Indiana Code
Chapter 6. Collective Bargaining
20-29-6-7. Subjects of Discussion

Sec. 7. A school employer shall discuss with the exclusive representative of certificated employees the following items:
(1) Curriculum development and revision.
(2) Selection of curricular materials.
(3) Teaching methods.
(4) Hiring, evaluation, promotion, demotion, transfer, assignment, and retention of certificated employees.
(5) Student discipline.
(6) Expulsion or supervision of students.
(7) Pupil/teacher ratio.
(8) Class size or budget appropriations.
(9) Safety issues for students and employees in the workplace, except those items required to be kept confidential by state or federal law.
(10) Hours.
(11) Funding for a plan for a remediation program for any subset of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
(12) The following nonbargainable items under IC 20-43-10-3.5:
(A) Teacher appreciation grants.
(B) Individual teacher appreciation grant stipends to teachers.
(C) Additions to base salary based on teacher appreciation grant stipends.
(13) The pre-evaluation planning session required under IC 20-28-11.5-4.
(14) The superintendent's report to the governing body concerning staff performance evaluations required under IC 20-28-11.5-9.
(15) A teacher performance model.
(16) The use of adjunct teachers permitted under IC 20-28-5-27.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.18; P.L.286-2013, SEC.92; P.L.213-2015, SEC.189; P.L.106-2016, SEC.11; P.L.217-2017, SEC.103; P.L.73-2019, SEC.7; P.L.168-2022, SEC.17.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 20. Education

Article 29. Collective Bargaining for Teachers

Chapter 6. Collective Bargaining

20-29-6-1. Duty to Bargain Collectively and Discuss; Public Hearing; Participation by Electronic Communication

20-29-6-2. Contracts

20-29-6-3. Unlawful Deficit Financing

20-29-6-4. Subjects of Bargaining

20-29-6-4.5. Prohibited Subjects of Collective Bargaining

20-29-6-4.7. Bargaining on Teacher Evaluation Procedures and Criteria Prohibited; Duration of Contract

20-29-6-5. Grievance Procedure

20-29-6-6. Limitations on Obligation to Bargain Collectively; Agreement Provision; Attestation Regarding Public Hearing

20-29-6-6.1. Review of Collective Bargaining Agreement

20-29-6-7. Subjects of Discussion

20-29-6-8. Contract, Agreement, or Concession Not Required

20-29-6-9. Discussions Outside Obligation to Bargain Collectively

20-29-6-10. Recommendations by Superintendent

20-29-6-11. Repealed

20-29-6-12. Commencement of Collective Bargaining

20-29-6-12.5. Certification of Estimated Available Revenue; Sources of Funding

20-29-6-13. Appointment of Mediator

20-29-6-14. Repealed

20-29-6-15. Repealed

20-29-6-15.1. Initiation of Factfinding

20-29-6-16. Continuation of Existing Agreement; Circumstances

20-29-6-16.5. Petition for Representation

20-29-6-17. Repealed

20-29-6-18. Appeal of Factfinder's Decision

20-29-6-18-b. Appeal of Factfinder's Decision

20-29-6-19. Public Meeting; Participation by Electronic Communication; Posting of Information; Public Comment; Posting of Collective Bargaining Agreement