Sec. 20. (a) An accurate daily record of the attendance of each student who is subject to compulsory school attendance under this chapter shall be kept by every public and nonpublic school.
(b) In a public school, the record shall be open at all times for inspection by:
(1) attendance officers;
(2) school officials;
(3) agents of the department of labor;
(4) security police officers appointed under IC 36-8-3-7; and
(5) school corporation police officers appointed under IC 20-26-16.
Every teacher shall answer fully all lawful inquiries made by an attendance officer, a school official, an agent of the department of labor, a security police officer appointed under IC 36-8-3-7, or a school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16.
(c) In a nonpublic school, the record shall be required to be kept solely to verify the enrollment and attendance of a student upon request of the:
(1) secretary of education; or
(2) superintendent of the school corporation in which the nonpublic school is located.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-3-23.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.34-2008, SEC.1; P.L.109-2015, SEC.41; P.L.43-2021, SEC.108.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 33. Students: General Provisions
Chapter 2. Compulsory School Attendance
20-33-2-4. Compulsory Attendance
20-33-2-6. Students Required to Attend
20-33-2-7. Minimum Age for Kindergarten Enrollment; Appeals
20-33-2-8. Students Not Bound by Requirements
20-33-2-9. Exit Interviews; Withdrawal Requirements
20-33-2-10. Enrollment Documentation; Notice to Clearinghouse for Information on Missing Children
20-33-2-11. Driver's License or Learner's Permit for Habitual Truants
20-33-2-13. High School Transcripts; Required Contents
20-33-2-16. Attendance Exception; Witness in Judicial Proceeding
20-33-2-17. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana National Guard
20-33-2-17.2. Attendance Exception; Duty With Indiana Wing of Civil Air Patrol
20-33-2-17.7. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Exhibiting or Participating in State Fair
20-33-2-18. Parent to Produce Certificate of Child's Incapacity on Demand
20-33-2-19. Attendance; Public School Children; Religious Instruction
20-33-2-20. Attendance Records
20-33-2-21. Attendance Reports
20-33-2-22. List of Students No Longer Enrolled
20-33-2-23. Powers of Certain Officers to Take Children Into Custody
20-33-2-24. Principal; Duties When Truant Child Received
20-33-2-26. Enforcement of Chapter
20-33-2-27. Compulsory Attendance; Parent's Responsibility
20-33-2-28. Compulsory Attendance for Full Term; Duty of Parent
20-33-2-28.5. Requirements for Exit Interview; Reporting Requirement
20-33-2-30. Separate Attendance District; Requirement
20-33-2-31. Attendance Officers; Appointment
20-33-2-35. Ex Officio Attendance Officers
20-33-2-38. Attendance Officers; Appointment of Additional Officers
20-33-2-39. Attendance Officers; Duties
20-33-2-40. Attendance Officers; Special Powers
20-33-2-41. Attendance Officers; Licensing Required; Exception
20-33-2-42. Attendance; Duties of Secretary of Education
20-33-2-43. State Attendance Officer; Appointment; Removal; Duties; Powers
20-33-2-45. State Board; Supervision; Rules
20-33-2-46. Compulsory Attendance; Exceptions; Physical or Mental Fitness
20-33-2-47. School Corporations; Notification of Absences; Reports to Local Health Departments