Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 4. (a) A student is entitled to be admitted and enrolled in a public school in the school corporation in which the student resides without regard to race, creed, color, socioeconomic class, or national origin. (b) A student may not be prohibited, segregated, or denied attend…

Sec. 5. (a) A public school may not segregate, separate, or discriminate against any of its students on the basis of race, creed, or color. (b) Admission to a public school may not be approved or denied on the basis of race, creed, or color. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Edu…

Sec. 6. A public school may not discriminate in any way in the hiring, upgrading, tenure, or placement of a teacher on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-33-1-6; 20-8.1-2-6.] As added by P…

Sec. 7. This chapter is supplemental to: (1) all common law, statutory law, and civil rights applicable to the public schools; and (2) the rights and remedies arising from these laws of Indiana and to Indiana's citizens. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this chapter, IC 20-35-2 through IC 20-35-6, and IC 20-35-8. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 3. "Director" refers to the director of the division of special education. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-1(3).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 4. "Division" refers to the division of special education established by IC 20-35-2-1. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-1(2).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 6. "School corporation" means a corporation authorized by law to establish public schools and levy taxes for the maintenance of the schools. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-1(4).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 7. "Special education" means instruction specially designed to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. The term includes transportation, developmental, corrective, and other support services and training only when required to assist a child with a disability to b…

Sec. 8. "Student with a disability" means an individual who: (1) is at least three (3) years of age but less than twenty-two (22) years of age; and (2) because of physical or mental disability is incapable of being educated properly and efficiently through normal classroom instru…

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.20.

Sec. 2. "Domain" includes the following areas of aptitude and talent: (1) General intellectual. (2) General creative. (3) Specific academic. (4) Technical and practical arts. (5) Visual and performing arts. (6) Interpersonal. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodific…

Sec. 3. "High ability student" means a student who: (1) performs at or shows the potential for performing at an outstanding level of accomplishment in at least one (1) domain when compared with other students of the same age, experience, or environment; and (2) is characterized b…

Sec. 4. "Satisfactory score" means a score of 3, 4, or 5 on an advanced placement exam sponsored by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program. As added by P.L.91-2010, SEC.3.

Sec. 1. (a) Two (2) or more school corporations may cooperate to: (1) establish; and (2) maintain or supervise; schools or departments for career and technical education if the governing bodies of the school corporations agree to cooperate and apportion the cost of the schools or…

Sec. 1. The following interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining the interstate agreement in substantially the following form: INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATION OF EDU…

Sec. 2. (a) The secretary of education, or a person authorized to act in behalf of the secretary of education, is the education official selected by this state to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of this state, contracts under the interstate agreement set forth in section 1 of…

Sec. 1. All public school governing bodies, except a charter school organizer, shall adopt and fully and accurately implement a single, unified accounting system as prescribed by the state board and the state board of accounts. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-26-6-2.] As ad…

Sec. 4. Charter school organizers shall adopt and accurately implement a single, unified accounting system for charter school organizers as prescribed by the state board and the state board of accounts. The system, including a chart of accounts and all prescribed forms, must enab…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "treasurer" includes an assistant treasurer or a deputy treasurer. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-26-6-1.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.164.

Sec. 2. Any self-supporting programs maintained by a school corporation, excluding school lunch, may be established as a separate fund, separate and apart from any other school corporation fund, if no local tax rate is established for the programs. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citati…

Sec. 3. (a) A person who has charge of the collection, custody, and disbursement of funds collected and expended to pay expenses incurred in conducting any athletic, social, or other school function, the cost of which is not paid from public funds, shall: (1) keep an accurate acc…

Sec. 4. (a) All forms and records for keeping the accounts of the extracurricular activities in school corporations shall be prescribed or approved by the state board of accounts. The records and affairs of the extracurricular activities may be examined by the state board of acco…

Sec. 5. (a) A public school must have a treasurer for purposes of this chapter. The treasurer must be: (1) the superintendent or principal of the particular school; (2) a clerk of the school corporation; or (3) a member of the faculty appointed by the superintendent or principal.…

Sec. 6. (a) The treasurer shall give a bond in an amount fixed by the superintendent and principal of the school approximating the total amount of the anticipated funds that will come into the possession of the treasurer at any one (1) time during the regular school year. Bonds s…

Sec. 7. (a) The treasurer has charge of the custody and disbursement of any funds collected by a collecting authority and expended to pay expenses: (1) approved by the principal or teacher in charge of the school; (2) incurred in conducting any athletic, social, or other school f…

Sec. 8. (a) The treasurer shall keep an accurate account of all money received by the collecting authority and expended, showing: (1) the sources of all receipts; (2) the purposes for which the money was expended; and (3) the balance on hand. A copy of the report, together with a…

Sec. 9. (a) The treasurer shall deposit all receipts in one (1) bank account. The receipts shall be deposited without unreasonable delay. The account is known as the school extracurricular account. The records of each organization, class, or activity shall be kept separate so tha…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county that has not: (1) transferred the money in the county's fund to the debt service funds of the school corporations in the county under section 5 of this chapter, IC 21-2-4-5 (before its repeal), or a predecessor law; or (2) surrendered the …

Sec. 10. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, the: (1) principal belonging to a fund; and (2) accumulations to the principal of a fund held by a county; must be loaned at four percent (4%) per annum. Loans made before June 1, 1943, with a rate of interest higher than four percen…

Sec. 11. In a county where the total amount in the: (1) fund; or (2) congressional township school fund; accumulates to the amount of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000), a county may borrow and use the funds or any part of the funds for any lawful purpose for a period not exc…

Sec. 12. (a) If a county council borrows funds under this chapter, the county council shall adopt an ordinance specifying the amount of the funds to be borrowed and specify the time for which the loan will be made. The board of county commissioners shall execute to the state of I…

Sec. 13. After the obligation is deposited with the county auditor under section 12 of this chapter, the county auditor shall issue a warrant to the county treasurer, to be paid to the county for the amount of money specified in the ordinance and obligation. When the warrant is p…

Sec. 14. (a) If the funds remain in the county treasury of the county for four (4) months without having been loaned under this chapter, upon the request of the county auditor, the board of county commissioners may, by an order entered of record, direct the county treasurer to in…

Sec. 15. (a) All payments of principal or interest must be paid to the county treasurer. The: (1) county treasurer shall file a receipt with the county auditor; and (2) county auditor shall give the payor a receipt and record the payment. (b) The county auditor may accept payment…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a common school fund administered by a county. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165.

Sec. 3. The funds that: (1) before March 6, 1865, were: (A) known and designated as the surplus revenue funds; (B) appropriated to common schools; (C) known and designated as the saline fund; (D) known and designated as the bank-tax fund; (E) derived from the sale of county semin…

Sec. 4. Subject to sections 5, 6 and 9 of this chapter, the fund shall never be diminished in amount. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165.

Sec. 5. Any balance remaining in a fund shall be transferred to the debt service funds of the school corporations in the county. The amount transferred may be appropriated and paid to a school corporation's operations fund. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-4-5 part.] As ad…

Sec. 6. (a) A county council may adopt a resolution to: (1) elect to surrender the custody of the fund; and (2) order the board of county commissioners, the county auditor, and the county treasurer to take any and all steps necessary to surrender the custody of a fund held in tru…

Sec. 7. A county shall be held liable for the: (1) preservation of the part of the fund as is entrusted or has been entrusted to the county; and (2) payment of the annual interest on the fund at the rate established by law. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-2 part.] As ad…

Sec. 8. The payment of annual interest must be full and complete every year. The payment must appear in the county auditor's report to the secretary of education. The secretary of education shall, at any time when the secretary of education discovers from the report, or otherwise…

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a fund entrusted to a county before November 1, 1851. (b) Loans may not be made of the principal of the common school funds held in trust by the several counties of the state. Each county auditor and treasurer shall forward semiannually …

Sec. 1. This article expires June 30, 2027. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citations: 21-1-30-10; 21-3-1.7-10; 21-3-2.1-10; 21-3-12-12.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.232; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.323; P.L.229-2011, SEC.199; P.L.144-2012, SEC.2; P.L.205-201…

Sec. 10. "Current ADM" means the: (1) spring count of ADM for distributions in the months of January through June of the calendar year in which the spring count is taken; and (2) fall count of ADM for distributions in the months of July through December of the calendar year in wh…

Sec. 11. "Eligible pupil" refers to an individual who qualifies as an eligible pupil under IC 20-43-4-1. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.