Ind. Code § 20-30-7-1 Summer school education; priority reimbursement
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the department shall prescribe a program of summer school education for public schools. Subject to subsection (b), the department shall provide for:
(1) summer school programs guidelines; and
(2) the state distribution formula for any money appropriated by the general assembly for summer school education to allow for funding for approved summer school programs on a per student basis, which may include differentiated funding based on the course the student is enrolled in and the length of time of the summer school program.
(b) The department shall give priority reimbursement for summer school courses that include curriculum aligned with the science of reading designated by the department to support students in:
(1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient; and
(2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;
as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
(c) A state accredited nonpublic school and an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall be eligible for summer school funding for courses that include curriculum aligned with the science of reading designated by the department to support students in:
(1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient; and
(2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;
as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-7-12.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.167-2018, SEC.7; P.L.5-2024, SEC.7; P.L.201-2025, SEC.4; P.L.159-2026, SEC.13.