Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 28. School Teachers

20-28-2-6. Adoption of Rules; Occupational Experience Awarded for Instructor License in Cosmetology - Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c) and in addition...

20-28-2-7. Recommendations - Sec. 7. (a) The department may recommend to the general...

20-28-2-8. Advisory Committees; Expenditure of Funds; Budget - Sec. 8. (a) The department may, subject to approval by...

20-28-2-9. Orders - Sec. 9. IC 4-21.5 applies to orders issued by the...

20-28-2-10. Professional Standards Fund - Sec. 10. There is established the professional standards fund to...

20-28-2-11. Teacher Recruitment and Retention Initiatives - Sec. 11. The department shall collaborate with nonprofit entities, the...

Chapter 3. Teacher Education and Continuing Education

20-28-3-0.3. Definitions - Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter: (1) "culturally responsive...

20-28-3-0.5. Confidentiality of Teacher Evaluation Results - Sec. 0.5. Information containing teacher evaluation results that may be...

20-28-3-1. Duties of Department; Teacher Preparation Program Requirements - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "teacher candidate"...

20-28-3-2. Accredited Schools and Departments - Sec. 2. (a) An accredited school or department may use...

20-28-3-3. Guidelines for Teacher Education - Sec. 3. (a) The department shall develop guidelines for use...

20-28-3-3.5. Incorporation of Methods to Establish Culturally Responsive School Climates - Sec. 3.5. The guidelines developed under section 3 of this...

20-28-3-4. Continuing Education - Sec. 4. A governing body may adjourn the governing body's...

20-28-3-4.5. Training on Child Abuse and Neglect - Sec. 4.5. (a) Each school corporation, charter school, and state...

20-28-3-5. Preparation for Recognition of Reading Disabilities - Sec. 5. A teacher preparation program shall include content within...

20-28-3-6. Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training - Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of this section, "teacher" includes...

20-28-3-7. Training on Human Trafficking - Sec. 7. (a) Each school corporation and state accredited nonpublic...

20-28-3-9. Training for Signs or Symptoms of Seizures - Sec. 9. (a) Each school corporation and charter school shall...

Chapter 4. Transition to Teaching Program

20-28-4-1. "Program" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to...

20-28-4-2. Establishment - Sec. 2. The transition to teaching program is established to...

20-28-4-3. Program; Development and Administration - Sec. 3. Subject to the requirements of this chapter, the...

20-28-4-4. Program; Requirements - Sec. 4. An entity approved by the department may establish...

20-28-4-5. Participants; Qualifications - Sec. 5. An individual who wishes to participate in the...

20-28-4-6. Grant of Initial Practitioner License - Sec. 6. The department shall grant an initial practitioner license...

20-28-4-7. Restriction of Initial Practitioner License; Application of Section - Sec. 7. This section applies to a program participant who...

20-28-4-8. Program Participant School Corporation Employee; Qualified Instructor in Subject Area - Sec. 8. A school corporation may hire a program participant...

20-28-4-9. Renewal of Initial Practitioner License - Sec. 9. After receiving an initial practitioner license under section...

20-28-4-10. Rules - Sec. 10. (a) The state board may adopt rules under...

20-28-4-11. Transition to Teaching License; Employment - Sec. 11. (a) A program participant who is employed under...

20-28-4-12. Acceptance Into Program Before Passing a Content Area Examination - Sec. 12. Unless otherwise required under this chapter, an individual...

Chapter 5. Licenses

20-28-5-1. Responsibility for Licensing Teachers - Sec. 1. The department is responsible for the licensing of...

20-28-5-2. Rules; Substitute Teachers - Sec. 2. The state board may adopt rules for: (1)...

20-28-5-3. Requirements for Licensing - Sec. 3. (a) The department shall designate the grade point...

20-28-5-4. Application for License; Oath or Affirmation - Sec. 4. (a) An individual who applies for a license...

20-28-5-5. Out-of-State Graduate Applicant - Sec. 5. If a teacher who is a graduate of...

20-28-5-6. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-6.] As added...

20-28-5-7. License Revocation and Suspension - Sec. 7. On the written recommendation of the secretary of...

20-28-5-8. License Revocation for a Person Convicted of Certain Offenses - Sec. 8. (a) This section applies when a prosecuting attorney...

20-28-5-8.5. Reinstatement of Revoked License - Sec. 8.5. The department may, after holding a hearing on...

20-28-5-9. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-7.1(d), (e), (f),...

20-28-5-10. Records - Sec. 10. (a) The department shall keep a record of:...

20-28-5-11. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-9.] As added...

20-28-5-12. Initial Practitioner License; Need to Demonstrate Proficiency; Rules - Sec. 12. (a) Subsection (b) does not apply to an...

20-28-5-12.5. Alternative Certification Teaching License - Sec. 12.5. (a) The department shall grant an initial practitioner...

20-28-5-13. Examination for Teacher Licensure; Furnishing Test Scores - Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to an examination required...

20-28-5-14. Initial Standard License Applicant; Delinquent Tax Liability; Individual on Tax Warrant List - Sec. 14. If the department is notified by the department...

20-28-5-15. Teacher Shortage Areas; Licensing and Employment of Individuals With Postgraduate Degrees; Conditions for Renewal - Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding section 3(b)(6) of this chapter, the...

20-28-5-16. Licensing Program for Charter School Teachers - Sec. 16. (a) The department shall establish a program under...

20-28-5-17. Teacher's License; Stem Subjects - Sec. 17. (a) The department shall establish a program under...

20-28-5-18. Out-of-State License Holder; Grant of Indiana License - Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an individual who:...

20-28-5-19. Content Area Licenses Issued by Another State - Sec. 19. (a) This section applies to an individual who:...

20-28-5-19.5. Elementary School Teacher Content Area Licenses; Incentive Program; Recommendations - Sec. 19.5. (a) Not later than July 1, 2019, the...

20-28-5-20. Pass Rate of Content Area Examination for Each Postsecondary Educational Institution Posted on Internet - Sec. 20. The department shall post for each calendar year...

20-28-5-21. Career Specialist Permit; Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 21. To be eligible for a career specialist permit...

20-28-5-22. Adoption of Teacher Licensing Examinations - Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to teacher licensing examinations...

20-28-5-22.1. Employment of Unlicensed Vocational Program Instructor - Sec. 22.1 (a) After June 30, 2019, a school corporation,...

20-28-5-22.4. Annual Report Regarding Licensed Teacher Information - Sec. 22.4. (a) The department shall annually prepare a report...

20-28-5-22.5. Workplace Specialist License; Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 22.5. To be eligible for a workplace specialist license,...

20-28-5-23. Nasdtec Agreement - Sec. 23. The department shall enter into the National Association...

20-28-5-25. Professional Growth Experience Points - Sec. 25. (a) This section applies to a professional growth...

20-28-5-26. Training on Trauma Response - Sec. 26. (a) A teacher preparation program shall include content...

20-28-5-27. Issuance of Adjunct Teaching Permits - Sec. 27. (a) In an effort to fill a vacant...

Chapter 5.5. Training for Teachers

20-28-5.5-1. Timing and Frequency of Training; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training; Recommendations to General Assembly - Sec. 1. (a) The state board shall determine the timing,...

20-28-5.5-2. Publication and Notification of Teaching Requirements - Sec. 2. The department shall: (1) publish the requirements established...

20-28-5.5-3. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 3. The state board shall adopt rules under IC...

Chapter 6. Contracts

20-28-6-1. Preemployment Consideration; Qualifications - Sec. 1. (a) Not later than ten (10) days after...

20-28-6-2. Basic Contract Requirements - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided under section 7.3 of...

20-28-6-3. Contract Forms; Secretary of Education's Duties - Sec. 3. The secretary of education shall do the following:...

20-28-6-4. Contract Forms; Applicable Teachers - Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to: (1)...

20-28-6-5. Regular Teacher's Contract - Sec. 5. The regular teacher's contract must be used statewide...

20-28-6-6. Temporary Teacher's Contract - Sec. 6. (a) A temporary teacher's contract shall be used...

20-28-6-7. Supplemental Service Teacher's Contract - Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "teacher" includes...

20-28-6-7.3. Employment Agreement With Individual With an Adjunct Teaching Permit - Sec. 7.3. (a) An employment agreement entered into between a...

20-28-6-7.5. Probationary Teacher; Effect of Evaluations - Sec. 7.5. (a) A teacher who is subject to section...

20-28-6-8. Indefinite Contract; Established Teacher - Sec. 8. (a) An individual who: (1) serves under contract...

20-28-6-9. Laboratory School Teacher; Transfer to Local School Corporation; Service Credit; Indefinite Contract - Sec. 9. (a) A teacher serving under a regular contract...

20-28-6-10. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-9.5.] As added...

Chapter 7. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.90-2011,...

Chapter 7.5. Cancellation of Teacher Contracts

20-28-7.5-1. Application; Grounds for Cancellation - Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a teacher in...

20-28-7.5-2. Procedure for Cancellation - Sec. 2. (a) Before a teacher's contract is canceled, the...

20-28-7.5-3. Governing Body Action - Sec. 3. At the first public meeting following a private...

20-28-7.5-4. Suspension Pending Cancellation of Contract - Sec. 4. Pending a final decision on the cancellation of...

20-28-7.5-5. Extension of Time Periods - Sec. 5. The time periods set out in section 2...

20-28-7.5-6. Continuation of Contract - Sec. 6. A contract entered into by a teacher and...

20-28-7.5-7. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 7. (a) This chapter shall be construed to: (1)...

20-28-7.5-8. Void Contract; Teacher Bound by Previous Contract to Teach in Public School - Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to an...

Chapter 8. Contracts With School Administrators

20-28-8-1. School Principal's and Administrative Assistant's Contracts - Sec. 1. A school corporation may provide in the contract...

20-28-8-2. School Principal's and Assistant Principal's Contracts; Conditions - Sec. 2. A contract of employment shall be entered into...

20-28-8-2.5. Limitations Regarding Payments to Buy Out School Principal or Assistant Principal Contracts - Sec. 2.5. Unless a provision in a contract between the...

20-28-8-2.7. Assistant Superintendent Contracts - Sec. 2.7. For a contract entered into or renewed after...

20-28-8-3. Assistant Superintendent, Principal, and Assistant Principal Contracts; Renewal or Refusal to Renew; Written Notice - Sec. 3. (a) Before March 1 of the year during...

20-28-8-3.5. Limitations Regarding Payment to Buy Out Assistant Superintendent Contracts - Sec. 3.5. Unless a provision in a contract between the...

20-28-8-4. Written Preliminary Notice That Governing Body Considering Not Renewing Contract; Private Conference - Sec. 4. (a) At least thirty (30) days before giving...

20-28-8-5. Consideration of Statewide Assessment Test Scores in Evaluation of Principal's Performance - Sec. 5. The evaluation of a principal's performance may not...

20-28-8-6. Superintendent Contracts - Sec. 6. (a) A contract entered into by a governing...

20-28-8-7. Superintendent's Contract; Termination - Sec. 7. A superintendent's contract terminates on the following dates...

20-28-8-8. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-20.] As added...

20-28-8-9. Director of Special Education; Compensation for Services Before or After School Term - Sec. 9. A managing body may provide in the contract...

20-28-8-10. Director of Special Education; Conditions for Employment Contract - Sec. 10. A contract of employment shall be entered into...

20-28-8-11. Director of Special Education; Expiration of Contract; Reinstatement; Modification or Termination - Sec. 11. (a) Before February 1 of the year during...

20-28-8-12. Director of Special Education; Nonrenewal of Contract; Notice; Private Conference - Sec. 12. (a) At least thirty (30) days before giving...

20-28-8-13. Prohibition on Bonus or Incentive Based on Approval of a Public Question - Sec. 13. (a) For purposes of this section, "school administrator"...

Chapter 9. Salary and Related Payments

20-28-9-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law - Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 20-6.1-5-14 (before its...

20-28-9-1. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-1.] As added...

20-28-9-1.5. Increases or Increments in Teacher Salaries; Supplemental Payments; Differentiated Amounts; Duties of Indiana Education Employment Relations Board - Sec. 1.5. (a) This subsection governs salary increases for a...

20-28-9-2. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-1.] As added...

20-28-9-3. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-2(a).] As added...

20-28-9-4. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-2(b).] As added...

20-28-9-5. Computation of Annual Salary of Teacher or Distribution of State Funds; Rounding to Nearest Dollar - Sec. 5. In computing the annual salary of a teacher...

20-28-9-6. Substitute Teachers; Wages; No Written Contract Required - Sec. 6. (a) The governing body shall fix wages for...

20-28-9-7. Substitute Teachers; Certain Licenses; Pay Schedule - Sec. 7. (a) An individual who: (1) holds: (A) a...

20-28-9-8. Substitute Teacher With Substitute License; Compensation Schedule - Sec. 8. An individual who holds a substitute license shall...

20-28-9-9. Teacher Absence From Work With Pay; Accumulated Unused Days - Sec. 9. (a) Each teacher may be absent from work...

20-28-9-10. Teacher With at Least One Accumulated Sick Day; Employment by Another School Corporation - Sec. 10. (a) This section applies whenever a teacher accumulates...

20-28-9-11. Teacher Absence From Work With Pay; Agreement Between School Employer and Exclusive Representative - Sec. 11. Absences that are not described in sections 9...

20-28-9-12. Adoption of Regulations by School Corporation Governing Payment or Part Payment of Teachers; Conditions - Sec. 12. A school corporation may adopt regulations governing the...

20-28-9-13. Voluntary Sick Day Bank - Sec. 13. A school corporation may establish a voluntary sick...

20-28-9-14. Teacher Personal Days - Sec. 14. Each teacher may have at least two (2)...

20-28-9-15. Teacher Payment When School Is Closed - Sec. 15. If during the term of the teacher's contract:...

20-28-9-16. School Closure for Christmas Holidays; No Payment of Teachers' Salaries; Length of School Term - Sec. 16. A school may be closed for up to...

20-28-9-17. Teacher Payment for Saturdays - Sec. 17. The governing body of a school city may...

20-28-9-18. Salary Deductions - Sec. 18. (a) Upon a teacher's written request, a governing...

20-28-9-19. Retirement, Savings, or Severance Pay Plan - Sec. 19. (a) If a governing body of a school...

20-28-9-20. Participation in Health Insurance Plan Upon Retirement - Sec. 20. A teacher who is employed by a school...

20-28-9-21. Suspension of Teacher Without Pay; Reasons - Sec. 21. (a) This section and section 22 of this...

20-28-9-22. Suspension of Teacher Without Pay; Procedure - Sec. 22. (a) A teacher may be suspended without pay...

20-28-9-23. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-15(d).] As added...

20-28-9-24. Examination for Teacher Licensure; Furnishing of Test Scores - Sec. 24. (a) This section applies to an examination that...

20-28-9-25. "Secondary School" for Purposes of Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Programs - Sec. 25. For purposes of the federal teacher loan forgiveness...

20-28-9-26. Minimum Teacher Salary Threshold; Reporting Requirement - Sec. 26. (a) For each school year beginning after June...

20-28-9-27. Annual School Corporation Expenditure for Teacher Salaries; Prohibited Decrease in Certain Circumstances - Sec. 27. (a) As used in this section, "funding floor"...

20-28-9-28. Requirement to Expend Percentage of Tuition Support for Teacher Salaries; Report to the Legislative Council - Sec. 28. (a) For each school year in a state...

Chapter 10. Conditions of Employment

20-28-10-1. Leave of Absence; Generally - Sec. 1. (a) A school corporation may grant a teacher...

20-28-10-2. Leave of Absence; Rights of Teacher; Group Insurance Coverage; Sick Leave; Probationary Years of Service; Charges Against Teacher's Accumulated Sick Days - Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 1 of...

20-28-10-3. Leave of Absence; Sabbatical - Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation may grant a teacher,...

20-28-10-4. Leave of Absence; Disability or Sick Leave - Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation may place a teacher,...

20-28-10-5. Leave of Absence; Pregnancy - Sec. 5. (a) A teacher who is pregnant may continue...

20-28-10-6. Full-Time Defense Service - Sec. 6. (a) This section and sections 7 through 11...

20-28-10-7. Defense Service; Professional or Established Teacher - Sec. 7. A professional or established teacher: (1) with an...

20-28-10-8. Defense Service; Probationary Teacher - Sec. 8. (a) If a probationary teacher who is described...

20-28-10-9. Defense Service; Teacher's Reinstatement Status - Sec. 9. On reinstatement, the status of the teacher described...

20-28-10-10. Defense Service; Rights Under Teachers' Retirement Fund - Sec. 10. (a) A teacher described in section 6(a) of...

20-28-10-11. Defense Service; Reinstatement Period - Sec. 11. (a) Not later than sixty (60) days after:...

20-28-10-12. Antidiscrimination; Marital Status - Sec. 12. A governing body or the governing body's agent...

20-28-10-13. Antidiscrimination; Residence Requirements - Sec. 13. (a) A governing body may not adopt residence...

20-28-10-14. Teacher's Freedom of Association - Sec. 14. (a) A school corporation may not dismiss or...

20-28-10-15. Teacher as Public Office Candidate - Sec. 15. A governing body may not dismiss, suspend, or...

20-28-10-16. Teacher Serving in the General Assembly - Sec. 16. (a) If a teacher serves in the general...

20-28-10-17. School Counselors; Privileged or Confidential Information - Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in IC 31-32-11-1, a...

20-28-10-18. Teacher's Legal Recourse for Infringement of Rights and Privileges - Sec. 18. A teacher whose rights and privileges under sections...

20-28-10-19. Daily Free Time for Teachers - Sec. 19. (a) Each governing body and its administrators shall...

Chapter 11. Repealed - [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.90-2011,...

Chapter 11.5. Staff Performance Evaluations

20-28-11.5-0.5. "Certificated Employee" - Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "certificated employee" includes...

20-28-11.5-1. "Evaluator" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "evaluator" means an...

20-28-11.5-2. "Plan" - Sec. 2. As used in the chapter, "plan" refers to...

20-28-11.5-3. "School Corporation" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" includes:...

20-28-11.5-4. School Corporation Plan; Plan Components - Sec. 4. (a) Each school corporation shall develop a plan...

20-28-11.5-5. Conduct of Evaluations - Sec. 5. (a) The superintendent or equivalent authority, for a...

20-28-11.5-6. Completed Evaluation; Remediation Plan; Conference With Superintendent - Sec. 6. (a) A copy of the completed evaluation, including...

20-28-11.5-7. Instruction by Teacher Rated Ineffective - Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to any teacher instructing...

20-28-11.5-8. State Board Actions; Model Plan; Approval of Plan by Teachers - Sec. 8. (a) To implement this chapter, the state board...

20-28-11.5-8.5. Plan for Performance Evaluations Not Subject to Bargaining; Review of Plans by the Department and the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board; Requirement to Present Plans Selected to the State Board of Education - Sec. 8.5. A plan for performance evaluations under this chapter...

20-28-11.5-9. Department Report of Evaluation Results - Sec. 9. (a) The principal of a school in a...

Chapter 12. Endorsement for Independent Practice School Psychologists

20-28-12-1. Application of Chapter - Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a psychologist...

20-28-12-2. Compliance With Requirements for Endorsement - Sec. 2. In order to: (1) practice school psychology; and...

20-28-12-3. Requirements for Endorsement - Sec. 3. An individual who applies for an endorsement as...

20-28-12-4. Provision of Services on Private Basis - Sec. 4. (a) A school psychologist who is not employed...

20-28-12-5. School Psychologist; Disclosure of Information - Sec. 5. A school psychologist who is endorsed under this...

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Indiana Code Title 20. Education Article 28. School Teachers

Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 28. School Teachers