Sec. 16. (a) The provisions to implement this chapter, including:
(1) the calculation of transfer tuition;
(2) the credits for state distribution; and
(3) the time in the year when requests for transfer must be filed;
shall be implemented by rules adopted by the state board.
(b) The state board shall adopt rules for the enforcement of the payment of transfer tuition. The enforcement may include withholding state support from the transferor corporation for the benefit of the transferee corporation, charging interest, penalties for late payment, and the costs of collection.
(c) If a school corporation prevails at the final adjudication of:
(1) an administrative proceeding under this chapter; or
(2) a lawsuit against a school corporation;
to compel payment of transfer tuition owed by the school corporation under this chapter, the administrative body or the court shall award to the prevailing party the transfer tuition owed, if any, plus reasonable attorney's fees and interest as provided by law.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.1-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 26. School Corporations: General Administrative Provisions
Chapter 11. Legal Settlement and Transfer of Students; Transfer Tuition
20-26-11-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law
20-26-11-1. "Residence", "Resides", and Comparable Terms
20-26-11-2.5. Election to Have Legal Settlement
20-26-11-3. Forms Concerning Legal Settlement
20-26-11-4. Student Emancipation
20-26-11-5. Transfer at Request of Parent or Student; Approval; Appeal
20-26-11-6.5. Transfers of Children of School Corporation Employees
20-26-11-6.7. Transfer Agreements; School Corporation and Nonpublic School
20-26-11-7. Transfers; Students With Disabilities
20-26-11-9. Notice of Legal Settlement and Placement
20-26-11-10. Tuition for Children of Certain State Employees and Foreign Exchange Students
20-26-11-11. Tuition for Suspended, Expelled, or Excluded Emotionally Disturbed Students
20-26-11-12. Interstate Transfers
20-26-11-13. Determination of Transfer Tuition
20-26-11-14. Estimated Transfer Tuition Payments; Statements of Amount; Method of Payment
20-26-11-15. Determination by State Board
20-26-11-16. Rules of Implementation and Enforcement; Award to Prevailing School Corporation
20-26-11-17. Tuition Support Reporting Requirements
20-26-11-18. Joint Liability of Health Care Facility or Child Care Institution for Transfer Tuition
20-26-11-30. School Attendance in Former School Corporation
20-26-11-31. State Tuition Support for Certain Students
20-26-11-33. Acceptance of Nonresident Students Into Alternative Education Programs