Indiana House Bill HB1002 Introduced / Bill

                     
Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1002
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected:  IC 6-1.1-18-34; IC 6-3-1-3.5; IC 8-1;
IC 10-19-2.2-1; IC 10-21-1-14; IC 12-17.2-7.2-6; IC 20-18; IC 20-19;
IC 20-20; IC 20-23; IC 20-24; IC 20-24.2-4; IC 20-24.5; IC 20-25;
IC 20-26; IC 20-26.5-2; IC 20-27; IC 20-28; IC 20-30; IC 20-31;
IC 20-32; IC 20-33; IC 20-34; IC 20-35-2-1; IC 20-36; IC 20-37-2;
IC 20-39-1-3; IC 20-40; IC 20-42-3; IC 20-43-15; IC 20-44-2;
IC 20-45; IC 20-46-8-11; IC 20-51; IC 20-52; IC 31-36-3-4; IC 34-30.
Synopsis:  Various education matters. Removes and repeals various
education provisions and expired education provisions, including
provisions concerning the following: (1) Secretary of education criteria.
(2) Certain department of education (department) requirements. (3)
The advisory committee on career and technical education. (4) Use of
hearing examiners by the state board of education (state board). (5)
Credit for retaking a virtual course during certain time periods. (6)
Family friendly school designations. (7) The Indiana civic education
commission. (8) Discretionary directives to the department. (9) The
program for the advancement of math and science. (10) Access to
telecommunication services. (11) Elementary school counselors, social
workers, and school psychologists program and fund. (12) Grants for
mental health counselor licenses for school counselors. (13) The arts
education program. (14) The geothermal conversion revolving fund.
(15) Joint schools in adjacent states. (16) Clause requirements for
certain charter school organizer documents. (17) Required submission
of economic interest information at the time a charter school organizer
submits a proposal for a charter school. (18) Required acknowledgment
by a current authorizer regarding a proposal by an existing charter
school to another authorizer. (19) Requirements regarding a governing
body of school corporation (governing body) providing a noncharter 
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school. (20) Charter requirements, including minimum year,
instruction, course, and annual performance target requirements. (21)
Certain notice requirements from an authorizer to an organizer that is
not in compliance. (22) Certain nondiscrimination and acceptance of
credit requirements regarding a public noncharter school. (23) Indiana
school for the arts. (24) Allowing the board of trustees of Vincennes
University to establish a grammar school. (25) The timing of the
election of officers by a governing body. (26) Designation of certain
committees by a governing body. (27) Governing body use of funds for
associations. (28) Required policies on contacting employment
references. (29) Developing and reviewing evidence based plans with
parents for improving student behavior and discipline. (30) Agreements
regarding wage payment arrangements. (31) Requirements and
limitations regarding remediation programs. (32) Student identification
card information. (33) Township trustees and the sale of schoolhouses.
(34) School health advisory councils and adoption of a school
corporation policy on child nutrition and physical activity. (35) Certain
agreement requirements regarding joint programs. (36) Certain
requirements regarding the transfer of a student to another school. (37)
Freeway school corporation and freeway school program. (38) Policies,
programs, and reports regarding criminal organization activity. (39)
Revocation of coalition of continuous improvement school
corporation's membership. (40) Transportation program discretion. (41)
Recommendations regarding certain powers and duties of the
department. (42) Certain training and professional development
requirements. (43) Certain teacher leave requirements. (44) Ineligibility
for state funds for adopting residence requirements. (45) Certain
compensation included in computing teacher's retirement benefit. (46)
Penalty for failing to comply with working schedule requirements. (47)
Discretionary posting of poster of national motto and flags. (48)
Discretionary modification of graduation plan. (49) Requirements
regarding certain writing, documents, and records. (50) Required
course on safety education. (51) Compilation of leaflets regarding
hygiene, sanitary science, and disease prevention. (52) Making a
violation regarding teaching certain disease information an infraction.
(53) Certain elective courses and teachings. (54) Voluntary summer
school program and joint summer school program requirements. (55)
Technology preparation curriculum. (56) Community or volunteer
service programs. (57) State certificate of biliteracy. (58) Nonsession
school activities. (59) Requirements regarding Indiana academic
standards. (60) Strategic and continuous improvement and achievement
plans. (61) Cultural competency components of a school plan. (62)
Student educational achievement grants. (63) Remediation grant
program. (64) Postsecondary workforce training program remediation
reduction. (65) Requirement to provide an enrollment form for the
twenty-first century scholars program to certain students. (66) Plan
requirements for high ability students. (67) Governor's scholars
academy. (68) Seminary township school fund. (69) Dual credit teacher
stipend matching grant fund. (70) Student enrichment grants. Merges
and amends provisions regarding fund distribution upon the
termination of a charter and the cessation of a charter school. Amends
the age eligibility for a member of a governing body. Establishes
information that must be included in a consolidated audit by an
organizer. Provides adult high schools are excluded from all cohort
based graduation rate calculations except to the extent required under
federal law. Amends the termination and notice requirements with
regard to terminating a transportation program. Relocates a provision
regarding trauma informed classroom instruction curriculum in teacher
preparation programs. Provides that a provision that decreases state
tuition support for failure to meet student instructional day 
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requirements does not apply to charter schools. Provides that the
secretary of education (instead of the governor) shall appoint the
director of special education. Makes technical and conforming changes.
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HOUSE BILL No. 1002
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 6-1.1-18-34, AS ADDED BY P.L.236-2023,
2 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 34. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
4 section, this section:
5 (1) does not apply until the expiration of IC 20-45-8 under
6 IC 20-45-8-29(a); IC 20-45-8-29; and
7 (2) upon the expiration of IC 20-45-8 under IC 20-45-8-29(a),
8 IC 20-45-8-29, applies only to a school corporation that has under
9 its jurisdiction any territory located in Dearborn County.
10 (b) Subject to subsection (c), the superintendent of a school
11 corporation may, after approval by the governing body of the school
12 corporation, and before September 1 of the year immediately preceding
13 the expiration of IC 20-45-8, submit a petition to the department of
14 local government finance requesting an increase in the school
15 corporation's maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy under
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1 IC 20-46-8-1 for its operations fund for property taxes first due and
2 payable in the year after the expiration of IC 20-45-8.
3 (c) Before the governing body of the school corporation may
4 approve a petition under subsection (b), the governing body of the
5 school corporation must hold a public hearing on the petition. The
6 governing body of the school corporation shall give notice of the public
7 hearing under IC 5-3-1. At the public hearing, the governing body of
8 the school corporation shall make available to the public the following:
9 (1) A fiscal plan describing the need for the increase to the levy
10 and the expenditures for which the revenue generated from the
11 increase to the levy will be used.
12 (2) A statement that the proposed increase will be a permanent
13 increase to the school corporation's maximum permissible ad
14 valorem property tax levy under IC 20-46-8-1 for its operations
15 fund.
16 (3) The estimated effect of the proposed increase on taxpayers.
17 (4) The anticipated property tax rates and levies for property taxes
18 first due and payable in the year after the expiration of
19 IC 20-45-8.
20 After the governing body of the school corporation approves the
21 petition, the school corporation shall immediately notify the other civil
22 taxing units and school corporations in the county that are located in a
23 taxing district where the school corporation is also located.
24 (d) If the superintendent of a school corporation submits a petition
25 under subsection (b), the department of local government finance shall
26 increase the school corporation's maximum permissible ad valorem
27 property tax levy under IC 20-46-8-1 for the operations fund for
28 property taxes first due and payable in the year after the expiration of
29 IC 20-45-8 by the amount of the distribution that the school corporation
30 received in the year immediately preceding the expiration of
31 IC 20-45-8, as determined by the department of local government
32 finance.
33 (e) The school corporation's maximum permissible ad valorem
34 property tax levy for property taxes first due and payable in the year
35 after the expiration of IC 20-45-8, as adjusted under this section, shall
36 be used in the determination of the school corporation's maximum
37 permissible ad valorem property tax levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5 for
38 property taxes first due and payable in the year following the year after
39 the expiration of IC 20-45-8 and thereafter.
40 SECTION 2. IC 6-3-1-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
41 SECTION 185, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. When used in this article, the
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1 term "adjusted gross income" shall mean the following:
2 (a) In the case of all individuals, "adjusted gross income" (as
3 defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code), modified as
4 follows:
5 (1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
6 by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
7 (2) Except as provided in subsection (c), add an amount equal to
8 any deduction or deductions allowed or allowable pursuant to
9 Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code for taxes based on or
10 measured by income and levied at the state level by any state of
11 the United States.
12 (3) Subtract one thousand dollars ($1,000), or in the case of a
13 joint return filed by a husband and wife, subtract for each spouse
14 one thousand dollars ($1,000).
15 (4) Subtract one thousand dollars ($1,000) for:
16 (A) each of the exemptions provided by Section 151(c) of the
17 Internal Revenue Code (as effective January 1, 2017);
18 (B) each additional amount allowable under Section 63(f) of
19 the Internal Revenue Code; and
20 (C) the spouse of the taxpayer if a separate return is made by
21 the taxpayer and if the spouse, for the calendar year in which
22 the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, has no gross income
23 and is not the dependent of another taxpayer.
24 (5) Subtract each of the following:
25 (A) One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each of the
26 exemptions allowed under Section 151(c)(1)(B) of the Internal
27 Revenue Code (as effective January 1, 2004), except that in
28 the first taxable year in which a particular exemption is
29 allowed under Section 151(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue
30 Code (as effective January 1, 2004), subtract three thousand
31 dollars ($3,000) for that exemption.
32 (B) One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each
33 exemption allowed under Section 151(c) of the Internal
34 Revenue Code (as effective January 1, 2017) for an individual:
35 (i) who is less than nineteen (19) years of age or is a
36 full-time student who is less than twenty-four (24) years of
37 age;
38 (ii) for whom the taxpayer is the legal guardian; and
39 (iii) for whom the taxpayer does not claim an exemption
40 under clause (A).
41 (C) Five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional amount
42 allowable under Section 63(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
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1 if the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, or the
2 taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse in the case of a joint return,
3 is less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000). In the case of a
4 married individual filing a separate return, the qualifying
5 income amount in this clause is equal to twenty thousand
6 dollars ($20,000).
7 (D) Three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each exemption
8 allowed under Section 151(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (as
9 effective January 1, 2017) for an individual who is:
10 (i) an adopted child of the taxpayer; and
11 (ii) less than nineteen (19) years of age or is a full-time
12 student who is less than twenty-four (24) years of age.
13 This amount is in addition to any amount subtracted under
14 clause (A) or (B).
15 This amount is in addition to the amount subtracted under
16 subdivision (4).
17 (6) Subtract any amounts included in federal adjusted gross
18 income under Section 111 of the Internal Revenue Code as a
19 recovery of items previously deducted as an itemized deduction
20 from adjusted gross income.
21 (7) Subtract any amounts included in federal adjusted gross
22 income under the Internal Revenue Code which amounts were
23 received by the individual as supplemental railroad retirement
24 annuities under 45 U.S.C. 231 and which are not deductible under
25 subdivision (1).
26 (8) Subtract an amount equal to the amount of federal Social
27 Security and Railroad Retirement benefits included in a taxpayer's
28 federal gross income by Section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code.
29 (9) In the case of a nonresident taxpayer or a resident taxpayer
30 residing in Indiana for a period of less than the taxpayer's entire
31 taxable year, the total amount of the deductions allowed pursuant
32 to subdivisions (3), (4), and (5) shall be reduced to an amount
33 which bears the same ratio to the total as the taxpayer's income
34 taxable in Indiana bears to the taxpayer's total income.
35 (10) In the case of an individual who is a recipient of assistance
36 under IC 12-10-6-1, IC 12-10-6-2.1, IC 12-15-2-2, or IC 12-15-7,
37 subtract an amount equal to that portion of the individual's
38 adjusted gross income with respect to which the individual is not
39 allowed under federal law to retain an amount to pay state and
40 local income taxes.
41 (11) In the case of an eligible individual, subtract the amount of
42 a Holocaust victim's settlement payment included in the
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1 individual's federal adjusted gross income.
2 (12) Subtract an amount equal to the portion of any premiums
3 paid during the taxable year by the taxpayer for a qualified long
4 term care policy (as defined in IC 12-15-39.6-5) for the taxpayer
5 or the taxpayer's spouse if the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse
6 file a joint income tax return or the taxpayer is otherwise entitled
7 to a deduction under this subdivision for the taxpayer's spouse, or
8 both.
9 (13) Subtract an amount equal to the lesser of:
10 (A) two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or one
11 thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250) in the case of a
12 married individual filing a separate return; or
13 (B) the amount of property taxes that are paid during the
14 taxable year in Indiana by the individual on the individual's
15 principal place of residence.
16 (14) Subtract an amount equal to the amount of a September 11
17 terrorist attack settlement payment included in the individual's
18 federal adjusted gross income.
19 (15) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
20 gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
21 depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
22 earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
23 that would have been computed had an election not been made
24 under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
25 depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
26 service.
27 (16) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under
28 Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (concerning net
29 operating losses).
30 (17) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
31 gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
32 defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
33 in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
34 the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
35 computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
36 been made for the year in which the property was placed in
37 service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
38 Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding the sum of:
39 (A) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the extent
40 deductions under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code
41 were not elected as provided in clause (B); and
42 (B) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the
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1 deductions elected under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue
2 Code on property acquired in an exchange if:
3 (i) the exchange would have been eligible for
4 nonrecognition of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the
5 Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017;
6 (ii) the exchange is not eligible for nonrecognition of gain or
7 loss under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
8 (iii) the taxpayer made an election to take deductions under
9 Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code with regard to the
10 acquired property in the year that the property was placed
11 into service.
12 The amount of deductions allowable for an item of property
13 under this clause may not exceed the amount of adjusted gross
14 income realized on the property that would have been deferred
15 under the Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017.
16 (18) Subtract an amount equal to the amount of the taxpayer's
17 qualified military income that was not excluded from the
18 taxpayer's gross income for federal income tax purposes under
19 Section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code.
20 (19) Subtract income that is:
21 (A) exempt from taxation under IC 6-3-2-21.7 (certain income
22 derived from patents); and
23 (B) included in the individual's federal adjusted gross income
24 under the Internal Revenue Code.
25 (20) Add an amount equal to any income not included in gross
26 income as a result of the deferral of income arising from business
27 indebtedness discharged in connection with the reacquisition after
28 December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable
29 debt instrument, as provided in Section 108(i) of the Internal
30 Revenue Code. Subtract the amount necessary from the adjusted
31 gross income of any taxpayer that added an amount to adjusted
32 gross income in a previous year to offset the amount included in
33 federal gross income as a result of the deferral of income arising
34 from business indebtedness discharged in connection with the
35 reacquisition after December 31, 2008, and before January 1,
36 2011, of an applicable debt instrument, as provided in Section
37 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
38 (21) Add the amount excluded from federal gross income under
39 Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code for interest received on
40 an obligation of a state other than Indiana, or a political
41 subdivision of such a state, that is acquired by the taxpayer after
42 December 31, 2011. For purposes of this subdivision:
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1 (A) if the taxpayer receives interest from a pass through entity,
2 a regulated investment company, a hedge fund, or similar
3 arrangement, the taxpayer will be considered to have acquired
4 the obligation on the date the entity acquired the obligation;
5 (B) if ownership of the obligation occurs by means other than
6 a purchase, the date of acquisition of the obligation shall be
7 the date ownership of the obligation was transferred, except to
8 the extent provided in clause (A), and if a portion of the
9 obligation is acquired on multiple dates, the date of acquisition
10 shall be considered separately for each portion of the
11 obligation; and
12 (C) if ownership of the obligation occurred as the result of a
13 refinancing of another obligation, the acquisition date shall be
14 the date on which the obligation was refinanced.
15 (22) Subtract an amount as described in Section 1341(a)(2) of the
16 Internal Revenue Code to the extent, if any, that the amount was
17 previously included in the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for a
18 prior taxable year.
19 (23) For taxable years beginning after December 25, 2016, add an
20 amount equal to the deduction for deferred foreign income that
21 was claimed by the taxpayer for the taxable year under Section
22 965(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
23 (24) Subtract any interest expense paid or accrued in the current
24 taxable year but not deducted as a result of the limitation imposed
25 under Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Add any
26 interest expense paid or accrued in a previous taxable year but
27 allowed as a deduction under Section 163 of the Internal Revenue
28 Code in the current taxable year. For purposes of this subdivision,
29 an interest expense is considered paid or accrued only in the first
30 taxable year the deduction would have been allowable under
31 Section 163 of the Internal Revenue Code if the limitation under
32 Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code did not exist.
33 (25) Subtract the amount that would have been excluded from
34 gross income but for the enactment of Section 118(b)(2) of the
35 Internal Revenue Code for taxable years ending after December
36 22, 2017.
37 (26) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, and
38 before January 1, 2021, add an amount of the deduction claimed
39 under Section 62(a)(22) of the Internal Revenue Code.
40 (27) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, for
41 payments made by an employer under an education assistance
42 program after March 27, 2020:
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1 (A) add the amount of payments by an employer that are
2 excluded from the taxpayer's federal gross income under
3 Section 127(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
4 (B) deduct the interest allowable under Section 221 of the
5 Internal Revenue Code, if the disallowance under Section
6 221(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code did not apply to the
7 payments described in clause (A). For purposes of applying
8 Section 221(b) of the Internal Revenue Code to the amount
9 allowable under this clause, the amount under clause (A) shall
10 not be added to adjusted gross income.
11 (28) Add an amount equal to the remainder of:
12 (A) the amount allowable as a deduction under Section 274(n)
13 of the Internal Revenue Code; minus
14 (B) the amount otherwise allowable as a deduction under
15 Section 274(n) of the Internal Revenue Code, if Section
16 274(n)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code was not in effect
17 for amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2020.
18 (29) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and
19 before January 1, 2021, add an amount equal to the excess
20 business loss of the taxpayer as defined in Section 461(l)(3) of the
21 Internal Revenue Code. In addition:
22 (A) If a taxpayer has an excess business loss under this
23 subdivision and also has modifications under subdivisions (15)
24 and (17) for property placed in service during the taxable year,
25 the taxpayer shall treat a portion of the taxable year
26 modifications for that property as occurring in the taxable year
27 the property is placed in service and a portion of the
28 modifications as occurring in the immediately following
29 taxable year.
30 (B) The portion of the modifications under subdivisions (15)
31 and (17) for property placed in service during the taxable year
32 treated as occurring in the taxable year in which the property
33 is placed in service equals:
34 (i) the modification for the property otherwise determined
35 under this section; minus
36 (ii) the excess business loss disallowed under this
37 subdivision;
38 but not less than zero (0).
39 (C) The portion of the modifications under subdivisions (15)
40 and (17) for property placed in service during the taxable year
41 treated as occurring in the taxable year immediately following
42 the taxable year in which the property is placed in service
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1 equals the modification for the property otherwise determined
2 under this section minus the amount in clause (B).
3 (D) Any reallocation of modifications between taxable years
4 under clauses (B) and (C) shall be first allocated to the
5 modification under subdivision (15), then to the modification
6 under subdivision (17).
7 (30) Add an amount equal to the amount excluded from federal
8 gross income under Section 108(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue
9 Code. For purposes of this subdivision:
10 (A) if an amount excluded under Section 108(f)(5) of the
11 Internal Revenue Code would be excludible under Section
12 108(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, the exclusion
13 under Section 108(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code shall
14 take precedence; and
15 (B) if an amount would have been excludible under Section
16 108(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code as in effect on January
17 1, 2020, the amount is not required to be added back under this
18 subdivision.
19 (31) For taxable years ending after March 12, 2020, subtract an
20 amount equal to the deduction disallowed pursuant to:
21 (A) Section 2301(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136),
22 as modified by Sections 206 and 207 of the Taxpayer Certainty
23 and Disaster Relief Tax Act (Division EE of Public Law
24 116-260); and
25 (B) Section 3134(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
26 (32) Subtract the amount of an ESA annual grant amount and, as
27 applicable, a CSA annual grant amount distributed to a taxpayer's
28 Indiana education scholarship account under IC 20-51.4 that is
29 used for an ESA or CSA qualified expense (as defined in
30 IC 20-51.4-2) or to an Indiana enrichment scholarship account
31 under IC 20-52 that is used for qualified expenses (as defined in
32 IC 20-52-2-6), to the extent the distribution used for the qualified
33 expense is included in the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross
34 income under the Internal Revenue Code.
35 (33) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, and
36 before January 1, 2021, add an amount equal to the amount of
37 unemployment compensation excluded from federal gross income
38 under Section 85(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
39 (34) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022,
40 subtract an amount equal to the deduction disallowed under
41 Section 280C(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.
42 (35) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, add or
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1 subtract amounts related to specified research or experimental
2 procedures as required under IC 6-3-2-29.
3 (36) Subtract any other amounts the taxpayer is entitled to deduct
4 under IC 6-3-2.
5 (37) Subtract the amount of a CSA annual grant amount
6 distributed to a taxpayer's career scholarship account under
7 IC 20-51.4-4.5 that is used for a CSA qualified expense (as
8 defined in IC 20-51.4-2-3.8), to the extent the distribution used
9 for the CSA qualified expense is included in the taxpayer's federal
10 adjusted gross income under the Internal Revenue Code.
11 (b) In the case of corporations, the same as "taxable income" (as
12 defined in Section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code) adjusted as
13 follows:
14 (1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
15 by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
16 (2) Add an amount equal to any deduction or deductions allowed
17 or allowable pursuant to Section 170 of the Internal Revenue
18 Code (concerning charitable contributions).
19 (3) Except as provided in subsection (c), add an amount equal to
20 any deduction or deductions allowed or allowable pursuant to
21 Section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code for taxes based on or
22 measured by income and levied at the state level by any state of
23 the United States.
24 (4) Subtract an amount equal to the amount included in the
25 corporation's taxable income under Section 78 of the Internal
26 Revenue Code (concerning foreign tax credits).
27 (5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
28 gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
29 depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
30 earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
31 that would have been computed had an election not been made
32 under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
33 depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
34 service.
35 (6) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
36 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (concerning net operating
37 losses).
38 (7) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
39 gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
40 defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
41 in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
42 the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
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1 computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
2 been made for the year in which the property was placed in
3 service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
4 Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding the sum of:
5 (A) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the extent
6 deductions under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code
7 were not elected as provided in clause (B); and
8 (B) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the
9 deductions elected under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue
10 Code on property acquired in an exchange if:
11 (i) the exchange would have been eligible for
12 nonrecognition of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the
13 Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017;
14 (ii) the exchange is not eligible for nonrecognition of gain or
15 loss under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
16 (iii) the taxpayer made an election to take deductions under
17 Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code with regard to the
18 acquired property in the year that the property was placed
19 into service.
20 The amount of deductions allowable for an item of property
21 under this clause may not exceed the amount of adjusted gross
22 income realized on the property that would have been deferred
23 under the Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017.
24 (8) Add to the extent required by IC 6-3-2-20:
25 (A) the amount of intangible expenses (as defined in
26 IC 6-3-2-20) for the taxable year that reduced the corporation's
27 taxable income (as defined in Section 63 of the Internal
28 Revenue Code) for federal income tax purposes; and
29 (B) any directly related interest expenses (as defined in
30 IC 6-3-2-20) that reduced the corporation's adjusted gross
31 income (determined without regard to this subdivision). For
32 purposes of this clause, any directly related interest expense
33 that constitutes business interest within the meaning of Section
34 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be considered to
35 have reduced the taxpayer's federal taxable income only in the
36 first taxable year in which the deduction otherwise would have
37 been allowable under Section 163 of the Internal Revenue
38 Code if the limitation under Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal
39 Revenue Code did not exist.
40 (9) Add an amount equal to any deduction for dividends paid (as
41 defined in Section 561 of the Internal Revenue Code) to
42 shareholders of a captive real estate investment trust (as defined
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1 in section 34.5 of this chapter).
2 (10) Subtract income that is:
3 (A) exempt from taxation under IC 6-3-2-21.7 (certain income
4 derived from patents); and
5 (B) included in the corporation's taxable income under the
6 Internal Revenue Code.
7 (11) Add an amount equal to any income not included in gross
8 income as a result of the deferral of income arising from business
9 indebtedness discharged in connection with the reacquisition after
10 December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable
11 debt instrument, as provided in Section 108(i) of the Internal
12 Revenue Code. Subtract from the adjusted gross income of any
13 taxpayer that added an amount to adjusted gross income in a
14 previous year the amount necessary to offset the amount included
15 in federal gross income as a result of the deferral of income
16 arising from business indebtedness discharged in connection with
17 the reacquisition after December 31, 2008, and before January 1,
18 2011, of an applicable debt instrument, as provided in Section
19 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
20 (12) Add the amount excluded from federal gross income under
21 Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code for interest received on
22 an obligation of a state other than Indiana, or a political
23 subdivision of such a state, that is acquired by the taxpayer after
24 December 31, 2011. For purposes of this subdivision:
25 (A) if the taxpayer receives interest from a pass through entity,
26 a regulated investment company, a hedge fund, or similar
27 arrangement, the taxpayer will be considered to have acquired
28 the obligation on the date the entity acquired the obligation;
29 (B) if ownership of the obligation occurs by means other than
30 a purchase, the date of acquisition of the obligation shall be
31 the date ownership of the obligation was transferred, except to
32 the extent provided in clause (A), and if a portion of the
33 obligation is acquired on multiple dates, the date of acquisition
34 shall be considered separately for each portion of the
35 obligation; and
36 (C) if ownership of the obligation occurred as the result of a
37 refinancing of another obligation, the acquisition date shall be
38 the date on which the obligation was refinanced.
39 (13) For taxable years beginning after December 25, 2016:
40 (A) for a corporation other than a real estate investment trust,
41 add:
42 (i) an amount equal to the amount reported by the taxpayer
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1 on IRC 965 Transition Tax Statement, line 1; or
2 (ii) if the taxpayer deducted an amount under Section 965(c)
3 of the Internal Revenue Code in determining the taxpayer's
4 taxable income for purposes of the federal income tax, the
5 amount deducted under Section 965(c) of the Internal
6 Revenue Code; and
7 (B) for a real estate investment trust, add an amount equal to
8 the deduction for deferred foreign income that was claimed by
9 the taxpayer for the taxable year under Section 965(c) of the
10 Internal Revenue Code, but only to the extent that the taxpayer
11 included income pursuant to Section 965 of the Internal
12 Revenue Code in its taxable income for federal income tax
13 purposes or is required to add back dividends paid under
14 subdivision (9).
15 (14) Add an amount equal to the deduction that was claimed by
16 the taxpayer for the taxable year under Section 250(a)(1)(B) of the
17 Internal Revenue Code (attributable to global intangible
18 low-taxed income). The taxpayer shall separately specify the
19 amount of the reduction under Section 250(a)(1)(B)(i) of the
20 Internal Revenue Code and under Section 250(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the
21 Internal Revenue Code.
22 (15) Subtract any interest expense paid or accrued in the current
23 taxable year but not deducted as a result of the limitation imposed
24 under Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Add any
25 interest expense paid or accrued in a previous taxable year but
26 allowed as a deduction under Section 163 of the Internal Revenue
27 Code in the current taxable year. For purposes of this subdivision,
28 an interest expense is considered paid or accrued only in the first
29 taxable year the deduction would have been allowable under
30 Section 163 of the Internal Revenue Code if the limitation under
31 Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code did not exist.
32 (16) Subtract the amount that would have been excluded from
33 gross income but for the enactment of Section 118(b)(2) of the
34 Internal Revenue Code for taxable years ending after December
35 22, 2017.
36 (17) Add an amount equal to the remainder of:
37 (A) the amount allowable as a deduction under Section 274(n)
38 of the Internal Revenue Code; minus
39 (B) the amount otherwise allowable as a deduction under
40 Section 274(n) of the Internal Revenue Code, if Section
41 274(n)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code was not in effect
42 for amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2020.
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1 (18) For taxable years ending after March 12, 2020, subtract an
2 amount equal to the deduction disallowed pursuant to:
3 (A) Section 2301(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136),
4 as modified by Sections 206 and 207 of the Taxpayer Certainty
5 and Disaster Relief Tax Act (Division EE of Public Law
6 116-260); and
7 (B) Section 3134(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
8 (19) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022,
9 subtract an amount equal to the deduction disallowed under
10 Section 280C(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.
11 (20) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021,
12 subtract the amount of any:
13 (A) federal, state, or local grant received by the taxpayer; and
14 (B) discharged federal, state, or local indebtedness incurred by
15 the taxpayer;
16 for purposes of providing or expanding access to broadband
17 service in this state.
18 (21) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, add or
19 subtract amounts related to specified research or experimental
20 procedures as required under IC 6-3-2-29.
21 (22) Add or subtract any other amounts the taxpayer is:
22 (A) required to add or subtract; or
23 (B) entitled to deduct;
24 under IC 6-3-2.
25 (c) The following apply to taxable years beginning after December
26 31, 2018, for purposes of the add back of any deduction allowed on the
27 taxpayer's federal income tax return for wagering taxes, as provided in
28 subsection (a)(2) if the taxpayer is an individual or subsection (b)(3) if
29 the taxpayer is a corporation:
30 (1) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, and
31 before January 1, 2020, a taxpayer is required to add back under
32 this section eighty-seven and five-tenths percent (87.5%) of any
33 deduction allowed on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for
34 wagering taxes.
35 (2) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019, and
36 before January 1, 2021, a taxpayer is required to add back under
37 this section seventy-five percent (75%) of any deduction allowed
38 on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for wagering taxes.
39 (3) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, and
40 before January 1, 2022, a taxpayer is required to add back under
41 this section sixty-two and five-tenths percent (62.5%) of any
42 deduction allowed on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for
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1 wagering taxes.
2 (4) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, and
3 before January 1, 2023, a taxpayer is required to add back under
4 this section fifty percent (50%) of any deduction allowed on the
5 taxpayer's federal income tax return for wagering taxes.
6 (5) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, and
7 before January 1, 2024, a taxpayer is required to add back under
8 this section thirty-seven and five-tenths percent (37.5%) of any
9 deduction allowed on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for
10 wagering taxes.
11 (6) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and
12 before January 1, 2025, a taxpayer is required to add back under
13 this section twenty-five percent (25%) of any deduction allowed
14 on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for wagering taxes.
15 (7) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, and
16 before January 1, 2026, a taxpayer is required to add back under
17 this section twelve and five-tenths percent (12.5%) of any
18 deduction allowed on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for
19 wagering taxes.
20 (8) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, a
21 taxpayer is not required to add back under this section any amount
22 of a deduction allowed on the taxpayer's federal income tax return
23 for wagering taxes.
24 (d) In the case of life insurance companies (as defined in Section
25 816(a) of the Internal Revenue Code) that are organized under Indiana
26 law, the same as "life insurance company taxable income" (as defined
27 in Section 801 of the Internal Revenue Code), adjusted as follows:
28 (1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
29 by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
30 (2) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed or allowable
31 under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code (concerning
32 charitable contributions).
33 (3) Add an amount equal to a deduction allowed or allowable
34 under Section 805 or Section 832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
35 for taxes based on or measured by income and levied at the state
36 level by any state.
37 (4) Subtract an amount equal to the amount included in the
38 company's taxable income under Section 78 of the Internal
39 Revenue Code (concerning foreign tax credits).
40 (5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
41 gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
42 depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
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1 earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
2 that would have been computed had an election not been made
3 under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
4 depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
5 service.
6 (6) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
7 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (concerning net operating
8 losses).
9 (7) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
10 gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
11 defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
12 in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
13 the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
14 computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
15 been made for the year in which the property was placed in
16 service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
17 Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding the sum of:
18 (A) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the extent
19 deductions under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code
20 were not elected as provided in clause (B); and
21 (B) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the
22 deductions elected under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue
23 Code on property acquired in an exchange if:
24 (i) the exchange would have been eligible for
25 nonrecognition of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the
26 Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017;
27 (ii) the exchange is not eligible for nonrecognition of gain or
28 loss under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
29 (iii) the taxpayer made an election to take deductions under
30 Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code with regard to the
31 acquired property in the year that the property was placed
32 into service.
33 The amount of deductions allowable for an item of property
34 under this clause may not exceed the amount of adjusted gross
35 income realized on the property that would have been deferred
36 under the Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017.
37 (8) Subtract income that is:
38 (A) exempt from taxation under IC 6-3-2-21.7 (certain income
39 derived from patents); and
40 (B) included in the insurance company's taxable income under
41 the Internal Revenue Code.
42 (9) Add an amount equal to any income not included in gross
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1 income as a result of the deferral of income arising from business
2 indebtedness discharged in connection with the reacquisition after
3 December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable
4 debt instrument, as provided in Section 108(i) of the Internal
5 Revenue Code. Subtract from the adjusted gross income of any
6 taxpayer that added an amount to adjusted gross income in a
7 previous year the amount necessary to offset the amount included
8 in federal gross income as a result of the deferral of income
9 arising from business indebtedness discharged in connection with
10 the reacquisition after December 31, 2008, and before January 1,
11 2011, of an applicable debt instrument, as provided in Section
12 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
13 (10) Add an amount equal to any exempt insurance income under
14 Section 953(e) of the Internal Revenue Code that is active
15 financing income under Subpart F of Subtitle A, Chapter 1,
16 Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code.
17 (11) Add the amount excluded from federal gross income under
18 Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code for interest received on
19 an obligation of a state other than Indiana, or a political
20 subdivision of such a state, that is acquired by the taxpayer after
21 December 31, 2011. For purposes of this subdivision:
22 (A) if the taxpayer receives interest from a pass through entity,
23 a regulated investment company, a hedge fund, or similar
24 arrangement, the taxpayer will be considered to have acquired
25 the obligation on the date the entity acquired the obligation;
26 (B) if ownership of the obligation occurs by means other than
27 a purchase, the date of acquisition of the obligation shall be
28 the date ownership of the obligation was transferred, except to
29 the extent provided in clause (A), and if a portion of the
30 obligation is acquired on multiple dates, the date of acquisition
31 shall be considered separately for each portion of the
32 obligation; and
33 (C) if ownership of the obligation occurred as the result of a
34 refinancing of another obligation, the acquisition date shall be
35 the date on which the obligation was refinanced.
36 (12) For taxable years beginning after December 25, 2016, add:
37 (A) an amount equal to the amount reported by the taxpayer on
38 IRC 965 Transition Tax Statement, line 1; or
39 (B) if the taxpayer deducted an amount under Section 965(c)
40 of the Internal Revenue Code in determining the taxpayer's
41 taxable income for purposes of the federal income tax, the
42 amount deducted under Section 965(c) of the Internal Revenue
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1 Code.
2 (13) Add an amount equal to the deduction that was claimed by
3 the taxpayer for the taxable year under Section 250(a)(1)(B) of the
4 Internal Revenue Code (attributable to global intangible
5 low-taxed income). The taxpayer shall separately specify the
6 amount of the reduction under Section 250(a)(1)(B)(i) of the
7 Internal Revenue Code and under Section 250(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the
8 Internal Revenue Code.
9 (14) Subtract any interest expense paid or accrued in the current
10 taxable year but not deducted as a result of the limitation imposed
11 under Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Add any
12 interest expense paid or accrued in a previous taxable year but
13 allowed as a deduction under Section 163 of the Internal Revenue
14 Code in the current taxable year. For purposes of this subdivision,
15 an interest expense is considered paid or accrued only in the first
16 taxable year the deduction would have been allowable under
17 Section 163 of the Internal Revenue Code if the limitation under
18 Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code did not exist.
19 (15) Subtract the amount that would have been excluded from
20 gross income but for the enactment of Section 118(b)(2) of the
21 Internal Revenue Code for taxable years ending after December
22 22, 2017.
23 (16) Add an amount equal to the remainder of:
24 (A) the amount allowable as a deduction under Section 274(n)
25 of the Internal Revenue Code; minus
26 (B) the amount otherwise allowable as a deduction under
27 Section 274(n) of the Internal Revenue Code, if Section
28 274(n)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code was not in effect
29 for amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2020.
30 (17) For taxable years ending after March 12, 2020, subtract an
31 amount equal to the deduction disallowed pursuant to:
32 (A) Section 2301(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136),
33 as modified by Sections 206 and 207 of the Taxpayer Certainty
34 and Disaster Relief Tax Act (Division EE of Public Law
35 116-260); and
36 (B) Section 3134(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
37 (18) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022,
38 subtract an amount equal to the deduction disallowed under
39 Section 280C(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.
40 (19) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, add or
41 subtract amounts related to specified research or experimental
42 procedures as required under IC 6-3-2-29.
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1 (20) Add or subtract any other amounts the taxpayer is:
2 (A) required to add or subtract; or
3 (B) entitled to deduct;
4 under IC 6-3-2.
5 (e) In the case of insurance companies subject to tax under Section
6 831 of the Internal Revenue Code and organized under Indiana law, the
7 same as "taxable income" (as defined in Section 832 of the Internal
8 Revenue Code), adjusted as follows:
9 (1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
10 by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
11 (2) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed or allowable
12 under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code (concerning
13 charitable contributions).
14 (3) Add an amount equal to a deduction allowed or allowable
15 under Section 805 or Section 832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
16 for taxes based on or measured by income and levied at the state
17 level by any state.
18 (4) Subtract an amount equal to the amount included in the
19 company's taxable income under Section 78 of the Internal
20 Revenue Code (concerning foreign tax credits).
21 (5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
22 gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
23 depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
24 earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
25 that would have been computed had an election not been made
26 under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
27 depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
28 service.
29 (6) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
30 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (concerning net operating
31 losses).
32 (7) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
33 gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
34 defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
35 in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
36 the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
37 computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
38 been made for the year in which the property was placed in
39 service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
40 Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding the sum of:
41 (A) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the extent
42 deductions under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code
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1 were not elected as provided in clause (B); and
2 (B) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the
3 deductions elected under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue
4 Code on property acquired in an exchange if:
5 (i) the exchange would have been eligible for
6 nonrecognition of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the
7 Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017;
8 (ii) the exchange is not eligible for nonrecognition of gain or
9 loss under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
10 (iii) the taxpayer made an election to take deductions under
11 Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code with regard to the
12 acquired property in the year that the property was placed
13 into service.
14 The amount of deductions allowable for an item of property
15 under this clause may not exceed the amount of adjusted gross
16 income realized on the property that would have been deferred
17 under the Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017.
18 (8) Subtract income that is:
19 (A) exempt from taxation under IC 6-3-2-21.7 (certain income
20 derived from patents); and
21 (B) included in the insurance company's taxable income under
22 the Internal Revenue Code.
23 (9) Add an amount equal to any income not included in gross
24 income as a result of the deferral of income arising from business
25 indebtedness discharged in connection with the reacquisition after
26 December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable
27 debt instrument, as provided in Section 108(i) of the Internal
28 Revenue Code. Subtract from the adjusted gross income of any
29 taxpayer that added an amount to adjusted gross income in a
30 previous year the amount necessary to offset the amount included
31 in federal gross income as a result of the deferral of income
32 arising from business indebtedness discharged in connection with
33 the reacquisition after December 31, 2008, and before January 1,
34 2011, of an applicable debt instrument, as provided in Section
35 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
36 (10) Add an amount equal to any exempt insurance income under
37 Section 953(e) of the Internal Revenue Code that is active
38 financing income under Subpart F of Subtitle A, Chapter 1,
39 Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code.
40 (11) Add the amount excluded from federal gross income under
41 Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code for interest received on
42 an obligation of a state other than Indiana, or a political
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1 subdivision of such a state, that is acquired by the taxpayer after
2 December 31, 2011. For purposes of this subdivision:
3 (A) if the taxpayer receives interest from a pass through entity,
4 a regulated investment company, a hedge fund, or similar
5 arrangement, the taxpayer will be considered to have acquired
6 the obligation on the date the entity acquired the obligation;
7 (B) if ownership of the obligation occurs by means other than
8 a purchase, the date of acquisition of the obligation shall be
9 the date ownership of the obligation was transferred, except to
10 the extent provided in clause (A), and if a portion of the
11 obligation is acquired on multiple dates, the date of acquisition
12 shall be considered separately for each portion of the
13 obligation; and
14 (C) if ownership of the obligation occurred as the result of a
15 refinancing of another obligation, the acquisition date shall be
16 the date on which the obligation was refinanced.
17 (12) For taxable years beginning after December 25, 2016, add:
18 (A) an amount equal to the amount reported by the taxpayer on
19 IRC 965 Transition Tax Statement, line 1; or
20 (B) if the taxpayer deducted an amount under Section 965(c)
21 of the Internal Revenue Code in determining the taxpayer's
22 taxable income for purposes of the federal income tax, the
23 amount deducted under Section 965(c) of the Internal Revenue
24 Code.
25 (13) Add an amount equal to the deduction that was claimed by
26 the taxpayer for the taxable year under Section 250(a)(1)(B) of the
27 Internal Revenue Code (attributable to global intangible
28 low-taxed income). The taxpayer shall separately specify the
29 amount of the reduction under Section 250(a)(1)(B)(i) of the
30 Internal Revenue Code and under Section 250(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the
31 Internal Revenue Code.
32 (14) Subtract any interest expense paid or accrued in the current
33 taxable year but not deducted as a result of the limitation imposed
34 under Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Add any
35 interest expense paid or accrued in a previous taxable year but
36 allowed as a deduction under Section 163 of the Internal Revenue
37 Code in the current taxable year. For purposes of this subdivision,
38 an interest expense is considered paid or accrued only in the first
39 taxable year the deduction would have been allowable under
40 Section 163 of the Internal Revenue Code if the limitation under
41 Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code did not exist.
42 (15) Subtract the amount that would have been excluded from
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1 gross income but for the enactment of Section 118(b)(2) of the
2 Internal Revenue Code for taxable years ending after December
3 22, 2017.
4 (16) Add an amount equal to the remainder of:
5 (A) the amount allowable as a deduction under Section 274(n)
6 of the Internal Revenue Code; minus
7 (B) the amount otherwise allowable as a deduction under
8 Section 274(n) of the Internal Revenue Code, if Section
9 274(n)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code was not in effect
10 for amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2020.
11 (17) For taxable years ending after March 12, 2020, subtract an
12 amount equal to the deduction disallowed pursuant to:
13 (A) Section 2301(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136),
14 as modified by Sections 206 and 207 of the Taxpayer Certainty
15 and Disaster Relief Tax Act (Division EE of Public Law
16 116-260); and
17 (B) Section 3134(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
18 (18) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022,
19 subtract an amount equal to the deduction disallowed under
20 Section 280C(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.
21 (19) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, add or
22 subtract amounts related to specified research or experimental
23 procedures as required under IC 6-3-2-29.
24 (20) Add or subtract any other amounts the taxpayer is:
25 (A) required to add or subtract; or
26 (B) entitled to deduct;
27 under IC 6-3-2.
28 (f) In the case of trusts and estates, "taxable income" (as defined for
29 trusts and estates in Section 641(b) of the Internal Revenue Code)
30 adjusted as follows:
31 (1) Subtract income that is exempt from taxation under this article
32 by the Constitution and statutes of the United States.
33 (2) Subtract an amount equal to the amount of a September 11
34 terrorist attack settlement payment included in the federal
35 adjusted gross income of the estate of a victim of the September
36 11 terrorist attack or a trust to the extent the trust benefits a victim
37 of the September 11 terrorist attack.
38 (3) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
39 gross income of any taxpayer that owns property for which bonus
40 depreciation was allowed in the current taxable year or in an
41 earlier taxable year equal to the amount of adjusted gross income
42 that would have been computed had an election not been made
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1 under Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code to apply bonus
2 depreciation to the property in the year that it was placed in
3 service.
4 (4) Add an amount equal to any deduction allowed under Section
5 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (concerning net operating
6 losses).
7 (5) Add or subtract the amount necessary to make the adjusted
8 gross income of any taxpayer that placed Section 179 property (as
9 defined in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code) in service
10 in the current taxable year or in an earlier taxable year equal to
11 the amount of adjusted gross income that would have been
12 computed had an election for federal income tax purposes not
13 been made for the year in which the property was placed in
14 service to take deductions under Section 179 of the Internal
15 Revenue Code in a total amount exceeding the sum of:
16 (A) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the extent
17 deductions under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code
18 were not elected as provided in clause (B); and
19 (B) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the
20 deductions elected under Section 179 of the Internal Revenue
21 Code on property acquired in an exchange if:
22 (i) the exchange would have been eligible for
23 nonrecognition of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the
24 Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017;
25 (ii) the exchange is not eligible for nonrecognition of gain or
26 loss under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
27 (iii) the taxpayer made an election to take deductions under
28 Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code with regard to the
29 acquired property in the year that the property was placed
30 into service.
31 The amount of deductions allowable for an item of property
32 under this clause may not exceed the amount of adjusted gross
33 income realized on the property that would have been deferred
34 under the Internal Revenue Code in effect on January 1, 2017.
35 (6) Subtract income that is:
36 (A) exempt from taxation under IC 6-3-2-21.7 (certain income
37 derived from patents); and
38 (B) included in the taxpayer's taxable income under the
39 Internal Revenue Code.
40 (7) Add an amount equal to any income not included in gross
41 income as a result of the deferral of income arising from business
42 indebtedness discharged in connection with the reacquisition after
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1 December 31, 2008, and before January 1, 2011, of an applicable
2 debt instrument, as provided in Section 108(i) of the Internal
3 Revenue Code. Subtract from the adjusted gross income of any
4 taxpayer that added an amount to adjusted gross income in a
5 previous year the amount necessary to offset the amount included
6 in federal gross income as a result of the deferral of income
7 arising from business indebtedness discharged in connection with
8 the reacquisition after December 31, 2008, and before January 1,
9 2011, of an applicable debt instrument, as provided in Section
10 108(i) of the Internal Revenue Code.
11 (8) Add the amount excluded from federal gross income under
12 Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code for interest received on
13 an obligation of a state other than Indiana, or a political
14 subdivision of such a state, that is acquired by the taxpayer after
15 December 31, 2011. For purposes of this subdivision:
16 (A) if the taxpayer receives interest from a pass through entity,
17 a regulated investment company, a hedge fund, or similar
18 arrangement, the taxpayer will be considered to have acquired
19 the obligation on the date the entity acquired the obligation;
20 (B) if ownership of the obligation occurs by means other than
21 a purchase, the date of acquisition of the obligation shall be
22 the date ownership of the obligation was transferred, except to
23 the extent provided in clause (A), and if a portion of the
24 obligation is acquired on multiple dates, the date of acquisition
25 shall be considered separately for each portion of the
26 obligation; and
27 (C) if ownership of the obligation occurred as the result of a
28 refinancing of another obligation, the acquisition date shall be
29 the date on which the obligation was refinanced.
30 (9) For taxable years beginning after December 25, 2016, add an
31 amount equal to:
32 (A) the amount reported by the taxpayer on IRC 965
33 Transition Tax Statement, line 1;
34 (B) if the taxpayer deducted an amount under Section 965(c)
35 of the Internal Revenue Code in determining the taxpayer's
36 taxable income for purposes of the federal income tax, the
37 amount deducted under Section 965(c) of the Internal Revenue
38 Code; and
39 (C) with regard to any amounts of income under Section 965
40 of the Internal Revenue Code distributed by the taxpayer, the
41 deduction under Section 965(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
42 attributable to such distributed amounts and not reported to the
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1 beneficiary.
2 For purposes of this article, the amount required to be added back
3 under clause (B) is not considered to be distributed or
4 distributable to a beneficiary of the estate or trust for purposes of
5 Sections 651 and 661 of the Internal Revenue Code.
6 (10) Subtract any interest expense paid or accrued in the current
7 taxable year but not deducted as a result of the limitation imposed
8 under Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Add any
9 interest expense paid or accrued in a previous taxable year but
10 allowed as a deduction under Section 163 of the Internal Revenue
11 Code in the current taxable year. For purposes of this subdivision,
12 an interest expense is considered paid or accrued only in the first
13 taxable year the deduction would have been allowable under
14 Section 163 of the Internal Revenue Code if the limitation under
15 Section 163(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code did not exist.
16 (11) Add an amount equal to the deduction for qualified business
17 income that was claimed by the taxpayer for the taxable year
18 under Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code.
19 (12) Subtract the amount that would have been excluded from
20 gross income but for the enactment of Section 118(b)(2) of the
21 Internal Revenue Code for taxable years ending after December
22 22, 2017.
23 (13) Add an amount equal to the remainder of:
24 (A) the amount allowable as a deduction under Section 274(n)
25 of the Internal Revenue Code; minus
26 (B) the amount otherwise allowable as a deduction under
27 Section 274(n) of the Internal Revenue Code, if Section
28 274(n)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code was not in effect
29 for amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2020.
30 (14) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and
31 before January 1, 2021, add an amount equal to the excess
32 business loss of the taxpayer as defined in Section 461(l)(3) of the
33 Internal Revenue Code. In addition:
34 (A) If a taxpayer has an excess business loss under this
35 subdivision and also has modifications under subdivisions (3)
36 and (5) for property placed in service during the taxable year,
37 the taxpayer shall treat a portion of the taxable year
38 modifications for that property as occurring in the taxable year
39 the property is placed in service and a portion of the
40 modifications as occurring in the immediately following
41 taxable year.
42 (B) The portion of the modifications under subdivisions (3)
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1 and (5) for property placed in service during the taxable year
2 treated as occurring in the taxable year in which the property
3 is placed in service equals:
4 (i) the modification for the property otherwise determined
5 under this section; minus
6 (ii) the excess business loss disallowed under this
7 subdivision;
8 but not less than zero (0).
9 (C) The portion of the modifications under subdivisions (3)
10 and (5) for property placed in service during the taxable year
11 treated as occurring in the taxable year immediately following
12 the taxable year in which the property is placed in service
13 equals the modification for the property otherwise determined
14 under this section minus the amount in clause (B).
15 (D) Any reallocation of modifications between taxable years
16 under clauses (B) and (C) shall be first allocated to the
17 modification under subdivision (3), then to the modification
18 under subdivision (5).
19 (15) For taxable years ending after March 12, 2020, subtract an
20 amount equal to the deduction disallowed pursuant to:
21 (A) Section 2301(e) of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136),
22 as modified by Sections 206 and 207 of the Taxpayer Certainty
23 and Disaster Relief Tax Act (Division EE of Public Law
24 116-260); and
25 (B) Section 3134(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.
26 (16) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022,
27 subtract an amount equal to the deduction disallowed under
28 Section 280C(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.
29 (17) Except as provided in subsection (c), for taxable years
30 beginning after December 31, 2022, add an amount equal to any
31 deduction or deductions allowed or allowable in determining
32 taxable income under Section 641(b) of the Internal Revenue
33 Code for taxes based on or measured by income and levied at the
34 state level by any state of the United States.
35 (18) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, add or
36 subtract amounts related to specified research or experimental
37 procedures as required under IC 6-3-2-29.
38 (19) Add or subtract any other amounts the taxpayer is:
39 (A) required to add or subtract; or
40 (B) entitled to deduct;
41 under IC 6-3-2.
42 (g) For purposes of IC 6-3-2.1, IC 6-3-4-12, IC 6-3-4-13, and
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1 IC 6-3-4-15 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022,
2 "adjusted gross income" of a pass through entity means the items of
3 ordinary income and loss in the case of a partnership or a corporation
4 described in IC 6-3-2-2.8(2), or distributions subject to tax for state and
5 federal income tax for beneficiaries in the case of a trust or estate,
6 whichever is applicable, for the taxable year modified as follows:
7 (1) Add the separately stated items of income and gains, or the
8 equivalent items that must be considered separately by a
9 beneficiary, as determined for federal purposes, attributed to the
10 partners, shareholders, or beneficiaries of the pass through entity,
11 determined without regard to whether the owner is permitted to
12 exclude all or part of the income or gain or deduct any amount
13 against the income or gain.
14 (2) Subtract the separately stated items of deductions or losses or
15 items that must be considered separately by beneficiaries, as
16 determined for federal purposes, attributed to partners,
17 shareholders, or beneficiaries of the pass through entity and that
18 are deductible by an individual in determining adjusted gross
19 income as defined under Section 62 of the Internal Revenue
20 Code:
21 (A) limited as if the partners, shareholders, and beneficiaries
22 deducted the maximum allowable loss or deduction allowable
23 for the taxable year prior to any amount deductible from the
24 pass through entity; but
25 (B) not considering any disallowance of deductions resulting
26 from federal basis limitations for the partner, shareholder, or
27 beneficiary.
28 (3) Add or subtract any modifications to adjusted gross income
29 that would be required both for individuals under subsection (a)
30 and corporations under subsection (b) to the extent otherwise
31 provided in those subsections, including amounts that are
32 allowable for which such modifications are necessary to account
33 for separately stated items in subdivision (1) or (2).
34 (h) Subsections (a)(36), (b)(22), (d)(20), (e)(20), or (f)(19) may not
35 be construed to require an add back or allow a deduction or exemption
36 more than once for a particular add back, deduction, or exemption.
37 (i) For taxable years beginning after December 25, 2016, if:
38 (1) a taxpayer is a shareholder, either directly or indirectly, in a
39 corporation that is an E&P deficit foreign corporation as defined
40 in Section 965(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the
41 earnings and profit deficit, or a portion of the earnings and profit
42 deficit, of the E&P deficit foreign corporation is permitted to
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1 reduce the federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable
2 income of the taxpayer, the deficit, or the portion of the deficit,
3 shall also reduce the amount taxable under this section to the
4 extent permitted under the Internal Revenue Code, however, in no
5 case shall this permit a reduction in the amount taxable under
6 Section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this
7 section to be less than zero (0); and
8 (2) the Internal Revenue Service issues guidance that such an
9 income or deduction is not reported directly on a federal tax
10 return or is to be reported in a manner different than specified in
11 this section, this section shall be construed as if federal adjusted
12 gross income or federal taxable income included the income or
13 deduction.
14 (j) If a partner is required to include an item of income, a deduction,
15 or another tax attribute in the partner's adjusted gross income tax return
16 pursuant to IC 6-3-4.5, such item shall be considered to be includible
17 in the partner's federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable
18 income, regardless of whether such item is actually required to be
19 reported by the partner for federal income tax purposes. For purposes
20 of this subsection:
21 (1) items for which a valid election is made under IC 6-3-4.5-6,
22 IC 6-3-4.5-8, or IC 6-3-4.5-9 shall not be required to be included
23 in the partner's adjusted gross income or taxable income; and
24 (2) items for which the partnership did not make an election under
25 IC 6-3-4.5-6, IC 6-3-4.5-8, or IC 6-3-4.5-9, but for which the
26 partnership is required to remit tax pursuant to IC 6-3-4.5-18,
27 shall be included in the partner's adjusted gross income or taxable
28 income.
29 (k) The following apply for purposes of this section:
30 (1) For purposes of subsections (b) and (f), if a taxpayer is an
31 organization that has more than one (1) trade or business subject
32 to the provisions of Section 512(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue
33 Code, the following rules apply for taxable years beginning after
34 December 31, 2017:
35 (A) If a trade or business has federal unrelated business
36 taxable income of zero (0) or greater for a taxable year, the
37 unrelated business taxable income and modifications required
38 under this section shall be combined in determining the
39 adjusted gross income of the taxpayer and shall not be treated
40 as being subject to the provisions of Section 512(a)(6) of the
41 Internal Revenue Code if one (1) or more trades or businesses
42 have negative Indiana adjusted gross income after
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1 adjustments.
2 (B) If a trade or business has federal unrelated business
3 taxable income of less than zero (0) for a taxable year, the
4 taxpayer shall apply the modifications under this section for
5 the taxable year against the net operating loss in the manner
6 required under IC 6-3-2-2.5 and IC 6-3-2-2.6 for separately
7 stated net operating losses. However, if the application of
8 modifications required under IC 6-3-2-2.5 or IC 6-3-2-2.6
9 results in the separately stated net operating loss for the trade
10 or business being zero (0), the modifications that increase
11 adjusted gross income under this section and remain after the
12 calculations to adjust the separately stated net operating loss
13 to zero (0) that result from the trade or business must be
14 treated as modifications to which clause (A) applies for the
15 taxable year.
16 (C) If a trade or business otherwise described in Section
17 512(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code incurred a net
18 operating loss for a taxable year beginning after December 31,
19 2017, and before January 1, 2021, and the net operating loss
20 was carried back for federal tax purposes:
21 (i) if the loss was carried back to a taxable year for which
22 the requirements under Section 512(a)(6) of the Internal
23 Revenue Code did not apply, the portion of the loss and
24 modifications attributable to the loss shall be treated as
25 adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the first taxable
26 year of the taxpayer beginning after December 31, 2022, and
27 shall be treated as part of the adjusted gross income
28 attributable to clause (A), unless, and to the extent, the loss
29 and modifications were applied to adjusted gross income for
30 a previous taxable year, as determined under this article; and
31 (ii) if the loss was carried back to a taxable year for which
32 the requirements under Section 512(a)(6) of the Internal
33 Revenue Code applied, the portion of the loss and
34 modifications attributable to the loss shall be treated as
35 adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the first taxable
36 year of the taxpayer beginning after December 31, 2022, and
37 for purposes of this clause, the inclusion of losses and
38 modifications shall be in the same manner as provided in
39 clause (B), unless, and to the extent, the loss and
40 modifications were applied to adjusted gross income for a
41 previous taxable year, as determined under this article.
42 (D) Notwithstanding any provision in this subdivision, if a
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1 taxpayer computed its adjusted gross income for a taxable year
2 beginning before January 1, 2023, based on a reasonable
3 interpretation of this article, the taxpayer shall be permitted to
4 compute its adjusted gross income for those taxable years
5 based on that interpretation. However, a taxpayer must
6 continue to report any tax attributes for taxable years
7 beginning after December 31, 2022, in a manner consistent
8 with its previous interpretation.
9 (2) In the case of a corporation, other than a captive real estate
10 investment trust, for which the adjusted gross income under this
11 article is determined after a deduction for dividends paid under
12 the Internal Revenue Code, the modifications required under this
13 section shall be applied in ratio to the corporation's taxable
14 income (as defined in Section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code)
15 after deductions for dividends paid under the Internal Revenue
16 Code compared to the corporation's taxable income (as defined in
17 Section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code) before the deduction for
18 dividends paid under the Internal Revenue Code.
19 (3) In the case of a trust or estate, the trust or estate is required to
20 include only the portion of the modifications not passed through
21 to beneficiaries.
22 (4) In the case of a taxpayer for which modifications are required
23 to be applied against a separately stated net operating loss under
24 IC 6-3-2-2.5 or IC 6-3-2-2.6, the modifications required under this
25 section must be adjusted to reflect the required application of the
26 modifications against a separately stated net operating loss, in
27 order to avoid the application of a particular modification
28 multiple times.
29 SECTION 3. IC 8-1-2.6-13, AS AMENDED BY THE TECHNICAL
30 CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IS
31 AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]:
32 Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "communications service" has the
33 meaning set forth in IC 8-1-32.5-3.
34 (b) As used in this section, "communications service provider"
35 means a person or an entity that offers communications service to
36 customers in Indiana, without regard to the technology or medium used
37 by the person or entity to provide the communications service. The
38 term includes a provider of commercial mobile service (as defined in
39 47 U.S.C. 332).
40 (c) Notwithstanding sections 1.2, 1.4, and 1.5 of this chapter, the
41 commission may do the following, except as otherwise provided in this
42 subsection:
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1 (1) Enforce the terms of a settlement agreement approved by the
2 commission before July 29, 2004. The commission's authority
3 under this subdivision continues for the duration of the settlement
4 agreement.
5 (2) Fulfill the commission's duties under IC 8-1-2.8 concerning
6 the provision of dual party relay services to deaf, hard of hearing,
7 and speech impaired persons in Indiana.
8 (3) Fulfill the commission's responsibilities under IC 8-1-29 to
9 adopt and enforce rules to ensure that a customer of a
10 telecommunications provider is not:
11 (A) switched to another telecommunications provider unless
12 the customer authorizes the switch; or
13 (B) billed for services by a telecommunications provider that
14 without the customer's authorization added the services to the
15 customer's service order.
16 (4) Fulfill the commission's obligations under
17 (A) the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C.
18 151 et seq.) and
19 (B) IC 20-20-16;
20 concerning universal service and access to telecommunications
21 service and equipment, including the designation of eligible
22 telecommunications carriers under 47 U.S.C. 214.
23 (5) Perform any of the functions described in section 1.5(b) of this
24 chapter.
25 (6) Perform the commission's responsibilities under IC 8-1-32.5
26 to:
27 (A) issue; and
28 (B) maintain records of;
29 certificates of territorial authority for communications service
30 providers offering communications service to customers in
31 Indiana.
32 (7) Perform the commission's responsibilities under IC 8-1-34
33 concerning the issuance of certificates of franchise authority to
34 multichannel video programming distributors offering video
35 service to Indiana customers.
36 (8) Subject to subsection (f), require a communications service
37 provider, other than a provider of commercial mobile service (as
38 defined in 47 U.S.C. 332), to report to the commission on an
39 annual basis, or more frequently at the option of the provider, any
40 information needed by the commission to prepare the
41 commission's annual report under IC 8-1-1-14(c)(4).
42 (9) Perform the commission's duties under IC 8-1-32.4 with
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1 respect to telecommunications providers of last resort, to the
2 extent of the authority delegated to the commission under federal
3 law to perform those duties.
4 (10) Collect and maintain from a communications service
5 provider the following information:
6 (A) The address of the provider's Internet web site. website.
7 (B) All toll free telephone numbers and other customer service
8 telephone numbers maintained by the provider for receiving
9 customer inquiries and complaints.
10 (C) An address and other contact information for the provider,
11 including any telephone number not described in clause (B).
12 The commission shall make any information submitted by a
13 provider under this subdivision available on the commission's
14 Internet web site. website. The commission may also make
15 available on the commission's Internet web site website contact
16 information for the Federal Communications Commission and the
17 Cellular Telephone Industry Association.
18 (11) Fulfill the commission's duties under any state or federal law
19 concerning the administration of any universally applicable
20 dialing code for any communications service.
21 (d) The commission does not have jurisdiction over any of the
22 following with respect to a communications service provider:
23 (1) Rates and charges for communications service provided by the
24 communications service provider, including the filing of
25 schedules or tariffs setting forth the provider's rates and charges.
26 (2) Depreciation schedules for any of the classes of property
27 owned by the communications service provider.
28 (3) Quality of service provided by the communications service
29 provider.
30 (4) Long term financing arrangements or other obligations of the
31 communications service provider.
32 (5) Except as provided in subsection (c), any other aspect
33 regulated by the commission under this title before July 1, 2009.
34 (e) The commission has jurisdiction over a communications service
35 provider only to the extent that jurisdiction is:
36 (1) expressly granted by state or federal law, including:
37 (A) a state or federal statute;
38 (B) a lawful order or regulation of the Federal
39 Communications Commission; or
40 (C) an order or a ruling of a state or federal court having
41 jurisdiction; or
42 (2) necessary to administer a federal law for which regulatory
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1 responsibility has been delegated to the commission by federal
2 law.
3 (f) Except as specifically required under state or federal law, or
4 except as required to respond to consumer complaints or information
5 requests from the general assembly, the commission may not require
6 a communications service provider:
7 (1) to file a tariff; or
8 (2) except for purposes of a petition or request filed or submitted
9 to the commission by the communications service provider, to
10 report to the commission any information that is:
11 (A) available to the public on the communications service
12 provider's Internet web site; website;
13 (B) filed with the Federal Communications Commission; or
14 (C) otherwise available to the public in any form or at any
15 level of detail;
16 including the communications service provider's rates, terms, and
17 conditions of service.
18 SECTION 4. IC 8-1-17.5-25, AS AMENDED BY P.L.73-2020,
19 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25. Notwithstanding any other law, the
21 commission may exercise jurisdiction over a surviving corporation or
22 successor corporation formed under this chapter only to do the
23 following:
24 (1) Ensure compliance with IC 8-1-2.8 concerning the provision
25 of dual party relay services to deaf, hard of hearing, and speech
26 impaired persons in Indiana.
27 (2) Enforce rules adopted under IC 8-1-29 to ensure that a
28 customer of a telecommunications provider is not:
29 (A) switched to another telecommunications provider unless
30 the customer authorizes the switch; or
31 (B) billed for services by a telecommunications provider that
32 without the customer's authorization added the services to the
33 customer's service order.
34 (3) Conduct proceedings under
35 (A) the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C.
36 151 et seq.) and
37 (B) IC 20-20-16;
38 concerning universal service and access to telecommunications
39 service and equipment, including the designation of eligible
40 telecommunications carriers under 47 U.S.C. 214.
41 (4) Perform the commission's duties under IC 8-1-2.6-1.5 or
42 IC 8-1-2-5.
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1 (5) Issue or maintain certificates of territorial authority for
2 communications service providers under IC 8-1-32.5.
3 (6) Perform the commission's duties under IC 8-1-34 to issue and
4 maintain certificates of franchise authority to multichannel video
5 programming distributors offering video service to Indiana
6 customers.
7 (7) Perform the commission's duties under IC 8-1-2.6-13(c)(8)
8 concerning the reporting of information by communications
9 service providers.
10 (8) Fulfill the commission's duties under any state or federal law
11 concerning the administration of any universally applicable
12 dialing code for any communications service.
13 (9) Perform the commission's duties under IC 8-1-2.3 with respect
14 to assigned service areas for electricity suppliers.
15 (10) Issue:
16 (A) certificates of public convenience and necessity,
17 certificates of territorial authority, and indeterminate permits
18 under IC 8-1-2;
19 (B) certificates of public convenience and necessity under
20 IC 8-1-8.5; or
21 (C) certificates of public convenience and necessity under
22 IC 8-1-8.7.
23 (11) Determine territorial disputes between water utilities under
24 IC 8-1.5-6.
25 SECTION 5. IC 10-19-2.2-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.143-2023,
26 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
27 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bleeding control kit"
28 has the meaning set forth in IC 20-34-3-24. means a first aid response
29 kit that contains at least the following:
30 (1) One (1) tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on Tactical
31 Combat Casualty Care.
32 (2) A compression bandage.
33 (3) A bleeding control bandage.
34 (4) Protective gloves and a permanent marker.
35 (5) Scissors.
36 (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the Bleed
37 national awareness campaign of the United States Department
38 of Homeland Security or the American College of Surgeons
39 Committee on Trauma, or both.
40 (7) Other medical materials and equipment similar to those
41 described in subdivisions (1) through (3), and any additional
42 items that:
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1 (A) are approved by local law enforcement or first
2 responders;
3 (B) can adequately treat a traumatic injury; and
4 (C) can be stored in a readily available kit.
5 SECTION 6. IC 10-21-1-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.135-2024,
6 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 14. (a) Each school operated by a school
8 corporation shall establish a safe school committee. The committee
9 may be a subcommittee of the committee that develops the strategic
10 and continuous school improvement and achievement plan under
11 IC 20-31-5. Each committee may include at least one (1) member who
12 is a member of the support staff of the school or school corporation
13 career and technical education school.
14 (b) Each school operated by a charter school shall establish a safe
15 school committee. A charter school in operation on July 1, 2023, shall
16 comply with this subsection not later than July 1, 2024.
17 (c) The safe school committee shall actively participate in and assist
18 with the development of the school safety plan.
19 (d) The department of education, the school corporation's or charter
20 school's school safety specialist or specialists, and a school resource
21 officer, if one (1) is employed by the school corporation or charter
22 school, shall provide materials and guidelines to assist a safe school
23 committee in developing a policy for a particular school that addresses
24 the following issues:
25 (1) Implementation of the school safety plan.
26 (2) Addressing outside and internal threats to the physical safety
27 of students, faculty, staff, and the public, including unsafe
28 conditions, crime prevention, school violence, bullying and
29 cyberbullying, criminal organization activity, child abuse and
30 child sexual abuse, mental health and behavioral health, suicide
31 awareness and prevention, violence prevention and training,
32 situational awareness, and other issues that prevent the
33 maintenance of a safe school.
34 (3) Addressing the professional development needs for faculty
35 and staff to implement methods that decrease problems identified
36 under subdivision (2).
37 (4) Identifying and implementing methods to encourage:
38 (A) involvement by the community, families, and students;
39 (B) development of relationships between students and school
40 faculty and staff; and
41 (C) use of problem solving teams.
42 (5) Consideration of the effect of armed intruder drills on the
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1 safety and mental health of students, faculty, and staff.
2 (e) The guidelines developed under subsection (d) must include age
3 appropriate, trauma informed, evidence based information (as defined
4 in 34 U.S.C. 10554(4)) that assists school corporations or charter
5 schools and safe school committees in:
6 (1) developing and implementing bullying and cyberbullying
7 prevention programs;
8 (2) establishing investigation and reporting procedures related to
9 bullying and cyberbullying; and
10 (3) adopting discipline rules that comply with IC 20-33-8-13.5.
11 (f) In addition to developing guidelines under subsection (d), the
12 department of education shall establish categories of types of bullying
13 incidents to allow school corporations to use the categories in making
14 reports under IC 20-20-8-8 and IC 20-34-6-1.
15 (g) The materials and guidelines provided under subsection (d) must
16 include the model educational materials and model response policies
17 and reporting procedures on child abuse and child sexual abuse
18 developed or identified under IC 20-19-3-11.
19 SECTION 7. IC 12-17.2-7.2-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
20 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
21 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "qualified early
22 education services" refers to a program of early education services that:
23 (1) is provided by an eligible provider to:
24 (A) an eligible child;
25 (B) a limited eligibility child; or
26 (C) a child of a child care employee;
27 (2) includes a parental engagement and involvement component
28 in the delivery of early education services that is based on the
29 requirements and guidelines established by the office;
30 (3) administers the kindergarten readiness assessment adopted by
31 the state board of education;
32 (4) aligns with the early learning development framework for
33 prekindergarten approved by the department of education; under
34 IC 20-19-3-16; and
35 (5) meets the design parameters for inclusion in the longitudinal
36 study described in section 12 of this chapter, as determined by the
37 office.
38 SECTION 8. IC 20-18-2-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.217-2017,
39 SECTION 92, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.5. "Fall count" has the meaning set forth in
41 IC 20-43-1-12.3 (before its repeal on July 1, 2017). refers to the fall
42 count of eligible pupils under IC 20-43-4.
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1 SECTION 9. IC 20-18-2-6.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
2 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.3. (a) This section applies after June 30, 2018.
4 (b) "Graduation pathway requirement" refers to requirements
5 established by the state board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(a)(1) (before its
6 expiration) or IC 20-32-4-1.5(b)(1).
7 SECTION 10. IC 20-18-2-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.224-2015,
8 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 19. "State board" refers to the Indiana state board
10 of education established by
11 (1) before June 1, 2015, IC 20-19-2-2 (expired June 1, 2015); and
12 (2) after May 31, 2015, IC 20-19-2-2.1.
13 SECTION 11. IC 20-18-2-20.7, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
14 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 20.7. "Statewide assessment program" refers to
16 (1) for school years ending before July 1, 2018, the ISTEP
17 program under IC 20-32-5; and
18 (2) for school years beginning after June 30, 2018, the Indiana's
19 Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN)
20 program under IC 20-32-5.1.
21 SECTION 12. IC 20-18-3-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.43-2021,
22 SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
23 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) On January 11, 2021, all powers, duties,
24 agreements, and liabilities of the state superintendent of public
25 instruction are transferred to the secretary of education, as the
26 successor to the state superintendent of public instruction.
27 (b) On January 11, 2021, all records and property of the state
28 superintendent of public instruction, including appropriations and other
29 funds under the control or supervision of the state superintendent of
30 public instruction, are transferred to the secretary of education, as the
31 successor to the state superintendent of public instruction.
32 (c) After January 10, 2021, and except as provided under
33 IC 20-26-15, a reference to the state superintendent of public
34 instruction in a statute, rule, or other document is considered a
35 reference to the secretary of education, as the successor to the state
36 superintendent of public instruction.
37 (d) This section expires July 1, 2031.
38 SECTION 13. IC 20-19-1-1.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.8-2019,
39 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.1. (a) After January 10, 2021, The governor
41 shall appoint an individual to be the secretary of education.
42 (b) For purposes of Article 5, Section 10 and Article 8, Section 8 of
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1 the Constitution of the State of Indiana, the secretary of education is the
2 state superintendent of public instruction.
3 (c) The individual appointed under this section serves at the
4 pleasure of and at a salary determined by the governor.
5 (d) An individual may not be appointed by the governor to be
6 secretary of education under subsection (a) unless the individual:
7 (1) has resided in Indiana for at least two (2) years before the
8 appointment;
9 (2) has demonstrated personal and professional leadership
10 success, preferably in the administration of public education;
11 (3) possesses an earned advanced degree, preferably in education
12 or educational administration, awarded from a regionally or
13 nationally accredited college or university; and
14 (4) either:
15 (A) at the time of taking office is licensed or otherwise
16 employed as a teacher, principal, or superintendent;
17 (B) has held a license as a teacher, superintendent, or
18 principal, or any combination of these licenses, for at least five
19 (5) years at any time before taking office; or
20 (C) has a total of at least five (5) years of work experience as
21 any of the following, or any combination of the following,
22 before taking office:
23 (i) Teacher.
24 (ii) Superintendent.
25 (iii) Principal.
26 (iv) Executive in the field of education.
27 (e) (d) The secretary of education is the chief executive officer of
28 the department.
29 SECTION 14. IC 20-19-1-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
30 2025]. Sec. 2. The secretary of education is designated to, and may
31 cooperate with, the Agricultural Marketing Service of the United States
32 Department of Agriculture and with other federal relief agencies in the
33 distribution of surplus agricultural commodities to the following:
34 (1) School corporations.
35 (2) Nonprofit nonpublic schools.
36 (3) Township and county relief agencies.
37 (4) Other nonprofit public and private institutions to which by law
38 the commodities may be distributed.
39 SECTION 15. IC 20-19-2-2.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.224-2015,
40 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.1. (a) This section applies beginning June 1,
42 2015.
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1 (b) (a) The Indiana state board of education is established.
2 (c) (b) The state board may appoint an executive director. The
3 executive director may, with the approval of the state board, hire
4 personnel necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the
5 state board under this title. The state board shall be funded by an
6 appropriation from the general assembly.
7 (d) (c) The state board and the department are considered state
8 educational authorities within the meaning of the federal Family
9 Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 CFR Part
10 99).
11 SECTION 16. IC 20-19-2-4.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
12 1, 2025]. Sec. 4.5. (a) The advisory committee on career and technical
13 education is established to advise the state board on policy matters
14 concerning career and technical education. The advisory committee on
15 career and technical education consists of:
16 (1) the secretary of education or the secretary's designee; and
17 (2) seven (7) members appointed by the secretary of education.
18 (b) The following provisions apply to members of the advisory
19 committee on career and technical education:
20 (1) At least four (4) of the members must be actively employed as
21 area career and technical education directors in schools in Indiana
22 and hold a valid career and technical education director license.
23 (2) Not more than one (1) member may be from any secondary
24 area district in Indiana.
25 (3) Members serve at the pleasure of the secretary of education.
26 (c) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee serves as
27 the chairperson of the advisory committee on career and technical
28 education.
29 SECTION 17. IC 20-19-2-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
30 2025]. Sec. 5. If the state board is required to conduct hearings under
31 IC 4-21.5-3, the state board may use hearing examiners who are not
32 members of the state board to conduct the hearings.
33 SECTION 18. IC 20-19-2-12 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
34 1, 2025]. Sec. 12. (a) The state board shall, in the manner provided by
35 IC 4-22-2, adopt rules setting forth nonbinding guidelines for the
36 selection of school sites and the construction, alteration, and repair of
37 school buildings, athletic facilities, and other categories of facilities
38 related to the operation and administration of school corporations. The
39 nonbinding guidelines must include:
40 (1) preferred location and building practices for school
41 corporations, including standards for enhancing health, student
42 safety, accessibility, energy efficiency, operating efficiency, and
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1 instructional efficacy;
2 (2) guidelines concerning minimum acreage, cost per square foot
3 or cost per ADM (as defined in IC 20-18-2-2), technology
4 infrastructure, building materials, per student square footage, and
5 other general space requirements, including space for academics,
6 administration and staff support, arts education and auditoriums,
7 libraries, cafeterias, athletics and physical education,
8 transportation facilities, and maintenance and repair facilities; and
9 (3) additional guidelines that the state board considers necessary
10 for efficient and cost effective construction of school facilities.
11 The state building commissioner, the office of management and budget,
12 and the department of local government finance shall, upon request of
13 the board, provide technical assistance as necessary for the
14 development of the guidelines.
15 (b) The state board shall annually compile, in a document capable
16 of easy revision, the:
17 (1) guidelines described in subsection (a); and
18 (2) rules of the:
19 (A) fire prevention and building safety commission; and
20 (B) Indiana department of health;
21 that govern site selection and the construction, alteration, and repair of
22 school buildings.
23 SECTION 19. IC 20-19-2-15 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
24 1, 2025]. Sec. 15. The state board shall comply with IC 20-26-15 to
25 establish a freeway school corporation and a freeway school.
26 SECTION 20. IC 20-19-2-23 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
27 1, 2025]. Sec. 23. (a) Not later than October 1, 2023, the state board,
28 in collaboration with the department, shall prepare a report that
29 includes, as applicable, any recommendations regarding the alignment
30 of science of reading concepts in IREAD.
31 (b) Not later than December 1, 2023, the state board shall submit the
32 report prepared under subsection (a) to the legislative council in an
33 electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
34 (c) This section expires July 1, 2024.
35 SECTION 21. IC 20-19-3-11.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.200-2023,
36 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11.7. (a) The department shall maintain a link on
38 the department's website that provides parents and school officials with
39 resources or best practices regarding the identification and reporting of
40 human trafficking. The resources must include
41 (1) guidance on how to report to law enforcement agencies
42 instances of human trafficking. and
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1 (2) information that may assist school officials in complying with
2 inservice training requirements under IC 20-28-3-7.
3 (b) The department shall consult with law enforcement agencies,
4 school officials, and organizations that have expertise in the prevention
5 of human trafficking for purposes of developing or providing the
6 resources or best practices described in subsection (a).
7 SECTION 22. IC 20-19-3-12.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2015,
8 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12.2. (a) The department shall make reduction of
10 absenteeism in schools a policy priority and provide assistance and
11 guidance to school corporations and schools in:
12 (1) identifying contributing factors of absenteeism; and
13 (2) developing chronic absence reduction plans. that school
14 corporations may elect to include as a component of the school
15 improvement plans required under IC 20-31-5.
16 (b) The department shall provide resources and guidance to school
17 corporations concerning evidence based practices and effective
18 strategies that reduce absenteeism in schools. However, the department
19 may not mandate a particular policy within a chronic absence reduction
20 plan adopted by a school corporation or school.
21 SECTION 23. IC 20-19-3-16 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
22 1, 2025]. Sec. 16. The department shall:
23 (1) approve an early learning development framework for
24 prekindergarten; and
25 (2) post the framework described in subdivision (1) on the
26 department's Internet web site.
27 SECTION 24. IC 20-19-3-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
28 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "foster care" has
30 the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-46.7.
31 (b) As used in this section, "foster care youth" means students in
32 foster care.
33 (c) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set
34 forth in IC 20-26-13-6.
35 (d) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and
36 the department of child services, annually prepare a report on foster
37 care youth educational outcomes that includes the following:
38 (1) The annual graduation rate of foster care youth, including the
39 following information:
40 (A) The graduation rate for each of the following:
41 (i) Foster care youth who received a waiver from
42 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
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1 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
2 (ii) Foster care youth who did not receive a waiver from
3 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
4 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
5 (B) The number and percentage of foster care youth who
6 received each type of diploma.
7 (2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for foster care youth,
8 including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the
9 following:
10 (A) Foster care youth who received a waiver from
11 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
12 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
13 (B) Foster care youth who did not receive a waiver from
14 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
15 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
16 (3) The number and percentage for each of the following:
17 (A) Foster care youth who were promoted to the next grade
18 level at the end of the school year.
19 (B) Foster care youth who were retained in the same grade
20 level for the next school year.
21 (C) Foster care youth who were suspended during the school
22 year.
23 (D) Foster care youth who were expelled during the school
24 year.
25 (E) Foster care youth who met academic standards on
26 statewide assessment program tests (as defined in
27 IC 20-32-2-2.3) administered during the school year.
28 The information reported under this subdivision must also be
29 disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch
30 status, and eligibility for special education.
31 (4) The number and percentage of eligible foster care youth who
32 are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2.
33 (5) The number and percentage of foster care youth who passed
34 the reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
35 (6) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in
36 schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the
37 school under IC 20-31-8-3.
38 (7) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in
39 schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public
40 schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined
41 in IC 31-9-2-115).
42 (e) Not later than June 30, 2019, the department shall:
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1 (1) after consulting with the department of child services, develop
2 a remediation plan concerning foster care youth; and
3 (2) submit a copy of the remediation plan to the following:
4 (A) The state board.
5 (B) The department of child services.
6 (C) The legislative council in an electronic format under
7 IC 5-14-6.
8 (f) Before April 1, 2019, and before (e) Not later than April 1 of
9 each year, thereafter, the department shall submit the report described
10 in subsection (d) to the following:
11 (1) Department of child services.
12 (2) Legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
13 SECTION 25. IC 20-19-3-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
14 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "graduation rate"
16 has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6.
17 (b) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and
18 the department of child services, annually prepare a report on homeless
19 youth educational outcomes that includes the following:
20 (1) The annual graduation rate of homeless youth, including the
21 following information:
22 (A) The graduation rate for each of the following:
23 (i) Homeless youth who received a waiver from
24 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
25 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
26 (ii) Homeless youth who did not receive a waiver from
27 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
28 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
29 (B) The number and percentage of homeless youth who
30 received each type of diploma.
31 (2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for homeless youth,
32 including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the
33 following:
34 (A) Homeless youth who received a waiver from
35 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
36 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
37 (B) Homeless youth who did not receive a waiver from
38 postsecondary readiness competency requirements under
39 IC 20-32-4-4.1.
40 (3) The number and percentage of each of the following:
41 (A) Homeless youth who were promoted to the next grade
42 level at the end of the school year.
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1 (B) Homeless youth who were retained in the same grade level
2 for the next school year.
3 (C) Homeless youth who were suspended during the school
4 year.
5 (D) Homeless youth who were expelled during the school year.
6 (E) Homeless youth who met academic standards on statewide
7 assessment program tests (as defined in IC 20-32-2-2.3)
8 administered during the school year.
9 The information reported under this subdivision must also be
10 disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch
11 status, and eligibility for special education.
12 (4) The number and percentage of eligible homeless youth who
13 are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2.
14 (5) The number and percentage of homeless youth who passed the
15 reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
16 (6) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in
17 schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the
18 school under IC 20-31-8-3.
19 (7) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in
20 schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public
21 schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined
22 in IC 31-9-2-115).
23 (c) Not later than August 31, 2019, the department shall:
24 (1) develop a remediation plan concerning homeless youth; and
25 (2) submit a copy of the remediation plan to the following:
26 (A) The state board.
27 (B) The Indiana housing and community development
28 authority established by IC 5-20-1-3.
29 (C) The legislative council in an electronic format under
30 IC 5-14-6.
31 (d) Before June 1, 2019, and before (c) Not later than June 1 of
32 each year, thereafter, the department shall submit the report described
33 in subsection (b) to the following:
34 (1) The Indiana housing and community development authority.
35 (2) The legislative council in an electronic format under
36 IC 5-14-6.
37 SECTION 26. IC 20-19-3-23.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
38 1, 2025]. Sec. 23.5. (a) The department shall establish a career
39 coaching pilot program to award grants to school corporations to
40 establish career coaching programs for students of the school
41 corporation.
42 (b) The department shall do the following:
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1 (1) Establish requirements for participation in the pilot program.
2 (2) Select school corporations to participate in the pilot program.
3 (3) Determine the amount of and award grants to school
4 corporations under the pilot program.
5 (4) Collect information regarding the career coaching programs
6 implemented by the school corporations participating in the pilot
7 program.
8 (5) Collect information from the following individuals or entities
9 participating in the career coaching pilot program:
10 (A) Counselors.
11 (B) Third party vendors.
12 (C) Any other appropriate individuals or entities, as
13 determined by the department.
14 (c) The department shall require that career coaching programs
15 implemented by a school corporation use:
16 (1) a counselor employed by the school corporation;
17 (2) a third party vendor that provides career coaching services; or
18 (3) both counselors and third party vendors.
19 However, at least one (1) school corporation shall use a third party
20 vendor that provides career coaching services, instead of or in addition
21 to a counselor employed by a school corporation, in the school
22 corporation's career coaching program.
23 (d) Not later than November 1, 2022, and not later than November
24 1 each year thereafter, the department shall prepare and submit to the
25 legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a report that
26 provides information concerning the pilot program.
27 (e) This section expires July 1, 2025.
28 SECTION 27. IC 20-19-3-24, AS ADDED BY P.L.216-2021,
29 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 24. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, the
31 department shall make informational material that is evidence based
32 and trauma informed in accordance with IC 20-28-5-26 IC 20-28-3-11
33 available on the department's Internet web site. website.
34 (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, of
35 each year, the department shall provide a notice to each school
36 corporation and charter school on how to access the information
37 maintained on the department's Internet web site website under
38 subsection (a). The notice shall indicate that the school corporation or
39 charter school may, and is encouraged to, distribute the informational
40 material to the school corporation's or charter school's employees in a
41 manner prescribed by the school corporation or charter school.
42 SECTION 28. IC 20-19-3-26 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
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1 1, 2025]. Sec. 26. (a) The department shall apply to the United States
2 Department of Education for assessment flexibility.
3 (b) The application submitted in accordance with subsection (a)
4 must include the following:
5 (1) A plan to administer a statewide summative examination in
6 grade 3, grade 5, grade 8, and grade 11.
7 (2) A plan to assist schools in the assessment of subject matter
8 mastery in grades in which a statewide summative examination is
9 not administered.
10 (3) A plan to implement the approved assessment changes in
11 conjunction with the implementation of revised academic
12 standards required under IC 20-31-3-1(d).
13 SECTION 29. IC 20-19-3-27.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.246-2023,
14 SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 27.5. The department shall establish and maintain
16 on the department's website a public data base of information provided
17 by each public school in accordance with IC 20-26-5-42 concerning
18 employees of each public school who were physically injured while on
19 the job by students of the public school.
20 SECTION 30. IC 20-19-3-31 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
21 1, 2025]. Sec. 31. (a) This section applies to a public school, including
22 a charter school.
23 (b) As used in this section, "virtual course" refers to a high school
24 course offered at a public high school in which more than fifty percent
25 (50%) of the course instruction was provided to students in an
26 interactive learning environment created through technology in which
27 the student is separated from the teacher by time, space, or both.
28 (c) The state board, in collaboration with the department, shall
29 create a process to allow a student who is presently enrolled in grade
30 9 through grade 12 at a public high school to retake a virtual course
31 that the student previously completed in grade 9 through grade 12 at
32 the same public high school if the following conditions are met:
33 (1) The student was enrolled in grade 9 through grade 12 during
34 the 2019 through 2022 school years at the time the student
35 completed the virtual course.
36 (2) The student completed the virtual course as a result of a state
37 or federal executive order concerning the public health emergency
38 caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
39 (3) The student has not yet graduated or completed high school.
40 (d) If a student elects to retake a virtual course under subsection (c),
41 the:
42 (1) retaken course must provide instruction regarding the same
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1 subject matter and content as the previously completed virtual
2 course;
3 (2) retaken course must not be a virtual course;
4 (3) student must receive full credit for the retaken course upon
5 completion; and
6 (4) grade received by the student upon completion of the retaken
7 course must replace the grade received by the student in the
8 previously completed virtual course.
9 (e) If a student:
10 (1) retook and completed a course under the conditions described
11 in subsection (c) prior to July 1, 2023; and
12 (2) makes a request to the superintendent to receive full credit and
13 a replacement grade for the retaken course;
14 the student must receive full credit for the retaken course, and the grade
15 received by the student upon completion of the retaken course must
16 replace the grade received by the student in the previously completed
17 virtual course.
18 (f) The state board and the department may adopt rules under
19 IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
20 SECTION 31. IC 20-19-3-32 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
21 1, 2025]. Sec. 32. Not later than November 1, 2024, the secretary of
22 education shall prepare and submit to the general assembly in an
23 electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a plan to establish a pilot program
24 that provides innovative approaches concerning the use, operation, and
25 management of school facilities to promote:
26 (1) enhanced learning environments;
27 (2) unique learning opportunities; and
28 (3) improved student academic and health outcomes.
29 SECTION 32. IC 20-19-3-33 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
30 1, 2025]. Sec. 33. Not later than November 1, 2024, the secretary of
31 education shall prepare and submit to the general assembly in an
32 electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a plan to establish a pilot program
33 that encompasses innovative approaches for increasing transportation
34 of students enrolled at a:
35 (1) public school, including a charter school; or
36 (2) nonpublic school with at least one (1) employee;
37 to travel to and from a school or other learning opportunities in a safe
38 and efficient manner.
39 SECTION 33. IC 20-19-6.2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
40 2025]. (Indiana Family Friendly School Designation).
41 SECTION 34. IC 20-19-10 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
42 2025]. (Indiana Civic Education Commission).
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1 SECTION 35. IC 20-20-1-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
2 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the
4 local governing board of an educational service center described in
5 section 7 of this chapter.
6 SECTION 36. IC 20-20-1-13 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
7 1, 2025]. Sec. 13. If an education service center offers inservice
8 training or other teacher training programs, the education service center
9 may offer courses for teachers on dyslexia screening and appropriate
10 interventions, including courses relating to a structured literacy
11 approach that is systematic, explicit, multisensory, and phonetic.
12 SECTION 37. IC 20-20-12 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
13 2025]. (Program for the Advancement of Math and Science).
14 SECTION 38. IC 20-20-13-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
15 1, 2025]. Sec. 2. As used in sections 13 through 24 of this chapter,
16 "group" includes the school corporations that are placed in a group of
17 school corporations under sections 13 through 24 of this chapter.
18 SECTION 39. IC 20-20-13-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
19 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to the 4R's technology
21 program described in section 6(a)(1) of this chapter.
22 (b) In addition to any other funds available under this chapter, if
23 state funds are transferred under IC 20-32-5-19 (before its expiration
24 on July 1, 2018) to the 4R's technology program:
25 (1) those funds do not revert to the state general fund;
26 (2) those funds shall be made available to the 4R's technology
27 program under this chapter; and
28 (3) the department, upon approval by the governor and the budget
29 agency, shall use those funds to award grants under this section.
30 (c) To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a school
31 corporation must comply with the following:
32 (1) The school corporation must apply to the department for a
33 grant on behalf of a school within the school corporation to
34 purchase technology equipment.
35 (2) The school corporation must certify the following:
36 (A) That the school will provide every kindergarten and grade
37 1 student at that school the opportunity to learn reading,
38 writing, and arithmetic using technology.
39 (B) That the school will provide daily before or after school
40 technology laboratories for students in grades 1 through 3 who
41 have been identified as needing remediation in reading,
42 writing, or arithmetic.
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1 (C) That the school will provide additional technology
2 opportunities, that may include Saturday sessions, for students
3 in other grade levels to use the technology laboratories for
4 remediation in reading, writing, arithmetic, or mathematics.
5 (D) That the school will provide technology opportunities to
6 students that attend remediation programs under IC 20-32-8 (if
7 the school corporation is required to do so) or any other
8 additional summer programs.
9 (E) That the school corporation, either through its own or the
10 school's initiative, is able to provide a part of the costs
11 attributable to purchasing the necessary technology equipment.
12 (3) The school corporation must include in the application the
13 sources of and the amount of money secured under subdivision
14 (2)(E).
15 (4) The school corporation or the school must:
16 (A) provide teacher training services; or
17 (B) use vendor provided teacher training services.
18 (5) The school corporation must give primary consideration to the
19 purchase of technology equipment that includes teacher training
20 services.
21 (6) The teachers who will be using the technology equipment
22 must support the initiative described in this chapter.
23 (d) Upon review of the applications by the department, the
24 satisfaction of the requirements set forth in subsection (c), and subject
25 to the availability of funds for this purpose, the department shall award
26 to each eligible school corporation a grant to purchase technology
27 equipment under section 6(a)(1) of this chapter.
28 (e) The department shall monitor the compliance by the school
29 corporations receiving grants of the matters cited in subsection (c).
30 SECTION 40. IC 20-20-13-19 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
31 1, 2025]. Sec. 19. (a) The department shall list all school corporations
32 in Indiana according to assessed valuation for property tax purposes per
33 student in current ADM, as determined in section 17 of this chapter,
34 beginning with the school corporation having the lowest assessed
35 valuation for property tax purposes per student in current ADM. For
36 purposes of the list made under this section, the Indiana School for the
37 Blind and Visually Impaired established by IC 20-21-2-1 and the
38 Indiana School for the Deaf established by IC 20-22-2-1 shall be
39 considered to have the lowest assessed valuation for property tax
40 purposes per student in current ADM during the six (6) year period
41 beginning July 1, 2001.
42 (b) The department must prepare a revised list under subsection (a)
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1 before a new series of grants may begin.
2 (c) The department shall determine those school corporations to be
3 placed in a group to receive a grant in a fiscal year under sections 13
4 through 24 of this chapter as follows:
5 (1) Beginning with the school corporation that is first on the list
6 developed under subsection (a), the department shall continue
7 sequentially through the list and place school corporations that
8 qualify for a grant under section 15 of this chapter in a group until
9 the cumulative total current ADM of all school corporations in the
10 group depletes the money that is available for grants in the fiscal
11 year.
12 (2) Each fiscal year the department shall develop a new group by
13 continuing sequentially through the list beginning with the first
14 qualifying school corporation on the list that was not placed in a
15 group in the prior fiscal year.
16 (3) If the final group developed from the list contains substantially
17 fewer students in current ADM than available money, the
18 department shall:
19 (A) prepare a revised list of school corporations under
20 subsection (a); and
21 (B) place in the group qualifying school corporations from the
22 top of the revised list.
23 (4) The department shall label the groups with sequential
24 numbers beginning with "group one".
25 SECTION 41. IC 20-20-16 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
26 2025]. (Access to Telecommunications Service).
27 SECTION 42. IC 20-20-18 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
28 2025]. (Elementary School Counselors, Social Workers, and School
29 Psychologists Program and Fund).
30 SECTION 43. IC 20-20-18.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
31 1, 2025]. (Grants for Mental Health Counselor Licenses for School
32 Counselors).
33 SECTION 44. IC 20-20-24 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
34 2025]. (Arts Education Program).
35 SECTION 45. IC 20-20-37 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
36 2025]. (Dropout Prevention).
37 SECTION 46. IC 20-20-37.4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
38 1, 2025]. (Geothermal Conversion Revolving Fund).
39 SECTION 47. IC 20-20-38.5-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2022,
40 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Not later than December 31, 2022, The
42 department shall maintain a:
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1 (1) issue a request for proposals in the manner set forth under
2 IC 5-22-9 for the purpose of contracting contract with a company
3 to provide; or
4 (2) enter into a memorandum of understanding:
5 (A) with a statewide entity that represents business interests in
6 multiple industries; and
7 (B) that provides that the entity agrees to facilitate the
8 procurement of;
9 adequate employer liability and worker's compensation insurance
10 coverage for an employer described in section 3 of this chapter.
11 (b) The total amount of funds that the department may expend to
12 implement this section must be less than one hundred thousand dollars
13 ($100,000).
14 SECTION 48. IC 20-20-38.5-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2022,
15 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. If the department
17 (1) does not receive a satisfactory response to a request for
18 proposals under section 2(a)(1) of this chapter; and
19 (2) is unable to enter into maintain a contract or memorandum
20 of understanding under section 2(a)(2) 2(a) of this chapter,
21 the department is not required to maintain a contract with a company
22 or enter into a memorandum of understanding as provided under
23 section 2 of this chapter.
24 SECTION 49. IC 20-20-39-1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
25 1, 2025]. Sec. 1. Before October 1, 2011, the department shall develop
26 a program to provide training and evaluations for school corporations
27 in operational efficiency.
28 SECTION 50. IC 20-20-39-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
29 1, 2025]. Sec. 2. The department may contract with an outside entity to
30 provide quality training for the department, school corporations, and
31 superintendents in the area of efficiency and cost savings.
32 SECTION 51. IC 20-20-41-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.251-2017,
33 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. The department, with the approval of the state
35 board, shall establish and maintain a dual language immersion pilot
36 program to provide grants, in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand
37 dollars ($50,000), to school corporations and charter schools that
38 establish dual language immersion programs in:
39 (1) Chinese;
40 (2) Spanish;
41 (3) French; or
42 (4) any other language approved by the department.
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1 SECTION 52. IC 20-20-41-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.226-2015,
2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The dual language immersion pilot program
4 fund is established to be used to provide grants under this chapter.
5 (b) The fund consists of:
6 (1) appropriations made by the general assembly; and
7 (2) gifts and donations to the fund.
8 (c) The fund shall be administered by the department.
9 (d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
10 money in the fund.
11 (e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
12 to the state general fund.
13 (f) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
14 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
15 manner as other public funds may be invested.
16 SECTION 53. IC 20-23-6-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.140-2018,
17 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
18 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) Consolidated schools are under the control
19 and management of the consolidated governing body created under this
20 chapter, and a new consolidated school corporation comes into
21 existence:
22 (1) at the time specified in the resolutions provided in section 3,
23 4, 5.5, or 12.5 of this chapter; or
24 (2) if a time is not specified, at the following times:
25 (A) If a protest has not been filed and the creation is
26 accomplished by the adoption of a joint resolution following
27 publication of notice as provided in section 3 or 5.5 of this
28 chapter, thirty (30) days after the adoption of the joint
29 resolution.
30 (B) If the creation is accomplished after an election as
31 provided in section 6 of this chapter, thirty (30) days after the
32 election.
33 (b) The members of the governing body shall:
34 (1) take an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of office; and
35 (2) meet at least five (5) days before the time the new
36 consolidated school corporation comes into existence to organize.
37 (c) The governing body shall meet to reorganize at the time
38 provided in IC 20-26-4-1(b). not more than fifteen (15) days after
39 the commencement date of the governing body members' terms of
40 office. At the organization or reorganization meeting, the members of
41 the governing body shall elect the following:
42 (1) A president.
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1 (2) A secretary.
2 (3) A treasurer.
3 (d) The treasurer, before starting the duties of the treasurer's office,
4 shall execute a bond to the acceptance of the county auditor. The fee
5 for the bond shall be paid from the operations fund of the consolidated
6 school corporation. Any vacancy occurring in the membership in any
7 governing body shall be filled in the manner provided in IC 20-26-4-4.
8 (e) The members of the governing body shall receive compensation
9 in the manner provided in IC 20-26-4-7.
10 (f) The governing body of a consolidated school corporation may
11 elect and appoint personnel it considers necessary.
12 SECTION 54. IC 20-23-11 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
13 2025]. (Joint Schools in Adjacent States).
14 SECTION 55. IC 20-23-18-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
15 SECTION 386, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in
17 subsection (c), the Muncie Community school corporation is subject to
18 all applicable federal and state laws.
19 (b) If a provision of this chapter conflicts with any other law,
20 including IC 20-23-4, the provision in this chapter controls.
21 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), to provide all administrative and
22 academic flexibility to implement innovative strategies, the Muncie
23 Community school corporation is subject only to the following IC 20
24 and IC 22 provisions:
25 (1) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history).
26 (2) IC 20-26-12-1 (curricular material purchase and provision;
27 public school students).
28 (3) IC 20-26-12-2 (curricular material purchase and rental).
29 (4) IC 20-26-21 (personal analyses, evaluations, or surveys by
30 third party vendors).
31 (5) IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain felonies or misdemeanors;
32 notice and hearing; permanent revocation of license; data base of
33 school employees who have been reported).
34 (6) IC 20-28-10-17 (school counselor immunity).
35 (7) IC 20-29 (collective bargaining) to the extent required by
36 subsection (e).
37 (8) IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
38 observances).
39 (9) The following:
40 (A) IC 20-30-5-0.5 (display of the United States flag; Pledge
41 of Allegiance).
42 (B) IC 20-30-5-1 and IC 20-30-5-2 and IC 20-30-5-3 (the
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1 constitutions of Indiana and the United States; writings,
2 documents, and records of American history or heritage).
3 States).
4 (C) IC 20-30-5-4 (system of government; American history).
5 (D) IC 20-30-5-5 (morals instruction).
6 (E) IC 20-30-5-6 (good citizenship instruction).
7 (10) IC 20-32-4, concerning graduation requirements.
8 (11) IC 20-32-5.1, concerning the Indiana's Learning Evaluation
9 Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program.
10 (12) IC 20-32-8.5 (IRead3).
11 (13) IC 20-33-2 (compulsory school attendance).
12 (14) IC 20-33-8-16 (firearms, deadly weapons, or destructive
13 devices).
14 (15) IC 20-33-8-19, IC 20-33-8-21, and IC 20-33-8-22 (student
15 due process and judicial review).
16 (16) IC 20-33-7 (parental access to education records).
17 (17) IC 20-33-9 (reporting of student violations of law).
18 (18) IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
19 (19) IC 20-35 (concerning special education).
20 (20) IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
21 (21) IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
22 (22) IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
23 (23) IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
24 (24) IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction
25 and learning).
26 (25) IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
27 (26) IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
28 (27) IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
29 (28) IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease
30 agreements).
31 (29) IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
32 (30) IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
33 advances and loans).
34 (31) IC 20-50 (concerning homeless children and foster care
35 children).
36 (32) IC 22-2-18, before its expiration on June 30, 2021 (limitation
37 on employment of minors).
38 (d) The Muncie Community school corporation is subject to
39 required audits by the state board of accounts under IC 5-11-1-9.
40 (e) Except to the extent required under a collective bargaining
41 agreement entered into before July 1, 2018, the Muncie Community
42 school corporation is not subject to IC 20-29 unless the school
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1 corporation voluntarily recognizes an exclusive representative under
2 IC 20-29-5-2. If the school corporation voluntarily recognizes an
3 exclusive representative under IC 20-29-5-2, the school corporation
4 may authorize a school within the corporation to opt out of bargaining
5 allowable subjects or discussing discussion items by specifying the
6 excluded items on the notice required under IC 20-29-5-2(b). The
7 notice must be provided to the education employment relations board
8 at the time the notice is posted.
9 SECTION 56. IC 20-24-3-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
10 2025]. Sec. 3. The organizer's constitution, charter, articles, or bylaws
11 must contain a clause providing that upon the cessation of operation of
12 the charter school:
13 (1) the remaining assets of the charter school shall be distributed
14 first to satisfy outstanding payroll obligations for employees of the
15 charter school, then to creditors of the charter school, then to any
16 outstanding debt to the common school fund; and
17 (2) the remaining funds received from the department shall be
18 returned to the department not more than thirty (30) days after the
19 charter school ceases operation due to:
20 (A) closure of the charter school;
21 (B) nonrenewal of the charter school's charter; or
22 (C) revocation of the charter school's charter.
23 If the assets of the charter school are insufficient to pay all parties to
24 whom the charter school owes compensation under subdivision (1), the
25 priority of the distribution of assets may be determined by a court.
26 SECTION 57. IC 20-24-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2017,
27 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
28 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) An organizer may submit to the authorizer
29 a proposal to establish a charter school.
30 (b) A proposal must contain at least the following information:
31 (1) Identification of the organizer.
32 (2) A description of the organizer's organizational structure and
33 governance plan.
34 (3) The following information for the proposed charter school:
35 (A) Name.
36 (B) Purposes.
37 (C) Governance structure.
38 (D) Management structure.
39 (E) Educational mission goals.
40 (F) Curriculum and instructional methods.
41 (G) Methods of pupil assessment.
42 (H) Admission policy and criteria, subject to IC 20-24-5.
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1 (I) School calendar.
2 (J) Age or grade range of students to be enrolled.
3 (K) A description of staff responsibilities.
4 (L) A description of the physical plant.
5 (M) Budget and financial plans.
6 (N) Personnel plan, including methods for selection, retention,
7 and compensation of employees.
8 (O) Transportation plan.
9 (P) Discipline program, subject to IC 20-24-5.5.
10 (Q) Plan for compliance with any applicable desegregation
11 order.
12 (R) The date when the charter school is expected to:
13 (i) begin school operations; and
14 (ii) have students attending the charter school.
15 (S) The arrangement for providing teachers and other staff
16 with health insurance, retirement benefits, liability insurance,
17 and other benefits.
18 (T) Any other applications submitted to an authorizer in the
19 previous five (5) years.
20 (4) The manner in which the authorizer must conduct an annual
21 audit of the program operations of the charter school.
22 (c) Beginning July 1, 2017, at the time an organizer submits a
23 proposal under subsection (a), the organizer shall submit to the
24 authorizer and department a statement of economic interest that
25 contains the same information specified under IC 3-8-9-8 for each
26 board member of the proposed charter school.
27 (d) (c) In the case of a charter school proposal from an applicant that
28 currently operates one (1) or more charter schools in any state or
29 nation, the request for proposals shall additionally require the applicant
30 to provide evidence of past performance and current capacity for
31 growth.
32 (e) (d) If the proposal described in subsection (a) concerns an
33 existing charter school overseen by a different authorizer than the
34 authorizer to which the organizer is submitting the proposal, the
35 proposal must include written acknowledgement of the proposal from
36 the current authorizer. Additionally, the authorizer receiving the
37 proposal shall consult with the current authorizer before granting
38 approval of the proposal. the authorizer receiving the proposal shall
39 consult with the current authorizer before granting approval of the
40 proposal.
41 (f) (e) This section does not waive, limit, or modify the provisions
42 of:
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1 (1) IC 20-29 in a charter school where the teachers have chosen
2 to organize under IC 20-29; or
3 (2) an existing collective bargaining agreement for noncertificated
4 employees (as defined in IC 20-29-2-11).
5 SECTION 58. IC 20-24-3-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
6 2025]. Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a governing
7 body grants a charter to establish a charter school, the governing body
8 must provide a noncharter school that students of the same age or grade
9 levels may attend.
10 (b) The department may waive the requirement that a governing
11 body provide a noncharter school under subsection (a) upon the request
12 of the governing body.
13 SECTION 59. IC 20-24-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
14 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A charter must meet the following
16 requirements:
17 (1) Be a written instrument.
18 (2) Be executed by an authorizer and an organizer.
19 (3) Confer certain rights, franchises, privileges, and obligations
20 on a charter school.
21 (4) Confirm the status of a charter school as a public school.
22 (5) Subject to subdivision (6)(E), be granted for:
23 (A) not less than three (3) years or more than fifteen (15)
24 years; and
25 (B) a fixed number of years agreed to by the authorizer and the
26 organizer.
27 (6) Provide for the following:
28 (A) A review by the authorizer of the charter school's
29 performance, including the progress of the charter school in
30 achieving the academic goals set forth in the charter, at least
31 one (1) time in each five (5) year period while the charter is in
32 effect.
33 (B) Renewal, if the authorizer and the organizer agree to renew
34 the charter.
35 (C) The renewal application must include guidance from the
36 authorizer, and the guidance must include the performance
37 criteria that will guide the authorizer's renewal decisions.
38 (D) The renewal application process must, at a minimum,
39 provide an opportunity for the charter school to:
40 (i) present additional evidence, beyond the data contained in
41 the performance report, supporting its case for charter
42 renewal;
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1 (ii) describe improvements undertaken or planned for the
2 charter school; and
3 (iii) detail the charter school's plans for the next charter
4 term.
5 (E) Not later than the end of the calendar year in which the
6 charter school seeks renewal of a charter, the governing board
7 of a charter school seeking renewal shall submit a renewal
8 application to the charter authorizer under the renewal
9 application guidance issued by the authorizer. The authorizer
10 shall make a final ruling on the renewal application not later
11 than April 1 after the filing of the renewal application. A
12 renewal granted under this clause is not subject to the three (3)
13 year minimum described in subdivision (5). The April 1
14 deadline does not apply to any review or appeal of a final
15 ruling. After the final ruling is issued, the charter school may
16 obtain further review by the authorizer of the authorizer's final
17 ruling in accordance with the terms of the charter school's
18 charter and the protocols of the authorizer.
19 (7) Specify the grounds for the authorizer to:
20 (A) revoke the charter before the end of the term for which the
21 charter is granted; or
22 (B) not renew a charter.
23 (8) Set forth the methods by which the charter school will be held
24 accountable for achieving the educational mission and goals of
25 the charter school, including the following:
26 (A) Evidence of improvement in:
27 (i) assessment measures, including the statewide assessment
28 program measures;
29 (ii) attendance rates;
30 (iii) graduation rates (if appropriate);
31 (iv) increased numbers of Indiana diplomas with a Core 40
32 designation or increased numbers of Indiana diploma
33 designations established under IC 20-19-2-21 and other
34 college and career ready indicators including advanced
35 placement participation and passage, dual credit
36 participation and passage, and International Baccalaureate
37 participation and passage (if appropriate);
38 (v) increased numbers of Indiana diplomas with Core 40
39 with academic honors and technical honors designations (if
40 appropriate);
41 (vi) student academic growth;
42 (vii) financial performance and stability; and
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1 (viii) governing board performance and stewardship,
2 including compliance with applicable laws, rules and
3 regulations, and charter terms.
4 (B) Evidence of progress toward reaching the educational
5 goals set by the organizer.
6 (9) Describe the method to be used to monitor the charter
7 school's:
8 (A) compliance with applicable law; and
9 (B) performance in meeting targeted educational performance.
10 (10) Specify that the authorizer and the organizer may amend the
11 charter during the term of the charter by mutual consent and
12 describe the process for amending the charter.
13 (11) Describe specific operating requirements, including all the
14 matters set forth in the application for the charter.
15 (12) Specify a date when the charter school will:
16 (A) begin school operations; and
17 (B) have students attending the charter school.
18 (13) Specify that records of a charter school relating to the
19 school's operation and charter are subject to inspection and
20 copying to the same extent that records of a public school are
21 subject to inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3.
22 (14) Specify that records provided by the charter school to the
23 department or authorizer that relate to compliance by the
24 organizer with the terms of the charter or applicable state or
25 federal laws are subject to inspection and copying in accordance
26 with IC 5-14-3.
27 (15) Specify that the charter school is subject to the requirements
28 of IC 5-14-1.5.
29 (16) This subdivision applies to a charter established or renewed
30 for an adult high school after June 30, 2014. The charter must
31 require:
32 (A) that the school will offer flexible scheduling;
33 (B) that students will not complete the majority of instruction
34 of the school's curriculum online or through remote
35 instruction;
36 (C) that the school will offer dual credit or industry
37 certification course work that aligns with career pathways as
38 recommended by the Indiana career council established by
39 IC 22-4.5-9-3 (expired); and
40 (D) a plan:
41 (i) to support successful program completion and to assist
42 transition of graduates to the workforce or to a
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1 postsecondary education upon receiving a diploma from the
2 adult high school; and
3 (ii) to review individual student accomplishments and
4 success after a student receives a diploma from the adult
5 high school.
6 (b) A charter school shall set annual performance targets in
7 conjunction with the charter school's authorizer. The annual
8 performance targets shall be designed to help each school meet
9 applicable federal, state, and authorizer expectations.
10 SECTION 60. IC 20-24-4-1.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.280-2013,
11 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. (a) Before an authorizer may issue a charter
13 to an organizer that has had its charter terminated or has been informed
14 that its charter will not be renewed by the organizer's current
15 authorizer, the authorizer must request to have the proposal reviewed
16 by the state board at a hearing. organizer that has received written
17 notice from its current authorizer that its charter will be revoked
18 or will not be renewed may receive a charter from another
19 authorizer, the authorizer must request to have the proposal
20 reviewed by the state board at a hearing unless the notice of
21 revocation or nonrenewal is received by the organizer after the
22 organizer has informed its current authorizer that it is seeking to
23 change authorizers.
24 (b) The state board shall conduct a hearing in which the authorizer
25 must present information indicating that the organizer's proposal is
26 substantively different in the areas of deficiency identified by the
27 current authorizer from the organizer's current proposal as set forth
28 within the charter with its current authorizer.
29 (b) (c) After the state board conducts a hearing under subsection (a),
30 (b), the state board shall either approve or deny the proposal. If the
31 proposal is denied by the state board, the authorizer may not issue a
32 charter to the organizer.
33 SECTION 61. IC 20-24-7-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.218-2015,
34 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The organizer is the fiscal agent for the
36 charter school.
37 (b) The organizer has exclusive control of:
38 (1) funds received by the charter school; and
39 (2) financial matters of the charter school.
40 (c) The organizer shall maintain accounts of all funds received and
41 disbursed by the organizer. The organizer shall maintain separate
42 accountings of all funds received and disbursed by each charter school
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1 it holds.
2 (d) Notwithstanding IC 20-43, an organizer that operates more than
3 one (1) charter school may file, before July 1 of each year, a notice with
4 the department that the organizer desires to receive the tuition support
5 distributions, and in the case of an adult high school (as defined in
6 IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial budget for adult
7 high schools, for all the charter schools the organizer operates. After
8 the organizer's authorizer or authorizers verify to the department that
9 the organizer operates the charter schools, the department shall
10 distribute the tuition support, and in the case of an adult high school (as
11 defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3), funding provided in the state biennial
12 budget for adult high schools, for the verified charter schools to the
13 organizer. The organizer may distribute the tuition support distribution
14 it receives to each charter school it operates in the amounts determined
15 by the organizer. However, an organizer that receives money from the
16 state under this subsection may not use any of the money received for
17 expenses incurred outside Indiana that are not directly related to the
18 charter school the organizer operates in Indiana.
19 (e) Organizers receiving tuition support under this section may
20 submit a consolidated audit in accordance with guidelines established
21 by the state examiner and submit any required financial reporting to the
22 department in a manner prescribed by the state examiner. The state
23 examiner shall establish guidelines and prescribe reporting
24 requirements for organizers under this section that are consistent with
25 generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the needs of the
26 department. A consolidated audit must include a breakdown of the
27 activities, financial position, and functional expenses for each
28 charter school.
29 SECTION 62. IC 20-24-7-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2017,
30 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
31 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if:
32 (1) an authorizer:
33 (A) revokes a charter before the end of the term for which the
34 charter is granted; or
35 (B) does not renew a charter; or
36 (2) a charter school otherwise terminates its charter before the end
37 of the term for which the charter is granted.
38 (b) Any state funds that remain to be distributed to the charter
39 school in the state fiscal year in which an event described in subsection
40 (a) occurs shall continue to be distributed to the entities that
41 distributed the funds to the charter school A distribution under this
42 subsection must be on a pro rata basis. for as long as the charter
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1 school continues to operate in accordance with state law and its
2 charter.
3 (c) Upon the cessation of the operation of a charter school, the
4 following apply:
5 (1) Any funds that remain to be distributed to the charter
6 school may not be distributed to the charter school.
7 (2) The remaining assets of the charter school must be
8 distributed first to satisfy outstanding payroll obligations for
9 employees of the charter school, then to creditors of the
10 charter school, then to any outstanding debt to the common
11 school fund.
12 (3) The remaining funds received from the department must
13 be returned to the department not more than thirty (30) days
14 after the charter school ceases operation due to:
15 (A) closure of the charter school;
16 (B) nonrenewal of the charter school's charter; or
17 (C) revocation of the charter school's charter.
18 (d) If the assets of the charter school are insufficient to pay all
19 parties to whom the charter school owes compensation under
20 subsection (c)(2), the priority of the distribution of assets may be
21 determined by a court.
22 (e) A charter school's articles or bylaws may not contain
23 language that is inconsistent with the requirements of this section.
24 SECTION 63. IC 20-24-7-11 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
25 1, 2025]. Sec. 11. (a) If the United States Department of Education
26 approves a new competition for states to receive matching funds for
27 charter school facilities, the department shall pursue this federal
28 funding.
29 (b) To increase the state's opportunity to receive matching funds
30 from the United States Department of Education, the department shall
31 develop a facilities incentive grants program before January 1, 2010.
32 (c) The department shall use the priority criteria set forth in 21
33 U.S.C. 7221d(b) and 34 CFR 226.12 through 34 CFR 226.14 to
34 develop the facilities incentive grants program.
35 SECTION 64. IC 20-24-7-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
36 SECTION 154, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
37 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) After June 30, 2019, A
38 virtual charter school may only apply for authorization with any
39 statewide authorizer in accordance with the authorizer's guidelines.
40 After June 30, 2019, A virtual charter school that has a charter on June
41 30, 2019, may renew a charter only with a statewide authorizer. An
42 authorizer described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(1) and IC 20-24-1-2.5(3) is not
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1 considered a statewide authorizer.
2 (b) For each state fiscal year, a virtual charter school is entitled to
3 receive funding in a month from the state in an amount equal to:
4 (1) the quotient of:
5 (A) the school's basic tuition support determined under
6 IC 20-43-6-3; divided by
7 (B) twelve (12); plus
8 (2) the total of any:
9 (A) special education grants under IC 20-43-7;
10 (B) career and technical education grants under IC 20-43-8;
11 (C) non-English speaking program grants under
12 IC 20-43-10-4; and
13 (D) academic performance grants under IC 20-43-10.5;
14 to which the virtual charter school is entitled for the month.
15 For each state fiscal year, a virtual charter school's special education
16 grants under IC 20-43-7 shall be calculated in the same manner as
17 special education grants are calculated for other school corporations.
18 (c) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to govern the
19 operation of virtual charter schools.
20 (d) Each authorizer of a virtual charter school shall establish
21 requirements or guidelines for virtual charter schools authorized by the
22 authorizer that include the following:
23 (1) Minimum requirements for the mandatory annual onboarding
24 process and orientation required under IC 20-24-5-4.5, which
25 shall include a requirement that a virtual charter school must
26 provide to a parent of a student:
27 (A) the student engagement and attendance requirements or
28 policies of the virtual charter school; and
29 (B) notice that a person who knowingly or intentionally
30 deprives a dependent of education commits a violation under
31 IC 35-46-1-4.
32 (2) Requirements relating to tracking and monitoring student
33 participation and attendance.
34 (3) Ongoing student engagement and counseling policy
35 requirements.
36 (4) Employee policy requirements, including professional
37 development requirements.
38 (e) The department, with the approval of the state board, shall
39 before December 1 of each year submit an annual report to the budget
40 committee concerning the program under this section.
41 (f) Each school year, at least sixty percent (60%) of the students
42 who are enrolled in virtual charter schools under this section for the
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1 first time must have been included in the state's fall count of ADM
2 conducted in the previous school year.
3 (g) Each virtual charter school shall report annually to the
4 department concerning the following, on a schedule determined by the
5 department:
6 (1) Classroom size.
7 (2) The ratio of teachers per classroom.
8 (3) The number of student-teacher meetings conducted in person
9 or by video conference.
10 (4) Any other information determined by the department.
11 The department shall provide this information annually to the state
12 board and the legislative council in an electronic format under
13 IC 5-14-6.
14 (h) A virtual charter school shall adopt a student engagement policy.
15 A student who regularly fails to participate in courses may be
16 withdrawn from enrollment under policies adopted by the virtual
17 charter school. The policies adopted by the virtual charter school must
18 ensure that:
19 (1) adequate notice of the withdrawal is provided to the parent
20 and the student; and
21 (2) an opportunity is provided, before the withdrawal of the
22 student by the virtual charter school, for the student or the parent
23 to demonstrate that failure to participate in the course is due to an
24 event that would be considered an excused absence under
25 IC 20-33-2.
26 (i) A student who is withdrawn from enrollment for failure to
27 participate in courses pursuant to the school's student engagement
28 policy may not reenroll in that same virtual charter school for the
29 school year in which the student is withdrawn.
30 (j) An authorizer shall review and monitor whether a virtual charter
31 school that is authorized by the authorizer complies with the
32 requirements described in subsections (h) and (i).
33 SECTION 65. IC 20-24-8-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.5-2024,
34 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. The following statutes and rules and guidelines
36 adopted under the following statutes apply to a charter school:
37 (1) IC 5-11-1-9 (required audits by the state board of accounts).
38 (2) IC 20-39-1-1 (unified accounting system).
39 (3) IC 20-35 (special education).
40 (4) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history).
41 (5) IC 20-26-5-6 (subject to laws requiring regulation by state
42 agencies).
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1 (6) IC 20-28-10-12 (nondiscrimination for teacher marital status).
2 (7) IC 20-28-10-14 (teacher freedom of association).
3 (8) IC 20-28-10-17 (school counselor immunity).
4 (9) For conversion charter schools only if the conversion charter
5 school elects to collectively bargain under IC 20-24-6-3(b),
6 IC 20-28-6, IC 20-28-7.5, IC 20-28-8, IC 20-28-9, and
7 IC 20-28-10.
8 (10) IC 20-33-2 (compulsory school attendance).
9 (11) IC 20-33-8-19, IC 20-33-8-21, and IC 20-33-8-22 (student
10 due process and judicial review).
11 (12) IC 20-33-8-16 (firearms and deadly weapons).
12 (13) IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
13 (14) IC 20-33-9 (reporting of student violations of law).
14 (15) IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
15 observances).
16 (16) IC 20-31-3, IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year ending
17 before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1, (for a school year beginning
18 after June 30, 2018), IC 20-32-8, and IC 20-32-8.5, as provided
19 in IC 20-32-8.5-2 (academic standards, accreditation, assessment,
20 and remediation). and assessment).
21 (17) IC 20-33-7 (parental access to education records).
22 (18) IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
23 improvement).
24 (19) IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
25 (20) IC 20-26-5-37.3, before its expiration (career and technical
26 education reporting).
27 (21) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
28 (22) IC 22-2-18, before its expiration on June 30, 2021
29 (limitations on employment of minors).
30 (23) IC 20-26-12-1 (curricular material purchase and provision;
31 public school students).
32 (24) IC 20-26-12-2 (curricular material purchase and rental).
33 SECTION 66. IC 20-24-9-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2017,
34 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) If an authorizer determines that:
36 (1) an organizer is failing to comply with the conditions or
37 procedures established in the charter;
38 (2) a charter school established by the organizer is failing to meet
39 the educational goals set forth in the charter;
40 (3) an organizer is failing to comply with all applicable federal
41 and state laws;
42 (4) an organizer fails to meet generally accepted fiscal
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1 management and government accounting principles; or
2 (5) one (1) or more grounds for revocation exist as specified in
3 the charter;
4 the authorizer shall notify the governing board of the organizer of the
5 charter school in writing and give the organizer a reasonable time to
6 remedy the deficiency.
7 (b) If the organizer does not remedy the deficiency within the
8 timeline established by the authorizer, the authorizer may
9 (1) order any corrective action that the authorizer considers
10 necessary to correct the deficiency or
11 (2) revoke the school's charter.
12 SECTION 67. IC 20-24-10-1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
13 1, 2025]. Sec. 1. (a) A public noncharter school that receives a transfer
14 student from a charter school may not discriminate against the student
15 in any way, including by placing the student:
16 (1) in an inappropriate age group according to the student's
17 ability;
18 (2) below the student's abilities; or
19 (3) in a class where the student has already mastered the subject
20 matter.
21 (b) If a student who previously was enrolled in a charter school
22 enrolls in another public school, the public noncharter school shall
23 accept all credits earned by the student in courses or instructional
24 programs at the charter school in a uniform and consistent manner,
25 according to the same criteria that are used to accept academic credits
26 from other public schools.
27 SECTION 68. IC 20-24-12-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.91-2011,
28 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. The department may authorize money in the
30 fund to be used for any of the following purposes:
31 (1) To pay first semester costs for charter schools first opening
32 after June 30, 2011.
33 (2) To repay advances and loans to charter schools made before
34 June 30, 2011.
35 (3) To match federal grants described in IC 20-24-7-11(a).
36 (4) (3) To loan or grant money from the fund to a charter school
37 to carry out the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter.
38 SECTION 69. IC 20-24-13-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
39 SECTION 158, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
40 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. The annual grant amount for a
41 school for a state fiscal year is the following:
42 (1) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021:
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1 (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000); multiplied by
2 (B) the number of eligible pupils who are counted in the
3 current ADM of the school.
4 (2) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022:
5 (A) one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250);
6 multiplied by
7 (B) the number of eligible pupils who are counted in the
8 current ADM of the school.
9 (3) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and each state
10 fiscal year thereafter: is:
11 (A) (1) one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400); multiplied
12 by
13 (B) (2) the number of eligible pupils who are counted in the
14 current ADM of the school.
15 SECTION 70. IC 20-24.2-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.5-2024,
16 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as specifically provided in this
18 article and section 4 of this chapter, the following provisions of this
19 title and a rule or guideline adopted by the state board under one (1) of
20 the following provisions of this title do not apply to a qualified district
21 or qualified high school:
22 (1) Provisions that do not apply to school corporations in general.
23 (2) IC 20-20 (programs administered by the state), except for
24 IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
25 (3) IC 20-28 (school teachers), except for IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher
26 continuing education), IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to
27 teaching participants; restrictions), IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to
28 teaching participants; school corporation or subject area;
29 transition to teaching permit), IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain
30 felonies or misdemeanors; notice and hearing; permanent
31 revocation of license; data base of school employees who have
32 been reported), IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts), IC 20-28-7.5
33 (cancellation of teacher contracts), IC 20-28-8 (contracts with
34 school administrators), IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related
35 payments), IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment), and
36 IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
37 (4) IC 20-30 (curriculum), except for IC 20-30-3-2 and
38 IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative observances),
39 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements), and
40 IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
41 (5) IC 20-32 (student standards, assessments, and performance),
42 except for IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements), IC 20-32-5
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1 (Indiana statewide testing for educational progress for a school
2 year ending before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (statewide
3 assessment program for a school year beginning after June 30,
4 2018), IC 20-32-8 (remediation), and IC 20-32-8.5 (reading
5 improvement and remediation plans).
6 (6) IC 20-37 (career and technical education).
7 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation may not
8 receive a decrease in state funding based upon the school corporation's
9 status as a qualified district or the status of a high school within the
10 school corporation as a qualified high school, or because of the
11 implementation of a waiver of a statute or rule that is allowed to be
12 waived by a qualified district or qualified high school.
13 SECTION 71. IC 20-24.2-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.5-2024,
14 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. The following provisions of this title and rules
16 and guidelines adopted under the following provisions of this title
17 apply to a qualified district or qualified high school:
18 IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
19 IC 20-23 (organization of school corporations).
20 IC 20-26 (school corporation general administrative provisions).
21 IC 20-27 (school transportation).
22 IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher continuing education).
23 IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to teaching participants;
24 restrictions).
25 IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to teaching participants; school
26 corporation or subject area; transition to teaching permit).
27 IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain felonies or misdemeanors;
28 notice and hearing; permanent revocation of license; data base of
29 school employees who have been reported).
30 IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts).
31 IC 20-28-7.5 (cancellation of teacher contracts).
32 IC 20-28-8 (contracts with school administrators).
33 IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related payments).
34 IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment).
35 IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
36 IC 20-29 (collective bargaining for teachers).
37 IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
38 observances).
39 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
40 IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
41 IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
42 improvement).
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1 IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year beginning before July
2 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (for a school year ending after June 30,
3 2018) and IC 20-32-8 (accreditation, assessment, and
4 remediation), (assessment), or any other statute, rule, or guideline
5 related to standardized assessments.
6 IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).
7 IC 20-33 (students: general provisions).
8 IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
9 IC 20-35 (special education).
10 IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
11 IC 20-36 (high ability students).
12 IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
13 IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
14 IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
15 IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
16 learning).
17 IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
18 IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
19 IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
20 IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
21 IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
22 IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
23 advances and loans).
24 IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
25 SECTION 72. IC 20-24.5-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
26 2025]. (Indiana School for the Arts; Indiana University).
27 SECTION 73. IC 20-24.5-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
28 2025]. (Grammar School; Vincennes University).
29 SECTION 74. IC 20-25-10-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
30 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
31 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The board shall modify, develop, and
32 implement a plan for the improvement of student achievement in the
33 schools in the school city.
34 (b) A plan modified, developed, and implemented under this chapter
35 must be consistent with this article and with IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2,
36 IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
37 SECTION 75. IC 20-25-10-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
38 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
39 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. The board shall:
40 (1) modify, develop, and publish the plan required under this
41 chapter; and
42 (2) implement the modified plan;
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1 in compliance with the timelines of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5,
2 IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
3 SECTION 76. IC 20-25-10-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
4 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The board shall annually assess and evaluate
6 educational programs offered by the school city to determine:
7 (1) the relationship of the programs to improved student
8 achievement; and
9 (2) the educational value of the programs in relation to cost.
10 (b) The board may obtain information from:
11 (1) educators in the schools offering a program;
12 (2) students participating in a program; and
13 (3) the parents of students participating in a program;
14 in preparing an assessment and evaluation under this section. The
15 assessment must include the performance of the school's students in
16 achieving student performance improvement levels under IC 20-31-1,
17 IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, IC 20-31-10, and IC 20-25-11.
18 SECTION 77. IC 20-25-11-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
19 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. The board shall establish annual student
21 performance improvement levels for each school that are not less
22 rigorous than the student performance improvement levels under
23 IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10,
24 including the following:
25 (1) For students:
26 (A) improvement in results on assessment tests and assessment
27 programs;
28 (B) improvement in attendance rates; and
29 (C) improvement in progress toward graduation.
30 (2) For teachers:
31 (A) improvement in student results on assessment tests and
32 assessment programs;
33 (B) improvement in the number and percentage of students
34 achieving:
35 (i) state achievement standards; and
36 (ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;
37 on assessment tests;
38 (C) improvement in student progress toward graduation;
39 (D) improvement in student attendance rates for the school
40 year;
41 (E) improvement in individual teacher attendance rates;
42 (F) improvement in:
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1 (i) communication with parents; and
2 (ii) parental involvement in classroom and extracurricular
3 activities; and
4 (G) other objectives developed by the board.
5 (3) For the school and school administrators:
6 (A) improvement in student results on assessment tests, totaled
7 by class and grade;
8 (B) improvement in the number and percentage of students
9 achieving:
10 (i) state achievement standards; and
11 (ii) if applicable, performance levels set by the board;
12 on assessment tests, totaled by class and grade;
13 (C) improvement in:
14 (i) student graduation rates; and
15 (ii) progress toward graduation;
16 (D) improvement in student attendance rates;
17 (E) management of:
18 (i) education fund expenditures;
19 (ii) operations fund expenditures; and
20 (iii) total expenditures;
21 per student;
22 (F) improvement in teacher attendance rates; and
23 (G) other objectives developed by the board.
24 SECTION 78. IC 20-25-12-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
25 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5,
27 IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 apply to the
28 school city. The composition of a local school improvement committee
29 is determined under IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-2, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6,
30 IC 20-31-7, IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10.
31 (b) The plan developed and implemented by the board under
32 IC 20-25-10 must contain general guidelines for decisions by the
33 educators in each school to improve student achievement in the school.
34 (c) The board's plan shall provide for the publication to other
35 schools in the school city and to the general community those:
36 (1) processes;
37 (2) innovations; and
38 (3) approaches;
39 that have led individual schools to significant improvement in student
40 achievement.
41 SECTION 79. IC 20-25-13-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
42 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. IC 20-28-6-4 and IC 20-28-6-5 apply to
2 certificated employees in the school city. A teacher's students'
3 performance improvement levels under the assessment tests and
4 programs of IC 20-31-1, IC 20-31-5, IC 20-31-6, IC 20-31-7,
5 IC 20-31-8, and IC 20-31-10 may be used as a factor, but not the only
6 factor, to evaluate the performance of a teacher in the school city.
7 SECTION 80. IC 20-26-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.58-2023,
8 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "electronic funds
10 transfer" means a transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated
11 by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an
12 electronic terminal, telephone, or computer or magnetic tape to order,
13 instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an
14 account.
15 (b) The governing body of each school corporation shall organize by
16 electing:
17 (1) a president;
18 (2) a vice president; and
19 (3) a secretary;
20 each of whom is a different member, not more than fifteen (15) days
21 after the commencement date of the members' terms of office.
22 (c) (b) A governing body shall at the time that officers are elected
23 under subsection (b), appoint a treasurer of the governing body and of
24 the school corporation who is a person, other than the superintendent
25 of schools, who is not a member of the governing body. The treasurer
26 may, with the approval of the governing body, appoint a deputy who
27 must be a person, other than the superintendent of schools, who is not
28 a member of the governing body and who has the same powers and
29 duties as the treasurer, or lesser duties as provided by the governing
30 body by rule.
31 (d) (c) The treasurer is the official custodian of all funds of the
32 school corporation and is responsible for the proper safeguarding and
33 accounting for the funds. The treasurer shall:
34 (1) issue a receipt for money received by the treasurer;
35 (2) deposit money described in subdivision (1) in accordance with
36 the laws governing the deposit of public funds; and
37 (3) issue all warrants in payment of expenses lawfully incurred on
38 behalf of the school corporation. However, except as otherwise
39 provided by law, warrants described in this subdivision must be
40 issued only after proper allowance or approval by the governing
41 body. The governing body may not require an allowance or
42 approval for amounts lawfully due in payment of indebtedness or
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1 payments due the state, the United States government, or agencies
2 and instrumentalities of the state or the United States government.
3 A verification, other than a properly itemized invoice, may not be
4 required for any claim. A claim is sufficient as to form if the bill or
5 statement for the claim has printed or stamped on the face of the bill or
6 statement a verification of the bill or statement in language approved
7 by the state board of accounts.
8 (e) (d) Notwithstanding subsection (d), (c), a treasurer may transact
9 school corporation financial business with a financial institution or a
10 public retirement fund through the use of electronic funds transfer. The
11 treasurer must provide adequate documentation to the governing body
12 of transfers made under this subsection. This subsection applies only
13 to agreements for joint investment of money under IC 5-13-9 and to
14 payments to the Indiana public retirement system for:
15 (1) the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; or
16 (2) the public employees' retirement fund;
17 from participating employers.
18 (f) (e) Except as provided in IC 5-11, a treasurer is not personally
19 liable for an act or omission occurring in connection with the
20 performance of the duties set forth in this section, unless the act or
21 omission constitutes gross negligence or an intentional disregard of the
22 treasurer's duties.
23 (g) (f) A governing body may establish the position of executive
24 secretary to the governing body. The executive secretary:
25 (1) must be an employee of the school corporation;
26 (2) may not be a member of the governing body; and
27 (3) must be appointed by the governing body upon the
28 recommendation of the superintendent of the school corporation.
29 The governing body shall determine the duties of the executive
30 secretary, which may include all or part of the duties of the secretary of
31 the board.
32 SECTION 81. IC 20-26-4-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
33 2025]. Sec. 6. (a) The governing body of any school corporation may
34 designate a committee of at least two (2) of the governing body's
35 members, or a committee of not less than two (2) employees of the
36 school corporation, to open and tabulate bids:
37 (1) in connection with the purchase of supplies, material, or
38 equipment;
39 (2) for the construction or alteration of a building or facility; or
40 (3) for any similar purpose.
41 (b) Bids described in subsection (a):
42 (1) may be opened by the committee at the time and place fixed
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1 by the advertisement for bids;
2 (2) must be read aloud and tabulated publicly, to the extent
3 required by law for governing bodies; and
4 (3) must be available for inspection.
5 (c) The bids described in subsection (a) must be reported to and the
6 tabulation entered upon the records of the governing body at the
7 governing body's next meeting following the bid opening.
8 (d) A bid described in subsection (a) may not be accepted or
9 rejected by the committee, but the bid must be accepted or rejected
10 solely by the governing body in a board meeting open to the public as
11 provided in section 3 of this chapter.
12 SECTION 82. IC 20-26-4-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
13 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
14 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. An individual who is at least twenty-one (21)
15 eighteen (18) years of age and is otherwise eligible to assume office as
16 a member of a governing body may not be disqualified on the basis of
17 age.
18 SECTION 83. IC 20-26-5-8 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
19 2025]. Sec. 8. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may
20 appropriate necessary funds to provide for membership of the school
21 corporation in state and national associations of an educational nature
22 that have as the associations' purpose the improvement of school
23 governmental operations.
24 (b) A school corporation may participate through designated
25 representatives in the meetings and activities of the associations. The
26 governing body of the school corporation may appropriate the
27 necessary funds to defray the expenses of the representatives in
28 connection with the meetings and activities.
29 SECTION 84. IC 20-26-5-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
30 2025]. Sec. 9. (a) A school corporation may provide programs, classes,
31 or services to a state educational institution.
32 (b) A state educational institution may provide programs, classes,
33 or services to a school corporation.
34 (c) The terms and conditions under which programs, classes, or
35 services are to be provided must be specified in a contract between the
36 state educational institution and the governing body of the school
37 corporation.
38 SECTION 85. IC 20-26-5-10.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
39 1, 2025]. Sec. 10.5. Each school corporation, charter school, and
40 nonpublic school that employs one (1) or more employees, shall adopt
41 a policy requiring the school employer of the school corporation,
42 charter school, or nonpublic school to contact employment references
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1 and, if applicable, the most recent employer provided by a prospective
2 employee, before the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic
3 school may hire the prospective employee.
4 SECTION 86. IC 20-26-5-28 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
5 1, 2025]. Sec. 28. A governing body may establish and maintain
6 nursery schools for the instruction of children less than six (6) years of
7 age. Expenses of operating the nursery schools shall be paid in the
8 same manner as other expenses of the school corporation.
9 SECTION 87. IC 20-26-5-32 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
10 1, 2025]. Sec. 32. (a) The governing body of each school corporation
11 shall work with parents to:
12 (1) develop; and
13 (2) review periodically;
14 an evidence based plan for improving student behavior and discipline
15 in the school corporation after receiving a model plan developed by the
16 department.
17 (b) The model plan developed by the department under subsection
18 (a) must:
19 (1) reduce out-of-school suspension and disproportionality in
20 discipline and expulsion;
21 (2) limit referrals to law enforcement and arrests on school
22 property to cases in which referral to law enforcement or arrest is
23 necessary to protect the health and safety of students or school
24 employees; and
25 (3) include policies to address instances of bullying and
26 cyberbullying on school property of a school corporation.
27 (c) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, the department, in
28 collaboration with parent organizations, teacher organizations,
29 educational support professional organizations, and state educational
30 institutions, shall, upon a school corporation's request, provide
31 information and assistance to the school corporation regarding the
32 implementation of the school corporation's evidence based plan
33 developed under subsection (a) to ensure that teachers and
34 administrators receive appropriate professional development and other
35 resources in preparation for carrying out the plan.
36 SECTION 88. IC 20-26-5-32.2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
37 1, 2025]. Sec. 32.2. (a) Notwithstanding IC 22-2-5-1, a school
38 corporation, educational service center, or charter school and:
39 (1) an employee if there is no representative described under
40 subdivision (2) or (3) for that employee;
41 (2) the exclusive representative of its certificated employees with
42 respect to those employees; or
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1 (3) a labor organization representing its noncertificated
2 employees with respect to those employees;
3 may agree in writing to a wage payment arrangement.
4 (b) A wage payment arrangement under subsection (a) may provide
5 that compensation earned during a school year may be paid:
6 (1) using equal installments or any other method; and
7 (2) over:
8 (A) all or part of that school year; or
9 (B) any other period that begins not earlier than the first day of
10 that school year and ends not later than thirteen (13) months
11 after the wage payment arrangement period begins.
12 Such an arrangement may provide that compensation earned in a
13 calendar year is paid in the next calendar year, so long as all the
14 compensation is paid within the thirteen (13) month period beginning
15 with the first day of the school year.
16 (c) A wage payment arrangement under subsection (a) must be
17 structured in such a manner so that it is not considered:
18 (1) a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for purposes of
19 Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code; or
20 (2) deferred compensation for purposes of Section 457(f) of the
21 Internal Revenue Code.
22 (d) Absent an agreement under subsection (a), a school corporation,
23 educational service center, or charter school remains subject to
24 IC 22-2-5-1.
25 (e) Wage payments required under a wage payment arrangement
26 entered into under subsection (a) are enforceable under IC 22-2-5-2.
27 (f) If an employee leaves employment for any reason, either
28 permanently or temporarily, the amount due the employee under
29 IC 22-2-5-1 and IC 22-2-9-2 is the total amount of wages earned and
30 unpaid. If the employment relationship ends at the conclusion of a
31 school year, the school corporation, educational service center, or
32 charter school may pay the employee the remaining wages owed as
33 provided in the written wage payment arrangement.
34 (g) Employment with a school corporation, educational service
35 center, or charter school may not be conditioned upon the acceptance
36 of a wage payment arrangement under subsection (a).
37 (h) An employee may revoke a wage payment arrangement under
38 subsection (a) at the beginning of each school year.
39 (i) A wage payment arrangement under this chapter may not contain
40 any terms beyond those permitted to be bargained under IC 20-29-6-4.
41 SECTION 89. IC 20-26-5-34.2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
42 1, 2025]. Sec. 34.2. A school corporation shall provide training to the
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1 school corporation's employees and volunteers who have direct,
2 ongoing contact with students concerning the school's bullying
3 prevention and reporting policy adopted under IC 20-33-8-13.5. The
4 training shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the state board
5 under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
6 SECTION 90. IC 20-26-5-36 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
7 1, 2025]. Sec. 36. (a) Each school year, the governing body of a school
8 corporation may spend an amount for remediation programs for
9 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 not to exceed one
10 percent (1%) of the state tuition support that the school corporation
11 receives for the school year.
12 (b) A remediation program for any subset of students enrolled in
13 kindergarten through grade 12 must be in writing and adopted at a
14 public hearing of the governing body of the school corporation before
15 the governing body may spend money for the remediation program.
16 (c) After the governing body of a school corporation adopts a
17 remediation program under subsection (b), the school corporation shall
18 promptly file the adopted plan with the department. The department
19 shall review a plan for a remediation program adopted by the governing
20 body of a school corporation and may comment on the plan.
21 SECTION 91. IC 20-26-5-40 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
22 1, 2025]. Sec. 40. (a) This section applies to a student identification
23 card issued to a student after June 30, 2022:
24 (1) by a public school, including a charter school; and
25 (2) to each student of a school described in subdivision (1) who
26 is in grade 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
27 (b) If a school issues a student identification card to a student, the
28 school shall include on the student identification card the following:
29 (1) Except as provided under subsection (c), the 9-8-8 crisis
30 hotline.
31 (2) A local, state, or national human trafficking hotline telephone
32 number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven
33 (7) days a week.
34 (3) A local, state, or national sexual assault hotline telephone
35 number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven
36 (7) days a week.
37 (4) A local, state, or national teen dating violence hotline
38 telephone number that provides support twenty-four (24) hours a
39 day, seven (7) days a week.
40 (5) If a hotline specified in subdivisions (1) through (4) is capable
41 of receiving a text message, the information to text the hotline.
42 (c) If the 9-8-8 crisis hotline is not in operation at the time a school
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1 issues a student identification card, the school shall include a local,
2 state, or national suicide prevention hotline telephone number on the
3 student identification card. However, if the 9-8-8 crisis hotline
4 becomes operational at a later date, the school shall include the 9-8-8
5 crisis hotline on all student identification cards issued by the school
6 after the 9-8-8 crisis hotline is in operation.
7 (d) A school may include the information described in subsections
8 (b) and (c) on a student identification card by:
9 (1) printing the information on the student identification card; or
10 (2) affixing on the student identification card a sticker with the
11 information printed on the sticker.
12 SECTION 92. IC 20-26-5-42 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
13 1, 2025]. Sec. 42. (a) This section applies to the following:
14 (1) A public school, including a charter school.
15 (2) Physical injuries that occur after June 30, 2023.
16 (b) Each public school shall provide to the department, in a manner
17 prescribed by the department, information concerning an employee of
18 the public school who was physically injured while on the job by a
19 student of the public school if the injury:
20 (1) is required to be reported to the public school's worker's
21 compensation carrier;
22 (2) causes the employee to miss all or part of one (1) or more
23 work days; or
24 (3) is required to be reported to the public school pursuant to the
25 public school's reporting policy.
26 (c) A public school may not provide information under subsection
27 (b) that identifies the employee or the student.
28 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a public
29 school from providing identifying information otherwise required by
30 law or rule.
31 SECTION 93. IC 20-26-7-41 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
32 1, 2025]. Sec. 41. A township trustee may, whenever:
33 (1) a schoolhouse is removed to a different location or a new one
34 erected for the school in a different place; and
35 (2) the land where the schoolhouse is situated belongs
36 unconditionally to the township, town, or city;
37 sell the land, if the trustee believes it is advantageous to the township,
38 town, or city to do so. The township trustee shall sell the land for the
39 highest price that can be obtained for the land. Upon payment of the
40 purchase money to the township, town, or city, the township trustee
41 shall execute to the purchaser a deed of conveyance, which must be
42 sufficient to vest in the purchaser the title the township, town, or city
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1 has to the land. The money derived from the sale becomes a part of the
2 school revenue.
3 SECTION 94. IC 20-26-9-18 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
4 1, 2025]. Sec. 18. (a) Before July 1, 2007, each school board may
5 establish a coordinated school health advisory council (referred to as
6 the "advisory council" in this section). The advisory council may
7 review the corporation's wellness policies on a yearly basis and suggest
8 to the governing body for approval changes to the policies that comply
9 with the requirements of federal Public Law 111-296 and
10 IC 5-22-15-24(c) before July 1 of each year. The advisory council must
11 hold at least one (1) hearing at which public testimony about the local
12 wellness policy being developed is allowed.
13 (b) The governing body may appoint the members of the advisory
14 council, which must include the following:
15 (1) Parents.
16 (2) Food service directors and staff.
17 (3) Students.
18 (4) Nutritionists or certified dietitians.
19 (5) Health care professionals.
20 (6) School board members.
21 (7) A school administrator.
22 (8) Representatives of interested community organizations.
23 (c) In adopting a school corporation policy on child nutrition and
24 physical activity policy under federal Public Law 111-296, the
25 governing body may take into consideration recommendations made by
26 the advisory council.
27 (d) The department shall, in consultation with the Indiana
28 department of health, provide technical assistance to schools, including
29 providing information on health, nutrition, and physical activity,
30 through educational materials and professional development
31 opportunities.
32 SECTION 95. IC 20-26-10-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
33 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Two (2) or more school corporations acting
35 through their respective governing bodies may engage in joint
36 programs under a written agreement executed by all participating
37 school corporations.
38 (b) The agreement shall do the following:
39 (1) Designate the type of purchases, leases, or investments to be
40 made.
41 (2) Prescribe the manner of approving persons employed under
42 the joint program.
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1 (3) Designate the type of construction, remodeling, or additions
2 to be made on the school buildings.
3 (4) Provide for the organization, administration, support, funding,
4 and termination of the program, subject to the provisions of this
5 chapter.
6 SECTION 96. IC 20-26-11-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
7 1, 2025]. Sec. 5. (a) The parents of any student, regardless of the
8 student's age, or the student after the student has become eighteen (18)
9 years of age may request a transfer from a school corporation in which
10 the student has a legal settlement to a transferee school corporation in
11 Indiana or another state if the student may be better accommodated in
12 the public schools of the transferee corporation. Whether the student
13 can be better accommodated depends on such matters as:
14 (1) crowded conditions of the transferee or transferor corporation;
15 and
16 (2) curriculum offerings at the high school level that are important
17 to the vocational or academic aspirations of the student.
18 (b) The request for transfer must be made in writing to the transferor
19 corporation, which shall immediately mail a copy to the transferee
20 corporation. The request for transfer must be made at the times
21 provided under rules adopted by the state board. The transfer is
22 effected if both the transferee and the transferor corporations approve
23 the transfer not more than thirty (30) days after that mailing. If the
24 transferor school corporation fails to act on the transfer request within
25 thirty (30) days after the request is received, the transfer is considered
26 approved. The transfer is denied when either school corporation mails
27 a written denial by certified mail to the requesting parents or student at
28 their last known address.
29 (c) If a request for transfer is denied under subsection (b), an appeal
30 may be taken to the state board by the requesting parents or student, if
31 commenced not more than ten (10) days after the denial. An appeal is
32 commenced by mailing a notice of appeal by certified mail to the
33 superintendent of each school corporation and the state board. The
34 secretary of education shall develop forms for this purpose, and the
35 transferor corporation shall assist the parents or student in the
36 mechanics of commencing the appeal. An appeal hearing must comply
37 with section 15 of this chapter.
38 SECTION 97. IC 20-26-11-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.162-2024,
39 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) A school corporation may accept a
41 transferring student without approval of the transferor corporation.
42 under section 5 of this chapter.
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1 (b) A transferee corporation may not require a parent or student
2 requesting transfer to the school corporation to pay transfer tuition or
3 any other fee associated with the transfer of the student.
4 SECTION 98. IC 20-26-11-8.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
5 1, 2025]. Sec. 8.5. With regard to the transfer of responsibility for
6 paying transfer tuition for certain students from the county to the
7 school corporation of the student's legal settlement as described in
8 IC 20-8.1-6.1-5 (as amended by P.L.36-1994, before its repeal, now
9 codified at section 8 of this chapter), P.L.36-1994 does not affect:
10 (1) rights or liabilities accrued;
11 (2) penalties incurred;
12 (3) crimes committed; or
13 (4) proceedings begun;
14 before July 1, 1995. Those rights, liabilities, penalties, crimes, and
15 proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior
16 law as if P.L.36-1994 had not been enacted.
17 SECTION 99. IC 20-26-11-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.146-2008,
18 SECTION 470, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
19 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) If a student is transferred
20 under section 5 of this chapter from a school corporation in Indiana to
21 a public school corporation in another state, the transferor corporation
22 shall pay the transferee corporation the full tuition fee charged by the
23 transferee corporation. However, the amount of the full tuition fee may
24 not exceed the amount charged by the transferor corporation for the
25 same class of school, or if the school does not have the same
26 classification, the amount may not exceed the amount charged by the
27 geographically nearest school corporation in Indiana that has the same
28 classification.
29 (b) If a child is:
30 (1) placed by or with the consent of the department of child
31 services in an out-of-state institution or other facility; and
32 (2) provided all educational programs and services by a public
33 school corporation in the state where the child is placed, whether
34 at the facility, the public school, or another location;
35 the department of child services shall pay to the public school
36 corporation in which the child is enrolled, the amount of transfer tuition
37 specified in subsection (c).
38 (c) The transfer tuition for which the department of child services
39 is obligated under subsection (b) is equal to the following:
40 (1) The amount under a written agreement among the department
41 of child services, the institution or other facility, and the
42 governing body of the public school corporation in the other state
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1 that specifies the amount and method of computing transfer
2 tuition.
3 (2) The full tuition fee charged by the transferee corporation, if
4 subdivision (1) does not apply. However, the amount of the full
5 tuition fee must not exceed the amount charged by the transferor
6 corporation for the same class of school, or if the school does not
7 have the same classification, the amount must not exceed the
8 amount charged by the geographically nearest school corporation
9 in Indiana that has the same classification.
10 (d) If a child is:
11 (1) placed by or with the consent of the department of child
12 services in an out-of-state institution or other facility; and
13 (2) provided:
14 (A) onsite educational programs and services either through
15 the facility's employees or by contract with another person or
16 organization that is not a public school corporation; or
17 (B) educational programs and services by a nonpublic school;
18 the department of child services shall pay in an amount and in the
19 manner specified in a written agreement between the department of
20 child services and the institution or other facility.
21 (e) For purposes of IC 4-13-2, an agreement described in subsection
22 (c) or (d) shall not be treated as a contract.
23 SECTION 100. IC 20-26-13-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
24 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) Beginning with the class of students who
26 are expected to graduate in the 2005-2006 school year, Subject to
27 subsection (b), the department shall determine the graduation rate of
28 high school students under this chapter.
29 (b) Except to the extent required under federal law, an adult
30 high school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.3) is excluded from all
31 cohort based graduation rate calculations.
32 SECTION 101. IC 20-26-15 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
33 2025]. (Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program).
34 SECTION 102. IC 20-26-18-1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
35 1, 2025]. Sec. 1. This chapter applies to every school corporation and
36 to a school city to which IC 20-25 applies.
37 SECTION 103. IC 20-26-18-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
38 1, 2025]. Sec. 2. (a) Not later than June 1, 2016, the governing body of
39 each school corporation shall establish a written policy to address
40 criminal organizations and criminal organization activity in schools.
41 The governing body of a school corporation shall develop the policy in
42 consultation with:
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1 (1) parents;
2 (2) school employees;
3 (3) local law enforcement officials;
4 (4) the prosecuting attorney;
5 (5) the county public defender;
6 (6) organizations that have expertise in criminal organization
7 education, prevention, or intervention;
8 (7) a juvenile court judge;
9 (8) a school behavioral health or community mental health
10 professional; and
11 (9) any other person or entity the governing body of the school
12 corporation determines to be appropriate.
13 (b) The policy must meet all the requirements for the department's
14 model criminal organization policy set forth in IC 20-19-3-12(d).
15 (c) Not later than September 1, 2016, each school corporation shall
16 submit a copy of its criminal organization policy to the department.
17 SECTION 104. IC 20-26-18-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
18 1, 2025]. Sec. 3. A school corporation shall put a copy of the school
19 corporation's criminal organization policy established under section 2
20 of this chapter:
21 (1) on its Internet web site;
22 (2) in school student handbooks; and
23 (3) in any location the school corporation determines to be
24 appropriate.
25 SECTION 105. IC 20-26-18-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
26 1, 2025]. Sec. 5. To foster the continuing coordination of criminal
27 organization prevention, intervention, and suppression efforts, the
28 governing body of a school corporation may establish a program to
29 provide criminal organization intervention services to students. If a
30 school corporation chooses to develop a program under this section, the
31 governing body shall establish an advisory committee that includes the
32 following members:
33 (1) Parents.
34 (2) School employees.
35 (3) Local law enforcement officials.
36 (4) The prosecuting attorney.
37 (5) The county public defender.
38 (6) A juvenile court judge.
39 (7) A school behavioral health or community mental health
40 professional.
41 (8) Representatives of organizations that have expertise in
42 criminal organization education, prevention, or intervention.
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1 (9) Any other person or entity the governing body determines is
2 appropriate.
3 SECTION 106. IC 20-26-18-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.25-2016,
4 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) Not later than June 1, 2017, and before June
6 2 of each year, thereafter, each school corporation shall submit to the
7 department a written report, on forms developed by the department,
8 outlining the activities undertaken as part of the school corporation's
9 compliance with this chapter. by a school corporation concerning
10 criminal organization activity in the schools and actions taken by
11 the school corporation to prevent, intervene, and suppress criminal
12 organization in the schools. The report must include school based
13 data to monitor for disproportionality, with each school reporting the
14 number of investigations disposed of internally and the number of
15 cases referred to local law enforcement, disaggregated by race,
16 ethnicity, age, and gender.
17 (b) Not later than November 1, 2017, and before November 2 of
18 each year thereafter, the department shall submit a comprehensive
19 report concerning criminal organization activity in schools to the
20 governor and the general assembly. A report submitted to the general
21 assembly under this subsection must be in an electronic format under
22 IC 5-14-6. The report must include the following:
23 (1) A summary of the activities reported to the department under
24 subsection (a).
25 (2) Any recommendations or conclusions made by the department
26 to assist in the prevention of, education about, and intervention in
27 criminal organization activity in schools.
28 SECTION 107. IC 20-26.5-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
29 SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if the state board
31 approves a coalition under section 1(d) of this chapter, the applicants
32 that jointly submitted an application under section 1 of this chapter
33 become coalition members.
34 (b) In addition to the coalition members described in subsection (a),
35 a school corporation, an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7),
36 or a state accredited nonpublic school may become a coalition member
37 by submitting an application to the coalition, in a manner prescribed by
38 the coalition. The coalition may submit a recommendation to the state
39 board that an applicant under this subsection should be approved to
40 participate in the coalition. Subject to subsection (c), The state board
41 shall approve an application submitted under this subsection.
42 (c) For:
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1 (1) the 2018-2019 school year, not more than a total of eight (8)
2 school corporations, eligible schools (as defined in
3 IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic schools may
4 participate in the coalition;
5 (2) the 2019-2020 school year, not more than a total of twelve
6 (12) school corporations, eligible schools (as defined in
7 IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic schools may
8 participate in the coalition; and
9 (3) the 2020-2021 school year, not more than a total of sixteen
10 (16) school corporations, eligible schools (as defined in
11 IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic schools may
12 participate in the coalition.
13 (d) Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year and each school year
14 thereafter, the state board shall limit the number of coalition members
15 to thirty (30) school corporations, eligible schools (as defined in
16 IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic schools.
17 SECTION 108. IC 20-26.5-2-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
18 1, 2025]. Sec. 4. The state board may revoke a coalition member's
19 membership in the coalition if the state board determines that the
20 coalition member has not met the specific goals or measurable student
21 outcomes set forth under section 1(c)(3) of this chapter.
22 SECTION 109. IC 20-27-5-0.2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
23 1, 2025]. Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to:
24 (1) IC 20-9.1-2-4 (before its repeal, now codified at section 5 of
25 this chapter); and
26 (2) IC 20-9.1-2-4.1 (before its repeal, now codified at section 6 of
27 this chapter);
28 do not apply to contracts entered into before July 1, 1988.
29 SECTION 110. IC 20-27-13-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.145-2012,
30 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
31 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter,
32 a school corporation described in section 2 of this chapter shall carry
33 out a program to provide transportation to and from school for all
34 eligible students in any part of a school year, beginning after June 30,
35 2012, unless the governing body of the school corporation:
36 (1) approves the termination of the transportation program; and
37 (2) provides public notice of the date after which the
38 transportation will no longer be provided under the transportation
39 program;
40 at least three (3) years one (1) year before the date after which the
41 transportation will no longer be provided under the transportation
42 program.
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1 SECTION 111. IC 20-27-13-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
2 1, 2025]. Sec. 5. Transportation provided under a transportation
3 program required under section 3 of this chapter may be limited by the
4 school corporation's governing body to providing transportation to
5 school immediately before the beginning of an instructional day (as
6 described in IC 20-30-2-2) and from school immediately after the end
7 of an instructional day (as described in IC 20-30-2-2) without
8 additional accommodations for participation in extracurricular
9 activities.
10 SECTION 112. IC 20-27-13-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
11 1, 2025]. Sec. 6. Transportation provided under a transportation
12 program required under section 3 of this chapter must be otherwise in
13 accordance with applicable law.
14 SECTION 113. IC 20-28-2-7 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
15 1, 2025]. Sec. 7. (a) The department may recommend to the general
16 assembly for consideration measures relating to the department's
17 powers and duties that improve the quality of teacher preparation or
18 teacher licensing standards.
19 (b) The department shall submit to the general assembly before
20 November 1 of each year a report:
21 (1) detailing the findings and activities of the department, the
22 division, and the state board; and
23 (2) including any recommendations developed under this chapter.
24 A report under this subsection must in an electronic format under
25 IC 5-14-6.
26 SECTION 114. IC 20-28-2-8 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
27 1, 2025]. Sec. 8. (a) The department may, subject to approval by the
28 budget agency, do the following to administer the responsibilities of the
29 department under this chapter:
30 (1) Establish advisory committees the department determines
31 necessary.
32 (2) Expend funds made available to the department according to
33 policies established by the budget agency.
34 (b) The department shall comply with the requirements for
35 submitting a budget request to the budget agency as set forth in
36 IC 4-12-1, for funds to administer the responsibilities of the department
37 described in section 1 of this chapter.
38 SECTION 115. IC 20-28-3-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
39 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.5. The guidelines developed under section 3 of
41 this chapter must incorporate methods that assist individuals in
42 developing competency in employing approaches to create positive
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1 classroom and school climates that are culturally responsive, which
2 may include:
3 (1) classroom management strategies;
4 (2) restorative justice;
5 (3) positive behavioral interventions and supports;
6 (4) social and emotional training as described in IC 12-21-5-2
7 and IC 20-19-3-12; and IC 20-26-5-34.2; and
8 (5) conflict resolution.
9 SECTION 116. IC 20-28-3-4.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
10 1, 2025]. Sec. 4.5. (a) Each school corporation, charter school, and
11 state accredited nonpublic school shall require each school employee
12 likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of
13 the employee's employment to attend or participate in training on child
14 abuse and neglect, including:
15 (1) training on the duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect
16 under IC 31-33-5; and
17 (2) training on recognizing possible signs of child abuse or
18 neglect;
19 in a manner prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or
20 IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
21 (b) The training required under this section must count toward the
22 requirements for professional development required by the governing
23 body.
24 (c) In the event the state board does not require training to be
25 completed as part of a teacher preparation program under
26 IC 20-28-5.5-1, the training required under this section must be during
27 the school employee's contracted day or at a time chosen by the
28 employee.
29 SECTION 117. IC 20-28-3-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
30 1, 2025]. Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of this section, "teacher" includes the
31 following:
32 (1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.
33 (2) A principal.
34 (3) A teacher.
35 (4) A librarian.
36 (5) A school counselor.
37 (6) A school psychologist.
38 (7) A school nurse.
39 (8) A school social worker.
40 (b) Beginning after June 30, 2018, each school corporation, charter
41 school, and state accredited nonpublic school:
42 (1) shall require all teachers; and
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1 (2) may require any other appropriate school employees;
2 who are employed at schools that provide instruction to students in any
3 combination of grade 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 to attend or participate
4 in research based inservice youth suicide awareness and prevention
5 training in a manner prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1
6 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. The training required under this subsection must
7 be during the teacher's or school employee's contracted day or at a time
8 chosen by the teacher or employee.
9 (c) The inservice training required under this section shall count
10 toward the requirements for professional development required by the
11 governing body.
12 (d) A school or school corporation may leverage any:
13 (1) existing or new state and federal grant funds; or
14 (2) free or reduced cost evidence based youth suicide awareness
15 and prevention training provided by any state agency or qualified
16 statewide or local organization;
17 to cover the costs of the training required under this section.
18 SECTION 118. IC 20-28-3-7 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
19 1, 2025]. Sec. 7. (a) Each school corporation and state accredited
20 nonpublic school shall require all school employees likely to have
21 direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the
22 employee's employment to attend or participate in inservice training
23 pertaining to the identification and reporting of human trafficking. The
24 training shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the state board
25 under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
26 (b) The inservice training required under this section shall count
27 toward the requirements for professional development required by the
28 governing body or the equivalent authority for a state accredited
29 nonpublic school.
30 SECTION 119. IC 20-28-3-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
31 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) A teacher preparation
33 program shall include content within the curriculum that:
34 (1) prepares teacher candidates to use evidence based trauma
35 informed classroom instruction, including instruction in
36 evidence based social emotional learning classroom practices
37 that are conducive to supporting students who have
38 experienced trauma that may interfere with a student's
39 academic functioning; and
40 (2) provides information on applicable Indiana laws regarding
41 other instructional requirements and applicable Indiana laws
42 relating to the instruction and recognition described in
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1 subdivision (1), including the following:
2 (A) IC 20-30-5-5.
3 (B) IC 20-30-5-6.
4 (C) IC 20-30-5-13.
5 (D) IC 20-30-5-17.
6 (E) IC 20-34-3-21.
7 (F) IC 20-34-9.
8 (b) The teacher preparation program shall consider using
9 curricula that includes:
10 (1) training on evidence based social emotional learning
11 classroom practices that are consistent with the state's social
12 emotional learning competencies established by the
13 department;
14 (2) training on recognizing possible signs of social, emotional,
15 and behavioral reactions to trauma;
16 (3) training on the potential impacts of trauma;
17 (4) strategies for recognizing the signs and symptoms of
18 trauma;
19 (5) practical recommendations for running a trauma
20 informed classroom; and
21 (6) approaches for avoiding revictimization in schools.
22 SECTION 120. IC 20-28-5-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.243-2023,
23 SECTION 10, AND BY P.L.245-2023, SECTION 9, IS AMENDED
24 TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a)
25 Subsection (b) does not apply to an individual who:
26 (1) held an Indiana limited, reciprocal, or standard teaching
27 license on June 30, 1985; or
28 (2) is granted a license under section 12.5 or 18 of this chapter.
29 (b) Except as provided in section 12.5 of this chapter, the
30 department may not grant an initial practitioner license to an individual
31 unless the individual has:
32 (1) met the requirements of section 12.3 of this chapter; and
33 (2) demonstrated proficiency in the following areas on a written
34 examination or through other procedures prescribed by the
35 department:
36 (1) (A) Pedagogy.
37 (2) (B) Knowledge of the areas in which the individual is
38 required to have a license to teach.
39 (3) (C) If the individual is seeking to be licensed as an
40 elementary school teacher, comprehensive scientifically based
41 reading instruction skills aligned to the science of reading.
42 (c) An individual's license examination score may not be disclosed
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1 by the department without the individual's consent unless specifically
2 required by state or federal statute or court order.
3 (d) Subject to section 22 of this chapter, the state board shall adopt
4 rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
5 (1) Adopt, validate, and implement the examination or other
6 procedures required by subsection (b).
7 (2) Establish examination scores indicating proficiency.
8 (3) Otherwise carry out the purposes of this section.
9 (e) Subject to section 18 of this chapter, the state board shall adopt
10 rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing the conditions under which the
11 requirements of this section may be waived for an individual holding
12 a valid teacher's license issued by another state.
13 SECTION 121. IC 20-28-5-12.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
14 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
15 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12.3. The department may not
16 grant an initial practitioner license unless an individual completes
17 the following:
18 (1) Child abuse and neglect training.
19 (2) Youth suicide awareness and prevention training.
20 (3) Identification and reporting of human trafficking training.
21 (4) Training described in IC 20-28-5.5-1(a).
22 SECTION 122. IC 20-28-5-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
23 SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
24 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding section 3(b)(6) of this
25 chapter, the department shall grant an initial practitioner's license in a
26 specific subject area to an applicant who:
27 (1) has earned a postgraduate degree from a regionally accredited
28 postsecondary educational institution in the subject area in which
29 the applicant seeks to be licensed;
30 (2) has at least one (1) academic year of experience teaching
31 students in a middle school, high school, or college classroom
32 setting; and
33 (3) complies with sections 4 and 12 of this chapter.
34 (b) An individual who receives an initial practitioner's license under
35 this section may teach in the specific subject for which the individual
36 is licensed only in:
37 (1) high school; or
38 (2) middle school;
39 if the subject area is designated by the state board as having an
40 insufficient supply of licensed teachers.
41 (c) After receiving an initial practitioner's license under this section,
42 an applicant who seeks to renew the applicant's initial practitioner's
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1 license or obtain a proficient practitioner's license must:
2 (1) demonstrate that the applicant has:
3 (A) participated in cultural competency professional
4 development activities; and
5 (B) obtained training and information from a special education
6 teacher concerning exceptional learners; and
7 (C) received:
8 (i) training or certification that complies; or
9 (ii) an exemption from compliance;
10 with the standards prescribed by the state board under
11 IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5; and
12 (2) meet the same requirements as other candidates.
13 SECTION 123. IC 20-28-5-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
14 SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an individual who:
16 (1) holds a valid teaching license issued by another state
17 (excluding a teaching license equivalent to an Indiana temporary
18 or emergency teaching license) in the same content area or areas
19 for which the individual is applying for a license in Indiana; and
20 (2) was required to pass a content licensure test to obtain the
21 license described in subdivision (1).
22 (b) Notwithstanding sections 3 and 12 of this chapter, the
23 department shall grant one (1) of the following licenses to an individual
24 described in subsection (a):
25 (1) If the individual has less than two (2) years of full-time
26 teaching experience, an initial practitioner's license.
27 (2) If the individual has at least two (2) years of full-time teaching
28 experience, a practitioner's license.
29 (3) If the individual has a master's degree from a regionally
30 accredited institution and at least two (2) years of full-time
31 teaching experience, an accomplished practitioner's license.
32 (c) An individual who is granted a license under this section shall
33 comply with the training or certification requirements prescribed by the
34 state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. section 12.3
35 of this chapter.
36 SECTION 124. IC 20-28-5-26 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
37 1, 2025]. Sec. 26. (a) A teacher preparation program shall include
38 content within the curriculum that:
39 (1) prepares teacher candidates to use evidence based trauma
40 informed classroom instruction, including instruction in evidence
41 based social emotional learning classroom practices that are
42 conducive to supporting students who have experienced trauma
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1 that may interfere with a student's academic functioning; and
2 (2) provides information on applicable Indiana laws regarding
3 other instructional requirements and applicable Indiana laws
4 relating to the instruction and recognition described in
5 subdivision (1), including the following:
6 (A) IC 20-30-5-5.
7 (B) IC 20-30-5-6.
8 (C) IC 20-30-5-13.
9 (D) IC 20-30-5-17.
10 (E) IC 20-34-3-21.
11 (F) IC 20-34-9.
12 (b) The teacher preparation program shall consider using curricula
13 that includes:
14 (1) training on evidence based social emotional learning
15 classroom practices that are consistent with the state's social
16 emotional learning competencies established by the department;
17 (2) training on recognizing possible signs of social, emotional,
18 and behavioral reactions to trauma;
19 (3) training on the potential impacts of trauma;
20 (4) strategies for recognizing the signs and symptoms of trauma;
21 (5) practical recommendations for running a trauma informed
22 classroom; and
23 (6) approaches for avoiding revictimization in schools.
24 SECTION 125. IC 20-28-5-27, AS AMENDED BY P.L.170-2023,
25 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 27. (a) In an effort to fill a vacant teaching
27 position, offer a new program or class, or supplement a program
28 currently being offered, the governing body of a school corporation or
29 the equivalent authority for a charter school or nonpublic school may
30 issue an adjunct teacher permit to an individual if the following
31 minimum requirements are met:
32 (1) The individual has at least four (4) years of experience in the
33 content area in which the individual intends to teach.
34 (2) The school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
35 conducts an expanded criminal history check and expanded child
36 protection index check concerning the individual as required
37 under IC 20-26-5-10.
38 (3) The individual has not been convicted of a felony listed in
39 section 8(c) of this chapter or described in section 8(d) of this
40 chapter or the individual's conviction has been reversed, vacated,
41 or set aside on appeal.
42 However, the governing body or equivalent authority may establish
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1 stricter requirements than the requirements prescribed by this
2 subsection.
3 (b) If a governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent
4 authority for a charter school or nonpublic school issues an adjunct
5 teacher permit to an individual under subsection (a):
6 (1) the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
7 may enter into an employment agreement for employment with
8 the individual as a part-time or full-time teacher of the school
9 corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school;
10 (2) the individual who holds the adjunct permit may teach in any
11 content area, including a career and technical education content
12 area, in which the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic
13 school allows the individual to teach based on the individual's
14 experience described in subsection (a);
15 (3) the individual must be assigned a teacher mentor for support
16 in pedagogy; and
17 (4) the individual must complete the following training within the
18 first ninety (90) days of employment:
19 (A) IC 20-26-5-34.2 (bullying prevention). Bullying
20 prevention.
21 (B) IC 20-28-3-4.5 (training on child abuse and neglect).
22 Child abuse and neglect.
23 (C) IC 20-28-3-6 (youth suicide awareness and prevention
24 training). Youth suicide awareness and prevention.
25 (D) IC 20-28-3-7 (training on human trafficking). Human
26 trafficking.
27 The training described in subdivision (4)(D) may be completed through
28 the online platform described in IC 20-19-3-29.
29 (c) An adjunct teacher may not provide special education
30 instruction.
31 (d) The salary of an adjunct teacher under an employment
32 agreement described in IC 20-28-6-7.3 is not subject to the
33 requirements under IC 20-28-9-1.5 or a local compensation plan
34 established by a school corporation as described in IC 20-28-9-1.5.
35 (e) Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
36 agreement entered into or renewed before July 1, 2022, an employment
37 agreement entered into under this section is not subject to a collective
38 bargaining agreement entered into under IC 20-29.
39 (f) It is not an unfair practice for a school corporation to enter into
40 an employment agreement under this section.
41 (g) Each school corporation or charter school that hires an adjunct
42 teacher under this section shall report to the department the following
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1 information:
2 (1) The number of adjunct teachers who hold a permit issued
3 under this section that the school corporation or charter school
4 has hired each school year, disaggregated by the grade level and
5 subject area taught by the adjunct teacher.
6 (2) The following information for each adjunct teacher described
7 in subdivision (1):
8 (A) The name of the adjunct teacher.
9 (B) The subject matter the adjunct teacher is permitted to
10 teach.
11 (C) A description of the adjunct teacher's experience described
12 in subsection (a)(1).
13 (D) The adjunct teacher's total salary and any other
14 compensation paid to the adjunct teacher during the school
15 year.
16 (E) The number of previous adjunct teaching employment
17 agreements the adjunct teacher has entered into with the
18 school corporation or charter school or any other school
19 corporation or charter school.
20 (h) A school corporation or charter school shall post a vacant
21 adjunct teacher position on the department's online adjunct teacher
22 portal established under IC 20-19-3-25.
23 (i) A school corporation may notify the parents of students enrolled
24 in the school corporation of a vacant adjunct teacher position.
25 (j) The governing body of a school corporation shall announce any
26 vacant adjunct teacher positions at meetings of the governing body.
27 SECTION 126. IC 20-28-5.5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
28 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 1.5 of this chapter, the
30 state board shall determine the timing, frequency, whether training
31 requirements can be combined or merged, and the method of training,
32 including whether the training should be required for purposes of
33 obtaining or renewing a license under IC 20-28-5, or, in consultation
34 with teacher preparation programs (as defined in IC 20-28-3-1(b)), as
35 part of the completion requirements for a teacher preparation program
36 for training required under the following sections:
37 IC 20-26-5-34.2.
38 IC 20-28-3-4.5.
39 IC 20-28-3-6.
40 IC 20-28-3-7.
41 IC 20-34-7-6.
42 IC 20-34-7-7.
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1 IC 20-34-8-9.
2 However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the
3 state board to suspend or otherwise eliminate training requirements
4 described in this subsection.
5 (b) Subject to section 1.5 of this chapter, in addition to the training
6 described in subsection (a), (a) The department shall, in a manner
7 prescribed by the state board, require the following training before
8 issuing an initial practitioner license:
9 (1) ensure a teacher has training in:
10 (A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation that includes a test
11 demonstration on a mannequin;
12 (B) removing a foreign body causing an obstruction in an
13 airway;
14 (C) the Heimlich maneuver; and
15 (D) the use of an automated external defibrillator;
16 (2) ensure a teacher holds a valid certification in each of the
17 procedures described in subdivision (1) issued by:
18 (A) the American Red Cross;
19 (B) the American Heart Association; or
20 (C) a comparable organization or institution approved by the
21 state board; or
22 (3) determine if a teacher has physical limitations that make it
23 impracticable to complete a course or certification described in
24 subdivision (1) or (2).
25 The state board shall determine the timing, frequency, whether training
26 requirements can be combined or merged, and the method of training
27 or certification, including whether the training or certification should
28 be required for purposes of obtaining or renewing a license under
29 IC 20-28-5, or, in consultation with teacher preparation programs (as
30 defined in IC 20-28-3-1(b)), as part of the completion requirements for
31 a teacher preparation program. However, the frequency of the training
32 may not be more frequent and the method of training may not be more
33 stringent than required in IC 20-28-5-3(c) through IC 20-28-5-3(e), as
34 in effect on January 1, 2020. Nothing in this subsection shall be
35 construed to authorize the state board to suspend or otherwise eliminate
36 training requirements described in this subsection.
37 (c) The state board may recommend to the general assembly, in a
38 report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to eliminate training
39 requirements described in subsection (a) or (b).
40 (d) In determining the training requirements for a school
41 corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school for
42 training required under:
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1 (1) IC 20-26-5-34.2;
2 (2) IC 20-28-3-4.5;
3 (3) IC 20-28-3-6; or
4 (4) IC 20-28-3-7;
5 the state board may consider whether a particular teacher received the
6 training described in this subsection as part of the teacher's licensing
7 requirements or at a teacher preparation program when determining
8 whether the particular teacher is required to receive the training by the
9 school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic
10 school.
11 (b) The department shall establish guidelines for schools
12 regarding the timing, frequency, and method of training
13 concerning the following:
14 (1) The training listed in IC 20-28-5-12.3.
15 (2) Bleeding control training.
16 (3) Sudden cardiac arrest training, including training on the
17 use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
18 SECTION 127. IC 20-28-5.5-1.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.250-2023,
19 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. After June 30, 2024, if an online platform is
21 established or licensed for use under IC 20-19-3-29, the training
22 described in any of the following statutes must be provided through the
23 online platform:
24 IC 20-20-39.
25 IC 20-26-5-34.2.
26 IC 20-26-5-34.4.
27 IC 20-26-9-8.
28 IC 20-28-3-4.5.
29 IC 20-28-3-6.
30 IC 20-28-3-7.
31 IC 20-28-5.5-1.
32 IC 20-30-12-2.
33 IC 20-34-3-24.
34 IC 20-34-7-6.
35 IC 20-34-7-7.
36 IC 20-34-8-9.
37 IC 20-35.5.
38 SECTION 128. IC 20-28-6-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.118-2016,
39 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "teacher" includes
41 an individual who:
42 (1) holds a substitute teacher's license; and
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1 (2) provides instruction in a joint summer school program. under
2 IC 20-30-7-5.
3 (b) The supplemental service teacher's contract shall be used when
4 a teacher provides professional service in evening school or summer
5 school employment, except when a teacher or other individual is
6 employed to supervise or conduct noncredit courses or activities.
7 (c) The salary of a teacher on a supplemental service contract shall
8 be determined by the superintendent. The superintendent may, but is
9 not required to, base the salary on the regular compensation plan for
10 the school corporation.
11 SECTION 129. IC 20-28-10-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
12 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
13 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation may grant a teacher,
14 on written request, a sabbatical for improvement of professional skills
15 through:
16 (1) advanced study;
17 (2) work experience;
18 (3) teacher exchange programs; or
19 (4) approved educational travel.
20 (b) After taking a sabbatical, the teacher shall return for a length of
21 time equal to that of the sabbatical leave.
22 SECTION 130. IC 20-28-10-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
23 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
24 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) A teacher who is pregnant may continue in
25 active employment as late into pregnancy as the teacher wishes, if the
26 teacher can fulfill the requirements of the teacher's position.
27 (b) Temporary disability caused by pregnancy is governed by the
28 following:
29 (1) A teacher who is pregnant shall be granted a leave of absence
30 any time between the commencement of the teacher's pregnancy
31 and one (1) year following the birth of the child, if the teacher
32 notifies the superintendent at least thirty (30) days before the date
33 on which the teacher wishes to start the leave. The teacher shall
34 notify the superintendent of the expected length of this leave,
35 including with this notice either:
36 (A) a physician's statement certifying the teacher's pregnancy;
37 or
38 (B) a copy of the birth certificate of the newborn;
39 whichever is applicable. However, in the case of a medical
40 emergency caused by pregnancy, the teacher shall be granted a
41 leave, as otherwise provided in this section, immediately on the
42 teacher's request and the certification of the emergency from an
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1 attending physician.
2 (2) All or part of a leave taken by a teacher because of a
3 temporary disability caused by pregnancy may be charged, at the
4 teacher's discretion, to the teacher's available sick days. However,
5 the teacher is not entitled to take accumulated sick days when the
6 teacher's physician certifies that the teacher is capable of
7 performing the teacher's regular teaching duties. The teacher is
8 entitled to complete the remaining leave without pay. However,
9 the teacher may receive compensation for the pregnancy leave
10 under a collective bargaining agreement or, if the teacher is not
11 represented by an exclusive representative, by governing body
12 policy.
13 SECTION 131. IC 20-28-10-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
14 SECTION 94, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) A governing body may not adopt residence
16 requirements for teachers or other school employees in the governing
17 body's employment, assignment, or reassignment for services in a
18 prescribed area.
19 (b) A school corporation that violates subsection (a) is ineligible for
20 state funds under all enactments regarding that subject. The secretary
21 of education and other state officials shall administer the funds
22 accordingly on the submission of sworn proof of the existence of the
23 discriminatory residence requirements.
24 SECTION 132. IC 20-28-10-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.213-2015,
25 SECTION 183, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
26 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 16. (a) If a teacher serves in the
27 general assembly, the teacher shall be given credit for the time spent in
28 this service, including the time spent for council or committee
29 meetings. The leave for this service does not diminish the teacher's
30 rights under the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund or the teacher's
31 advancement on the state or local compensation plan. For these
32 purposes, the teacher is, despite the leave, considered teaching for the
33 school during that time.
34 (b) The compensation received while serving in the general
35 assembly shall be included for teachers retiring after June 30, 1980, in
36 the determination of the teacher's annual compensation to compute the
37 teacher's retirement benefit under IC 5-10.2-4. A teacher serving in the
38 general assembly may choose to have deductions made from the
39 teacher's salary as a legislator for contributions under either
40 IC 5-10.4-4-11 or IC 5-10.3-7-9.
41 SECTION 133. IC 20-28-10-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
42 SECTION 95, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 19. (a) Each governing body and its administrators
2 shall arrange each teacher's daily working schedule to provide at least
3 thirty (30) minutes between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a period free of
4 duties.
5 (b) The secretary of education shall report each failure to comply
6 with subsection (a) to the state board, which shall immediately inform
7 the governing body of each alleged violation.
8 (c) If the school corporation persistently fails or refuses to comply
9 with subsection (a) for one (1) year, the state board shall:
10 (1) lower the grade of accreditation of the school corporation; and
11 (2) publish notice of that action in at least one (1) newspaper
12 published in the county.
13 SECTION 134. IC 20-30-2-4, AS AMENDED BY
14 P.L.178-2022(ts), SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
15 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does
16 not apply to charter schools.
17 (b) Subject to subsection (c), (d), if a school corporation fails to
18 conduct the minimum number of student instructional days during a
19 school year as required under section 3 of this chapter, the department
20 shall reduce the August tuition support distribution to that school
21 corporation for a school year by an amount determined as follows:
22 STEP ONE: Determine the remainder of:
23 (A) the amount of the total tuition support allocated to the
24 school corporation for the particular school year; minus
25 (B) that part of the total tuition support allocated to the school
26 corporation for that school year with respect to student
27 instructional days one hundred seventy-six (176) through one
28 hundred eighty (180).
29 STEP TWO: Subtract the number of student instructional days
30 that the school corporation conducted from one hundred eighty
31 (180).
32 STEP THREE: Determine the lesser of five (5) or the remainder
33 determined under STEP TWO.
34 STEP FOUR: Divide the amount subtracted under STEP ONE (B)
35 by five (5).
36 STEP FIVE: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP FOUR
37 by the number determined under STEP THREE.
38 STEP SIX: Subtract the number determined under STEP THREE
39 from the remainder determined under STEP TWO.
40 STEP SEVEN: Divide the remainder determined under STEP
41 ONE by one hundred seventy-five (175).
42 STEP EIGHT: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP
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1 SEVEN by the remainder determined under STEP SIX.
2 STEP NINE: Add the product determined under STEP FIVE to
3 the product determined under STEP EIGHT.
4 (b) (c) If the total amount of state tuition support that a school
5 corporation receives or will receive during a school year decreases
6 under this section by an amount that is equal to or more than two
7 hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from the amount the school
8 corporation would otherwise be eligible to receive during the school
9 year as determined under IC 20-43, the budget committee shall review
10 the amount of and the reason for the decrease before implementation
11 of the decrease.
12 (c) (d) If fewer than all of the schools in a school corporation fail to
13 conduct the minimum number of student instructional days during a
14 school year as required under section 3 of this chapter, the reduction in
15 August tuition support required by this section shall take into account
16 only the schools in the school corporation that failed to conduct the
17 minimum number of student instructional days and only the grades for
18 which the required number of student instructional days was not
19 conducted.
20 SECTION 135. IC 20-30-3-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
21 1, 2025]. Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), each school corporation
22 and charter school may place a durable poster or framed picture
23 representing:
24 (1) the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust";
25 and
26 (2) an accurate representation of the:
27 (A) United States flag; and
28 (B) Indiana state flag;
29 which may be positioned under the national motto described in
30 subdivision (1);
31 in each school library and classroom within the school corporation or
32 charter school.
33 (b) The durable poster or framed picture described in subsection (a)
34 may be at least eleven (11) inches in height by seventeen (17) inches
35 in width. The dimensions of the national motto described in subsection
36 (a)(1) may be at least four (4) inches in height by fifteen (15) inches in
37 width and include print large enough to fill the dimensions established
38 by this subdivision.
39 (c) If a school corporation or charter school places a poster or
40 framed picture under subsection (a), the representation of the United
41 States flag and the Indiana state flag as described in subsection (a)(2)
42 must comply with any applicable federal or state laws concerning the
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1 design, dimensions, or presentation of the respective flags.
2 SECTION 136. IC 20-30-4-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]. Sec. 4. A graduation plan may be modified after initial
4 development. However, the modifications may not interfere with the
5 assurances described in section 2(b)(6) of this chapter.
6 SECTION 137. IC 20-30-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.140-2008,
7 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. This chapter may not be construed to prevent
9 a student who chooses a particular curriculum under IC 20-30-12 or
10 IC 20-30-10 from including within the student's graduation plan
11 individual courses or programs that:
12 (1) are not included within the student's chosen curriculum; and
13 (2) the student is otherwise eligible to take.
14 SECTION 138. IC 20-30-5-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
15 1, 2025]. Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to the following writings,
16 documents, and records:
17 (1) The Constitution of the United States.
18 (2) The national motto.
19 (3) The national anthem.
20 (4) The Pledge of Allegiance.
21 (5) The Constitution of the State of Indiana.
22 (6) The Declaration of Independence.
23 (7) The Mayflower Compact.
24 (8) The Federalist Papers.
25 (9) "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine.
26 (10) The writings, speeches, documents, and proclamations of the
27 founding fathers and presidents of the United States.
28 (11) United States Supreme Court decisions.
29 (12) Executive orders of the presidents of the United States.
30 (13) Frederick Douglas' Speech at Rochester, New York, on July
31 5, 1852, entitled "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?".
32 (14) Appeal by David Walker.
33 (15) Chief Seattle's letter to the United States government in 1852
34 in response to the United States government's inquiry regarding
35 the purchase of tribal lands.
36 (b) A school corporation may allow a principal or teacher in the
37 school corporation to read or post in a school building or classroom or
38 at a school event any excerpt or part of a writing, document, or record
39 listed in subsection (a).
40 (c) A school corporation may not permit the content based
41 censorship of American history or heritage based on religious
42 references in a writing, document, or record listed in subsection (a).
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1 (d) A library, a media center, or an equivalent facility that a school
2 corporation maintains for student use must contain in the facility's
3 permanent collection at least one (1) copy of each writing or document
4 listed in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(9).
5 (e) A school corporation:
6 (1) shall allow a student to include a reference to a writing,
7 document, or record listed in subsection (a) in a report or other
8 work product; and
9 (2) may not punish the student in any way, including a reduction
10 in grade, for using the reference.
11 SECTION 139. IC 20-30-5-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2023,
12 SECTION 24, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
13 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) Not later than October 15 of each year,
14 Each public school shall provide include in the public school's
15 curriculum age appropriate, research based instruction as provided
16 under IC 10-21-1-14(d) focusing on bullying prevention for all students
17 in grades 1 through 12.
18 (b) The department, in consultation with school safety specialists
19 and school counselors, shall prepare outlines or materials for the
20 instruction described in subsection (a) and incorporate the instruction
21 in grades 1 through 12.
22 (c) Instruction on bullying prevention may be delivered by a
23 teacher, school safety specialist, school counselor, or any other person
24 with training and expertise in the area of bullying prevention and
25 intervention.
26 SECTION 140. IC 20-30-5-5.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
27 SECTION 55, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
28 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.7. (a) Not later than December 15, 2020, and
29 each December 15 thereafter, Each public school, including a charter
30 school, and state accredited nonpublic school shall provide include in
31 the school's curriculum age appropriate:
32 (1) research and evidence based; or
33 (2) research or evidence based;
34 instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse to students in
35 kindergarten through grade 12.
36 (b) The department, in consultation with school safety specialists,
37 school counselors, school social workers, or school psychologists, shall
38 identify outlines or materials for the instruction described in subsection
39 (a) and incorporate the instruction in kindergarten through grade 12.
40 (c) Any outlines and materials identified under subsection (b) must
41 be demonstrated to be effective and promising.
42 (d) Instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse may be
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1 delivered by a teacher, school safety specialist, school counselor, or
2 any other person with training and expertise in the area of child abuse
3 and child sexual abuse.
4 SECTION 141. IC 20-30-5-8 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
5 1, 2025]. Sec. 8. A course in safety education for at least one (1) full
6 semester shall be taught in grade 8 of each public school and nonpublic
7 school. The state board shall prepare a guide for this course that:
8 (1) the teacher shall use; and
9 (2) may be revised under the direction of the state board.
10 SECTION 142. IC 20-30-5-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
11 SECTION 179, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) The principles of hygiene and
13 sanitary science must be taught in grade 5 of each public elementary
14 school. and may be taught in other grades. This instruction must
15 explain the ways that dangerous communicable diseases are spread and
16 the sanitary methods for disease prevention and restriction.
17 (b) The state health commissioner and the secretary of education
18 shall jointly compile a leaflet describing the principles of hygiene,
19 sanitary science, and disease prevention and shall supply the leaflets to
20 each superintendent, who shall:
21 (1) supply the leaflets to each school; and
22 (2) require the teachers to comply with this section.
23 (c) Each prosecuting attorney to whom the Indiana department of
24 health or the Indiana department of health's agents report any violation
25 of this section shall commence proceedings against the violator.
26 (d) (b) Any student who objects in writing, or any student less than
27 eighteen (18) years of age whose parent or guardian objects in writing,
28 to health and hygiene courses because the courses conflict with the
29 student's religious teachings is entitled to be excused from receiving
30 medical instruction or instruction in hygiene or sanitary science without
31 penalties concerning grades or graduation.
32 SECTION 143. IC 20-30-5-10, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
33 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10. (a) The governing body shall provide in each
35 public school for the illustrative teaching of:
36 (1) the spread of disease by:
37 (A) rats;
38 (B) flies; and
39 (C) mosquitoes;
40 and the effects of disease; and
41 (2) disease prevention by proper food selection and consumption.
42 (b) A school official who fails to comply with this section commits
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1 a Class C infraction.
2 SECTION 144. IC 20-30-6.1-1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]. Sec. 1. (a) Each school corporation may include as an elective
4 in the school corporation's high school curriculum a course surveying
5 religions of the world. The course must include as part of the course's
6 curriculum:
7 (1) the historical study of religion;
8 (2) the cultural study of religion; and
9 (3) a literary study of writings, documents, or records relating to
10 various religions.
11 (b) The curriculum described in subsection (a) must be neutral,
12 objective, and balanced. It may not encourage or promote acceptance
13 of any particular religion.
14 SECTION 145. IC 20-30-6.1-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
15 1, 2025]. Sec. 2. Each school corporation may include cursive writing
16 in the school corporation's curriculum.
17 SECTION 146. IC 20-30-6.1-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
18 1, 2025]. Sec. 3. A school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic
19 school with at least one (1) employee may provide a presentation or
20 instruction to students explaining aspects of autism, including
21 behaviors that students with autism may exhibit as well as student
22 interaction with students with autism.
23 SECTION 147. IC 20-30-7-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
24 1, 2025]. Sec. 2. (a) A school corporation may conduct a program of
25 summer school education.
26 (b) A school corporation may provide summer school educational
27 services through an online provider.
28 SECTION 148. IC 20-30-7-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
29 1, 2025]. Sec. 3. In addition to a program of summer school education
30 described in section 1 of this chapter, a school corporation may conduct
31 a voluntary summer school enrichment program in which educational
32 programs that are not offered during the regular school year are offered
33 to students.
34 SECTION 149. IC 20-30-7-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
35 1, 2025]. Sec. 4. A school corporation shall determine the contents and
36 curriculum of a voluntary summer school enrichment program
37 described in section 3 of this chapter.
38 SECTION 150. IC 20-30-7-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
39 1, 2025]. Sec. 5. A school corporation may enter into an agreement
40 with:
41 (1) another school corporation;
42 (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; or
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1 (3) both entities described in subdivisions (1) and (2);
2 to offer a joint summer school program for high school students.
3 SECTION 151. IC 20-30-7-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
4 1, 2025]. Sec. 6. An agreement under section 5 of this chapter must:
5 (1) designate one (1) participating school corporation as the local
6 education agency for the joint educational program; and
7 (2) specify the allocation of costs of the joint summer school
8 program, including teacher compensation, among the parties to
9 the agreement.
10 SECTION 152. IC 20-30-7-7 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
11 1, 2025]. Sec. 7. The parties to an agreement under section 5 of this
12 chapter may provide educational programs:
13 (1) that are not regularly provided as part of the established
14 curriculum during the school year; and
15 (2) for which a student who successfully completes a program
16 may receive high school and college credit under an articulation
17 agreement or dual credit provision under IC 20-32-3-9 or
18 IC 21-43-2.
19 SECTION 153. IC 20-30-7-8 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
20 1, 2025]. Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, an
21 instructor for an educational program described in section 7 of this
22 chapter must be:
23 (1) licensed under IC 20-28; or
24 (2) granted a substitute teacher's license by the department.
25 SECTION 154. IC 20-30-7-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
26 1, 2025]. Sec. 9. If the superintendent of the school corporation that is
27 the local education agency determines that:
28 (1) a qualified licensed teacher is not available from the entities
29 entering into an agreement under section 5 of this chapter; and
30 (2) a qualified postsecondary instructor is available;
31 to instruct in an educational program described in section 7 of this
32 chapter, the superintendent may request the department to issue a
33 substitute teacher's license to the instructor of an educational program
34 described in section 7 of this chapter.
35 SECTION 155. IC 20-30-7-10 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
36 1, 2025]. Sec. 10. If the department finds that a qualified licensed
37 teacher is not available from the entities entering into an agreement
38 under section 5 of this chapter to instruct in an educational program
39 described in section 7 of this chapter, the department may issue a
40 substitute teacher's license to the instructor of an educational program
41 described in section 7 of this chapter.
42 SECTION 156. IC 20-30-7-11 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
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1 1, 2025]. Sec. 11. An instructor for an educational program described
2 in section 7 of this chapter must be compensated at the same rate as the
3 rate determined for a teacher under IC 20-28-6-7 and the local
4 education agency's contract with certificated employees.
5 SECTION 157. IC 20-30-12 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
6 2025]. (Technology Preparation Curriculum).
7 SECTION 158. IC 20-30-14 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
8 2025]. (Community or Volunteer Service Program).
9 SECTION 159. IC 20-30-14.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
10 1, 2025]. (State Certificate of Biliteracy).
11 SECTION 160. IC 20-30-15 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
12 2025]. (Nonsession School Activities).
13 SECTION 161. IC 20-31-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
14 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. This article applies only to the following:
16 (1) Except as provided in IC 20-31-4.1-3, public schools.
17 (2) Except as provided in IC 20-31-7, State accredited nonpublic
18 schools.
19 SECTION 162. IC 20-31-2-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
20 1, 2025]. Sec. 4. "Committee" refers to the committee that develops the
21 strategic and continuous school improvement and achievement plan
22 under IC 20-31-5.
23 SECTION 163. IC 20-31-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
24 SECTION 32, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 2.5 of this chapter, the
26 state board shall adopt clear, concise, and jargon free state academic
27 standards that are comparable to national and international academic
28 standards and the college and career readiness educational standards
29 adopted under IC 20-19-2-14.5. These academic standards must be
30 adopted for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 for
31 the following subjects:
32 (1) English/language arts.
33 (2) Mathematics.
34 (3) Social studies.
35 (4) Science.
36 (b) For grade levels tested under the statewide assessment program,
37 the academic standards must be based in part on the results of the
38 statewide assessment program.
39 (c) The state board shall, in consultation with postsecondary
40 educational institutions and various businesses and industries, identify
41 what skills or traits students need to be successful upon completion of
42 high school. The department must conduct a research study to define
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1 essential postsecondary skills to promote enlistment, enrollment, and
2 employment. The study must inform a reduction in high school
3 standards to align to essential skills needed for postsecondary success.
4 The study must be submitted to the state board and to the general
5 assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on or before
6 December 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2023, the department must
7 provide recommended reductions to the Indiana academic standards
8 with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the
9 number of academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022, as essential for
10 grades 9 through 12 to the state board. Additional standards may be
11 included for vertical articulation to ensure academic and postsecondary
12 success, not to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the academic
13 standards in effect on July 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2023, the
14 department must provide recommended reductions to the Indiana
15 academic standards with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three
16 percent (33%) of the number of academic standards in effect on July 1,
17 2022, as essential for kindergarten through grade 8 to the state board.
18 Additional standards may be included for vertical articulation to ensure
19 academic and postsecondary success, not to exceed seventy-five
20 percent (75%) of the academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022. A
21 realignment of the ILEARN assessment reflecting the reduction must
22 be completed not later than March 1, 2025.
23 (d) Upon receipt and review of the information received under
24 subsection (c), the state board shall adopt Indiana academic standards
25 for grades 9 through 12 and subsequently for kindergarten through
26 grade 8 relating to academic standards needed to meet the skills or
27 traits identified by the study. The academic standards developed under
28 this subsection must be included within the reduced number of
29 academic standards required by subsection (c). The department shall
30 submit the academic standards to the state board for approval in a
31 manner prescribed by the state board and the state board shall approve
32 academic standards in accordance with the requirements described in
33 this subsection not later than July 1, 2023. Standards approved under
34 this subsection must be implemented for the 2023-2024 school year
35 and each school year thereafter.
36 (e) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the state board, in
37 developing academic standards for reading, shall implement academic
38 standards that are:
39 (1) aligned with the science of reading; and
40 (2) developmentally appropriate based on student need.
41 SECTION 164. IC 20-31-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
42 SECTION 35, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The department shall revise and update
2 academic standards:
3 (1) for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12; and
4 (2) in each subject area listed in section 2 of this chapter;
5 at least once every six (6) years. in addition to the requirements
6 described in section 1(c) and 1(d) of this chapter. This revision must
7 occur on a cyclical basis.
8 (b) The department, in revising and updating academic standards
9 under subsection (a), shall do the following:
10 (1) Consider the skills, knowledge, and practices:
11 (A) that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging
12 technologies; and
13 (B) that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies.
14 (2) Consider for removal any academic standards that may be
15 obsolete as a result of emerging technologies.
16 (3) Provide support to school corporations regarding the
17 implementation of revised and updated academic standards that
18 have an emerging technologies component.
19 (4) Consider integrating computer science standards into a subject
20 area being revised.
21 (5) Consider integrating data literacy and data science standards
22 into a subject area being revised.
23 SECTION 165. IC 20-31-4.1-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2020,
24 SECTION 69, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A school in Indiana shall be accredited
26 under the system established by this chapter if the school meets legal
27 standards as determined by the state board.
28 (b) The state board shall establish a performance based accreditation
29 system for accrediting schools in Indiana under this chapter.
30 (c) The department shall waive accreditation standards for an
31 accredited nonpublic alternative school that enters into a contract with
32 a school corporation to provide alternative education services for
33 students who have:
34 (1) dropped out of high school;
35 (2) been expelled; or
36 (3) been sent to the nonpublic alternative school due to the
37 students' lack of success in the public school environment;
38 to accommodate the nonpublic alternative school's program and student
39 population. A nonpublic alternative school to which this subsection
40 applies is not subject to being placed in a category or designation under
41 IC 20-31-8-4. However, the nonpublic alternative school must comply
42 with all state reporting requirements and submit a school improvement
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1 growth model on the anniversary date of the nonpublic alternative
2 school's original accreditation.
3 (d) The state board may accredit a nonpublic school under this
4 chapter at the time the nonpublic school begins operation in Indiana.
5 (e) A school accredited under IC 20-26-15 shall be accredited under
6 this chapter by the earlier of the following:
7 (1) The date the school's contract under IC 20-26-15 expires.
8 (2) July 1, 2025.
9 SECTION 166. IC 20-31-4.1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2020,
10 SECTION 69, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) The state board shall accredit a school that:
12 (1) becomes a charter school under IC 20-24; and
13 (2) complies with the requirements under IC 20-24.
14 (b) An authorizer (as defined in IC 20-24-1-2.5) of a charter school
15 is responsible for ensuring that the charter school is in compliance with
16 applicable legal standards as determined by the state board.
17 SECTION 167. IC 20-31-4.1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.5-2024,
18 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
19 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. A school or group of schools that submits an
20 application under section 4 of this chapter may not request to waive any
21 of the following provisions:
22 IC 20-24-8-2 (prohibited acts).
23 IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index check).
24 IC 20-26-12-1 (curricular material purchase and provision; public
25 school students).
26 IC 20-26-12-2 (curricular material purchase and rental).
27 IC 20-27-7 (school bus inspection and registration).
28 IC 20-27-8-1 (school bus drivers and monitors).
29 IC 20-27-8-2 (school bus driver driving summary).
30 IC 20-27-10-3 (capacity of school bus).
31 IC 20-28 (school teachers).
32 IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).
33 IC 20-30-5-0.5 (display of United States flag; Pledge of
34 Allegiance).
35 IC 20-30-5-1 (constitutions).
36 IC 20-30-5-2 (constitutions; interdisciplinary course).
37 IC 20-30-5-3 (protected writings).
38 IC 20-30-5-4 (American history).
39 IC 20-30-5-4.5 (moment of silence).
40 IC 20-30-5-5 (morals instruction).
41 IC 20-30-5-6 (good citizenship instruction).
42 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
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1 IC 20-30-5-17 (access to materials; consent for participation).
2 IC 20-30-5-21 (contrary student instruction not permitted).
3 IC 20-30-5-22 (Indiana studies).
4 IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement).
5 IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements).
6 IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
7 Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).
8 IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).
9 IC 20-33-1 (equal educational opportunity).
10 IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).
11 IC 20-35 (special education).
12 IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
13 IC 20-36 (high ability students).
14 IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
15 IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
16 IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
17 IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
18 IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
19 learning).
20 IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
21 IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
22 IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
23 IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
24 IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
25 IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
26 advances and loans).
27 IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
28 IC 20-51 (school scholarships).
29 SECTION 168. IC 20-31-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
30 2025]. (Strategic and Continuous School Improvement and
31 Achievement Plan).
32 SECTION 169. IC 20-31-6-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.246-2005,
33 SECTION 175, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. The department shall may
35 develop and make available to school corporations and nonpublic
36 schools materials that assist teachers, administrators, and staff in a
37 school in developing cultural competency for use in providing
38 professional and staff development programs.
39 SECTION 170. IC 20-31-6-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
40 1, 2025]. Sec. 2. (a) In developing a school's plan, the committee shall
41 consider methods to improve the cultural competency of the school's
42 teachers, administrators, staff, parents, and students.
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1 (b) The committee shall:
2 (1) identify the racial, ethnic, language-minority, cultural,
3 exceptional learning, and socioeconomic groups that are included
4 in the school's student population;
5 (2) incorporate culturally appropriate strategies for increasing
6 educational opportunities and educational performance for each
7 group in the school's plan; and
8 (3) recommend areas in which additional professional
9 development is necessary to increase cultural competency in the
10 school's educational environment.
11 (c) The committee shall update annually the information identified
12 under subsection (b)(1).
13 SECTION 171. IC 20-31-7 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
14 2025]. (Student Educational Achievement Grants).
15 SECTION 172. IC 20-31-8-5.4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.93-2024,
16 SECTION 146, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.4. (a) Not later than November
18 15, 2013, the state board shall establish new categories or designations
19 of school performance under the requirements of this chapter to replace
20 511 IAC 6.2-6. The new standards of assessing school performance:
21 (1) must be based on a measurement of individual student
22 academic performance and growth to proficiency; and
23 (2) may not be based on a measurement of student performance
24 or growth compared with peers.
25 511 IAC 6.2-6 is void on the effective date of the rules adopted under
26 this section.
27 (b) After July 1, 2013, (a) The state board shall adopt rules under
28 IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
29 (c) (b) Before beginning the any rulemaking process to establish
30 new categories or designations of school improvement, the state board
31 shall report to the general assembly the proposed new categories or
32 designations in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
33 SECTION 173. IC 20-31-8-10, AS ADDED BY P.L.269-2019,
34 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
36 section, if requested by a school, the department may place the school
37 in a "null" or "no letter grade" category for purposes of this chapter for
38 the first three (3) consecutive years of operation of the school.
39 (b) Subject to subsection (c), an innovation network school that
40 reconfigures an existing school must apply to the state board, in a
41 manner prescribed by the state board, to request to receive a "null" or
42 "no letter grade" for the reconfigured school during the school's first
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1 three (3) consecutive years of operation by an innovation network team.
2 (c) In order to qualify for a "null" or "no letter grade" under
3 subsection (b), an innovation network school must clearly demonstrate:
4 (1) a significant change in educational philosophy from the
5 existing school and that the reconfiguration of the school is not
6 being made to avoid accountability; or
7 (2) any other item that the state board finds appropriate.
8 The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish criteria
9 that the state board may consider in determining whether to grant an
10 innovation network school's request under subsection (b) and this
11 subsection.
12 (d) Subject to subsection (e), if the department used student growth
13 as the state board's exclusive means to determine an:
14 (1) innovation network school's category or designation of school
15 improvement under IC 20-25.7-4-5(d)(3) for the 2018-2019
16 school year; or
17 (2) innovation network charter school's category or designation of
18 school improvement under IC 20-25.7-5-2(d)(3) for the
19 2018-2019 school year;
20 the department shall, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year and
21 unless an innovation network school or innovation network charter
22 school requests otherwise, place the innovation network school or the
23 innovation network charter school, whichever is applicable, in a "null"
24 or "no letter grade" category for purposes of this chapter for not more
25 than the number of school years determined for the innovation network
26 school or innovation network charter school under subsection (e)
27 consecutively. This subsection expires July 1, 2023.
28 (e) Each innovation network school described in subsection (d)(1)
29 and each innovation network charter school described in subsection
30 (d)(2) may not be placed in a "null" or "no letter grade" category under
31 subsection (d) for more than the number of years that equal the result
32 of:
33 (1) three (3) school years; minus
34 (2) the number of school years that student growth was used as
35 the state board's exclusive means to determine the category or
36 designation of school improvement for the innovation network
37 school or innovation network charter school.
38 This subsection expires July 1, 2023.
39 (f) (d) The department shall post the proficiency and growth scores
40 of an innovation network school, an innovation network charter school,
41 or a school described in subsection (a) on the department's Internet web
42 site website for each year the innovation network school, innovation
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1 network charter school, or school receives a "null" or "no letter grade"
2 under this section.
3 SECTION 174. IC 20-32-3-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
4 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Each student participating in the technology
6 preparation curriculum under IC 20-30-12 or the college preparation
7 curriculum under IC 20-30-10 may elect to pursue a certificate of
8 achievement in an academic area. Unless the governing body requires
9 the acquisition of secondary level academic certificates of achievement
10 for graduation, the certificates of achievement are not a requirement for
11 graduation.
12 (b) For every secondary level technical education program for which
13 an appropriate secondary level technical certificate of achievement is
14 available, each student is required to undergo the appropriate technical
15 certificate of achievement assessment. Unless the governing body
16 requires the acquisition of the secondary level technical certificate of
17 achievement for graduation, the certificates of achievement are not a
18 requirement for graduation.
19 SECTION 175. IC 20-32-5.1-11, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
20 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
21 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) A student who is a student with a disability
22 (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) shall be tested under this chapter with
23 appropriate accommodations as outlined in the student's individualized
24 education program, service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34, or
25 choice scholarship education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49 in
26 testing materials and procedures unless the individuals who develop
27 the student's individualized education program, service plan, or choice
28 scholarship education plan determine that testing or a part of the testing
29 under this chapter is not appropriate for the student and that an
30 alternate assessment will be used to test the student's achievement.
31 (b) Any decision concerning a student who is a student with a
32 disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8) regarding the student's:
33 (1) participation in testing under this chapter;
34 (2) receiving accommodations in testing materials and
35 procedures;
36 (3) participation in remediation; under IC 20-32-8; or
37 (4) retention at the same grade level for consecutive school years;
38 must be made in accordance with the student's individualized education
39 program, service plan, or choice scholarship education plan in
40 compliance with the statewide assessment program's policies and
41 federal law.
42 SECTION 176. IC 20-32-8 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
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1 2025]. (Remediation).
2 SECTION 177. IC 20-32-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
3 2025]. (Postsecondary and Workforce Training Program Remediation
4 Reduction).
5 SECTION 178. IC 20-33-2-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2005,
6 SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. A student is bound by the requirements of this
8 chapter from the earlier of the date on which the student officially
9 enrolls in a school or, except as provided in section 8 of this chapter,
10 the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the
11 student becomes seven (7) years of age until the date on which the
12 student:
13 (1) graduates;
14 (2) becomes eighteen (18) years of age; or
15 (3) becomes sixteen (16) years of age but is less than eighteen
16 (18) years of age and the requirements under section 9 of this
17 chapter concerning an exit interview are met enabling the student
18 to withdraw from school before graduation;
19 whichever occurs first.
20 SECTION 179. IC 20-33-2-9 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
21 1, 2025]. Sec. 9. (a) The governing body of each school corporation
22 shall designate the appropriate individuals to attend the exit interviews
23 for students described in section 6(3) of this chapter.
24 (b) A student who is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than
25 eighteen (18) years of age is bound by the requirements of compulsory
26 school attendance and may not withdraw from school before graduation
27 unless:
28 (1) the student, the student's parent, and the principal agree to the
29 withdrawal;
30 (2) the student provides written acknowledgment of the
31 withdrawal that meets the requirements of subsection (c) and the:
32 (A) student's parent; and
33 (B) school principal;
34 each provide written consent for the student to withdraw from
35 school; and
36 (3) the withdrawal is due to:
37 (A) financial hardship and the individual must be employed to
38 support the individual's family or a dependent;
39 (B) illness; or
40 (C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the student.
41 (c) A written acknowledgment of withdrawal under subsection (b)
42 must include a statement that the student and the student's parent
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1 understand that withdrawing from school is likely to:
2 (1) reduce the student's future earnings; and
3 (2) increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed in the
4 future.
5 SECTION 180. IC 20-33-2-25, AS AMENDED BY P.L.90-2011,
6 SECTION 43, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25. The superintendent or an attendance officer
8 having jurisdiction shall report a child who is habitually absent truant
9 from school in violation of this chapter to an intake officer of the
10 juvenile court or the department of child services. The intake officer or
11 the department of child services shall proceed in accord with IC 31-30
12 through IC 31-40.
13 SECTION 181. IC 20-33-2-39, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2024,
14 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 39. An attendance officer has the following duties:
16 (1) To serve subject to the rules, direction, and control of the
17 superintendent in the attendance officer's attendance district.
18 (2) To maintain an office at a place designated by the
19 superintendent.
20 (3) To be on duty during school hours and at other times as the
21 superintendent may request.
22 (4) To keep records and make reports as required by the state
23 board.
24 (5) To visit the homes of children who are absent from school or
25 who are reported to be in need of books, clothing, or parental
26 care.
27 (6) Whenever the superintendent directs or approves it, to bring
28 suit to enforce any provision of this chapter that is being violated.
29 (7) To serve written notice on any parent whose child is out of
30 school illegally.
31 (8) To visit factories employers where children are employed.
32 (9) To implement the truancy prevention measures required under
33 IC 20-33-2.5.
34 (10) To meet at least one (1) time each year with the department
35 of child services and the intake officer for the juvenile court to
36 discuss the effectiveness of truancy prevention measures adopted
37 in the attendance officer's jurisdiction.
38 (11) To meet at least one (1) time each year with the state
39 attendance officer to:
40 (A) review data, policies, and procedures; and
41 (B) discuss recommending to the legislative council under
42 section 43 of this chapter legislation to deter absenteeism and
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1 to promote school attendance.
2 The meeting with the state attendance officer may be conducted
3 in person, virtually, or both.
4 (12) To perform other duties necessary for complete enforcement
5 of this chapter and IC 20-33-2.5.
6 SECTION 182. IC 20-33-5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
7 SECTION 172, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. All school corporations must
9 give notice in nontechnical language and in a manner that can be
10 reasonably expected to reach parents of students before the assessment
11 and collection of any fees that are not fees for curricular materials. This
12 notice must inform the parents of the following:
13 (1) The availability of assistance under this chapter.
14 (2) The eligibility standards under this chapter.
15 (3) The procedure for obtaining assistance, including the right and
16 method of appeal.
17 (4) The availability of application forms at a designated school
18 office.
19 (5) That the parents may be required to pay a reasonable fee for
20 lost or significantly damaged curricular materials.
21 (6) The procedure for obtaining assistance under section 12 of
22 this chapter and under IC 20-41-2-5(b). and under IC 20-42-3-10.
23 (7) The right to appeal an assessment of a fee for lost or
24 significantly damaged curricular materials, including the
25 procedure required.
26 SECTION 183. IC 20-33-5-15 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
27 1, 2025]. Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall provide each
28 student who applies for free or reduced priced lunches under the
29 national school lunch program with an enrollment form for the
30 twenty-first century scholars program under IC 21-12-6.
31 (b) The department shall provide each school corporation with
32 sufficient application forms under this section.
33 (c) Each school shall give assistance in reading the instructions and
34 completing the enrollment forms for the twenty-first century scholars
35 program.
36 SECTION 184. IC 20-33-8.5-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2005,
37 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
38 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. A hearing under this chapter is not a hearing to
39 determine whether a student who has been suspended or expelled is a
40 child in need of services. However, if a court determines that a student
41 who has been suspended or expelled may:
42 (1) be a child in need of services (as described in IC 31-34-1); or
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1 (2) have committed a delinquent act (as described in IC 31-37);
2 the court may notify the office of family and children the secretary of
3 family and social services or the prosecuting attorney.
4 SECTION 185. IC 20-34-3-24 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
5 1, 2025]. Sec. 24. (a) For purposes of this section, "bleeding control
6 kit" means a first aid response kit that contains at least the following:
7 (1) One (1) tourniquet endorsed by the Committee on Tactical
8 Combat Casualty Care.
9 (2) A compression bandage.
10 (3) A bleeding control bandage.
11 (4) Protective gloves and a permanent marker.
12 (5) Scissors.
13 (6) Instructional documents developed by the Stop the Bleed
14 national awareness campaign of the United States Department of
15 Homeland Security or the American College of Surgeons
16 Committee on Trauma, or both.
17 (7) Other medical materials and equipment similar to those
18 described in subdivisions (1) through (3), and any additional
19 items that:
20 (A) are approved by local law enforcement or first responders;
21 (B) can adequately treat a traumatic injury; and
22 (C) can be stored in a readily available kit.
23 (b) Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year and each school year
24 thereafter and subject to either:
25 (1) an appropriation by the general assembly; or
26 (2) a charter school or school corporation receiving sufficient
27 bleeding control kits for the charter school or each school in the
28 school corporation from:
29 (A) donations from individuals or entities; or
30 (B) gifts necessary to purchase the bleeding control kits;
31 each school corporation and charter school shall develop and
32 implement a Stop the Bleed program that meets the requirements set
33 forth in this section. Upon request by a school corporation or charter
34 school, the department of homeland security, in collaboration with the
35 department, may direct the school corporation or charter school to
36 resources that are available to provide bleeding control kits to the
37 school corporation or charter school. The department of homeland
38 security and department shall maintain information regarding the Stop
39 the Bleed program on the department of homeland security's and
40 department's Internet web sites.
41 (c) A school corporation's Stop the Bleed program must include
42 each school of the school corporation. The Stop the Bleed program
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1 must include requirements that:
2 (1) require bleeding control kits be assigned to designated rooms
3 in easily accessible locations to be determined by local first
4 responders or the school safety specialist;
5 (2) include bleeding control kits in the emergency plans of the
6 school corporation or charter school, including the presentation
7 and use of the bleeding control kits in all drills and emergencies;
8 (3) provide that all school corporations and charter schools have
9 a minimum of five (5) individuals in each school building who
10 obtain appropriate training in the use of the bleeding control kit,
11 including:
12 (A) the proper application of pressure to stop bleeding;
13 (B) the application of dressings or bandages;
14 (C) additional pressure techniques to control bleeding; and
15 (D) the correct application of tourniquets;
16 (4) require bleeding control kits in school inventories to be
17 inspected annually to ensure that the materials, supplies, and
18 equipment contained in the bleeding control kits are not expired,
19 and that any expired materials, supplies, and equipment are
20 replaced as necessary; and
21 (5) require a bleeding control kit to be restocked after each use
22 and any materials, supplies, and equipment to be replaced as
23 necessary to ensure that the bleeding control kit contains all
24 necessary materials, supplies, and equipment.
25 (d) The department, in collaboration with the department of
26 homeland security, shall develop and provide training for the use of
27 bleeding control kits. The department may satisfy the training
28 requirements by:
29 (1) using training, including online training, available from the
30 American College of Surgeons or a similar organization
31 authorized by the department of homeland security; or
32 (2) after June 30, 2024, offering the training required by this
33 section through the online platform established or licensed for use
34 under IC 20-19-3-29 if available.
35 (e) In all matters relating to a Stop the Bleed program, school
36 corporation or charter school personnel are immune from civil liability
37 for any act done or omitted in the use of a bleeding control kit unless
38 the action constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton
39 misconduct.
40 SECTION 186. IC 20-34-7-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
41 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
42 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "football" does not
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1 include flag football.
2 (b) Prior to coaching football to individuals who are less than twenty
3 (20) years of age and are in grades 1 through 12, each head football
4 coach and assistant football coach shall complete a certified coaching
5 education course that:
6 (1) is sport specific;
7 (2) contains player safety content, including content on:
8 (A) concussion awareness;
9 (B) equipment fitting;
10 (C) heat emergency preparedness; and
11 (D) proper technique;
12 (3) requires a coach to complete a test demonstrating
13 comprehension of the content of the course; and
14 (4) awards a certificate of completion to a coach who successfully
15 completes the course.
16 (c) For a coach's completion of a course to satisfy the requirement
17 imposed by subsection (b), the course must have been approved by the
18 department.
19 (d) A coach shall complete a course in a manner prescribed by the
20 state board. under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
21 (e) An organizing entity shall maintain a file of certificates of
22 completion awarded under subsection (b)(4) to any of the organizing
23 entity's head coaches and assistant coaches.
24 (f) A coach who complies with this chapter and provides coaching
25 services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil
26 action as a result of a concussion or head injury incurred by an athlete
27 participating in an athletic activity in which the coach provided
28 coaching services, except for an act or omission by the coach that
29 constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
30 SECTION 187. IC 20-34-7-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
31 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
32 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), this
33 section applies after June 30, 2017.
34 (b) This section applies to a head coach or assistant coach who:
35 (1) coaches any:
36 (A) interscholastic sport; or
37 (B) intramural sport and elects to comply or as part of the head
38 coach's or assistant coach's coaching certification requirements
39 is required to comply with this chapter; and
40 (2) is not subject to section 6 of this chapter.
41 (c) Before coaching a student athlete in any sport, a head coach and
42 every assistant coach described in subsection (b) must complete a
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1 certified coaching education course that:
2 (1) contains player safety content on concussion awareness;
3 (2) after December 31, 2018, includes content for prevention of
4 or response to heat related medical issues that may arise from a
5 student athlete's training;
6 (3) requires a head coach or an assistant coach to complete a test
7 demonstrating comprehension of the content of the course; and
8 (4) awards a certificate of completion to a head coach or an
9 assistant coach who successfully completes the course.
10 (d) A course described in subsection (c) must be approved by the
11 department, in consultation with a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
12 The consulting physician for a course described in subsection (c)(1)
13 must have expertise in the area of concussions and brain injuries. The
14 department may, in addition to consulting with a physician licensed
15 under IC 25-22.5, consult with other persons who have expertise in the
16 area of concussions and brain injuries when developing a course
17 described in subsection (c)(1).
18 (e) A head coach and every assistant coach described in subsection
19 (b) must complete a course described in subsection (c) in a manner
20 prescribed by the state board. under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or
21 IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
22 (f) Each school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded
23 under subsection (c)(4) to each of the school's head coaches and
24 assistant coaches.
25 (g) A head coach or an assistant coach described in subsection (b)
26 who complies with this chapter and provides coaching services in good
27 faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of
28 a concussion or head injury incurred by a student athlete participating
29 in an athletic activity for which the head coach or the assistant coach
30 provided coaching services, except for an act or omission by the head
31 coach or the assistant coach that constitutes gross negligence or willful
32 or wanton misconduct.
33 SECTION 188. IC 20-34-8-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
34 SECTION 396, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to:
36 (1) a head coach or assistant coach who coaches an athletic
37 activity;
38 (2) a marching band leader;
39 (3) a drama or musical leader; or
40 (4) a leader of an extracurricular activity in which students have
41 an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest activity as determined
42 by the department in consultation with an organization that
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1 specializes in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.
2 (b) An individual described in subsection (a) shall complete the
3 sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a provider approved by
4 the department in a manner specified by the state board under
5 IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. The sudden cardiac arrest training
6 course described in this subsection must include training in the use of
7 an automated external defibrillator (AED). An individual described in
8 subsection (a) may not coach or lead the event in which students have
9 an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest until the individual
10 completes the training course required under this subsection. The
11 provider shall provide the school with a certificate of completion to the
12 school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school
13 for each individual who completes a course under this subsection.
14 (c) Each school corporation, charter school, or state accredited
15 nonpublic school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded
16 under subsection (b) for each individual described in subsection (a).
17 (d) An individual described in subsection (a) who complies with this
18 section and provides coaching or leadership services in good faith is
19 not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a
20 sudden cardiac arrest incurred by an applicable student participating in
21 an event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac
22 arrest for which the head coach, assistant coach, marching band leader,
23 drama or musical leader, or other applicable leader provided coaching
24 or leadership services, except for an act or omission by the individual
25 described in subsection (a) that constitutes gross negligence or willful
26 or wanton misconduct.
27 (e) An individual described in subsection (a) may ensure that an
28 operational automated external defibrillator (AED) is present at each
29 event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest
30 for which the individual described in subsection (a) is providing
31 coaching or leadership.
32 (f) An automated external defibrillator (AED) described in
33 subsection (e) may be:
34 (1) deployed in accordance with the venue specific emergency
35 action plan for sudden cardiac arrest developed under subsection
36 (i);
37 (2) except as provided in subsection (g), located on the premises
38 where the event in which students have an increased risk of
39 sudden cardiac arrest occurs; and
40 (3) present for the duration of the event in which students have an
41 increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
42 (g) One (1) automated external defibrillator (AED) may be shared
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1 by two (2) or more events in which students have an increased risk of
2 sudden cardiac arrest if the following conditions are met:
3 (1) The events in which students have an increased risk of sudden
4 cardiac arrest occur at the same time.
5 (2) The events in which students have an increased risk of sudden
6 cardiac arrest occur in locations that are in close proximity to
7 each other, as determined by the department.
8 (3) The automated external defibrillator (AED) is placed in a
9 designated location that is between the events in which students
10 have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest and meets the
11 requirement of subsection (f)(3).
12 (4) Each individual described in subsection (a) who conducts an
13 event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac
14 arrest described in this subsection is aware of the designated
15 location of the automated external defibrillator (AED).
16 (h) At each event in which students have an increased risk of sudden
17 cardiac arrest, an individual described in subsection (a) may inform all
18 individuals who are coaching or providing leadership at the event in
19 which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest of the
20 location of the automated external defibrillator (AED).
21 (i) A school corporation, charter school, and state accredited
22 nonpublic school may do the following:
23 (1) Ensure that an automated external defibrillator (AED)
24 described in subsection (e) is properly maintained.
25 (2) Develop a venue specific emergency action plan for sudden
26 cardiac arrest that:
27 (A) establishes a goal of responding within three (3) minutes
28 to a sudden cardiac arrest occurring within the venue; and
29 (B) requires the performance of periodic drills at times and
30 locations determined by the governing body.
31 (3) Distribute the plan described in subdivision (2) to the school
32 board.
33 (4) Share the plan described in subdivision (2) with each
34 individual described in subsection (a).
35 (5) Post the plan described in subdivision (2) in a conspicuous
36 place so that it is visible by any participants of an activity at the
37 venue.
38 (6) Before the beginning of the season of each event in which
39 students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest, share the
40 plan described in subdivision (2) with all applicable students.
41 (j) A school corporation, a charter school, a state accredited
42 nonpublic school, (as defined in IC 20-18-2-18.7), or an accredited
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1 nonpublic school (as defined in IC 10-21-1-1) may apply for a grant
2 under IC 10-21-1-2(a)(1)(C)(viii) to purchase an automated external
3 defibrillator (AED) if the school corporation, charter school, state
4 accredited nonpublic school or accredited nonpublic school develops
5 a venue specific emergency action plan for sudden cardiac arrest.
6 SECTION 189. IC 20-35-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.162-2024,
7 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) There is established under the state board
9 a division of special education. The division shall exercise all the
10 power and duties set out in this chapter, IC 20-35-3 through
11 IC 20-35-6, and IC 20-35-8.
12 (b) The governor secretary of education shall appoint upon the
13 recommendation of the secretary of education, a director of special
14 education who serves at the pleasure of the governor. secretary of
15 education. The amount of compensation of the director shall be
16 determined by the budget agency with the approval of the governor.
17 The director has the following duties:
18 (1) To do the following:
19 (A) Have general supervision of special education programs
20 and services, including those conducted by school
21 corporations, charter schools, the Indiana School for the Blind
22 and Visually Impaired, the Indiana School for the Deaf, the
23 department of correction, and the division of mental health and
24 addiction to ensure compliance with federal and state special
25 education laws and rules.
26 (B) Take appropriate action to ensure school corporations,
27 charter schools, and the department remain eligible for federal
28 special education funds.
29 (C) Oversee the training of hearing officers and establish
30 guidelines as described in IC 20-35-14-5.
31 (2) With the consent of the secretary of education and the budget
32 agency, to appoint and determine salaries for any assistants and
33 other personnel needed to enable the director to accomplish the
34 duties of the director's office.
35 SECTION 190. IC 20-36-2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.251-2017,
36 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
37 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The department shall establish a state
38 resources program using designated state resources that:
39 (1) supports school corporations in the development of local
40 programs for high ability students;
41 (2) enables educational opportunities that encourage high ability
42 students to reach the highest possible level at every stage of the
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1 students' development; and
2 (3) provides state integrated services that include the following:
3 (A) Information and materials resource centers.
4 (B) Professional development plan and programs.
5 (C) Research and development services.
6 (D) Technical assistance that includes the following:
7 (i) Student assessment.
8 (ii) Program assessment.
9 (iii) Program development and implementation.
10 (E) Support for educators pursuing professional development
11 leading to endorsement or licensure in high ability education.
12 (b) In addition to the program established under subsection (a), the
13 department shall use appropriations to provide grants to school
14 corporations for expenditures beyond those for regular educational
15 programs and specific to programs for high ability students under
16 section 2 of this chapter in an amount determined by the department
17 that is based upon a set minimum amount increased by an additional
18 amount for each student in the program. A school corporation's
19 program must align with the strategic and continuous school
20 improvement and achievement plans under IC 20-31-5-4 for the
21 schools within the school corporation. A school that receives a grant
22 under this subsection shall submit an annual report to the department
23 that includes the following:
24 (1) The programs for which the grant is used.
25 (2) The results of the programs for which the grant is used,
26 including student general assessment results, program
27 effectiveness, or student achievement.
28 SECTION 191. IC 20-36-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.173-2009,
29 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A governing body shall develop and
31 periodically update a local plan to provide appropriate educational
32 experiences to high ability students in the school corporation in
33 kindergarten through grade 12. The plan must include the following
34 components:
35 (1) The establishment of a broad based planning committee that
36 meets periodically to review the local education authority's plan
37 for high ability students. The committee must have
38 representatives from diverse groups representing the school and
39 community.
40 (2) Student assessments that identify high ability students using
41 multifaceted assessments to ensure that students not identified by
42 traditional assessments because of economic disadvantage,
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1 cultural background, underachievement, or disabilities are
2 included. The assessments must identify students with high
3 abilities in the general intellectual domain and specific academic
4 domains. The results of an assessment under this subdivision
5 must be recorded with the student test number assigned to a
6 student.
7 (3) Professional development.
8 (4) Development and implementation of local services for high
9 ability students, including appropriately differentiated curriculum
10 and instruction in the core academic areas designated by the state
11 board for each grade consistent with federal, state, local, and
12 private funding sources.
13 (5) Evaluation of the local program for high ability students.
14 (6) Best practices to increase the number of participants in high
15 ability student programs who are from racial and ethnic groups
16 that have been underrepresented in those programs.
17 SECTION 192. IC 20-36-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
18 2025]. (Governor's Scholars Academy).
19 SECTION 193. IC 20-37-2-1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
20 1, 2025]. Sec. 1. (a) A governing body may establish and conduct a
21 system of industrial or manual training and education to teach:
22 (1) the major uses of tools and mechanical implements;
23 (2) the elementary principles of mechanical construction;
24 (3) mechanical drawing; and
25 (4) printing.
26 (b) If a system is established, the governing body shall employ
27 competent instructors in the various subjects and shall establish rules
28 and regulations on student admissions designed to produce the best
29 results and to give instruction to the largest practicable number. A
30 governing body may provide this instruction in school buildings or in
31 separate buildings. Each governing body may:
32 (1) require students enrolling in this system to pay a reasonable
33 tuition fee; and
34 (2) differentiate between students living in the attendance unit
35 and those living outside the attendance unit in the amount of
36 tuition charged.
37 However, tuition charges by a school corporation operating under
38 IC 20-25-3 and IC 20-25-4 are also regulated by IC 20-25-4-17.
39 (c) Each governing body must provide equal access to students who
40 attend a charter school or state accredited nonpublic school utilizing
41 the same admittance practices that are currently in place if the charter
42 school, state accredited nonpublic school, student, or school
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1 corporation (if the student is a dual enrollment student) provides the
2 governing body tuition for the student, which may not be greater than
3 the per capita cost of operating the system of industrial or manual
4 training. However, the admission of a charter school or state accredited
5 nonpublic school student may not result in the denial of a placement for
6 a student enrolled in the school corporation or an entity established
7 under IC 20-37-1-1.
8 SECTION 194. IC 20-37-2-4 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
9 1, 2025]. Sec. 4. (a) Career and technical education centers, schools, or
10 departments for industrial, agricultural, or home economics education
11 may offer instruction in:
12 (1) day;
13 (2) part-time; and
14 (3) evening;
15 classes so that instruction in the principles and practice of the arts can
16 occur together. The instruction must be less than college grade, and the
17 instruction must be designed to meet the vocational needs of a person
18 who can profit by the instruction.
19 (b) Evening classes in:
20 (1) an industrial;
21 (2) an agricultural; or
22 (3) a home economics;
23 school or department must offer training for a person employed during
24 the working day. This training, in order to be considered career and
25 technical training, must deal with and relate to the subject matter of the
26 day employment. However, evening classes in home economics must
27 be open to all individuals.
28 (c) Part-time classes in an industrial, agricultural, or home
29 economics school or department are for persons giving a part of each
30 working day, week, or longer period to a part-time class when it is in
31 session. This part-time instruction must be:
32 (1) complementary to the particular work conducted in the
33 employment;
34 (2) in subjects offered to enlarge civic or vocational intelligence;
35 or
36 (3) in trade preparation subjects.
37 SECTION 195. IC 20-37-2-10 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
38 1, 2025]. Sec. 10. (a) Each governing body administering approved
39 vocational schools or departments for industrial, agricultural, or home
40 economics education shall appoint an advisory committee composed
41 of members representing local trades, industries, and occupations.
42 (b) The advisory committee shall advise the governing body and
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1 other school officials having the management and supervision of the
2 schools or departments described in subsection (a).
3 SECTION 196. IC 20-37-2-12 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
4 1, 2025]. Sec. 12. A school corporation that offers an institutional farm
5 training program in any high school to veterans under 38 U.S.C. 3201
6 et seq. may accept from any student tuition fees to be paid by the
7 student from any allotment for tuition fees received by the student from
8 the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
9 SECTION 197. IC 20-39-1-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
10 1, 2025]. Sec. 3. IC 20-26-15-6 applies to the budget and accounting
11 system of a freeway school.
12 SECTION 198. IC 20-40-1-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
13 1, 2025]. Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "freeway school" has the
14 meaning set forth in IC 20-26-15-2.
15 SECTION 199. IC 20-40-1-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
16 1, 2025]. Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "freeway school corporation"
17 has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-15-3.
18 SECTION 200. IC 20-40-18-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.244-2017,
19 SECTION 86, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) This section sets forth an exclusive list of
21 the expenditures that may be made from the operations fund under
22 section 5(1) of this chapter, as set forth in the school corporation's plan
23 or amended plan.
24 (b) Subject to the expenditures that are identified in the school
25 corporation's plan or amended plan, the operations fund shall be used
26 for the following:
27 (1) Site acquisition.
28 (2) Site development.
29 (3) Building acquisition, construction, replacement, renovation,
30 remodeling, improvement, and maintenance, including building
31 materials and employment services described in subsection (c).
32 (4) Rental of real estate, buildings, facilities, and equipment.
33 However, the fund may not be used for payments authorized
34 under IC 20-47-2 and IC 20-47-3.
35 (5) To repair and replace buildings and to repair and replace
36 building fixtures that are:
37 (A) owned or leased by the school corporation; and
38 (B) of a type constituting loss capable of being covered by
39 casualty insurance.
40 (6) Purchase, lease, repair, or maintenance of equipment,
41 including maintenance vehicles to be used by the school
42 corporation. However, the fund may not be used to pay for the
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1 following:
2 (A) The purchase, lease, repair, or maintenance of vehicles
3 that are not maintenance vehicles.
4 (B) Except as provided in subdivision (7), equipment to be
5 used primarily for interscholastic or extracurricular activities.
6 (7) Service contracts for janitorial and custodial services,
7 maintenance services, snow and ice removal services, trash
8 removal services, mowing and lawn care services, pest control
9 services, and any other routine services normally required in the
10 maintenance or upkeep of school facilities.
11 (8) Repair, replacement, or site acquisition that is necessitated by
12 an emergency.
13 (9) Construction, repair, replacement, remodeling, or maintenance
14 of a school sports facility. However, the maximum expenditures
15 under this subdivision in a calendar year may not exceed two and
16 seven-tenths percent (2.7%) of the property tax revenues levied
17 for the fund in the calendar year.
18 (10) Utilities.
19 (11) Property and casualty insurance.
20 (12) Purchase, lease, upgrade, maintain, or repair technology that
21 will not be allocated to student instruction and learning under
22 IC 20-42.5, including the following:
23 (A) Computer hardware, computer software, wiring and
24 computer networks, and communication access systems used
25 to connect with computer networks or electronic gateways.
26 (B) Services of full-time or part-time computer maintenance
27 employees.
28 (C) Conducting nonrecurring inservice technology training of
29 school employees.
30 (D) Implementing the technology preparation curriculum.
31 under IC 20-30-12.
32 (E) Participating in a program to provide educational
33 technologies, including:
34 (i) computers in the homes of students (commonly referred
35 to as "the buddy system project") under IC 20-20-13-6;
36 (ii) the 4R's technology program; or
37 (iii) any other program under the educational technology
38 program described in IC 20-20-13.
39 (F) Obtaining any combination of equipment or services
40 described in clauses (D) and (E).
41 (13) To pay advances, together with interest on the advances,
42 from the common school fund for educational technology
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1 programs under IC 20-49-4.
2 (14) To pay for energy saving contracts entered into by a school
3 corporation under IC 36-1-12.5.
4 (15) To maintain a joint school established with a school
5 corporation in an adjacent state under IC 20-23-11 as is otherwise
6 provided by law for maintaining the public schools in Indiana.
7 (16) (15) To pay a judgment rendered against the school
8 corporation, or rendered against an officer or employee of the
9 school corporation for which the school corporation is liable
10 under IC 34-13-2, IC 34-13-3, or IC 34-13-4 (or IC 34-4-16.5,
11 IC 34-4-16.6, or IC 34-4-16.7 before their repeal).
12 (17) (16) To pay a claim or settlement for which the school
13 corporation is liable under IC 34-13-2, IC 34-13-3, or IC 34-13-4
14 (or IC 34-4-16.5, IC 34-4-16.6, or IC 34-4-16.7 before their
15 repeal).
16 (18) (17) To pay a premium, management fee, claim, or
17 settlement for which the school corporation is liable under a
18 federal or state statute, including IC 22-3 and IC 22-4.
19 (19) (18) To pay a settlement or claim for which insurance
20 coverage is permitted under IC 20-26-5-4(a)(15).
21 (20) (19) All other lawful expenses that are not expenses
22 described in IC 20-40-2-4.
23 (21) (20) To pay for expenses incurred as a result of unusual
24 circumstances.
25 (c) The fund shall be used to pay for services of school corporation
26 employees who perform services considered to be a skilled trade by the
27 United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training
28 Administration. For purposes of this subsection, skilled trade services
29 do not include janitorial or comparable routine services normally
30 provided in the daily operation of school facilities or equipment.
31 Payment may be made for employee services only if the employees
32 perform:
33 (1) construction of;
34 (2) renovation of;
35 (3) remodeling of;
36 (4) repair of; or
37 (5) maintenance on;
38 the facilities and equipment of the school corporation.
39 SECTION 201. IC 20-42-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
40 2025]. (Seminary Township School Fund).
41 SECTION 202. IC 20-43-15 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
42 2025]. (Dual Credit Teacher Stipend Matching Grant Fund).
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1 SECTION 203. IC 20-44-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
2 SECTION 92, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. A school corporation may impose a levy for a
4 fund (before January 1, 2019) or its operations fund, (after December
5 31, 2018), as permitted in IC 20-48-1-7, to repay an emergency loan to
6 the fund (before January 1, 2019) or operations fund. (after December
7 31, 2018).
8 SECTION 204. IC 20-44-2-5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
9 1, 2025]. Sec. 5. The school trustee or board of school trustees of
10 Indiana may levy taxes in maintaining a joint school established with
11 a school corporation in an adjacent state under IC 20-23-11 as are
12 otherwise provided by law for maintaining the public schools in
13 Indiana.
14 SECTION 205. IC 20-45-8-29, AS ADDED BY P.L.236-2023,
15 SECTION 152, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
16 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 29. (a) This chapter expires on the
17 later of:
18 (1) January 1, 2045; or
19 (2) the date on which all bonds or lease agreements outstanding
20 on July 1, 2023, for which a pledge of tax revenue is made under
21 this chapter are completely paid.
22 (b) Not later than December 31, 2023, the fiscal officer of the
23 county shall provide to the department of local government finance:
24 (1) a list of each bond or lease agreement outstanding on July 1,
25 2023, for which a pledge of tax revenue is made under this
26 chapter; and
27 (2) the date on which each bond or lease agreement identified
28 in subdivision (1) will be completely paid.
29 The department of local government finance shall publish the
30 information received under this subsection on the department's
31 interactive and searchable website containing local government
32 information (the Indiana gateway for governmental units).
33 SECTION 206. IC 20-45-9-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.236-2023,
34 SECTION 153, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a
36 qualified school corporation until the expiration of IC 20-45-8 under
37 IC 20-45-8-29(a). IC 20-45-8-29.
38 SECTION 207. IC 20-45-9-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.236-2023,
39 SECTION 153, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
40 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. A qualified school corporation's
41 property tax levy under this chapter for a calendar year is a property tax
42 levy for the qualified school corporation's operations fund equal to the
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1 amount of the distribution that the qualified school corporation
2 received in the year preceding the expiration of IC 20-45-8 under
3 IC 20-45-8-29(a). IC 20-45-8-29. The property tax levy under this
4 chapter is part of the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax
5 levy under IC 20-46-8-1 for the qualified school corporation's
6 operations fund.
7 SECTION 208. IC 20-46-8-11, AS ADDED BY P.L.236-2023,
8 SECTION 155, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
9 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 11. (a) This chapter does not apply
10 to a qualified school corporation until the expiration of IC 20-45-8
11 under IC 20-45-8-29(a). IC 20-45-8-29.
12 (b) As used in this section, "qualified school corporation" has the
13 meaning set forth in IC 20-45-9-2.
14 (c) The property tax levy limits imposed by section 1 of this chapter
15 do not apply to property taxes imposed by a qualified school
16 corporation under IC 20-45-9.
17 (d) For the purpose of computing the maximum permissible
18 operations fund property tax levy imposed on a qualified school
19 corporation by section 1 of this chapter, the qualified school
20 corporation's maximum permissible operations fund levy for a
21 particular year does not include that part of the levy described in
22 subsection (c).
23 SECTION 209. IC 20-51-1-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.182-2009(ss),
24 SECTION 364, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) "Cost of education" means the
26 tuition and fees that would otherwise be charged by a participating
27 school to:
28 (1) an eligible student; or
29 (2) a parent of an eligible student.
30 (b) In the case of an eligible pupil who attends a public school, the
31 term includes any transfer tuition charged to the eligible student or a
32 parent of the eligible student.
33 SECTION 210. IC 20-51-1-4.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
34 SECTION 49, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.7. "Eligible school" refers to a public or
36 nonpublic elementary school or high school that:
37 (1) is located in Indiana;
38 (2) requires an eligible choice scholarship student to pay tuition
39 or transfer tuition to attend;
40 (3) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible choice scholarship
41 student;
42 (4) is accredited by either the state board or a national or regional
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1 accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board;
2 (5) administers the statewide assessment program;
3 (6) is not a charter school or the school corporation in which an
4 eligible choice scholarship student has legal settlement under
5 IC 20-26-11; and
6 (7) submits to the department only the student performance data
7 required for a category designation under IC 20-31-8-3.
8 SECTION 211. IC 20-51-1-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
9 SECTION 50, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) "Participating school" refers to a public or
11 nonpublic school that:
12 (1) an eligible student is required to pay tuition or transfer tuition
13 to attend;
14 (2) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible student;
15 (3) is accredited by either the state board or a national or regional
16 accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board; and
17 (4) administers the tests under the statewide assessment program
18 or administers another nationally recognized and norm-referenced
19 assessment of the school's students.
20 (b) The term does not include a public school in a school
21 corporation where the eligible student has legal settlement under
22 IC 20-26-11.
23 SECTION 212. IC 20-51-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.165-2021,
24 SECTION 177, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The amount an eligible choice
26 scholarship student is entitled to receive under this chapter for a school
27 year is equal to the following:
28 (1) The lesser of the following:
29 (A) The sum of the tuition or transfer tuition and fees required
30 for enrollment or attendance of the eligible choice scholarship
31 student at the eligible school selected by the eligible choice
32 scholarship student for a school year that the eligible choice
33 scholarship student (or the parent of the eligible choice
34 scholarship student) would otherwise be obligated to pay to
35 the eligible school.
36 (B) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and each
37 state fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to ninety percent
38 (90%) of the state tuition support amount determined under
39 section 5 of this chapter.
40 (2) In addition to the amount described in subdivision (1), if the
41 eligible choice scholarship student has been identified as eligible
42 for special education services under IC 20-35 and the eligible
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1 school provides the necessary special education or related
2 services to the eligible choice scholarship student, any amount
3 that a school corporation would receive under IC 20-43-7 for the
4 eligible choice scholarship student if the eligible choice
5 scholarship student attended the school corporation. However, if
6 an eligible choice scholarship student changes schools during the
7 school year after the December 1 count under IC 20-43-7-1 of
8 eligible pupils enrolled in special education programs and the
9 eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in a different eligible
10 school, any choice scholarship amounts paid to the eligible choice
11 scholarship student for the remainder of the school year after the
12 eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in the different eligible
13 school shall not include amounts that a school corporation would
14 receive under IC 20-43-7 for the eligible choice scholarship
15 student if the eligible choice scholarship student attended the
16 school corporation.
17 (b) The amount an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to
18 receive under this chapter if the eligible student applies for the choice
19 scholarship under section 7(e) of this chapter shall be reduced on a
20 prorated basis in the manner prescribed in section 6 of this chapter.
21 SECTION 213. IC 20-52 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
22 2025]. (Student Enrichment Grants).
23 SECTION 214. IC 31-36-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.200-2023,
24 SECTION 34, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "homeless youth"
26 means an individual who:
27 (1) is:
28 (A) at least sixteen (16) years of age; and
29 (B) less than eighteen (18) years of age;
30 (2) is unemancipated;
31 (3) is mentally competent; and
32 (4) lives in a situation described in 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(A) and
33 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)(B) with or without the consent of the
34 individual's parent, guardian, or custodian.
35 (b) An individual identified in subsection (c)(3) who presents a fee
36 and consent waiver affidavit described in subsection (c) on behalf of a
37 homeless youth to the appropriate agency or entity shall:
38 (1) have access, without charge and the consent of a parent,
39 guardian, or custodian, to the homeless youth's:
40 (A) certificate of birth;
41 (B) photo identification card under IC 9-24-16-10(c); and
42 (C) Indiana driver's license; and
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1 (2) be permitted to enroll the homeless youth in adult basic
2 education services and register the homeless youth for the Indiana
3 high school equivalency examination following the completion of
4 an exit interview by the homeless youth under IC 20-33-2-9.
5 IC 20-33-2-28.5.
6 (c) A fee and consent waiver affidavit executed under this
7 subsection shall contain the following:
8 (1) The homeless youth's:
9 (A) full name; and
10 (B) date of birth.
11 (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the government
12 entity, school corporation liaison for homeless youth, or nonprofit
13 organization that:
14 (A) is providing services to the homeless youth; and
15 (B) will accept delivery of mail for the homeless youth.
16 (3) The name of the legal representative of the government entity,
17 school corporation liaison for homeless youth, or nonprofit
18 organization described in subdivision (2).
19 (4) The signature of the legal representative described in
20 subdivision (3) and the date of the signature.
21 (5) The signature of the homeless youth and the date of the
22 signature.
23 A fee and consent waiver affidavit executed under this subsection must
24 be verified by affirmation or representation.
25 SECTION 215. IC 34-30-2.1-281 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2025]. Sec. 281. IC 20-34-3-24 (Concerning the use of
27 bleeding control kits by school employees).
28 SECTION 216. IC 34-30-2.1-286 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE
29 JULY 1, 2025]. Sec. 286. IC 20-34-8-9 (Concerning coaches and
30 assistant coaches, marching band leaders, or other extracurricular
31 activity leaders).
32 SECTION 217. IC 34-30-14-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
33 SECTION 44, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. A teacher:
35 (1) who meets the training or certification requirements
36 prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b)
37 IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5; and
38 (2) who:
39 (A) performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on;
40 (B) performs the Heimlich maneuver on;
41 (C) removes a foreign body that is obstructing an airway of; or
42 (D) uses an automated external defibrillator on;
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1 another person, in the course of employment as a teacher;
2 is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or
3 omission occurring during the provision of emergency assistance under
4 this section, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or
5 willful and wanton misconduct.
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