Sec. 26. (a) This section applies to each community school corporation.
(b) A community school corporation established under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5, is a body corporate and politic. The corporation may:
(1) sue and be sued; and
(2) acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property necessary to the community school corporation's establishment and operation.
(c) A corporation has:
(1) all the powers, rights, duties, and obligations of the school cities of any class in which the school corporation would fall if it were organized as a school city; and
(2) the additional powers granted school corporations:
(A) in general; or
(B) school corporations in the population or other classifications in which the school corporation falls.
(d) The officers of the governing body are a:
(1) president;
(2) secretary;
(3) treasurer; and
(4) vice president, if the board of trustees consists of more than three (3) members.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-26.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.59.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 23. Organization of School Corporations
Chapter 4. Community School Corporations
20-23-4-1. Purpose and Policy of School Reorganization
20-23-4-2. "Attendance Unit"; "School Unit"
20-23-4-3. "Community School Corporation"
20-23-4-4. "County Committee"; "Committee"
20-23-4-7. "Reorganization of School Corporations"
20-23-4-9. "United School Corporation"
20-23-4-12. Preliminary Plans; Contents; Supporting Documents
20-23-4-13. Hearings on Preliminary Plans; Notice
20-23-4-16. Required Contents of Preliminary or Final Comprehensive Plan
20-23-4-17. Advisory Committees of County; Membership
20-23-4-18. State Board of Education; Powers and Duties
20-23-4-21. Special Election to Create Community School Corporations; Procedure
20-23-4-21.5. Employment Preference for Employees of Reorganized School Corporation
20-23-4-21.6. Retention of Teacher Rights and Privileges
20-23-4-23. Rejection of Community School Corporations and Elections; Options of County Committee
20-23-4-24. Failure of Public Official to Perform Duty Within Time Prescribed; Effect
20-23-4-26. Community School Corporations; Powers and Duties; Officers
20-23-4-29.1. School Corporation Governing Body; Election Procedures
20-23-4-30. School Corporation Governing Body Members; Tie Votes; Vacancies; Term of Office
20-23-4-31. Board of School Trustees; Appointment of Interim Trustees
20-23-4-32. Assumption and Transfer of Powers and Duties
20-23-4-33. Attendance Units; Transportation
20-23-4-34. Voting Method for Community School Corporations
20-23-4-35. School Corporation; Organization of Governing Body
20-23-4-36. Voting Method for School Corporations
20-23-4-37. Approval of State Board for Reorganization Plan Mandatory; Supplemental Effect of Act
20-23-4-38. Dissolution of County Committees Upon Completion of Reorganization
20-23-4-39. Donations; Power to Accept
20-23-4-40. Budgetary Request of County Committee; Tax Levy
20-23-4-43. Amendment of Plan Approved Prior to May 1, 1984
20-23-4-44. Tie Votes in Governing Body of a School Corporation in Certain Counties