapter; and (2) the charter school or state educational institution described in subdivision (1) no longer intends …

Sec. 5.3. (a) This section applies to a covered school building purchased or leased by a charter school under this chapter. (b) A school corporation may not petition the department under subsection (c) within the first five (5) years after a charter school purchased or initially …

Sec. 6. During the term of a lease under section 4 of this chapter, the charter school or state educational institution is responsible for the direct expenses related to the covered school building leased, including utilities, insurance, maintenance, repairs, and remodeling. If t…

As added by P.L.270-2019, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.189-2023, SEC.22.

As added by P.L.155-2021, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.189-2023, SEC.23.

Sec. 9. (a) The attorney general, in consultation with the department and state board, is authorized to take any action necessary to enforce a department or state board order under IC 20-26-7-47 or this chapter (or an order issued by the attorney general under this chapter (as ef…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a teacher in a school corporation (as defined in IC 20-18-2-16(a)). (b) A contract with a teacher may be canceled immediately in the manner set forth in sections 2 through 4 of this chapter for any of the following reasons: (1) Immorality. (2) …

Sec. 2. (a) Before a teacher's contract is canceled, the teacher has the following rights: (1) The principal or superintendent shall notify the teacher of the principal's or superintendent's preliminary decision. The notification must be: (A) in writing; and (B) delivered in pers…

Sec. 3. At the first public meeting following a private conference with: (1) the governing body under section 2(f) of this chapter; or (2) the superintendent under section 2(b) of this chapter, if no conference with the governing body is requested; the governing body may cancel a…

Sec. 4. Pending a final decision on the cancellation of a teacher's contract, the teacher may be suspended from duty. As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.31.

Sec. 5. The time periods set out in section 2 of this chapter shall be extended for a reasonable period: (1) when a teacher or school official is ill or absent from the school corporation; or (2) for other reasonable cause. As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.31.

Sec. 6. A contract entered into by a teacher and a school employer continues in force on the same terms and for the same wages, unless increased under IC 20-28-9-1.5, for the next school term following the date of the contract's termination unless one (1) of the following occurs:…

Sec. 7. (a) This chapter shall be construed to: (1) limit the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under IC 20-29; and (2) prohibit the negotiation of contracts that violate the requirements of this chapter and IC 20-28-9-21 through IC 20-28-9-22. (b) This c…

public school Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to an individual who works at a conversion charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-5) for purposes of the individual's employment with the school corporation that sponsored the conversion charter school. (b) A contract betwee…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-30-17-1. As added by P.L.248-2023, SEC.4.

Sec. 2. (a) A school shall notify in writing at least one (1) parent of a student, if the student is an unemancipated minor, of a request made by the student to change the student's: (1) name; or (2) pronoun, title, or word to identify the student. (b) Not later than five (5) bus…

Sec. 3. This chapter does not: (1) change an individual's duty to report child abuse or neglect, as required under IC 31-33-5; or (2) permit a school to establish a policy described in IC 20-26-5-35.5. As added by P.L.248-2023, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require a school psychologist, a school nurse, a school social worker, or a school counselor to violate a federal law or regulation. As added by P.L.248-2023, SEC.4.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following school corporations: (1) Richmond Community Schools. (2) Metropolitan School District of Washington Township Schools. (3) Metropolitan School District of Warren Township Schools. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.11-2023,…

support Sec. 10. (a) If a school corporation decides to participate in the program, the school corporation shall fund the program from the school corporation's budget or from: (1) gifts, donations, and bequests; (2) grants, including federal grants and grants from private entitie…

prohibited from participating Sec. 11. If an eligible student enrolled in a school corporation participates in the program, the eligible student may not be a student of an adult education center (as described in IC 22-4.1-20) or an adult high school (as defined under IC 20-24-1-2…

Sec. 12. Not later than July 1, 2021, and not later than July 1 of each year thereafter, participating school corporations shall submit a report to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 concerning the program that includes the following: (1) The number of s…

Sec. 13. This chapter expires June 30, 2024. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, an "eligible student" means a student who has completed less than fifty percent (50%) of the required number of credits necessary to graduate upon entering the student's fourth year of high school or any subsequent semester. As added by P.L.86-202…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the high school equivalency pilot program established by section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "provider" means a current grantee receiving WIOA Title II money from the department of workforce development and that provides academic instruction and education services at the elementary or high school level that: (1) include adult education, l…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "WIOA" refers to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

graduation cohort; participation Sec. 6. (a) The high school equivalency pilot program is established. The purpose of the program is to allow an eligible student to enroll in a program to earn a high school equivalency. (b) An eligible student who successfully completes the progr…

Sec. 7. An eligible student may participate in the program in lieu of meeting the graduation requirements in IC 20-32-4-1.5. As added by P.L.86-2020, SEC.7.

Sec. 8. In addition to successfully achieving the eligible student's high school equivalency, an eligible student shall: (1) demonstrate employability skills through a: (A) project based learning experience; (B) service based learning experience; or (C) work based learning experi…

Sec. 9. (a) A school corporation may contract with a provider to provide services for the program. However, the program may not receive money from WIOA Title II or state appropriated adult education funding. If contracting with a provider, the school corporation shall ensure the …

Sec. 1. The secretary of education, in conjunction with the state board, shall develop a plan to improve reading skills of students and implement appropriate remediation techniques for students. As added by P.L.109-2010, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.106.

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), the plan required by this chapter must include the following: (1) Reading skill standards for grade 1 through grade 3. (2) An emphasis on a method for making determinant evaluations by grade 3 that might require remedial ac…

Sec. 3. (a) For any component of the plan that has a fiscal impact, the secretary of education shall present those components of the plan to the general assembly: (1) for consideration of the plan; and (2) to determine the amount of any appropriation in the state budget for the s…

Sec. 4. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.109-2010, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a nonpublic school. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.

Sec. 10. All records of the student's court appearance shall be expunged upon the student's completion of the out-of-school suspension or expulsion program. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.

Sec. 11. Notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, a suspension, an expulsion, or a referral of a student who is a student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) is subject to the: (1) procedural requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1415; and (2) rules adopted by the Indiana state…

Sec. 12. This chapter does not deprive a child of any due process rights to which the child may be entitled. As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.23.

jurisdiction Sec. 2. A superintendent and a court having juvenile jurisdiction in the county may enter into a voluntary agreement (referred to as the "agreement" in this chapter) for court assisted resolution of school suspension and expulsion cases. The agreement may require the…