Sec. 19. (a) If a governing body of a school corporation agrees to a retirement, savings, or severance pay plan with a teacher or with an exclusive representative under IC 20-29, the benefits may be paid to:
(1) the teacher who is eligible under a negotiated retirement, savings, or severance pay plan; or
(2) in the case of the teacher's death:
(A) the teacher's designated beneficiary; or
(B) the teacher's estate, if there is no designated beneficiary.
Payments may be made in a lump sum or in installments as agreed upon by the parties or to a savings plan established under IC 5-10-1.1-1(2).
(b) Notwithstanding IC 6-1.1-20, the payments under this section shall be made from the education fund of the school corporation and may be made for a period exceeding one (1) year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.54.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 9. Salary and Related Payments
20-28-9-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law
20-28-9-6. Substitute Teachers; Wages; No Written Contract Required
20-28-9-7. Substitute Teachers; Certain Licenses; Pay Schedule
20-28-9-8. Substitute Teacher With Substitute License; Compensation Schedule
20-28-9-9. Teacher Absence From Work With Pay; Accumulated Unused Days
20-28-9-10. Teacher With at Least One Accumulated Sick Day; Employment by Another School Corporation
20-28-9-13. Voluntary Sick Day Bank
20-28-9-14. Teacher Personal Days
20-28-9-15. Teacher Payment When School Is Closed
20-28-9-17. Teacher Payment for Saturdays
20-28-9-19. Retirement, Savings, or Severance Pay Plan
20-28-9-20. Participation in Health Insurance Plan Upon Retirement
20-28-9-21. Suspension of Teacher Without Pay; Reasons
20-28-9-22. Suspension of Teacher Without Pay; Procedure
20-28-9-24. Examination for Teacher Licensure; Furnishing of Test Scores
20-28-9-25. "Secondary School" for Purposes of Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Programs
20-28-9-26. Minimum Teacher Salary Threshold; Reporting Requirement