Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 4. The state board may revoke a coalition member's membership in the coalition if the state board determines that the coalition member has not met the specific goals or measurable student outcomes set forth under section 1(c)(3) of this chapter. As added by P.L.190-2018, SEC…

Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a school corporation's and charter school's reading plan developed under 511 IAC 6.2-3.1 shall include indicators to screen for risk factors of dyslexia, using a screening tool approved by the department that screens for character…

Sec. 2. The screening of students shall include, as developmentally appropriate, the following: (1) Phonological and phonemic awareness. (2) Sound symbol recognition. (3) Alphabet knowledge. (4) Decoding skills. (5) Rapid naming skills. (6) Encoding skills. As added by P.L.95-201…

Sec. 3. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a student is determined to be at risk, or at some risk, for dyslexia after a screening under section 1 of this chapter, the school corporation or charter school shall administer a level I dyslexia screening of the student within ni…

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, if a school corporation or charter school determines that a level II dyslexia screening should be administered, the school corporation or charter school may administer a level II dyslexia screening to the student. (b) A level II d…

Sec. 5. The level I dyslexia screening and the level II dyslexia screening of a student must include the components listed in section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. The state board shall adopt rules to ensure that students will be screened as provided under this article for risk factors of dyslexia using a screening tool described in section 1 of this chapter: (1) in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2; (2) when a student in kindergar…

Sec. 7. If a universal screener, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening indicates that a student has characteristics of dyslexia, the school corporation or charter school shall use the response to intervention process to address the needs of the student. As ad…

Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation or charter school is not required to administer a universal screener under section 1 of this chapter to a student if the: (1) parent of the student objects to the screening; or (2) student is receiving intervention services for dyslexia. (b) Befor…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "applicable nonpublic school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-20.5-1-1. As added by P.L.126-2017, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.74-2026, SEC.148.

Sec. 1. A school corporation, charter school, or applicable nonpublic school individually, in collaboration with other school corporations, charter schools, or applicable nonpublic schools acting jointly, and through the educational services centers may undertake action to reduce…

Sec. 2. A school corporation, charter school, or applicable nonpublic school may use shared services arrangements with other school corporations, charter schools, applicable nonpublic schools, and units of government, including: (1) the use of shared administrative services overs…

Sec. 3. A school corporation may collaborate with contiguous school corporations to explore the use of cooperatives among school corporations, commonly managed school corporations, or the consolidation of school corporations to provide effective and efficient management of the sc…

Sec. 4. (a) Educational service centers established under IC 20-20.5-1 shall support and facilitate actions by school corporations and charter schools under this article, including by the use of an educational service center's existing cooperative agreements. (b) School corporati…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.

Sec. 1.5. "Career scholarship student" means an individual who: (1) has legal settlement in Indiana; (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7; and (3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or …

Sec. 10. "Qualified school" refers to a nonpublic school accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board: (1) to which an eligible student is required to pay tuition to attend; and (2) that agrees to enroll…

Sec. 11. "Skill competency" means a skill that is recognized by a CSA participating entity as an essential knowledge area learned during: (1) a course sequence; (2) a career course; (3) a modern youth apprenticeship; (4) an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program (as defined in …

Sec. 2. "CSA account" refers to a career scholarship account established by a career scholarship student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) career scholarship student under IC 20-51.4-4.5-1. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.2…

Sec. 3. "CSA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into a career scholarship student's CSA or ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4.5-3. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.26.

Sec. 3.2. "CSA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the department to participate in the CSA program under IC 20-51.4-5.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.201.

Sec. 3.4. "CSA program" refers to the career scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.28.

Sec. 3.6. "CSA program fund" refers to the career scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4.5-4. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.29.

Sec. 3.8. "CSA qualified expenses" means expenses to enroll in and attend sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6, including the following: (1) Career coaching and navigation services. (2) Postsecondary education an…

Sec. 4. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who: (1) has legal settlement in Indiana; (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on October 1 of the applicable school year; and (3) is a student: (A) with a disability at the time the ac…

Sec. 4.3. "ESA account" refers to an Indiana education scholarship account established by an eligible student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) eligible student under IC 20-51.4-4-1. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.31.

Sec. 4.5. "ESA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into the eligible student's ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4-2. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.32.

Sec. 4.7. "ESA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the department to participate in the ESA program under IC 20-51.4-5-2. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.204.

Sec. 5. "ESA program" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.34.

Sec. 7. "ESA program fund" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4-3. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.36.

Sec. 9. (a) "ESA qualified expenses" refers to the following expenses provided by an ESA participating entity related to the education of an eligible student for which scholarship money in an ESA account may be used: (1) Tuition and fees, which includes curricular materials, at a…

Sec. 9.5. "Modern youth apprenticeship" means a structured, work based learning program with an aligned, competency based education and training plan agreed to by the student, school, and employer, in which: (1) the student: (A) is enrolled in an Indiana high school and pursuing …

Sec. 9.7. "Public school" refers to a school maintained by a school corporation or a charter school. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.40.

Sec. 1. The Constitution of the State of Indiana provides that the general assembly establishes the education policies for the state of Indiana. The general assembly has delegated duties to the state board in IC 20-19-2-14 and other statutes and may continue to authorize the stat…

Sec. 2. (a) On January 11, 2021, all powers, duties, agreements, and liabilities of the state superintendent of public instruction are transferred to the secretary of education, as the successor to the state superintendent of public instruction. (b) On January 11, 2021, all recor…

Sec. 1. The department of education is established. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.

Sec. 10. (a) The department, in collaboration with organizations that have expertise in dating violence, domestic violence, and sexual abuse, shall identify or develop: (1) model dating violence educational materials; and (2) a model for dating violence response policies and repo…

Sec. 11. (a) The department, in collaboration with the department of child services and organizations that have expertise in child abuse, including child sexual abuse, shall identify or develop: (1) research and evidence based model educational materials on child abuse and child …

Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this section, "cyberbullying" refers to bullying (as defined in IC 20-33-8-0.2) that occurs through the use of data or computer software that is accessed through a: (1) computer; (2) computer system; (3) computer network; or (4) cellular telephone or oth…

Sec. 11.7. (a) The department shall maintain a link on the department's website that provides parents and school officials with resources or best practices regarding the identification and reporting of human trafficking. The resources must include guidance on how to report to law…

Sec. 12. (a) The department, in collaboration with the Indiana criminal justice institute, the department of child services, the center for evaluation and education policy at Indiana University, the state police department, and any organization that has expertise in providing cri…

Sec. 12.2. (a) The department shall make reduction of absenteeism in schools a policy priority and provide assistance and guidance to school corporations and schools in: (1) identifying contributing factors of absenteeism; and (2) developing chronic absence reduction plans. (b) T…

Sec. 12.4. (a) The department shall establish a categorization framework for excused absences based on the reason for the absence. (b) The department shall annually do the following: (1) Collect information from each school corporation and charter school for each school year rega…

Sec. 12.5. The department shall: (1) create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline; and (2) post the list on the department's website. As added by P.L.208-2025, SEC.4.

services prohibited Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a school promotional item that has minimal monetary value. (b) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2. (c) As used in this section, "ESA participating entity…

Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "foster care" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2.1-107. (b) As used in this section, "foster care youth" means students in foster care. (c) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6. (d) The sta…