Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 24. Charter Schools

20-24-2.1-3.5. Appointment of Executive Director; Removal for Just Cause; Duties and Powers - Sec. 3.5. (a) The charter board shall appoint an executive...

20-24-2.1-4. Indiana Charter School Board Fund; Funding - Sec. 4. (a) Funding for the charter board consists of...

20-24-2.1-5. Repealed - As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.228. Repealed by P.L.47-2014, SEC.2.

Chapter 2.2. Monitoring and Accountability of Sponsors

20-24-2.2-1. Information on Department Internet Web Site - Sec. 1. The department and each authorizer shall establish a...

20-24-2.2-1.2. Registration With State Board for Chartering Authority - Sec. 1.2. (a) This section applies to an authorizer described...

20-24-2.2-1.5. Authorizer; Adoption of Standards - Sec. 1.5. All authorizers shall adopt standards of quality charter...

20-24-2.2-2. Repealed - As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.13; P.L.250-2017,...

20-24-2.2-2.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.159-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.211-2019, SEC.19. Repealed...

20-24-2.2-3. Repealed - As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.128; P.L.280-2013,...

20-24-2.2-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.15; P.L.250-2017,...

20-24-2.2-5. Authorizer Access to Education Records; Duty to Protect Personally Identifiable Data of Students and Their Parents - Sec. 5. (a) The purpose of this section is to...

20-24-2.2-6. Repealed - As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.250-2017, SEC.8; P.L.159-2019,...

20-24-2.2-7. Relinquishment of Authorizer Status - Sec. 7. An entity may relinquish its authorizer status by...

20-24-2.2-8. State Board Evaluation of State of Charter Schools in Indiana - Sec. 8. Beginning in 2016, the state board shall provide...

Chapter 2.3. Indianapolis Charter School Board

20-24-2.3-1. Application - Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an authorizer that...

20-24-2.3-2. "Executive" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "executive" has the...

20-24-2.3-3. Establishment of Board - Sec. 3. (a) The Indianapolis charter school board is established....

20-24-2.3-4. Duties of Board - Sec. 4. The Indianapolis charter school board, with assistance from...

20-24-2.3-5. Staffing - Sec. 5. The executive's office shall provide staff to carry...

Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools

20-24-3-1. Authorizer May Grant Charter - Sec. 1. An authorizer may grant a charter to an...

20-24-3-2. Authorization of Charter to Nonprofit Entities - Sec. 2. (a) An authorizer may not grant a charter...

20-24-3-2.5. Contracting With Education Service Providers - Sec. 2.5. If a proposed charter school intends to contract...

20-24-3-3. Cessation of Operation of a Charter School; Disposition of Assets and Funds - Sec. 3. The organizer's constitution, charter, articles, or bylaws must...

20-24-3-4. Proposal to Establish Charter School; Required Contents - Sec. 4. (a) An organizer may submit to the authorizer...

20-24-3-4.5. Use of Nationally Recognized Principles and Standards for Authorizing - Sec. 4.5. In reviewing and evaluating charter applications, an authorizer...

20-24-3-5. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-4.] As added...

20-24-3-5.5. Public Hearing by Authorizer - Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to an authorizer that...

20-24-3-6. Granting of Charter; Provision of Noncharter School Required - Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if...

20-24-3-7. Revocation of Charter - Sec. 7. The authorizer may revoke the charter of a...

20-24-3-8. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-7.] As added...

20-24-3-9. Notification of Acceptance or Rejection of Proposal - Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an authorizer must...

20-24-3-10. Authorizer's Notification of Department; Annual Report by Department - Sec. 10. (a) An authorizer must notify the department of...

20-24-3-11. Rejection of Proposal; Amendment or Submission to Another Authorizer; Appeal - Sec. 11. If an authorizer rejects a charter school proposal,...

20-24-3-12. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-11.] As added...

20-24-3-13. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-12.] As added...

20-24-3-14. State Educational Institution Authorizers - Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to state educational institutions...

20-24-3-14.1. Nonprofit College and University Authorizers - Sec. 14.1. (a) This section applies to nonprofit colleges and...

20-24-3-15. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-14.] As added...

20-24-3-16. Service as Organizer and Authorizer Prohibited - Sec. 16. An entity or multiple divisions of the same...

20-24-3-17. Assignment of School Corporation and School Identification Numbers - Sec. 17. (a) The department shall, with approval of the...

20-24-3-18.5. Authorization of Adult High Schools - Sec. 18.5. (a) Notwithstanding IC 20-24-1-2.5 and except as provided...

Chapter 4. The Charter

20-24-4-1. Requirements; Annual Performance Targets; Renewal - Sec. 1. (a) A charter must meet the following requirements:...

20-24-4-1.5. Authorization; Organizer With Terminated or Non-Renewed Charter; Approval by State Board - Sec. 1.5. (a) Before an authorizer may issue a charter...

20-24-4-2. Multiple Charter Contracts - Sec. 2. An organizer may hold one (1) or more...

20-24-4-3. Authorizer; Renewal of Charters; Establishment of Revocation and Nonrenewal Processes - Sec. 3. (a) In making charter renewal decisions, an authorizer...

Chapter 5. Student Admissions and Enrollment

20-24-5-1. Charter Schools Open to All Indiana Students - Sec. 1. A charter school, including a conversion charter school,...

20-24-5-2. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-1.] As added...

20-24-5-3. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-5-2.] As added...

20-24-5-4. Admission Policies - Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a...

20-24-5-4.5. Onboarding Requirements; Teacher Training Requirements; Student Residency Requirement - Sec. 4.5. (a) A virtual charter school shall establish and...

20-24-5-5. Limits on Student Admissions, Suspensions, and Expulsions - Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c),...

Chapter 5.5. Student Discipline

20-24-5.5-1. Establishment of Discipline Rules - Sec. 1. A charter school shall: (1) establish written discipline...

Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining

20-24-6-1. Employees; Accrual of and Financial Responsibility for Benefits - Sec. 1. (a) Individuals who work at a charter school...

20-24-6-2. Teachers; Voluntary Service and Hiring - Sec. 2. Individuals must choose to be teachers at a...

20-24-6-3. Collective Bargaining Permitted - Sec. 3. (a) Employees of a charter school may organize...

20-24-6-4. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-4.] As added...

20-24-6-5. General and Alternative Qualifications for Full Time Teachers; Part Time Teachers; Other Providers of Service - Sec. 5. (a) At least ninety percent (90%) of the...

20-24-6-6. Substitute Teachers - Sec. 6. A charter school may employ a substitute teacher...

20-24-6-7. Participation of Employees in Retirement Fund - Sec. 7. (a) A charter school may participate in any...

20-24-6-8. Decision to Grant Charter; Not Subject to Restraint by Collective Bargaining Agreement - Sec. 8. The decision by an authorizer whether to grant...

20-24-6-9. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-9.] As added...

20-24-6-10. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-6-10.] As added...

Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters

20-24-7-1. Organizer; Distribution of State Tuition Support - Sec. 1. (a) The organizer is the fiscal agent for...

20-24-7-2. Distribution of State Funds - Sec. 2. The department shall distribute state tuition support distributions,...

20-24-7-3. Calculation and Distribution of State Funds to Conversion Charter School - Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a conversion charter...

20-24-7-4. Costs of Services Provided by School Corporation; Administrative Fees for Authorizers - Sec. 4. (a) Services that a school corporation provides to...

20-24-7-5. Grants and Private and Federal Funds - Sec. 5. (a) An organizer may apply for and accept...

20-24-7-6. Optional Revenue Sharing From Operations, Education, and School Safety Referendum Tax Funds - Sec. 6. (a) With the approval of a majority of...

20-24-7-6.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.170. Repealed by P.L.205-2013, SEC.232.

20-24-7-7. Building Projects; Applicability of Bidding and Wage Determination Laws - Sec. 7. When a charter school uses public funds for...

20-24-7-8. Sponsor's Right to Receive Financial Reports From Organizer - Sec. 8. An authorizer may request and receive financial reports...

20-24-7-9. Charter Revocation or Termination; Funds Distribution - Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if: (1) an authorizer:...

20-24-7-10. Federal Funds for Charter Schools; Department's Responsibilities - Sec. 10. (a) The department shall carry out a program...

20-24-7-11. Matching Funds for Federal Grants to Charter Schools - Sec. 11. (a) If the United States Department of Education...

20-24-7-12. Repealed - [Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-19-12.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.110. Repealed...

20-24-7-13. Virtual Charter Schools; Funding; Reporting - Sec. 13. (a) After June 30, 2019, a virtual charter...

20-24-7-13.5. Funding for Certain Charter Schools for Adults; Exceptions; Limitations; Reporting Requirements - Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to the following charter...

20-24-7-14. Funding of Adult High Schools - Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 13.5 of this...

20-24-7-15. Consideration as School Corporation for Certain Funding Opportunities - Sec. 15. A charter school is considered a school corporation...

Chapter 7.5. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.205-2013, SEC.236.

Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions

20-24-8-1. Powers of Charter Schools - Sec. 1. A charter school may do the following: (1)...

20-24-8-2. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 2. (a) A charter school may not do the...

20-24-8-3. Compliance With Laws, Charter, and State Constitution - Sec. 3. For each charter school established under this article,...

20-24-8-4. Statutes, Rules, and Regulations Not Applicable - Sec. 4. Except as specifically provided in this article and...

20-24-8-5. Applicable Statutes, Rules, and Guidelines - Sec. 5. The following statutes and rules and guidelines adopted...

20-24-8-6. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training Apprenticeship Programs - Sec. 6. (a) A charter school may not duplicate a...

20-24-8-7. Financial Reports and Audits - Sec. 7. A charter school may use any money distributed...

20-24-8-8. Federal or State Aid for Students With Disabilities - Sec. 8. The state shall pay directly to a charter...

20-24-8-9. Establishment of Charter School Compact - Sec. 9. (a) Before July 1 of any year, a...

Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter

20-24-9-1. Annual Report to Department - Sec. 1. (a) An authorizer that has established a charter...

20-24-9-2. Annual Report; Contents - Sec. 2. An annual report under this chapter must contain...

20-24-9-3. Compliance With Charter and Laws; Oversight by Authorizer - Sec. 3. The authorizer shall oversee a charter school's compliance...

20-24-9-4. Corrective Action; Revocation of Charter - Sec. 4. (a) If an authorizer determines that: (1) an...

20-24-9-4.5. Charter School Closure Protocol - Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "education records"...

20-24-9-4.6. Repealed - As added by P.L.250-2017, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.191-2018, SEC.10.

20-24-9-5. Report to Authorizer - Sec. 5. A charter school shall report the following to...

20-24-9-6. Annual Performance Report - Sec. 6. The organizer of a charter school shall publish...

20-24-9-7. Internet Publication of Names of Governing Body Members - Sec. 7. If an organizer of a charter school maintains...

20-24-9-8. Public Meetings of Governing Boards; Location - Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to the...

Chapter 10. Student Transfers From Charter School to Public Noncharter Schools

20-24-10-1. Transfer of Students From Charter to Noncharter School; Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 1. (a) A public noncharter school that receives a...

Chapter 11. Conversion of Existing Public Schools Into Charter Schools

20-24-11-1. Conditions Required for Conversion - Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to an...

20-24-11-2. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-2.] As added...

20-24-11-3. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-3.] As added...

20-24-11-4. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-4.] As added...

Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program

20-24-12-1. Establishment - Sec. 1. The charter school facilities assistance program is established....

20-24-12-2. Purpose - Sec. 2. The purpose of the program is to make...

20-24-12-3. Department to Administer Program - Sec. 3. The department shall administer the program. As added...

20-24-12-4. Fund - Sec. 4. (a) The charter school facilities assistance fund is...

20-24-12-5. Federal Funds - Sec. 5. The department may apply to the United States...

20-24-12-6. Use of Funds - Sec. 6. The department may authorize money in the fund...

20-24-12-7. Procedures for Providing Grants and Loans - Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish written procedures for...

20-24-12-8. Criteria for Receiving Grant or Loan - Sec. 8. In making its determination to approve or disapprove...

20-24-12-9. Grant or Loan on per Student Basis - Sec. 9. The department may make grants or loans under...

20-24-12-10. Conditions Applying to Loan - Sec. 10. The following apply to a loan from the...

20-24-12-11. Repayment of Loans - Sec. 11. A charter school receiving a loan under this...

20-24-12-12. Department to Withhold Loan Repayments - Sec. 12. The department shall withhold the amount of the...

Chapter 13. Charter and Innovation Network School Grant Program

20-24-13-1. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the following: (1)...

20-24-13-2. "School" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "school" refers to...

20-24-13-3. Grant Program Established; Uses; Administration by the State Board - Sec. 3. (a) An annual grant program is established to...

20-24-13-4. Schools Eligible to Receive an Annual Grant Without First Applying to the State Board - Sec. 4. The state board shall, without an application being...

20-24-13-5. Charter Schools That May Apply for an Annual Grant; Procedures; Eligibility for a Grant - Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a charter school...

20-24-13-6. Grant Amount - Sec. 6. The annual grant amount for a school for...

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Indiana Code Title 20. Education Article 24. Charter Schools

Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 24. Charter Schools