Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-25-2-5. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school city" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-25-2-12. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Sec. 4. (a) The board may periodically, as the need arises, borrow money and issue school building bonds to supply the school city with funds: (1) to buy real estate; (2) to erect buildings for school or administrative purposes; (3) to enlarge, remodel, and repair school building…

Sec. 5. (a) The board may, if the school corporation's operations fund is exhausted or in the board's judgment is in danger of exhaustion, make temporary loans for the use of the operations fund to be paid out of the proceeds of taxes levied by the school city for the operations …

Sec. 6. (a) A school city wishing to make a temporary loan for its operations fund under this section may temporarily borrow money, without payment of interest, from the school city's treasury if the school city has in its treasury money derived from the sale of bonds that cannot…

Sec. 7. A school city shall provide for the payment and retirement of debt obligations of the school city in the manner provided under IC 20-46-7, IC 20-48-1-6, and IC 20-48-1-11. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 20-25-4-9.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Sec. 8. (a) The board may not create debt exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in total, except: (1) as otherwise provided in IC 20-25-4 or this chapter; or (2) for debts that exist after March 8, 1931, that are authorized by the general school laws of Indiana, includ…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to money in the fund that is not being held in trust by the several counties under IC 20-42. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-3-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 10. Except as provided in this chapter, the fund shall be invested in: (1) bonds, notes, certificates, and other valid obligations of the United States; (2) bonds, notes, debentures, and other securities issued by any federal instrumentality and fully guaranteed by the Unite…

Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a county that: (1) has not elected to surrender custody of any part of the fund to the state; and (2) has an insufficient amount of unloaned money in the fund when added to the amount of unloaned money in the congressional township school fund…

Sec. 12. (a) The state board of finance shall direct all disbursement from the fund. The state comptroller shall draw the state comptroller's warrant on the treasurer of state, on a properly itemized voucher officially approved by: (1) the president of the state board of finance;…

Sec. 13. (a) The state board of finance may: (1) make all rules; (2) employ all help; (3) purchase all supplies and equipment; and (4) incur all expense; necessary to properly carry out this chapter. (b) The expense incident to the administration of this chapter shall be paid fro…

Sec. 14. The state board of accounts shall examine the status of the fund. Upon completion of the examination, the examiner performing the duty shall prepare a report of the examination. The report must show: (1) all necessary pertinent information; (2) the balance of the fund's …

Sec. 15. This chapter may not be construed to relieve the county auditor of any county or any other county officer of any liability fixed by law not specifically changed by this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-3-12.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 16. (a) All fines, forfeitures, and other revenue that, by law, accrue to the fund shall be collected as provided by law. The money shall be paid into the state treasury and becomes a part of the fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. The county auditor shall keep a …

Sec. 17. (a) Before July 1 of each year, the state board, in cooperation with the department, shall: (1) prepare a report of the information described in subsection (b); and (2) present the report to the budget committee. (b) The report referred to in subsection (a) must describe…

Sec. 2. This chapter is in furtherance of the duties that are imposed exclusively upon the general assembly by the Constitution of the State of Indiana in connection with the: (1) maintenance of a general and uniform system of common schools; and (2) investment and reinvestment o…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 4. (a) The treasurer of state is the exclusive custodian of the fund not held in trust by the several counties under IC 20-42-1. (b) The state board of finance has full and complete management and control of the fund. The state board of finance shall invest the fund as provi…

Sec. 5. The state board shall administer the fund and this chapter. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-4-2.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 6. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to administer the fund to carry out this chapter and IC 20-49-4. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-4-3.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 7. The fund interest balance is annually appropriated for the support of the common schools. [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-1-1-1.5.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 8. The fund may be used to make advances: (1) to school corporations, including school corporation career and technical education schools described in IC 20-37-1-1, under IC 20-49-4 and IC 20-49-5; (2) to charter schools under IC 20-49-4; (3) under IC 20-49-6; (4) to charter…

Sec. 9. The state board shall consider and accept or reject, in its discretion, applications of school building corporations created under IC 21-5-11 (before its repeal) or IC 20-47-2 for the purchase of first mortgage bonds issued by the corporation under IC 21-5-11 (before its …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2009. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 1.1. As used in this chapter, "foster care" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2.1-107. As added by P.L.46-2016, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.123.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "original school corporation" means the school corporation in which the school of origin of a student in foster care is located. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school of origin" means the school: (1) that a student in foster care attended when the student last had a permanent residence; or (2) in which a student in foster care was last enrolled. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "transitional school corporation" means the school corporation in which a student in foster care temporarily stays. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. (a) If a student in foster care temporarily stays in the student's original school corporation but outside the attendance area of the student's school of origin, the original school corporation shall provide transportation for the student from the place where the student …

Sec. 6. In transporting a student in foster care to a school of origin as provided under this chapter, the school corporation is subject to IC 20-27-12-5. As added by P.L.167-2018, SEC.12.

Sec. 0.5. Each provision of P.L.92-2011 is presumed to be and is severable from the remainder to the fullest extent and under IC 1-1-1-8. If any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of IC 6-3.1-30.5 or IC 20-51, as added and amended, is held invalid for any reason, the invalidi…

Sec. 1. A program qualifies for certification as a school scholarship program if: (1) the program: (A) is administered by a scholarship granting organization; and (B) has the primary purpose of providing school scholarships to eligible students; and (2) the scholarship granting o…

Sec. 10. The department may conduct either a financial review or an audit of a scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter if the department of state revenue has evidence of fraud. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 11. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 2. The department shall certify all programs that meet the qualifications under section 1 of this chapter as school scholarship programs. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 3. An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter between the department and a scholarship granting organization must require the scholarship granting organization to do the following: (1) Provide a receipt to taxpayers for contributions made to the scholarship gr…

Sec. 4. An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter may not prohibit a scholarship granting organization from receiving contributions other than contributions described in section 3(1) of this chapter. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 5. (a) An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter must prohibit a scholarship granting organization from distributing school scholarships for use by an eligible student to: (1) enroll in a school that has: (A) paid staff or board members; or (B) relatives of p…

Sec. 6. (a) A scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter must publicly report to the department by December 1 of each year the following information regarding the organization's scholarships awarded in the previous school year: (1) The name and address of the …

Sec. 7. The department shall prescribe a standardized form for scholarship granting organizations to report information required under this chapter. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

Sec. 8. The department may, in a proceeding under IC 4-21.5, suspend or terminate the certification of an organization as a scholarship granting organization if the department establishes that the scholarship granting organization: (1) has intentionally and substantially failed t…

Sec. 9. If the department suspends or terminates the certification of an organization as a scholarship granting organization, the department shall notify affected eligible students and their parents of the decision as quickly as possible. An eligible student affected by a suspens…

Sec. 1. A teacher of the year may be invited to serve one (1) year of professional leave with: (1) an Indiana postsecondary educational institution; or (2) the department. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-4-5.5.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 2. (a) The school where a teacher of the year is regularly employed shall do the following: (1) Grant the teacher a one (1) year professional leave to provide service as described in section 1 of this chapter. (2) Allow the teacher to return to the school from the profession…

Sec. 3. If a teacher of the year provides service for the department or an Indiana postsecondary educational institution under this chapter, the department or the Indiana postsecondary educational institution shall pay the teacher's salary for the term of the service and shall re…