Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 5. "School purposes" means the general purposes and powers specified in IC 20-26-5-1 and IC 20-26-5-4. However, the delineation of a specific power in IC 20-26-5-4 is not a limitation on the general powers and purposes set out in IC 20-26-5-1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Second…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Sec. 10. "Special purpose bus" means a motor vehicle: (1) that is designed and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers; (2) that: (A) meets the federal school bus safety requirements under 49 U.S.C. 30125 except the: (i) stop signal arm required under f…

Sec. 11. "Student" means a child enrolled in a public or nonpublic school at any grade between kindergarten and grade 12. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-1-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Sec. 12. "Transportation contract" means a contract between a school corporation and a school bus driver in which the school bus driver promises to provide, in addition to driving services, a school bus, school bus chassis, or school bus body. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary E…

Sec. 2. "Committee" refers to the state school bus committee established by IC 20-27-3-1. [2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Sec. 3. "Common carrier contract" means a contract for the transportation of students between a school corporation and a regular route common carrier of passengers that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educatio…

Sec. 4. "Employment contract" means a contract: (1) between: (A) a school corporation that owns all necessary school bus equipment; and (B) a school bus driver; and (2) that provides that the school bus driver is employed in the same manner as other noninstructional personnel are…

Sec. 5. "Fleet contract" means a contract between a school corporation and a fleet contractor in which the contractor promises to provide two (2) or more school buses and school bus drivers for student transportation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Ci…

Sec. 6. "Fleet contractor" means a person who contracts with a school corporation to provide two (2) or more school buses and school bus drivers for student transportation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-1-8.1.] As added by P.L.1-2005…

Sec. 7. "Parents supplemental transportation contract" means a contract between parents of students enrolled in a public school and a school bus driver in which the school bus driver promises to provide a school bus and driving services. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Educati…

Sec. 8. "School bus" means a motor vehicle, other than a special purpose bus, that is: (1) designed and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers; and (2) used for the transportation of Indiana students. The term includes the chassis or the body, or both.…

Sec. 9. "School bus driver" means an individual charged with the responsibility of operating a school bus. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-1-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Sec. 0.3. (a) Rules that were adopted by the professional standards board before July 1, 2005, shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the advisory board of the division of professional standards of the department established by section 2 of this chapter, as amended …

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, the department has the sole authority and responsibility for governing teacher education and teacher licensing matters, including professional development. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citatio…

Sec. 1.5. The division of professional standards is established within the department to administer the responsibilities of the department described in section 1 of this chapter. As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC.137.

Sec. 10. There is established the professional standards fund to be administered by the department. The fund consists of fees collected under this chapter. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. As added by P.L.246-2005, SEC…

Sec. 11. The department shall develop and implement initiatives focusing on the recruitment and retention of qualified educators from underrepresented populations. As added by P.L.10-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.184; P.L.74-2026, SEC.92.

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c) and in addition to the powers and duties set forth in this article, the state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following: (1) Set standards for teacher licensing and for the administration of a professional licensing and certif…

Sec. 9. IC 4-21.5 applies to orders issued by the department under this chapter. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.4-10.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.145.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.

Sec. 10. "Governing body" means: (1) a board of school commissioners; (2) a metropolitan board of education; (3) a board of trustees; (4) any other board or commission charged by law with the responsibility of administering the affairs of a school corporation; or (5) the body tha…

Sec. 11. "Noncertificated employee" means a school employee whose employment is not dependent on the holding of a license or permit under IC 20-28. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-2(g).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.

Sec. 12. "School corporation" means a local public school corporation established under Indiana law. The term includes any: (1) school city; (2) school town; (3) consolidated school corporation; (4) metropolitan school district; (5) township school corporation; (6) county school …

Sec. 13. "School employee" means a full-time certificated person in the employment of the school employer. A school employee is considered full time even though the employee does not work during school vacation periods and accordingly works less than a full year. The term does no…

Sec. 14. "School employee organization" means an organization that: (1) has school employees as members; and (2) as one (1) of its primary purposes, represents school employees in dealing with their school employer. The term includes a person or persons authorized to act on behal…

Sec. 15. "School employer" means: (1) the governing body of each: (A) school corporation; or (B) charter school established under IC 20-24; and (2) a person or persons authorized to act for the governing body of the school employer in dealing with its employees. [Pre-2005 Element…

Sec. 16. "Strike" means: (1) concerted failure to report for duty; (2) willful absence from one's position; (3) stoppage of work; or (4) abstinence in whole or in part from the full, faithful, and proper performance of the duties of employment; without the lawful approval of the …

Sec. 18. "Superintendent" means: (1) the chief administrative officer of a: (A) school corporation; or (B) charter school established under IC 20-24; or (2) a person or persons designated by the officer or by the governing body to act in the officer's behalf in dealing with schoo…

Sec. 19. "Supervisor" means an individual who has: (1) authority, acting for the school corporation, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline school employees; (2) responsibility to direct school employees and adjust their gri…

Sec. 2. "Bargain collectively" means the performance of the mutual obligation of the school employer and the exclusive representative to: (1) meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith concerning the items enumerated in IC 20-29-6-4; and (2) execute a written contract in…

Sec. 3. "Board" refers to the Indiana education employment relations board established by IC 20-29-3-1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-2(m).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.

Sec. 4. "Certificated employee" means a person: (1) whose contract with the school corporation requires that the person hold a license or permit from the division of professional standards of the department under IC 20-28; or (2) who is employed as a teacher by a charter school e…

Sec. 5. "Confidential employee" means a school employee whose: (1) unrestricted access to confidential personnel files; or (2) functional responsibilities or knowledge in connection with the issues involved in dealings between the school corporation and its employees; makes the s…

Sec. 6. "Deficit financing" for a budget year means actual expenditures exceeding the employer's current year actual education fund revenue and, for a school employer for which the voters have passed an operating referendum tax levy under IC 20-46-1 or a school safety referendum …

Sec. 8. "Employees performing security work" means a school employee: (1) whose primary responsibility is the protection of personal and real property owned or leased by the school corporation; or (2) who performs police or quasi-police powers. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary …

Sec. 9. "Exclusive representative" means the: (1) school employee organization that has been: (A) certified for purposes of this article by the board; or (B) recognized by a school employer as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit; under IC 20-29-5-…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "instructional time" is time during which students are participating in: (1) an approved course; (2) a curriculum; or (3) an educationally related activity; under the direction of a teacher, including a reasonable amount of passing time between cl…

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "virtual instruction" means instruction that is provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which the student is separated from a teacher by time or space, or both. As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.26.

Sec. 2. (a) A student instructional day in grades 1 through 6 consists of at least five (5) hours of instructional time. Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), or (d), a student instructional day in grades 7 through 12 consists of at least six (6) hours of instructional time.…

Sec. 2.2. (a) As used in this section, "eligible student" means a student in grade 11 or 12 who: (1) is not on track to complete a postsecondary readiness competency; (2) has been determined to be chronically absent, by missing ten percent (10%) or more of a school year for any r…

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies to the following: (1) A public school maintained by a school corporation. (2) A charter school that is not a virtual charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-10). (b) If a student is enrolled to attend in-person instruction at a school and the s…

Sec. 2.7. (a) This section applies to the following: (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), a public school maintained by a school corporation. (2) A charter school that is not a virtual charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-10). (b) This section does not apply to a dedicat…

Sec. 3. For each school year, a school corporation shall conduct at least one hundred eighty (180) student instructional days. Not later than June 15 of each school year, the superintendent of each school corporation shall certify to the department the number of student instructi…

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), if a school corporation fails to conduct the minimum number of student instructional days during a school year as required under section 3 of this chapter, the department shall reduce the August tuition support distribution to that school co…

Sec. 5. The department may grant a waiver of the penalty imposed under section 4 of this chapter for a particular number of canceled student instructional days if: (1) the school corporation applies to the department for a waiver of the penalty imposed under section 4 of this cha…