Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

Sec. 5. (a) Each commissioner who is not a state employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Such a member is, however, entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's…

Sec. 1. (a) The secretary of education shall exercise the supervision over school funds and revenues that is necessary to ascertain their safety, secure their preservation, and secure their application to the proper object. (b) The secretary of education may cause to be institute…

Sec. 2. The secretary of education may require from the county auditors, school examiners, county treasurers, township trustees, county clerks, and county treasurers: (1) copies of all reports required to be made by them; and (2) all other information in relation to the duties of…

Sec. 3. The secretary of education may prepare and transmit to the proper officers: (1) suitable forms and rules for making all reports; (2) necessary blanks for all reports; and (3) all necessary instructions; for the better organization and government of common schools and cond…

Sec. 0.2. As used in this chapter, "DUAB" means the distressed unit appeal board established by IC 6-1.1-20.3-4. As added by P.L.184-2023, SEC.43 and P.L.236-2023, SEC.149.

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "education fund transfer target percentage" refers to the threshold maximum education fund transfer percentage set forth in section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2019, SEC.3.

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "excessive education fund transfer list" refers to the list required by section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2019, SEC.4.

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2024. Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a school corporation's or, if applicable, a charter school's education fund established under section 2 of thi…

recommendation Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2023. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2023. Sec. 10. (a) After the department completes the school corporation notice requirement under section 9 of this chapter, the department shall notif…

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2024. Sec. 2. (a) The governing body of each school corporation shall establish an education fund for the payment of expenses that are allocated to student instructio…

Sec. 3. Distributions of tuition support shall be received in the education fund. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-11-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.68.

Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2024. Sec. 4. Except as provided in IC 36-1-8-5.1 (school corporation rainy day fund), the education fund of the school corporation or, if applicable, a charter schoo…

Sec. 5. Remuneration for athletic coaches, whether or not the athletic coaches are: (1) otherwise employed by the school corporation; and (2) licensed under IC 20-28-4 or IC 20-28-5; must be budgeted in the education fund and must be paid from the education fund. [Pre-2006 Recodi…

target percentage; excessive education fund transfer list Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2024. Sec. 6. (a) Each school corporation and, if applicable, charter school, shall make every reasonable ef…

Sec. 7. (a) On January 1, 2019, the balance, as of December 31, 2018, in the school corporation's general fund shall be transferred to the education fund. (b) Before March 1, 2019, the governing body of a school corporation may transfer to the school corporation's operations fund…

education fund transfer list Sec. 8. The Indiana education employment relations board and the division of finance of the department shall be available to consult with and provide technical assistance to each school corporation that is included on the excessive education fund tran…

Sec. 9. (a) For each school corporation included on the excessive education fund transfer list required under section 6 of this chapter, the department shall, not later than April 1 of each year, submit in both a written and an electronic format a notice to the school corporation…

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-23-3-5.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.164. Repealed by P.L.58-2023, SEC.9.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-23-3-6.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.164. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.120. Repealed by P.L.58-2023, SEC.10 and P.L.201-2023, SEC.192.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-23-3-7.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.164. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.121. Repealed by P.L.58-2023, SEC.11.

Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2024. Sec. 4. A governing body in operating a school lunch program under IC 20-26-5-4(a)(11) must supervise and control the program through the school corporation acc…

Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2024. Sec. 5. (a) A governing body in operating a curricular materials program under IC 20-26-5-4(a)(12) must supervise and control the program through the school cor…

Sec. 6. If a school lunch fund is established under section 4 of this chapter and the school corporation's education fund is used under section 5 of this chapter, the receipts and expenditures from a fund for the program to which the fund relates shall be made to and from the app…

Sec. 7. IC 20-25-4-19 applies to a lunch program established by a school city (as defined in IC 20-25-2-12). [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.164.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county that has money in a fund and has not surrendered custody of the fund to the treasurer of state under section 4.5 of this chapter, or a predecessor law. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165. Amended by P.L.39…

Sec. 10. The: (1) principal belonging to the 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 percent (4%) per annum must have an intere…

Sec. 11. In a county where the total amount in the: (1) common school fund; or (2) 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 exceeding five (5…

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 when the loan will be made. The board of county commissioners shall execute to the state of Indian…

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 pr…

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

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

Sec. 3. The fund derived from the sale of congressional township school lands constitutes the congressional township school fund. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165.

Sec. 4. 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. 4.5. (a) A county council may adopt a resolution to: (1) elect to surrender the custody of the fund or any part of the fund; and (2) order the board of county commissioners, the county auditor, and the county treasurer to take all steps necessary to surrender the custody of …

Sec. 5. 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 a…

Sec. 6. The payment of annual interest must be full and complete every year. The payment must appear in the county auditor's or treasurer of state's report to the secretary of education. The secretary of education shall, at any time when the secretary of education discovers that …

Sec. 7. The county auditor of each county or the treasurer of state shall, semiannually, on the second Monday of July and on the last Monday in January make apportionment of the amount of the congressional township school revenue belonging to each school corporation. The apportio…

Sec. 8. The county auditor or treasurer of state shall report the amount apportioned to the secretary of education, verified by affidavit. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-54 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.165. Amended by P.L.39-2008, SEC.5; P.L.43-2021, SEC.129.

township Sec. 9. The income of the fund belonging to any congressional township or part of a congressional township may not be: (1) diminished by an apportionment; or (2) diverted or distributed to another township. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-54 part.] As added by …

Sec. 1. The department shall distribute the amount appropriated by the general assembly for distribution as state tuition support in accordance with this article. If the appropriations for distribution as state tuition support are more than required under this article, any excess…

Sec. 2. (a) The maximum state distribution for a state fiscal year for all school corporations for the purposes described in section 3 of this chapter is the amount appropriated by the general assembly for those purposes for that state fiscal year. (b) If the budget director, aft…

Sec. 3. In determining the total amount to be distributed for purposes of section 2 of this chapter, distributions: (1) as basic tuition support; (2) for academic performance grants; (3) for special education grants; (4) for career and technical education grants; (5) for choice s…

Sec. 4. The amount of the reduction for a particular school corporation under section 2 of this chapter is equal to the total amount of the excess determined under section 2 of this chapter multiplied by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the amount of the distribution …

Sec. 5. If a school corporation operates on a twelve (12) month school year program, as approved by the secretary of education, the distribution of state support for the program shall be made under an adjusted formula to be approved by the secretary of education. The adjustment f…

Sec. 6. (a) If money appropriated in a fiscal year by the general assembly for adult education is insufficient to fund the state adult education distribution formula provided in the rules adopted by the state board, the budget agency may transfer a sufficient amount of money from…

general fund; distributions for choice scholarships; limit on transfer Sec. 7.5. (a) Before July 1 of each year, the budget agency, with the assistance of the department, shall estimate the amount of the distributions that will be made for choice scholarships for the following st…

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.272. Repealed by P.L.213-2015, SEC.210.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to each school corporation. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-23-16-4(a).] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.167.

Sec. 2. Each governing body may annually levy the amount of taxes that: (1) in the judgment of the governing body; and (2) after being made a matter of record in the minutes; should be levied to produce income sufficient to conduct and carry on the public schools committed to the…