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Indiana House Bill HB1219 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1219
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 10-21-1-14; IC 20-19-3; IC 20-20-50;
7	7	IC 20-25; IC 20-26; IC 20-28; IC 20-29; IC 20-30; IC 20-31;
8	8	IC 20-32-4-14; IC 20-33-2-19; IC 20-36-2-1; IC 20-43.
9	9	Synopsis: Various education matters. Establishes the mastery based
10	10	education pilot program (pilot program) to allow school corporations
11	11	and charter schools selected by the department of education
12	12	(department) to implement a mastery based education program.
13	13	Establishes requirements and exemptions to certain laws and rules for
14	14	schools participating in the pilot program. Changes the date by which
15	15	formal collective bargaining may begin to October 1 and amends
16	16	similar date requirement under the collective bargaining provisions to
17	17	October 1. Establishes minimum minute instructional time
18	18	requirements for each school year. Amends the instructional day and
19	19	instructional time hour requirements for each instructional day.
20	20	Provides that a governing body of a school corporation (governing
21	21	body) may not enter into a contract with a superintendent on or after
22	22	the date of the election for two or more members of the governing body
23	23	(instead of one member) until January 1 of the year immediately
24	24	following the year of the election. Establishes a minimum number of
25	25	students that may receive an alternate diploma that may be counted for
26	26	purposes of a school's or school corporation's graduation rate. Requires
27	27	schools to adopt a teacher appreciation grant policy every four state
28	28	fiscal years instead of every state fiscal year. Repeals or removes
29	29	provisions that require: (1) a governing body to hold a public meeting
30	30	on a proposed superintendent contract; (2) a governing body to post an
31	31	employment contract entered into with a superintendent on the school
32	32	corporation's website; (3) public schools to provide information
33	33	concerning employees who are physically injured on the job by a
34	34	student; (4) principals and school corporations to report aggregate
35	35	(Continued next page)
36	36	Effective: July 1, 2024.
37	37	Teshka, Lehman, Steuerwald
38	38	January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
39	39	2024 IN 1219—LS 6836/DI 110 Digest Continued
40	40	results of staff performance evaluations; (5) principals to complete a
41	41	survey; (6) certain teachers to complete a form after the initial year of
42	42	teaching at a particular school; (7) the department to report to each
43	43	teacher preparation program regarding certain surveys and evaluations;
44	44	and (8) a public hearing before privately negotiating matters during the
45	45	formal collective bargaining time period. Repeals provisions
46	46	concerning the following: (1) Strategic and continuous school
47	47	improvement and achievement plans. (2) Cultural competency in
48	48	educational environments. (3) The primetime program.
49	49	2024 IN 1219—LS 6836/DI 1102024 IN 1219—LS 6836/DI 110 Introduced
50	50	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
51	51	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
52	52	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
53	53	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
54	54	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
55	55	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
56	56	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
57	57	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
58	58	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
59	59	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
60	60	HOUSE BILL No. 1219
61	61	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
62	62	education.
63	63	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
64	64	1 SECTION 1. IC 10-21-1-14, AS ADDED BY P.L.150-2023,
65	65	2 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
66	66	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) Each school operated by a school
67	67	4 corporation shall establish a safe school committee. The committee
68	68	5 may be a subcommittee of the committee that develops the strategic
69	69	6 and continuous school improvement and achievement plan under
70	70	7 IC 20-31-5. Each committee may include at least one (1) member who
71	71	8 is a member of the support staff of the school or school corporation
72	72	9 career and technical education school.
73	73	10 (b) Each school operated by a charter school shall establish a safe
74	74	11 school committee. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall
75	75	12 comply with this subsection not later than July 1, 2024.
76	76	13 (c) The safe school committee shall actively participate in and assist
77	77	14 with the development of the school safety plan.
78	78	15 (d) The department of education, the school corporation's or charter
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80	80	1 school's school safety specialist or specialists, and a school resource
81	81	2 officer, if one (1) is employed by the school corporation or charter
82	82	3 school, shall provide materials and guidelines to assist a safe school
83	83	4 committee in developing a policy for a particular school that addresses
84	84	5 the following issues:
85	85	6 (1) Implementation of the school safety plan.
86	86	7 (2) Addressing outside and internal threats to the physical safety
87	87	8 of students, faculty, staff, and the public, including unsafe
88	88	9 conditions, crime prevention, school violence, bullying and
89	89	10 cyberbullying, criminal organization activity, child abuse and
90	90	11 child sexual abuse, mental health and behavioral health, suicide
91	91	12 awareness and prevention, and other issues that prevent the
92	92	13 maintenance of a safe school.
93	93	14 (3) Addressing the professional development needs for faculty
94	94	15 and staff to implement methods that decrease problems identified
95	95	16 under subdivision (2).
96	96	17 (4) Identifying and implementing methods to encourage:
97	97	18 (A) involvement by the community, families, and students;
98	98	19 (B) development of relationships between students and school
99	99	20 faculty and staff; and
100	100	21 (C) use of problem solving teams.
101	101	22 (e) The guidelines developed under subsection (d) must include age
102	102	23 appropriate, research based information that assists school corporations
103	103	24 or charter schools and safe school committees in:
104	104	25 (1) developing and implementing bullying and cyberbullying
105	105	26 prevention programs;
106	106	27 (2) establishing investigation and reporting procedures related to
107	107	28 bullying and cyberbullying; and
108	108	29 (3) adopting discipline rules that comply with IC 20-33-8-13.5.
109	109	30 (f) In addition to developing guidelines under subsection (d), the
110	110	31 department of education shall establish categories of types of bullying
111	111	32 incidents to allow school corporations to use the categories in making
112	112	33 reports under IC 20-20-8-8 and IC 20-34-6-1.
113	113	34 (g) The materials and guidelines provided under subsection (d) must
114	114	35 include the model educational materials and model response policies
115	115	36 and reporting procedures on child abuse and child sexual abuse
116	116	37 developed or identified under IC 20-19-3-11.
117	117	38 SECTION 2. IC 20-19-3-12.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2015,
118	118	39 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
119	119	40 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 12.2. (a) The department shall make reduction of
120	120	41 absenteeism in schools a policy priority and provide assistance and
121	121	42 guidance to school corporations and schools in:
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123	123	1 (1) identifying contributing factors of absenteeism; and
124	124	2 (2) developing chronic absence reduction plans. that school
125	125	3 corporations may elect to include as a component of the school
126	126	4 improvement plans required under IC 20-31-5.
127	127	5 (b) The department shall provide resources and guidance to school
128	128	6 corporations concerning evidence based practices and effective
129	129	7 strategies that reduce absenteeism in schools. However, the department
130	130	8 may not mandate a particular policy within a chronic absence reduction
131	131	9 plan adopted by a school corporation or school.
132	132	10 SECTION 3. IC 20-19-3-27.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
133	133	11 1, 2024]. Sec. 27.5. The department shall establish and maintain on the
134	134	12 department's website a public data base of information provided by
135	135	13 each public school in accordance with IC 20-26-5-42 concerning
136	136	14 employees of each public school who were physically injured while on
137	137	15 the job by students of the public school.
138	138	16 SECTION 4. IC 20-20-50 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
139	139	17 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
140	140	18 JULY 1, 2024]:
141	141	19 Chapter 50. Mastery Based Education Pilot Program
142	142	20 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dedicated lead partner" means
143	143	21 an experienced and specialized individual or entity that provides
144	144	22 assistance in implementing mastery based education in a school.
145	145	23 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "mastery" means evidenced
146	146	24 attainment of predefined, rigorous learning objectives that:
147	147	25 (1) are transferable; and
148	148	26 (2) qualify a student for advancement to subsequent
149	149	27 educational levels or competencies.
150	150	28 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "mastery based education"
151	151	29 means an innovative, learner centered approach to teaching and
152	152	30 learning that focuses on the mastery of specific skills or knowledge
153	153	31 areas rather than the amount of time spent in a classroom.
154	154	32 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" refers to the
155	155	33 mastery based education pilot program established by section 5 of
156	156	34 this chapter.
157	157	35 Sec. 5. (a) The mastery based education pilot program is
158	158	36 established to allow a school corporation or charter school that is
159	159	37 selected by the department under subsection (b) to implement a
160	160	38 mastery based education program in:
161	161	39 (1) one (1) or more schools maintained by the school
162	162	40 corporation; or
163	163	41 (2) the charter school.
164	164	42 (b) The department shall:
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166	166	1 (1) administer the pilot program; and
167	167	2 (2) select:
168	168	3 (A) school corporations;
169	169	4 (B) charter schools; or
170	170	5 (C) both, school corporations and charter schools;
171	171	6 that meet the requirements under section 6 of this chapter to
172	172	7 participate in the pilot program.
173	173	8 Sec. 6. (a) To apply for participation in the pilot program, a
174	174	9 school corporation or charter school must, not later than May 1,
175	175	10 2025, do the following:
176	176	11 (1) Apply on a form and in a manner established by the
177	177	12 department.
178	178	13 (2) Submit to the department a plan for the establishment and
179	179	14 implementation of a mastery based education program in the
180	180	15 school corporation or charter school that meets the
181	181	16 requirements of sections 7 and 8 of this chapter.
182	182	17 (b) The department shall, not later than July 31, 2025, approve
183	183	18 or deny a plan submitted by a school corporation or charter school
184	184	19 under this section.
185	185	20 Sec. 7. (a) A school corporation or charter school must do the
186	186	21 following to participate in the pilot program:
187	187	22 (1) Implement the mastery based education program at:
188	188	23 (A) one (1) or more schools maintained by the school
189	189	24 corporation; or
190	190	25 (B) the charter school;
191	191	26 throughout at least one (1) school year.
192	192	27 (2) Contract with a dedicated lead partner approved by the
193	193	28 state board under section 13 of this chapter to implement the
194	194	29 plan submitted by the school corporation or charter school
195	195	30 under section 6(a) of this chapter.
196	196	31 (b) A school corporation or charter school may phase in
197	197	32 implementation of a mastery based education program over a four
198	198	33 (4) year period.
199	199	34 Sec. 8. A mastery based education program implemented by a
200	200	35 school corporation or charter school under this chapter must meet
201	201	36 the following requirements:
202	202	37 (1) A student participating in the mastery based education
203	203	38 program must:
204	204	39 (A) advance based upon mastery of the subject matter and
205	205	40 not based on time in a classroom;
206	206	41 (B) receive timely, differentiated support based on the
207	207	42 student's individual learning needs; and
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209	209	1 (C) be empowered daily to make important decisions
210	210	2 about:
211	211	3 (i) the student's learning experiences and learning
212	212	4 environment;
213	213	5 (ii) how the student will create and apply knowledge; and
214	214	6 (iii) how the student will demonstrate learning.
215	215	7 (2) Standards in the mastery based education program must
216	216	8 be broken down into masteries that include rigorous, clear,
217	217	9 measurable, and transferable learning objectives that
218	218	10 empower students.
219	219	11 (3) Assessments administered under the mastery based
220	220	12 education program must focus on evaluating skills and not on
221	221	13 memorization.
222	222	14 (4) Learning outcomes for the mastery based education
223	223	15 program must emphasize masteries that include:
224	224	16 (A) application and creation of knowledge; and
225	225	17 (B) the development of work ready skills.
226	226	18 (5) Include in the culture, structure, and pedagogy of the
227	227	19 mastery based education program strategies to ensure fair
228	228	20 and impartial learning for all students.
229	229	21 Sec. 9. A school maintained by a school corporation or charter
230	230	22 school participating in the pilot program shall do the following in
231	231	23 implementing a mastery based education program:
232	232	24 (1) Establish partnerships with postsecondary educational
233	233	25 institutions, community organizations, and employers.
234	234	26 (2) For the purposes of curriculum development in grades 10
235	235	27 through 12, contract with employers in the school
236	236	28 corporation's or charter school's community to ensure
237	237	29 standards of learning in the mastery based education
238	238	30 program are relevant with regard to current workforce
239	239	31 demands.
240	240	32 (3) Admit all students who are attending a school maintained
241	241	33 by a school corporation or charter school that is participating
242	242	34 in the pilot program to the mastery based education program
243	243	35 regardless of a student's learning needs, race, gender, sex, and
244	244	36 ethnicity.
245	245	37 Sec. 10. (a) Notwithstanding any other state law, the:
246	246	38 (1) governing body of a school corporation; or
247	247	39 (2) equivalent authority for a charter school;
248	248	40 that participates in the pilot program may approve organizations
249	249	41 to provide credit or learning experiences for alternative programs
250	250	42 at schools participating in the pilot program in which a student
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252	252	1 obtains credit counting toward the student's graduation
253	253	2 requirements from a nonschool educational experience that applies
254	254	3 or incorporates content area knowledge in lieu of a required or
255	255	4 elective course in the Core 40 curriculum model adopted under
256	256	5 IC 20-30-10.
257	257	6 (b) If a student:
258	258	7 (1) obtains a credit described in subsection (a); and
259	259	8 (2) subsequently transfers to another school corporation or
260	260	9 charter school in Indiana;
261	261	10 the school corporation or charter school to which the student
262	262	11 transfers shall count the credit that was approved under subsection
263	263	12 (a) by a previous school corporation or charter school that the
264	264	13 student attended toward the student's graduation requirements.
265	265	14 Sec. 11. (a) The department, in consultation with approved
266	266	15 dedicated lead partners and school corporations and charter
267	267	16 schools participating in the pilot program, shall do the following:
268	268	17 (1) Establish common masteries that must be used by each
269	269	18 school participating in the pilot program.
270	270	19 (2) Review annually the masteries established under
271	271	20 subdivision (1) and, as applicable, do the following:
272	272	21 (A) Amend or remove masteries.
273	273	22 (B) Establish new common masteries.
274	274	23 (3) Create criteria for masteries that are, when applicable,
275	275	24 transferable among different subject areas and courses to
276	276	25 ensure that a mastery can satisfy multiple requirements.
277	277	26 (b) The department may request information from a school
278	278	27 corporation or charter school participating in the pilot program
279	279	28 for the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of the pilot program.
280	280	29 Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), if the
281	281	30 department requests information from a school corporation or
282	282	31 charter school under section 11(b) of this chapter, the school
283	283	32 corporation or charter school shall provide the information not
284	284	33 later than twenty-eight (28) business days after the date the
285	285	34 department makes the request.
286	286	35 (b) If a school corporation or charter school is unable to provide
287	287	36 the information in the time period established under subsection (a),
288	288	37 the school corporation or charter school shall provide the
289	289	38 information by a date established by the department.
290	290	39 Sec. 13. The department shall do the following:
291	291	40 (1) Approve dedicated lead partners that a school corporation
292	292	41 or charter schools participating in the pilot program may
293	293	42 contract with in accordance with this chapter.
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295	295	1 (2) Create and maintain a list of the approved dedicated lead
296	296	2 partners on the state board's website.
297	297	3 Sec. 14. The commission for higher education shall work with
298	298	4 school corporations and charter schools participating in the pilot
299	299	5 program and the applicable dedicated lead partners to ensure that:
300	300	6 (1) credits earned through the pilot program are included on
301	301	7 the student's high school transcript; and
302	302	8 (2) a student enrolled in the pilot program has access to early
303	303	9 college credit.
304	304	10 Sec. 15. A school maintained by a school corporation or charter
305	305	11 school that participates in the pilot program:
306	306	12 (1) is exempt from all requirements of this title except for
307	307	13 requirements under this chapter or requirements established
308	308	14 under federal law; and
309	309	15 (2) may not award graduation waivers under IC 20-32-3 or
310	310	16 IC 20-32-5.1.
311	311	17 Sec. 16. (a) Each dedicated lead partner shall, for each school
312	312	18 corporation or charter school with which the dedicated lead
313	313	19 partner contracts to implement a mastery based education
314	314	20 program under this chapter, annually prepare and submit a report
315	315	21 to the department and state board, by a date established by the
316	316	22 department, that provides an overview of the mastery based
317	317	23 education program and the implementation of the master based
318	318	24 education program in the school corporation or charter school.
319	319	25 (b) Not later than November 1, 2025, and not later than
320	320	26 November 1 each year thereafter, the department shall:
321	321	27 (1) compile and prepare a report that includes the
322	322	28 information provided in the reports submitted under
323	323	29 subsection (a); and
324	324	30 (2) submit the report to the legislative council in an electronic
325	325	31 format under IC 5-14-6.
326	326	32 Sec. 17. (a) The mastery based education pilot program fund is
327	327	33 established for the purpose of providing funds for the planning and
328	328	34 development costs for the pilot program.
329	329	35 (b) The department shall administer the fund.
330	330	36 (c) The fund consists of the following:
331	331	37 (1) Appropriations by the general assembly.
332	332	38 (2) Interest deposited in the fund under subsection (d).
333	333	39 (d) The treasurer of state shall invest money in the fund not
334	334	40 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
335	335	41 manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that
336	336	42 accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
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338	338	1 (e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
339	339	2 revert to the state general fund.
340	340	3 Sec. 18. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
341	341	4 necessary to implement this chapter.
342	342	5 SECTION 5. IC 20-25-10-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
343	343	6 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
344	344	7 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The board shall modify, develop, and
345	345	8 implement a plan for the improvement of student achievement in the
346	346	9 schools in the school city.
347	347	10 (b) A plan modified, developed, and implemented under this chapter
348	348	11 must be consistent with this article and with IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2,
349	349	12 IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
350	350	13 SECTION 6. IC 20-25-10-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
351	351	14 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
352	352	15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The board shall:
353	353	16 (1) modify, develop, and publish the plan required under this
354	354	17 chapter; and
355	355	18 (2) implement the modified plan;
356	356	19 in compliance with the timelines of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5,
357	357	20 IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
358	358	21 SECTION 7. IC 20-25-10-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
359	359	22 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
360	360	23 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) The board shall annually assess and evaluate
361	361	24 educational programs offered by the school city to determine:
362	362	25 (1) the relationship of the programs to improved student
363	363	26 achievement; and
364	364	27 (2) the educational value of the programs in relation to cost.
365	365	28 (b) The board may obtain information from:
366	366	29 (1) educators in the schools offering a program;
367	367	30 (2) students participating in a program; and
368	368	31 (3) the parents of students participating in a program;
369	369	32 in preparing an assessment and evaluation under this section. The
370	370	33 assessment must include the performance of the school's students in
371	371	34 achieving student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1,
372	372	35 IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, IC 20-31-10, and IC 20-25-11.
373	373	36 SECTION 8. IC 20-25-11-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
374	374	37 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
375	375	38 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. The board shall establish annual student
376	376	39 performance improvement levels for each school that are not less
377	377	40 rigorous than the student performance improvement levels under
378	378	41 IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10,
379	379	42 including the following:
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381	381	1 (1) For students:
382	382	2 (A) improvement in results on assessment tests and assessment
383	383	3 programs;
384	384	4 (B) improvement in attendance rates; and
385	385	5 (C) improvement in progress toward graduation.
386	386	6 (2) For teachers:
387	387	7 (A) improvement in student results on assessment tests and
388	388	8 assessment programs;
389	389	9 (B) improvement in the number and percentage of students
390	390	10 achieving:
391	391	11 (i) state achievement standards; and
392	392	12 (ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;
393	393	13 on assessment tests;
394	394	14 (C) improvement in student progress toward graduation;
395	395	15 (D) improvement in student attendance rates for the school
396	396	16 year;
397	397	17 (E) improvement in individual teacher attendance rates;
398	398	18 (F) improvement in:
399	399	19 (i) communication with parents; and
400	400	20 (ii) parental involvement in classroom and extracurricular
401	401	21 activities; and
402	402	22 (G) other objectives developed by the board.
403	403	23 (3) For the school and school administrators:
404	404	24 (A) improvement in student results on assessment tests, totaled
405	405	25 by class and grade;
406	406	26 (B) improvement in the number and percentage of students
407	407	27 achieving:
408	408	28 (i) state achievement standards; and
409	409	29 (ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;
410	410	30 on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;
411	411	31 (C) improvement in:
412	412	32 (i) student graduation rates; and
413	413	33 (ii) progress toward graduation;
414	414	34 (D) improvement in student attendance rates;
415	415	35 (E) management of:
416	416	36 (i) education fund expenditures;
417	417	37 (ii) operations fund expenditures; and
418	418	38 (iii) total expenditures;
419	419	39 per student;
420	420	40 (F) improvement in teacher attendance rates; and
421	421	41 (G) other objectives developed by the board.
422	422	42 SECTION 9. IC 20-25-12-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
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424	424	1 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
425	425	2 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5,
426	426	3 IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 apply to the
427	427	4 school city. The composition of a local school improvement committee
428	428	5 is determined under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6,
429	429	6 IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
430	430	7 (b) The plan developed and implemented by the board under
431	431	8 IC 20-25-10 must contain general guidelines for decisions by the
432	432	9 educators in each school to improve student achievement in the school.
433	433	10 (c) The board's plan shall provide for the publication to other
434	434	11 schools in the school city and to the general community those:
435	435	12 (1) processes;
436	436	13 (2) innovations; and
437	437	14 (3) approaches;
438	438	15 that have led individual schools to significant improvement in student
439	439	16 achievement.
440	440	17 SECTION 10. IC 20-25-13-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
441	441	18 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
442	442	19 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. IC 20-28-6-4 and IC 20-28-6-5 apply to
443	443	20 certificated employees in the school city. A teacher's students'
444	444	21 performance improvement levels under the assessment tests and
445	445	22 programs of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7,
446	446	23 IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 may be used as a factor, but not the only
447	447	24 factor, to evaluate the performance of a teacher in the school city.
448	448	25 SECTION 11. IC 20-26-5-4.3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
449	449	26 1, 2024]. Sec. 4.3. (a) At least seven (7) days before a contract for
450	450	27 employment is entered into by a governing body and a school
451	451	28 superintendent, the governing body shall hold a public meeting on the
452	452	29 proposed contract at which public comment is heard. The governing
453	453	30 body is not required to disclose the identity of the candidate for
454	454	31 superintendent at the public meeting.
455	455	32 (b) Notice of the meeting on the proposed contract shall be given in
456	456	33 accordance with IC 5-3-1 and posted on the school corporation's
457	457	34 Internet web site.
458	458	35 (c) The notice provided in subsection (b) must:
459	459	36 (1) state that on a given day, time, and place the governing body
460	460	37 will meet to discuss and hear objections to and support for the
461	461	38 proposed contract; and
462	462	39 (2) set forth the details of the proposed contract, including the
463	463	40 actual monetary value of the contract, benefits, and any additional
464	464	41 forms of compensation for each year of the contract.
465	465	42 (d) A governing body shall post the provisions of an employment
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467	467	1 contract that the governing body enters into with a superintendent of
468	468	2 the school corporation on the school corporation's Internet web site.
469	469	3 SECTION 12. IC 20-26-5-42 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
470	470	4 1, 2024]. Sec. 42. (a) This section applies to the following:
471	471	5 (1) A public school, including a charter school.
472	472	6 (2) Physical injuries that occur after June 30, 2023.
473	473	7 (b) Each public school shall provide to the department, in a manner
474	474	8 prescribed by the department, information concerning an employee of
475	475	9 the public school who was physically injured while on the job by a
476	476	10 student of the public school if the injury:
477	477	11 (1) is required to be reported to the public school's worker's
478	478	12 compensation carrier;
479	479	13 (2) causes the employee to miss all or part of one (1) or more
480	480	14 work days; or
481	481	15 (3) is required to be reported to the public school pursuant to the
482	482	16 public school's reporting policy.
483	483	17 (c) A public school may not provide information under subsection
484	484	18 (b) that identifies the employee or the student.
485	485	19 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a public
486	486	20 school from providing identifying information otherwise required by
487	487	21 law or rule.
488	488	22 SECTION 13. IC 20-26-11-11.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.108-2019,
489	489	23 SECTION 213, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
490	490	24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 11.5. (a) The following definitions
491	491	25 apply to this section:
492	492	26 (1) "ADM" means average daily membership (as defined in
493	493	27 IC 20-18-2-2).
494	494	28 (2) "Facility" means a secure private facility described in
495	495	29 IC 31-9-2-115(a)(1).
496	496	30 (3) "School corporation" means the Indiana school or charter
497	497	31 school that is receiving state tuition support for the student at the
498	498	32 time of the student's admission to the facility.
499	499	33 (4) "Student" means an individual who:
500	500	34 (A) is more than five (5) years of age and less than
501	501	35 twenty-three (23) years of age;
502	502	36 (B) has been admitted to a facility; and
503	503	37 (C) was enrolled in a school corporation during the school year
504	504	38 immediately preceding the student's admission to the facility.
505	505	39 (b) This section applies to a student if:
506	506	40 (1) the student is placed in a facility under the written order of a
507	507	41 physician licensed under IC 25-22.5;
508	508	42 (2) the written order of the physician licensed under IC 25-22.5
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510	510	1 is based on medical necessity, as determined by a physician
511	511	2 licensed under IC 25-22.5; and
512	512	3 (3) the student receives educational services provided by the
513	513	4 facility.
514	514	5 (c) A facility shall provide written notice to the school corporation
515	515	6 not later than five (5) business days (excluding weekends and holidays)
516	516	7 after a student described in subsection (b) is admitted to the facility.
517	517	8 The written notice must include the following:
518	518	9 (1) The student's name, address, and date of birth.
519	519	10 (2) The date on which the student was admitted to the facility.
520	520	11 (3) A copy of the physician's written order.
521	521	12 (4) A statement that the student has opted out of attending school
522	522	13 under IC 20-26-11-8. section 8 of this chapter.
523	523	14 (5) A statement that the facility will provide all educational
524	524	15 services to the student during the student's admission in the
525	525	16 facility.
526	526	17 (d) The school corporation shall pay the facility a daily per diem as
527	527	18 determined under subsection (e) for the educational services provided
528	528	19 by the facility to the student during the student's admission in the
529	529	20 facility. The school corporation may not be required to pay for any
530	530	21 educational services provided to the student by the facility exceeding
531	531	22 one hundred eighty (180) the minutes of instructional days time
532	532	23 required under IC 20-30-2 or an amount exceeding the student's
533	533	24 proportionate share of state distributions paid to the school corporation,
534	534	25 as determined under subsection (e).
535	535	26 (e) A school corporation shall pay to the facility an amount, prorated
536	536	27 according to the number amount of instructional days time for which
537	537	28 the student receives the educational services, equal to:
538	538	29 (1) the student's proportionate share (as compared to the school
539	539	30 corporation's total ADM) of basic tuition support (as determined
540	540	31 under IC 20-43-6-3) distributions that are made to the school
541	541	32 corporation for the school year; and
542	542	33 (2) any special education grants received by the school
543	543	34 corporation for the student under IC 20-43-7.
544	544	35 Upon request of a facility, the department shall verify the amounts
545	545	36 described in this subsection for a student admitted to the facility.
546	546	37 (f) A school corporation responsible for making a per diem payment
547	547	38 under this section shall pay the facility not later than sixty (60) days
548	548	39 after receiving an invoice from the facility. The school corporation and
549	549	40 the facility are entitled to the same remedies for disagreements over
550	550	41 amounts or nonpayment of an amount due as are provided under the
551	551	42 laws governing transfer tuition.
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553	553	1 (g) For each student admitted to a facility, the facility shall provide
554	554	2 the following in accordance with rules adopted by the state board:
555	555	3 (1) An educational opportunity, including special education and
556	556	4 related services, that is comparable to that of a student attending
557	557	5 a school in the school corporation.
558	558	6 (2) A level of educational services from the facility that is
559	559	7 comparable to that of a student attending a school in the school
560	560	8 corporation.
561	561	9 (3) Unless otherwise provided in a student's individualized
562	562	10 education program (as defined in IC 20-18-2-9), educational
563	563	11 services that include at least the following:
564	564	12 (A) An instructional day that meets the requirements of
565	565	13 IC 20-30-2-2.
566	566	14 (B) (A) A school year with at least one hundred eighty (180)
567	567	15 student instructional days as provided that meets the
568	568	16 instructional time and instruction day requirements under
569	569	17 IC 20-30-2-3. IC 20-30-2.
570	570	18 (C) (B) Educationally appropriate textbooks and other
571	571	19 materials.
572	572	20 (D) (C) Educational services provided by licensed teachers.
573	573	21 (h) The state board shall adopt a rule that addresses the
574	574	22 responsibilities of the school corporation and the facility with regard to
575	575	23 a student with an individualized education program.
576	576	24 (i) This section does not limit a student's right to attend a school as
577	577	25 provided in IC 20-26-11-8. section 8 of this chapter.
578	578	26 (j) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 as necessary to
579	579	27 implement this section.
580	580	28 (k) The state board may adopt emergency rules in the manner
581	581	29 provided in IC 4-22-2-37.1 to implement this section.
582	582	30 SECTION 14. IC 20-28-8-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.155-2020,
583	583	31 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
584	584	32 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) A contract entered into by a governing body
585	585	33 and its superintendent is subject to the following conditions:
586	586	34 (1) If the superintendent holds a license under IC 20-28-5, the
587	587	35 basic contract must be in the form of the regular teacher's
588	588	36 contract.
589	589	37 (2) The contract may be altered or rescinded for a new one at any
590	590	38 time by mutual consent of the governing body and the
591	591	39 superintendent. The consent of both parties must be in writing and
592	592	40 must be expressed in a manner consistent with this section and
593	593	41 section 7 of this chapter.
594	594	42 (3) If the superintendent holds a license under IC 20-28-5, the
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596	596	1 rights of a superintendent as a teacher under any other law are not
597	597	2 affected by the contract. However, if a right of a superintendent
598	598	3 as a teacher under any other law conflicts with the conditions
599	599	4 under subsection (b), subsection (b) governs.
600	600	5 (4) For a contract entered into or renewed after June 30, 2017, the
601	601	6 conditions set forth under subsection (b).
602	602	7 (b) This subsection applies to contracts entered into or renewed after
603	603	8 June 30, 2017. A contract entered into by a governing body and its
604	604	9 superintendent is subject to the following conditions:
605	605	10 (1) The contract must be for a term of at least one (1) year and not
606	606	11 more than three (3) years. However, a contract may be extended
607	607	12 for not more than an additional five (5) years beyond the term of
608	608	13 the original contract.
609	609	14 (2) If the contract contains a provision that establishes an amount
610	610	15 the governing body must pay to the superintendent to buy out the
611	611	16 contract, the amount may not be more than an amount equal to the
612	612	17 lesser of:
613	613	18 (A) the superintendent's salary for any one (1) year under the
614	614	19 contract; or
615	615	20 (B) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
616	616	21 A superintendent's salary under clause (A) does not include
617	617	22 benefits or any other forms of compensation that the
618	618	23 superintendent receives as payment under the contract other than
619	619	24 the superintendent's salary.
620	620	25 (c) This subsection applies to a governing body in which at least one
621	621	26 (1) member is two (2) members are elected. After June 30, 2021,
622	622	27 2024, a governing body may not enter into a contract with a
623	623	28 superintendent under this section on or after the date of the election for
624	624	29 one (1) two (2) or more members of the governing body until January
625	625	30 1 of the year immediately following the year of the election. However,
626	626	31 this subsection does not apply if the membership of the governing body
627	627	32 does not change as a result of the particular election.
628	628	33 SECTION 15. IC 20-28-9-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
629	629	34 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
630	630	35 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 15. If during the term of the teacher's contract:
631	631	36 (1) the school is closed by order of the:
632	632	37 (A) school corporation; or
633	633	38 (B) health authorities; or
634	634	39 (2) school cannot be conducted through no fault of the teacher;
635	635	40 the teacher shall receive regular payments during that time. If a
636	636	41 canceled student instructional day (as defined described in
637	637	42 IC 20-30-2-2) is rescheduled to comply with IC 20-30-2, each teacher
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639	639	1 and (notwithstanding IC 20-27-8-7) each school bus driver shall work
640	640	2 on that rescheduled day without additional compensation.
641	641	3 SECTION 16. IC 20-28-11.5-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
642	642	4 1, 2024]. Sec. 9. (a) The principal of a school in a school corporation
643	643	5 shall report in the aggregate the results of staff performance evaluations
644	644	6 for the school for the previous school year to the superintendent and the
645	645	7 governing body for the school corporation before August 15 of each
646	646	8 year on the schedule determined by the governing body. The report
647	647	9 must be presented in a public meeting of the governing body. Before
648	648	10 presentation to the governing body, the superintendent of the school
649	649	11 corporation shall discuss the report of completed evaluations with the
650	650	12 teachers. This discussion is not subject to the open door law (IC
651	651	13 5-14-1.5). The report of completed evaluations is not subject to
652	652	14 bargaining.
653	653	15 (b) A school corporation annually shall provide the disaggregated
654	654	16 results of staff performance evaluations by teacher identification
655	655	17 numbers to the department:
656	656	18 (1) after completing the presentations required under subsection
657	657	19 (a) for all schools for the school corporation; and
658	658	20 (2) before November 15 of that year.
659	659	21 Before November 15 of each year, each charter school (including a
660	660	22 virtual charter school) shall provide the disaggregated results of staff
661	661	23 performance evaluations by teacher identification numbers to the
662	662	24 department.
663	663	25 (c) Not before the beginning of the second semester (or the
664	664	26 equivalent) of the school year and not later than August 1 of each year,
665	665	27 the principal at each school described in subsection (b) shall complete
666	666	28 a survey that provides information regarding the principal's assessment
667	667	29 of the quality of instruction by each particular teacher preparation
668	668	30 program located in Indiana for teachers employed at the school who
669	669	31 initially received their teaching license in Indiana in the previous two
670	670	32 (2) years. The survey shall be adopted by the state board and prescribed
671	671	33 on a form developed not later than July 30, 2016, by the department
672	672	34 that is aligned with the matrix system established under
673	673	35 IC 20-28-3-1(i). The school shall provide the surveys to the department
674	674	36 in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall
675	675	37 compile the information contained in the surveys, broken down by each
676	676	38 teacher preparation program located in Indiana. The department shall
677	677	39 include information relevant to a particular teacher preparation
678	678	40 program located in Indiana in the department's report under subsection
679	679	41 (f).
680	680	42 (d) During the second semester (or the equivalent) of the school
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682	682	1 year and not later than August 1 of each year, each teacher employed
683	683	2 by a school described in subsection (b) in Indiana who initially
684	684	3 received a teacher's license in Indiana in the previous three (3) years
685	685	4 shall complete a form after the teacher completes the teacher's initial
686	686	5 year teaching at a particular school. The information reported on the
687	687	6 form must:
688	688	7 (1) provide the year in which the teacher was hired by the school;
689	689	8 (2) include the name of the teacher preparation program that
690	690	9 recommended the teacher for an initial license;
691	691	10 (3) describe subjects taught by the teacher;
692	692	11 (4) provide the location of different teaching positions held by the
693	693	12 teacher since the teacher initially obtained an Indiana teaching
694	694	13 license;
695	695	14 (5) provide a description of any mentoring the teacher has
696	696	15 received while teaching in the teacher's current teaching position;
697	697	16 (6) describe the teacher's current licensure status; and
698	698	17 (7) include an assessment by the teacher of the quality of
699	699	18 instruction of the teacher preparation program in which the
700	700	19 teacher participated.
701	701	20 The form shall be prescribed by the department. The forms shall be
702	702	21 submitted to the department in a manner prescribed by the department.
703	703	22 Upon receipt of the information provided in this subsection, the
704	704	23 department shall compile the information contained in the forms and
705	705	24 include an aggregated summary of the report on the department's
706	706	25 Internet web site. website.
707	707	26 (e) Before December 15 of each year, the department shall report
708	708	27 the results of staff performance evaluations in the aggregate to the state
709	709	28 board, and to the public via the department's Internet web site website
710	710	29 for:
711	711	30 (1) the aggregate of certificated employees of each school and
712	712	31 school corporation;
713	713	32 (2) the aggregate of graduates of each teacher preparation
714	714	33 program in Indiana;
715	715	34 (3) for each school described in subsection (b), the annual rate of
716	716	35 retention for certificated employees for each school within the
717	717	36 charter school or school corporation; and
718	718	37 (4) the aggregate results of staff performance evaluations for each
719	719	38 category described in section 4(c)(3) section 4(b) of this chapter.
720	720	39 In addition to the aggregate results, the results must be broken
721	721	40 down:
722	722	41 (A) by the content area of the initial teacher license received
723	723	42 by teachers upon completion of a particular teacher
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725	725	1 preparation program; or
726	726	2 (B) as otherwise requested by a teacher preparation program,
727	727	3 as approved by the state board.
728	728	4 (f) Beginning November 1, 2016, and before September 1 of each
729	729	5 year thereafter, the department shall report to each teacher preparation
730	730	6 program in Indiana for teachers with three (3) or fewer years of
731	731	7 teaching experience:
732	732	8 (1) information from the surveys relevant to that particular teacher
733	733	9 education program provided to the department under subsection
734	734	10 (c);
735	735	11 (2) information from the forms relevant to that particular teacher
736	736	12 preparation program compiled by the department under
737	737	13 subsection (d); and
738	738	14 (3) the results from the most recent school year for which data are
739	739	15 available of staff performance evaluations for each category
740	740	16 described in section 4(c)(3) section 4(b) of this chapter with three
741	741	17 (3) or fewer years of teaching experience for that particular
742	742	18 teacher preparation program. The report to the teacher preparation
743	743	19 program under this subdivision shall be in the aggregate form and
744	744	20 shall be broken down by the teacher preparation program that
745	745	21 recommended an initial teaching license for the teacher.
746	746	22 SECTION 17. IC 20-29-5-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.86-2018,
747	747	23 SECTION 179, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
748	748	24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply
749	749	25 to the bargaining team for the exclusive representative.
750	750	26 (b) The percentage of teacher positions the exclusive representative
751	751	27 may appoint to serve on a statutory or locally created district wide
752	752	28 committee may not exceed the percentage of teachers in the school
753	753	29 corporation who are members of the exclusive representative. If
754	754	30 multiplying the number of teacher positions on the committee by the
755	755	31 percentage of teachers in the school corporation who are members of
756	756	32 the exclusive representative does not produce a whole number, the
757	757	33 product must be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The
758	758	34 percentage of positions applies to the number of teacher positions on
759	759	35 a committee and not to the total number of positions on a committee.
760	760	36 (c) The percentage of teacher positions the exclusive representative
761	761	37 may appoint to serve on a statutory or locally created school wide
762	762	38 committee may not exceed the percentage of teachers in the school who
763	763	39 are members of the exclusive representative. If multiplying the number
764	764	40 of teacher positions on the committee by the percentage of teachers in
765	765	41 the school who are members of the exclusive representative does not
766	766	42 produce a whole number, the product must be rounded up to the nearest
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768	768	1 whole number. The percentage of positions applies to the number of
769	769	2 teacher positions on a committee and not to the total number of
770	770	3 positions on a committee.
771	771	4 (d) A committee to which this section applies may not address
772	772	5 subjects of bargaining under this article. A school employer's
773	773	6 appointment of a teacher to a committee is not an unfair practice as it
774	774	7 relates to the appointment of the teacher committee members.
775	775	8 (e) By September 15 October 1 of each school year, the local
776	776	9 president or other officer or designee of the exclusive representative
777	777	10 shall certify by affidavit to the school employer the number of teachers
778	778	11 in each school and in the entire school corporation who are members
779	779	12 of the exclusive representative.
780	780	13 (f) By October 1 of each school year, the school employer shall
781	781	14 provide the board with a copy of the affidavit submitted to the school
782	782	15 employer under subsection (e). The board shall compile information
783	783	16 included in the affidavit from each school corporation and post the
784	784	17 information on the board's Internet web site. website. The information
785	785	18 posted by the board under this subsection may only include aggregate
786	786	19 data for each school corporation and may not include any information
787	787	20 that would identify a particular school employee.
788	788	21 SECTION 18. IC 20-29-6-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.200-2023,
789	789	22 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
790	790	23 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) School employers and school employees
791	791	24 shall:
792	792	25 (1) have the obligation and the right to bargain collectively the
793	793	26 items set forth in section 4 of this chapter; and
794	794	27 (2) enter into a contract embodying any of the matters listed in
795	795	28 section 4 of this chapter on which they have bargained
796	796	29 collectively.
797	797	30 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, before a school employer and
798	798	31 school employees may privately negotiate the matters described in
799	799	32 subsection (a)(1) during the time period for formal collective
800	800	33 bargaining established in section 12 of this chapter, the parties must
801	801	34 hold at least one (1) public hearing and take public testimony to discuss
802	802	35 the items described in subsection (a). A school employer may allow
803	803	36 governing body members or the public to participate in a public
804	804	37 hearing under this subsection by means of electronic communication.
805	805	38 SECTION 19. IC 20-29-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.254-2019,
806	806	39 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
807	807	40 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) It is unlawful for a school employer to enter
808	808	41 into any agreement that would place the employer in a position of
809	809	42 deficit financing due to a reduction in the employer's actual general
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811	811	1 fund (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31,
812	812	2 2018) revenue or an increase in the employer's expenditures when the
813	813	3 expenditures exceed the employer's current year actual general fund
814	814	4 (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018)
815	815	5 revenue. Except as provided in subsection (c), revenue does not include
816	816	6 money estimated to be or actually transferred from the school
817	817	7 corporation's operations fund to its education fund.
818	818	8 (b) A contract that provides for deficit financing is void to that
819	819	9 extent, and an individual teacher's contract executed under the contract
820	820	10 is void to that extent.
821	821	11 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), before September 15 October
822	822	12 1 of any year, a governing body may pass a one (1) year resolution
823	823	13 indicating that a portion or percentage of money transferred from the
824	824	14 operations fund to the education fund may be considered education
825	825	15 fund revenue for purposes of funding a contract under this chapter and
826	826	16 to determine whether an agreement would place the employer in a
827	827	17 position of deficit financing. The resolution shall expire within one (1)
828	828	18 year of the resolution's adoption by the governing body.
829	829	19 SECTION 20. IC 20-29-6-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.216-2021,
830	830	20 SECTION 24, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
831	831	21 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) The obligation to bargain collectively does
832	832	22 not include the final approval of a contract concerning any items.
833	833	23 Agreements reached through collective bargaining are binding as a
834	834	24 contract only if ratified by the governing body of the school corporation
835	835	25 and the exclusive representative. The obligation to bargain collectively
836	836	26 does not require the school employer or the exclusive representative to
837	837	27 agree to a proposal of the other or to make a concession to the other.
838	838	28 (b) This subsection applies to a collective bargaining agreement
839	839	29 ratified after June 30, 2021. A ratified collective bargaining agreement
840	840	30 shall include a provision specifying the date on which the public
841	841	31 hearing described in section 1(b) of this chapter and the public meeting
842	842	32 described in section 19 of this chapter occurred as well as an attestation
843	843	33 signed by both parties attesting that the public hearing described in
844	844	34 section 1(b) of this chapter and the public meeting described in section
845	845	35 19 of this chapter occurred on the dates specified in the ratified
846	846	36 collective bargaining agreement. The governing body shall indicate as
847	847	37 part of the attestation whether governing body members or members of
848	848	38 the public were allowed to participate in the public hearing or public
849	849	39 meeting by means of electronic communication.
850	850	40 SECTION 21. IC 20-29-6-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.214-2017,
851	851	41 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
852	852	42 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 12. Formal collective bargaining between a school
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854	854	1 corporation and the exclusive representative shall not begin before:
855	855	2 (1) September 15 October 1 in the first year of the state budget
856	856	3 biennium; or
857	857	4 (2) September 15 October 1 in the second year of the state budget
858	858	5 biennium if the parties agreed to a one (1) year contract during the
859	859	6 first year of the state budget biennium or the contract provides for
860	860	7 renegotiating certain financial items the second year of a two (2)
861	861	8 year contract.
862	862	9 Informal negotiations may be held before September 15. October 1.
863	863	10 SECTION 22. IC 20-29-6-12.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2020,
864	864	11 SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
865	865	12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 12.5. (a) Before September 15 October 1 of the
866	866	13 first year of the state budget biennium, the department shall provide the
867	867	14 parties with an estimate of the general fund (before January 1, 2019) or
868	868	15 education fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue available for
869	869	16 bargaining in the school corporation from the school funding formula.
870	870	17 (b) Within thirty (30) days after the date of the fall count of ADM
871	871	18 of the school year in the first year of the state budget biennium, the
872	872	19 department shall provide the parties with a certification of estimated
873	873	20 general fund (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after
874	874	21 December 31, 2018) revenue available for bargaining from the school
875	875	22 funding formula. If the parties do not receive a certified estimate from
876	876	23 the department within thirty (30) days after the fall count of ADM, the
877	877	24 parties may use the school corporation's estimate of the general fund
878	878	25 (before January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018)
879	879	26 revenue available based on the school corporation's fall count of ADM
880	880	27 for purposes of collective bargaining. However, if the parties
881	881	28 subsequently receive the certification of estimated general fund (before
882	882	29 January 1, 2019) or education fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue
883	883	30 available for bargaining before an impasse is declared, the parties shall
884	884	31 use the certified general fund (before January 1, 2019) or education
885	885	32 fund (after December 31, 2018) revenue from the school funding
886	886	33 formula for purposes of collective bargaining.
887	887	34 (c) A school employer that passes a resolution under section 3(c) of
888	888	35 this chapter to consider a portion or percentage of money transferred
889	889	36 from the school employer's operations fund to the education fund as
890	890	37 education fund revenue for purposes of determining whether an
891	891	38 agreement places a school corporation in a position of deficit financing
892	892	39 must submit a copy of the resolution to the department of local
893	893	40 government finance on or before November 1. The resolution shall
894	894	41 include:
895	895	42 (1) all transfers between the operations fund and the education
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897	897	1 fund; and
898	898	2 (2) a statement regarding whether or not the transfer is for the
899	899	3 purpose of funding teacher contracts.
900	900	4 (d) The certifications or estimate described in subsection (b) must
901	901	5 be the basis for determinations throughout impasse proceedings under
902	902	6 this chapter.
903	903	7 SECTION 23. IC 20-29-6-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.216-2021,
904	904	8 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
905	905	9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 19. (a) In addition to holding at least one (1)
906	906	10 public hearing with public testimony as described in section 1(b) of this
907	907	11 chapter, The school employer must conduct a public meeting to discuss
908	908	12 a tentative collective bargaining agreement at least seventy-two (72)
909	909	13 hours before it is ratified by the school employer. A school employer
910	910	14 may allow governing body members or the public to participate in a
911	911	15 public meeting under this section by means of electronic
912	912	16 communication.
913	913	17 (b) Notice of the time and the location of the public meeting and a
914	914	18 tentative collective bargaining agreement established under this chapter
915	915	19 must be posted on the school employer's Internet web site website at
916	916	20 least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the public meeting described in
917	917	21 subsection (a).
918	918	22 (c) A school employer must allow for public comment at the
919	919	23 meeting at which a tentative collective bargaining agreement is ratified.
920	920	24 (d) Not later than fourteen (14) business days after the parties have
921	921	25 reached an agreement under this chapter, the school employer shall
922	922	26 post the contract upon which the parties have agreed on the school
923	923	27 employer's Internet web site. website.
924	924	28 SECTION 24. IC 20-30-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2013,
925	925	29 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
926	926	30 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) A student instructional day in grades 1
927	927	31 through 6 consists of at least five (5) hours and not more than seven
928	928	32 (7) hours of instructional time. Except as provided in subsection (b),
929	929	33 (c), or (d), a student instructional day in grades 7 through 12 consists
930	930	34 of at least six (6) hours and not more than seven (7) hours of
931	931	35 instructional time.
932	932	36 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an instructional day for a
933	933	37 school flex program under section 2.2 of this chapter consists of a
934	934	38 minimum of three (3) hours of instructional time.
935	935	39 (c) A student instructional day for a qualified high school (as
936	936	40 defined in IC 20-24.2-1-3) consists of any amount of instructional time.
937	937	41 (d) A high school student who is enrolled in at least twelve (12)
938	938	42 credit hours of on-campus dual credit courses (as described in
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940	940	1 IC 21-43-1-2.5) is not required to comply with subsection (a) during
941	941	2 the semester in which the student is enrolled in at least twelve (12)
942	942	3 credit hours.
943	943	4 SECTION 25. IC 20-30-2-2.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2020,
944	944	5 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
945	945	6 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2.2. (a) As used in this section, "eligible student"
946	946	7 means a student in grade 11 or 12 who has:
947	947	8 (1) failed the graduation exam (before July 1, 2022) or is not on
948	948	9 track to complete a postsecondary readiness competency;
949	949	10 (2) been determined to be chronically absent, by missing ten
950	950	11 percent (10%) or more of a school year for any reason;
951	951	12 (3) been determined to be a habitual truant, as identified under
952	952	13 IC 20-33-2-11;
953	953	14 (4) been significantly behind in credits for graduation, as
954	954	15 identified by an individual's school principal;
955	955	16 (5) previously undergone at least a second suspension from school
956	956	17 for the school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or IC 20-33-8-15;
957	957	18 (6) previously undergone an expulsion from school under
958	958	19 IC 20-33-8-14, IC 20-33-8-15, or IC 20-33-8-16; or
959	959	20 (7) been determined by the individual's principal and the
960	960	21 individual's parent or guardian to benefit by participating in the
961	961	22 school flex program.
962	962	23 (b) An eligible student who participates in a school flex program
963	963	24 must:
964	964	25 (1) attend school for at least:
965	965	26 (A) three (3) hours of instructional time per school day; and
966	966	27 (B) thirty-two thousand four hundred (32,400) minutes
967	967	28 each school year;
968	968	29 (2) pursue a timely graduation;
969	969	30 (3) provide evidence of college or technical career education
970	970	31 enrollment and attendance or proof of employment and labor that
971	971	32 is aligned with the student's career academic sequence under rules
972	972	33 established by the bureau of youth employment;
973	973	34 (4) not be suspended or expelled while participating in a school
974	974	35 flex program;
975	975	36 (5) pursue course and credit requirements for an Indiana diploma
976	976	37 with a general designation; and
977	977	38 (6) maintain a ninety-five percent (95%) attendance rate.
978	978	39 (c) Subject to subsection (b), a school may allow an eligible
979	979	40 student in grade 11 or 12 to complete an instructional day that consists
980	980	41 of three (3) hours of instructional time if the student participates in the
981	981	42 school flex program.
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983	983	1 SECTION 26. IC 20-30-2-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
984	984	2 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
985	985	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. For each school year, (a) Except as provided
986	986	4 under section 2 of this chapter and subject to subsection (b), a
987	987	5 school corporation shall conduct at least one hundred eighty (180) one
988	988	6 hundred seventy-five (175) student instructional days.
989	989	7 (b) A school corporation shall conduct at least the following
990	990	8 each school year:
991	991	9 (1) Fifty-four thousand (54,000) minutes of instructional time
992	992	10 for students in grades 1 through 6.
993	993	11 (2) Sixty-four thousand eight hundred (64,800) minutes of
994	994	12 instructional time for students in grades 7 through 12.
995	995	13 (c) Not later than June 15 of each school year, the superintendent of
996	996	14 each school corporation shall certify to the department the number of:
997	997	15 (1) minutes of student instructional days time; and
998	998	16 (2) instructional days;
999	999	17 conducted during that school year
1000	1000	18 SECTION 27. IC 20-30-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.178-2022(ts),
1001	1001	19 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1002	1002	20 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), if a school
1003	1003	21 corporation fails to conduct the minimum number of student
1004	1004	22 instructional days minutes during a school year as required under
1005	1005	23 section 3 of this chapter, the department shall reduce the August tuition
1006	1006	24 support distribution to that school corporation for a school year by an
1007	1007	25 amount determined as follows:
1008	1008	26 STEP ONE: Determine the remainder of:
1009	1009	27 (A) the amount of the total tuition support allocated to the
1010	1010	28 school corporation for the particular school year; minus
1011	1011	29 (B) that part of the total tuition support allocated to the school
1012	1012	30 corporation for that school year with respect to student
1013	1013	31 instructional days one hundred seventy-six (176) through one
1014	1014	32 hundred eighty (180).
1015	1015	33 STEP TWO: Subtract the number of student instructional days
1016	1016	34 that the school corporation conducted from one hundred eighty
1017	1017	35 (180).
1018	1018	36 STEP THREE: Determine the lesser of five (5) or the remainder
1019	1019	37 determined under STEP TWO.
1020	1020	38 STEP FOUR: Divide the amount subtracted under STEP ONE (B)
1021	1021	39 by five (5).
1022	1022	40 STEP FIVE: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP FOUR
1023	1023	41 by the number determined under STEP THREE.
1024	1024	42 STEP SIX: Subtract the number determined under STEP THREE
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1026	1026	1 from the remainder determined under STEP TWO.
1027	1027	2 STEP SEVEN: Divide the remainder determined under STEP
1028	1028	3 ONE by one hundred seventy-five (175).
1029	1029	4 STEP EIGHT: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP
1030	1030	5 SEVEN by the remainder determined under STEP SIX.
1031	1031	6 STEP NINE: Add the product determined under STEP FIVE to
1032	1032	7 the product determined under STEP EIGHT.
1033	1033	8 STEP ONE: Subtract the number of student instructional
1034	1034	9 minutes that the school corporation conducted for students in
1035	1035	10 grades 1 through 6 from fifty-four thousand (54,000) for the
1036	1036	11 particular school year.
1037	1037	12 STEP TWO: Divide the amount of the total tuition support
1038	1038	13 allocated to the school corporation for the particular school
1039	1039	14 year for students in grades 1 through 6 by fifty-four thousand
1040	1040	15 (54,000).
1041	1041	16 STEP THREE: Multiply the result determined under STEP
1042	1042	17 ONE by the result determined under STEP TWO.
1043	1043	18 STEP FOUR: Subtract the number of student instructional
1044	1044	19 minutes that the school corporation conducted for students in
1045	1045	20 grades 7 through 12 from sixty-four thousand eight hundred
1046	1046	21 (64,800) for the particular school year.
1047	1047	22 STEP FIVE: Divide the amount of the total tuition support
1048	1048	23 allocated to the school corporation for the particular school
1049	1049	24 year for students in grades 7 through 12 by sixty-four
1050	1050	25 thousand eight hundred (64,800).
1051	1051	26 STEP SIX: Multiply the result determined under STEP
1052	1052	27 FOUR by the result determined under STEP FIVE.
1053	1053	28 STEP SEVEN: Add the result determined under STEP
1054	1054	29 THREE to the result determined under STEP SIX.
1055	1055	30 (b) If the total amount of state tuition support that a school
1056	1056	31 corporation receives or will receive during a school year decreases
1057	1057	32 under this section by an amount that is equal to or more than two
1058	1058	33 hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from the amount the school
1059	1059	34 corporation would otherwise be eligible to receive during the school
1060	1060	35 year as determined under IC 20-43, the budget committee shall review
1061	1061	36 the amount of and the reason for the decrease before implementation
1062	1062	37 of the decrease.
1063	1063	38 (c) If fewer than all of the schools in a school corporation fail to
1064	1064	39 conduct the minimum number of minutes of student instructional days
1065	1065	40 time during a school year as required under section 3 of this chapter,
1066	1066	41 the reduction in August tuition support required by this section shall
1067	1067	42 take into account only the schools in the school corporation that failed
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1069	1069	1 to conduct the minimum number of minutes of student instructional
1070	1070	2 days time and only the grades for which the required number of
1071	1071	3 minutes of student instructional days time was not conducted.
1072	1072	4 SECTION 28. IC 20-30-2-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
1073	1073	5 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1074	1074	6 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. The department may grant a waiver of the
1075	1075	7 penalty imposed under section 4 of this chapter for a particular number
1076	1076	8 of canceled student instructional days minutes if:
1077	1077	9 (1) the school corporation applies to the department for a waiver
1078	1078	10 of the penalty imposed under section 4 of this chapter for a
1079	1079	11 specific number of canceled student instructional days; minutes;
1080	1080	12 and
1081	1081	13 (2) each of the particular number of student instructional days
1082	1082	14 minutes requested to be waived under this section was canceled
1083	1083	15 due to extraordinary circumstances.
1084	1084	16 SECTION 29. IC 20-30-8-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.286-2013,
1085	1085	17 SECTION 96, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1086	1086	18 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. The program organizer may request the
1087	1087	19 approval from the department for the following:
1088	1088	20 (1) To receive the grant for alternative education programs under
1089	1089	21 IC 20-20-33.
1090	1090	22 (2) To be granted waivers from rules adopted by the state board
1091	1091	23 that may otherwise interfere with the objectives of the alternative
1092	1092	24 education program, including waivers of:
1093	1093	25 (A) certain high school graduation requirements;
1094	1094	26 (B) the length of the student number of minutes of
1095	1095	27 instructional day as set forth in IC 20-30-2-2; time required
1096	1096	28 under IC 20-30-2;
1097	1097	29 (C) required curriculum and curricular materials;
1098	1098	30 (D) teacher certification requirements; and
1099	1099	31 (E) physical facility requirements.
1100	1100	32 SECTION 30. IC 20-31-2-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
1101	1101	33 2024]. Sec. 4. "Committee" refers to the committee that develops the
1102	1102	34 strategic and continuous school improvement and achievement plan
1103	1103	35 under IC 20-31-5.
1104	1104	36 SECTION 31. IC 20-31-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
1105	1105	37 2024]. (Strategic and Continuous School Improvement and
1106	1106	38 Achievement Plan).
1107	1107	39 SECTION 32. IC 20-31-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
1108	1108	40 2024]. (Cultural Competency in Educational Environments).
1109	1109	41 SECTION 33. IC 20-32-4-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.160-2023,
1110	1110	42 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1112	1112	1 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate
1113	1113	2 diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The
1114	1114	3 diploma must be:
1115	1115	4 (1) standards-based; and
1116	1116	5 (2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
1117	1117	6 (b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every
1118	1118	7 Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
1119	1119	8 (c) For purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's
1120	1120	9 graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511 IAC 6.2-10, not more than
1121	1121	10 the greater of:
1122	1122	11 (1) one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's
1123	1123	12 graduation cohort; or
1124	1124	13 (2) three (3) students;
1125	1125	14 that receives receive an alternate diploma may be counted as having
1126	1126	15 graduated.
1127	1127	16 (d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt
1128	1128	17 rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
1129	1129	18 SECTION 34. IC 20-33-2-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.226-2019,
1130	1130	19 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1131	1131	20 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 19. (a) When the parent of a student who is
1132	1132	21 enrolled in a public school makes a written request, the principal may
1133	1133	22 allow the student to attend a school for religious instruction that is
1134	1134	23 conducted by a church, an association of churches, or an association
1135	1135	24 that is organized for religious instruction and incorporated under
1136	1136	25 Indiana law.
1137	1137	26 (b) If a principal grants permission under subsection (a), the
1138	1138	27 principal shall specify a period or periods, not to exceed one hundred
1139	1139	28 twenty (120) minutes in total in any week, for the student to receive
1140	1140	29 religious instruction. The permission is valid only for the year in which
1141	1141	30 it is granted. Decisions made by a principal under this section may be
1142	1142	31 reviewed by the superintendent.
1143	1143	32 (c) A school for religious instruction that receives students under
1144	1144	33 this section:
1145	1145	34 (1) shall maintain attendance records and allow inspection of
1146	1146	35 these records by attendance officers; and
1147	1147	36 (2) may not be supported, in whole or in part, by public funds.
1148	1148	37 (d) A student who attends a school for religious instruction under
1149	1149	38 this section shall receive the same attendance credit that the student
1150	1150	39 would receive for attendance in the public schools for the same length
1151	1151	40 of time.
1152	1152	41 (e) A public secondary school may award academic credit to a
1153	1153	42 student who attends religious instruction under this section if the
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1155	1155	1 governing body of the school corporation adopts a policy that allows
1156	1156	2 the awarding of credit. A policy adopted under this subsection must
1157	1157	3 provide the following:
1158	1158	4 (1) Classes in religious instruction are evaluated on the basis of
1159	1159	5 purely secular criteria in substantially the same manner as similar
1160	1160	6 classes taken by a student at a nonpublic secondary school who
1161	1161	7 transfers to a public secondary school are evaluated to determine
1162	1162	8 whether the student receives transfer credit for the classes.
1163	1163	9 Secular criteria may include the following in addition to other
1164	1164	10 secular criteria established by the governing body:
1165	1165	11 (A) The number of hours of classroom instructional time.
1166	1166	12 (B) A review of the course syllabus that reflects the course
1167	1167	13 requirements and materials.
1168	1168	14 (C) Methods of assessment used in the course.
1169	1169	15 (D) Whether the course is taught by a licensed teacher.
1170	1170	16 (2) The decision of whether to award academic credit is neutral
1171	1171	17 as to, and does not involve any test for, religious content or
1172	1172	18 denominational affiliation.
1173	1173	19 (3) A provision that a student who attends religious instruction
1174	1174	20 under this section shall first seek to use a time period during a
1175	1175	21 student instructional day (as defined described in IC 20-30-2-2)
1176	1176	22 that is not devoted to student instructional time to attend religious
1177	1177	23 instruction. If a student is not able to attend religious instruction
1178	1178	24 at a time other than during student instructional time, the student
1179	1179	25 may not be released to attend religious instruction for an amount
1180	1180	26 of time per week that exceeds the amount established in
1181	1181	27 subsection (b).
1182	1182	28 A student may be awarded a total of not more than two (2) elective
1183	1183	29 academic credits under this subsection.
1184	1184	30 SECTION 35. IC 20-36-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.251-2017,
1185	1185	31 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1186	1186	32 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The department shall establish a state
1187	1187	33 resources program using designated state resources that:
1188	1188	34 (1) supports school corporations in the development of local
1189	1189	35 programs for high ability students;
1190	1190	36 (2) enables educational opportunities that encourage high ability
1191	1191	37 students to reach the highest possible level at every stage of the
1192	1192	38 students' development; and
1193	1193	39 (3) provides state integrated services that include the following:
1194	1194	40 (A) Information and materials resource centers.
1195	1195	41 (B) Professional development plan and programs.
1196	1196	42 (C) Research and development services.
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1198	1198	1 (D) Technical assistance that includes the following:
1199	1199	2 (i) Student assessment.
1200	1200	3 (ii) Program assessment.
1201	1201	4 (iii) Program development and implementation.
1202	1202	5 (E) Support for educators pursuing professional development
1203	1203	6 leading to endorsement or licensure in high ability education.
1204	1204	7 (b) In addition to the program established under subsection (a), the
1205	1205	8 department shall use appropriations to provide grants to school
1206	1206	9 corporations for expenditures beyond those for regular educational
1207	1207	10 programs and specific to programs for high ability students under
1208	1208	11 section 2 of this chapter in an amount determined by the department
1209	1209	12 that is based upon a set minimum amount increased by an additional
1210	1210	13 amount for each student in the program. A school corporation's
1211	1211	14 program must align with the strategic and continuous school
1212	1212	15 improvement and achievement plans under IC 20-31-5-4 for the
1213	1213	16 schools within the school corporation. A school that receives a grant
1214	1214	17 under this subsection shall submit an annual report to the department
1215	1215	18 that includes the following:
1216	1216	19 (1) The programs for which the grant is used.
1217	1217	20 (2) The results of the programs for which the grant is used,
1218	1218	21 including student general assessment results, program
1219	1219	22 effectiveness, or student achievement.
1220	1220	23 SECTION 36. IC 20-43-1-14, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2006,
1221	1221	24 SECTION 166, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1222	1222	25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. "Full-time equivalency" refers
1223	1223	26 to the amount amounts determined under IC 20-43-4-6.
1224	1224	27 SECTION 37. IC 20-43-1-22 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
1225	1225	28 1, 2024]. Sec. 22. "Primetime program" refers to the program
1226	1226	29 established under IC 20-43-9-1.
1227	1227	30 SECTION 38. IC 20-43-4-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.155-2020,
1228	1228	31 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1229	1229	32 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) In determining ADM, each pupil enrolled
1230	1230	33 in a public school, including a charter school, and a nonpublic school
1231	1231	34 is to be counted on a full-time equivalency basis if the pupil:
1232	1232	35 (1) is enrolled in a public school and a nonpublic school;
1233	1233	36 (2) has legal settlement in a school corporation; and
1234	1234	37 (3) receives instructional services from a school corporation.
1235	1235	38 (b) For purposes of this section, full-time equivalency is calculated
1236	1236	39 as follows:
1237	1237	40 (1) For students in grades 1 through 6, as follows:
1238	1238	41 STEP ONE: Determine the result of:
1239	1239	42 (A) the number of days minutes instructional services will
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1241	1241	1 be provided to the pupil, not to exceed one hundred eighty
1242	1242	2 (180); fifty-four thousand (54,000) minutes; divided by
1243	1243	3 (B) one hundred eighty (180). fifty-four thousand (54,000).
1244	1244	4 STEP TWO: Determine the result of:
1245	1245	5 (A) the pupil's public school instructional time (as defined
1246	1246	6 in IC 20-30-2-1); divided by
1247	1247	7 (B) the actual public school regular instructional day (as
1248	1248	8 defined in IC 20-30-2-2).
1249	1249	9 STEP THREE: Determine the result of:
1250	1250	10 (A) the STEP ONE result; multiplied by
1251	1251	11 (B) the STEP TWO result.
1252	1252	12 STEP FOUR: TWO: Determine the lesser of one (1) or the
1253	1253	13 result of:
1254	1254	14 (A) the STEP THREE ONE result; multiplied by
1255	1255	15 (B) one and five-hundredths (1.05).
1256	1256	16 (2) For students in grades 7 through 12, as follows:
1257	1257	17 STEP ONE: Determine the result of:
1258	1258	18 (A) the number of minutes instructional services will be
1259	1259	19 provided to the pupil, not to exceed sixty-four thousand
1260	1260	20 eight hundred (64,800) minutes; divided by
1261	1261	21 (B) sixty-four thousand eight hundred (64,800).
1262	1262	22 STEP TWO: Determine the lesser of one (1) or the result
1263	1263	23 of:
1264	1264	24 (A) the STEP ONE result; multiplied by
1265	1265	25 (B) one and five-hundredths (1.05).
1266	1266	26 However, the state board may, by rules adopted under IC 4-22-2,
1267	1267	27 specify an equivalent formula if the state board determines that the
1268	1268	28 equivalent formula would more accurately reflect the instructional
1269	1269	29 services provided by a school corporation during a period that a
1270	1270	30 particular ADM count is in effect for the school corporation.
1271	1271	31 SECTION 39. IC 20-43-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
1272	1272	32 2024]. (Primetime Program).
1273	1273	33 SECTION 40. IC 20-43-10-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
1274	1274	34 SECTION 210, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1275	1275	35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this section,
1276	1276	36 "school" means a school corporation, charter school, and a virtual
1277	1277	37 charter school.
1278	1278	38 (b) Subject to the requirements of this section, a school qualifies for
1279	1279	39 a teacher appreciation grant as provided in this section for a state fiscal
1280	1280	40 year if one (1) or more licensed teachers:
1281	1281	41 (1) employed in the classroom by the school; or
1282	1282	42 (2) directly providing virtual education;
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1284	1284	1 were rated as effective or as highly effective, using the most recently
1285	1285	2 completed teacher ratings.
1286	1286	3 (c) A school may not receive a teacher appreciation grant under this
1287	1287	4 section unless:
1288	1288	5 (1) the school has in the within the previous three (3) state fiscal
1289	1289	6 year years in which the teacher appreciation grants are made
1290	1290	7 under this section:
1291	1291	8 (A) adopted an annual policy concerning the distribution of
1292	1292	9 teacher appreciation grants; and
1293	1293	10 (B) submitted the policy to the department for approval; and
1294	1294	11 (2) the department has approved the policy.
1295	1295	12 The department shall specify the date by which a policy described in
1296	1296	13 subdivision (1) must be submitted to the department.
1297	1297	14 (d) The amount of a teacher appreciation grant for a qualifying
1298	1298	15 school corporation or virtual charter school is equal to:
1299	1299	16 (1) thirty-seven dollars and fifty-cents ($37.50); multiplied by
1300	1300	17 (2) the school's current ADM.
1301	1301	18 However, the grant amount for a virtual charter school may not exceed
1302	1302	19 the statewide average grant amount.
1303	1303	20 (e) The following apply to the distribution of teacher appreciation
1304	1304	21 grants:
1305	1305	22 (1) If the total amount to be distributed as teacher appreciation
1306	1306	23 grants for a particular state fiscal year exceeds the amount
1307	1307	24 appropriated by the general assembly for teacher appreciation
1308	1308	25 grants for that state fiscal year, the total amount to be distributed
1309	1309	26 as teacher appreciation grants to schools shall be proportionately
1310	1310	27 reduced so that the total reduction equals the amount of the
1311	1311	28 excess. The amount of the reduction for a particular school is
1312	1312	29 equal to the total amount of the excess multiplied by a fraction.
1313	1313	30 The numerator of the fraction is the amount of the teacher
1314	1314	31 appreciation grant that the school would have received if a
1315	1315	32 reduction were not made under this section. The denominator of
1316	1316	33 the fraction is the total amount that would be distributed as
1317	1317	34 teacher appreciation grants to all schools if a reduction were not
1318	1318	35 made under this section.
1319	1319	36 (2) If the total amount to be distributed as teacher appreciation
1320	1320	37 grants for a particular state fiscal year is less than the amount
1321	1321	38 appropriated by the general assembly for teacher appreciation
1322	1322	39 grants for that state fiscal year, the total amount to be distributed
1323	1323	40 as teacher appreciation grants to schools for that particular state
1324	1324	41 fiscal year shall be proportionately increased so that the total
1325	1325	42 amount to be distributed equals the amount of the appropriation
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1327	1327	1 for that particular state fiscal year.
1328	1328	2 (f) The annual teacher appreciation grant to which a school is
1329	1329	3 entitled for a state fiscal year shall be distributed to the school before
1330	1330	4 December 5 of that state fiscal year.
1331	1331	5 (g) The following apply to a school's policy under subsection (c)
1332	1332	6 concerning the distribution of teacher appreciation grants:
1333	1333	7 (1) The governing body shall differentiate between a teacher rated
1334	1334	8 as a highly effective teacher and a teacher rated as an effective
1335	1335	9 teacher. The policy must provide that the amount of a stipend
1336	1336	10 awarded to a teacher rated as a highly effective teacher must be
1337	1337	11 at least twenty-five percent (25%) more than the amount of a
1338	1338	12 stipend awarded to a teacher rated as an effective teacher.
1339	1339	13 (2) The governing body of a school may differentiate between
1340	1340	14 school buildings.
1341	1341	15 (3) A stipend to an individual teacher in a particular year is not
1342	1342	16 subject to collective bargaining and is in addition to the minimum
1343	1343	17 salary or increases in salary set under IC 20-28-9-1.5. The
1344	1344	18 governing body may provide that an amount not exceeding fifty
1345	1345	19 percent (50%) of the amount of a stipend to an individual teacher
1346	1346	20 in a particular state fiscal year becomes a permanent part of and
1347	1347	21 increases the base salary of the teacher receiving the stipend for
1348	1348	22 school years beginning after the state fiscal year in which the
1349	1349	23 stipend is received. The addition to base salary is not subject to
1350	1350	24 collective bargaining.
1351	1351	25 (h) A teacher appreciation grant received by a school shall be
1352	1352	26 allocated among and used only to pay cash stipends to all licensed
1353	1353	27 teachers employed in the classroom who are rated as effective or as
1354	1354	28 highly effective and employed by the school as of December 1. A
1355	1355	29 school may allocate up to twenty percent (20%) of the grant received
1356	1356	30 by the school to provide a supplemental award to teachers with less
1357	1357	31 than five (5) years of service who are rated as effective or as highly
1358	1358	32 effective. A school may allocate up to ten percent (10%) of the grant
1359	1359	33 received by the school to provide a supplemental award to teachers
1360	1360	34 who serve as mentors to teachers who have less than two (2) years of
1361	1361	35 service. The supplemental awards are in addition to the award made
1362	1362	36 from the part of the grant that is allocated to all eligible teachers.
1363	1363	37 (i) The lead school corporation or interlocal cooperative
1364	1364	38 administering a cooperative or other special education program or
1365	1365	39 administering a career and technical education program, including
1366	1366	40 programs managed under IC 20-26-10, IC 20-35-5, IC 20-37, or
1367	1367	41 IC 36-1-7, shall award teacher appreciation grant stipends to and carry
1368	1368	42 out the other responsibilities of an employing school corporation under
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1370	1370	1 this section for the teachers in the special education program or career
1371	1371	2 and technical education program.
1372	1372	3 (j) A school shall distribute all stipends from a teacher appreciation
1373	1373	4 grant to individual teachers within twenty (20) business days of the
1374	1374	5 date the department distributes the teacher appreciation grant to the
1375	1375	6 school. Any part of the teacher appreciation grant not distributed as
1376	1376	7 stipends to teachers before February must be returned to the
1377	1377	8 department on the earlier of the date set by the department or June 30
1378	1378	9 of that state fiscal year.
1379	1379	10 (k) The department, after review by the budget committee, may
1380	1380	11 waive the December 5 deadline under subsection (f) to distribute an
1381	1381	12 annual teacher appreciation grant to the school under this section for
1382	1382	13 that state fiscal year and approve an extension of that deadline to a later
1383	1383	14 date within that state fiscal year, if the department determines that a
1384	1384	15 waiver and extension of the deadline are in the public interest.
1385	1385	16 (l) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including
1386	1386	17 emergency rules in the manner provided in IC 4-22-2-37.1, as
1387	1387	18 necessary to implement this section.
1388	1388	19 (m) This section expires June 30, 2025.
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