Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Ball State University. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "academy" refers to the Indiana academy for science, mathematics, and humanities established under this chapter. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 3. Ball State University may establish the Indiana academy for science, mathematics, and humanities as a laboratory school under IC 20-24.5-2. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-14.5-1.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 4. The academy shall operate: (1) a public, residential school for high school students in Indiana; and (2) a program for public school educators. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-14.5-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.209.

Sec. 5. (a) A student who applies for admission to the academy must: (1) be eligible to attend a public school in Indiana; (2) demonstrate exceptional intellectual ability; and (3) demonstrate a commitment to scholarship. (b) A student shall be admitted without regard to sex, rac…

Sec. 6. The academy shall: (1) establish an advisory committee that represents the education and business communities in Indiana; (2) determine the standards for admissions and the curricula and courses of study to be offered; (3) develop curriculum material for distribution and …

Sec. 1. There is established in a county containing a consolidated city for the public purposes set forth in this article a distinct municipal corporation to be known as the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 10. (a) The corporation board shall appoint an individual recommended by the mayor as the executive director of the corporation. (b) The executive director: (1) serves at the pleasure of the corporation board; and (2) shall do the following: (A) Administer, manage, and direc…

Sec. 11. (a) Notwithstanding section 3 of this chapter, the following apply to the members initially appointed to the corporation board: (1) The mayor shall appoint members to the corporation board not later than March 31, 2026. (2) The term of each member begins on the date that…

Sec. 2. (a) The corporation is governed by the Indianapolis public education corporation board appointed under this section. (b) The corporation board is comprised of the following nine (9) members: (1) Three (3) members appointed by the mayor who: (A) are leaders of participatin…

Sec. 3. (a) The term of office of an appointed member of the corporation board is four (4) years. The member's term begins on July 1 after the appointment. (b) Each member holds office for the term of appointment and continues to serve after expiration of the appointment until a …

Sec. 4. (a) A majority of the corporation board members constitutes a quorum for a meeting. The corporation board may act by an affirmative vote of a majority of the corporation board. (b) A vacancy in the membership of the corporation board does not impair the right of a quorum …

Sec. 5. Meetings of the members of the corporation board shall be held at the call of the chairperson. The members shall meet at least once every three (3) months to attend to the business of the corporation. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 6. The members of the corporation board are not entitled to any salary, per diem, or other reimbursements or compensation to serve on the corporation board. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 7. The corporation board shall keep the corporation board's documents in the office of the corporation or in an electronic format. The corporation board shall record the aye and nay vote on the final passage of any item of business and on any other item if two (2) corporatio…

Sec. 8. (a) The corporation board shall adopt rules of procedure for corporation board meetings. The corporation board may suspend the rules of procedure by unanimous vote of the members present at the meeting. The corporation board shall not suspend the rules of procedure beyond…

Sec. 9. The corporation board shall exercise the executive and legislative powers of the corporation. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. "Board" refers to the governing body (as defined in IC 20-18-2-5) of a school corporation. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. "Eligible school" means a school that is part of a school corporation. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. "Innovation network school" means a school operated by an innovation network team under this article. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. "Innovation network team" means the entity or individuals responsible for the operations of an innovation network school within a school corporation. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 6. "Participating innovation network charter school" means a charter school whose organizer enters into an agreement under IC 20-25.7-5 to have the charter school participate as an innovation network school. As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. If a student's performance on an initial dyslexia screening, level I dyslexia screening, or level II dyslexia screening under IC 20-35.5-2 indicates a need for dyslexia intervention services, the school corporation or the charter school shall do the following: (1) Notify …

Sec. 5. (a) For each school year using the 2005-2006 school year as a baseline: (1) the office of management and budget shall analyze and report to the state board, the governor, and the general assembly the ratio of student instructional expenditures to all other expenditures fo…

Sec. 7. (a) The chart of accounts used by school corporations must: (1) coincide with the categories of expenditures described in section 5(a)(2) of this chapter; and (2) provide the ability to determine expenditures made at and for each individual school building of a school cor…

Sec. 1. The Indiana education scholarship account program is established to provide grants to a parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student under IC 20-51.4-4 after June 30, 2022. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.

Sec. 1.5. The career scholarship account program is established to provide, after June 30, 2023, grants to a parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student under this article. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.42.

Sec. 2. (a) The ESA program shall be administered by the department. (b) The CSA program shall be administered by the department. The department may contract with one (1) or more entities under IC 5-22-6 to maintain and manage CSA accounts under IC 20-51.4-4.5. (c) The department…

Sec. 3. (a) The ESA program and the CSA program are subject to annual audit by an independent public accounting firm retained by the department. (b) The department shall promptly transmit copies of each annual audit to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, th…

Sec. 4. (a) After June 30, 2023, the department shall administer an annual survey of parents of eligible students and emancipated eligible students who maintain an ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4-1. The survey must request information: (1) regarding when the ESA account was establ…

Sec. 5. The department shall provide online services and capabilities including, but not limited to, the following: (1) A method for parents to submit an application agreement described in IC 20-51.4-4-1(a) and IC 20-51.4-4.5-1. (2) A method for an ESA participating entity to sub…

Sec. 6. (a) The department shall provide services that offer objective advice upon request to parents of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student relating to services that can help meet the eligible student's or emancipated eligible student's particular needs. (b) T…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in this chapter, IC 4-15-2.2 applies to the employees of the school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-15-4-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.125.

Sec. 2. The executive shall hire directly for those positions as approved by the state personnel department and the board any candidate the executive considers qualified to fill a position at the school. The state personnel department, in collaboration with the board, shall annua…

Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding IC 22-2-5-2, the school and: (1) an employee if there is no representative described under subdivision (2) or (3) for that employee; (2) the exclusive representative of its certificated employees with respect to those employees; or (3) a labor organiza…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in this chapter, IC 4-15-2.2 applies to the employees of the school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-16-4-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.126.

Sec. 2. The executive shall hire directly for those positions as approved by the state personnel department and the board any candidate the executive considers qualified to fill a position at the school. The state personnel department, in collaboration with the board, shall annua…

Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding IC 22-2-5-2, the school and: (1) an employee if there is no representative described under subdivision (2) or (3) for that employee; (2) the exclusive representative of its certificated employees with respect to those employees; or (3) a labor organiza…

Sec. 1. It is the sense of the general assembly: (1) that the establishment and maintenance of a general, a uniform, and an efficient system of public schools is the traditional and current policy of the state; (2) that improvement in the organization of school corporations of th…

Sec. 11. (a) A county committee for the reorganization of school corporations consists of nine (9) members. All the members of the committee are appointed by the judge of the circuit court of the county. Appointments under this subsection are subject to subsections (f) through (h…

Sec. 12. (a) In formulating a preliminary reorganization plan and with respect to each of the community school corporations that are a part of the reorganization plan, the county committee shall determine the following: (1) The name of the community school corporation. (2) Subjec…

Sec. 13. (a) When a county committee has prepared its preliminary written plans for reorganization of school corporations, the committee shall fix dates and places for one (1) or more hearings on the plans and give notice of the hearings to the residents of the school corporation…

Sec. 15. The county committee may submit to the state board for approval, in accordance with section 18 of this chapter, a plan for the reorganization of one (1) or more school corporations without awaiting the completion of a comprehensive plan. The plan becomes an integral part…

Sec. 16. The form of a preliminary or final comprehensive plan of reorganization is sufficient if the plan contains in its own terms or by reference the following for each proposed community school corporation: (1) The name of the proposed community school corporation. (2) A gene…

Sec. 17. (a) The county committee may form one (1) or more advisory committees. (b) An advisory committee may include as members: (1) superintendents; or (2) principals; of local school corporations. (c) An advisory committee or the individual members of an advisory committee sha…