Title 20, TITLE 20. EDUCATION

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 treasurer of state to participate in the ESA program under IC 20-51.4-5-2. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.33.

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.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Repealed by P.L.202-2023, SEC.35.

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.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Repealed by P.L.202-2023, SEC.37.

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 at a qualified school, public school, or o…

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…

property from state superintendent of public instruction to secretary of education 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…

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…

sexual abuse education program 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 mate…

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 (1) guidance on how to report to…

education materials on criminal organization activity 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, an…

guidance 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 pla…

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.224. Repealed by P.L.213-2015, SEC.153.

establishment; duties Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "division" refers to the division of school building physical security and safety established by subsection (c). (b) As used in this section, "physical security" refers to security measures that are designed to deny unau…

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…

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.154. Expired 7-1-2016 by P.L.213-2015, SEC.154.

Sec. 16. The department shall: (1) approve an early learning development framework for prekindergarten; and (2) post the framework described in subdivision (1) on the department's Internet web site. As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.33.

Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "foster care" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-46.7. (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 stat…

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6. (b) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and the department of child services, annually prepare a report on homeless youth educational outcomes that includes…

regarding youth in foster care Sec. 19. The department and the department of child services shall, on or before October 1, 2018, enter into a memorandum of understanding that, at a minimum, requires the department of child services to share with the department, at least one (1) t…

Sec. 2. The secretary of education is the director of the department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.49.

Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this section, "school corporation" includes: (1) any local public school corporation established under Indiana law; (2) a charter school; and (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7); that are otherwise entitled to receive federal funds under…

Sec. 20. The department shall publish the following information on the department's Internet web site: (1) The information reported under IC 20-29-3-15(b)(20) in the most recent report prepared under IC 20-29-3-15. (2) The number of emergency permits granted by each school corpor…

As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.200-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 21. The department shall post a copy of the following on the department's website: (1) The application for recognition form established by the state board under IC 20-19-2-10.5. (2) The application for state accreditation form established by the state board under IC 20-31-4.…

As added by P.L.155-2020, SEC.2. Expired 7-1-2021 by P.L.155-2020, SEC.2.

maintain, and aggregate certain data for each cohort; publish data Sec. 22.3. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Advanced placement course" means an advanced course as defined by IC 20-36-3-1. (2) "Cambridge International course" has the meaning set…

Sec. 23. (a) The department may adopt and provide to schools an early warning system or systems that: (1) provide actionable data on students as early as elementary school; (2) provide metrics based on student-level data to assist in identifying potential learning loss at the stu…

Sec. 23.2. (a) Not later than October 1, 2021, the department shall issue a request for information in compliance with IC 5-23-4.5 for the purposes of exploring potential opportunities to improve the efficiency of noninstructional school services. (b) The request for information …

Sec. 23.5. (a) The department shall establish a career coaching pilot program to award grants to school corporations to establish career coaching programs for students of the school corporation. (b) The department shall do the following: (1) Establish requirements for participati…

notice Sec. 24. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, the department shall make informational material that is evidence based and trauma informed in accordance with IC 20-28-5-26 available on the department's Internet web site. (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, and each January 1…

Sec. 25. (a) The department shall establish an online adjunct teacher portal on the department's Internet web site or incorporate into the teacher referral system developed under IC 20-20-3 a functionality to allow: (1) a school corporation to post a vacant adjunct teacher positi…

Sec. 25.5. Before July 1, 2022, and before July 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 that provides the following information based on the previous five (5) year period: (1) The graduation w…

Sec. 26. (a) The department shall apply to the United States Department of Education for assessment flexibility. (b) The application submitted in accordance with subsection (a) must include the following: (1) A plan to administer a statewide summative examination in grade 3, grad…

parent-teacher compacts Sec. 27. (a) The department shall prepare a report that includes information and, as applicable, recommendations regarding the following: (1) Establishing and implementing a program concerning parent-teacher compacts in Indiana that would allow the followi…

the job by students Sec. 27.5. The department shall establish and maintain on the department's website a public data base of information provided by each public school in accordance with IC 20-26-5-42 concerning employees of each public school who were physically injured while on…

before spring count Sec. 28. Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall do the following: (1) Compile and prepare a report regarding the information reported by school corporations and charter schools to the department under IC 20-26-5-42.1. (2) Submit the repo…

education Sec. 29. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the department may establish or license for use an online platform that: (1) provides information and training on each of the subjects and content described in IC 20-28-3-5.5 and IC 20-28-5.5-1.5; (2) is accessible by both teach…

Sec. 29.5. (a) Not later than November 1, 2023, the department shall do the following: (1) Create a list of personal liability insurers that offer personal liability insurance policies for teachers. (2) Post the list on the department's website. (b) The department shall update th…

Sec. 3. The secretary of education: (1) subject to IC 20-19-2-8(a)(1); and (2) with the approval of the budget agency; may hire the personnel necessary to perform the duties of the department under this title. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: …

Sec. 30. (a) Not later than October 1, 2023, each public elementary school, including a charter school, and state accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to the department the following information: (1) Whether the school provides instruction on cursive writing to st…

requirements; replacement grade Sec. 31. (a) This section applies to a public school, including a charter school. (b) As used in this section, "virtual course" refers to a high school course offered at a public high school in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the course inst…

provision of data necessary for audit or evaluation of education programs; identification numbers for new schools Sec. 4. (a) The department shall: (1) perform the duties required by statute; (2) implement the policies and procedures established by the state board; (3) conduct an…

Sec. 5. The department may: (1) exercise the powers granted by statute; (2) with the approval of the budget agency, employ experts and consultants to assist the department in carrying out its functions; (3) with the consent of other state agencies, use the services and facilities…