Ind. Code ch. 20-19-3

Ind. Code ch. 20-19-3
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Ind. Code § 20-19-3-1 Establishment

Sec. 1. The department of education is established. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-2 Director

Sec. 2. The secretary of education is the director of the department. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.49.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-2.1 Administration of federal grant programs

Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this section, "school corporation" includes: (1) any local public school corporation established under Indiana law; (2) a charter school; and (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7); that are otherwise entitled to receive federal funds under federal and state law. (b) If, by any act of Congress, funds are provided as federal aid to education to the several states and the disposition of the funds is not otherwise provided for by or under the act of Congress or by or under any Indiana law, the apportionment and distribution of those funds to school corporations shall, insofar as consistent with the requirements prescribed by the federal law and implementing rules and regulations, be governed by the standards set forth in this section. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the department is responsible for the general administration of federal grant programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended. (d) The department shall make timely application for any federal funds made available for school corporations in Indiana, and shall, under the federal law and this section, direct the allocation and apportionment of the federal funds received fairly, equitably, and in a timely manner to all school corporations in accordance with federal law and this section. The department must ensure that sufficient personnel are assigned to its federal grants program to enable the department to comply with subsection (c). (e) Whenever the department provides federal formula grant funding to a school corporation, the department must also provide to the school corporation the formula and the data used to calculate the funding amount. As added by P.L.169-2016, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-3 Hiring personnel

Sec. 3. The secretary of education: (1) subject to IC 20-19-2-8(a)(1); and (2) with the approval of the budget agency; may hire the personnel necessary to perform the duties of the department under this title. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-4 Duties of department; suspension and expulsion statistics; provision of data necessary for audit or evaluation of education programs; identification numbers for new schools

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall: (1) perform the duties required by statute; (2) implement the policies and procedures established by the state board; (3) conduct analytical research to assist the state board in determining the state's educational policy; (4) compile statistics concerning the ethnicity, gender, and disability status of students in Indiana schools, including statistics for all information that the department receives from school corporations on enrollment, number of suspensions, and number of expulsions; and (5) provide technical assistance to school corporations. (b) In compiling statistics by gender, ethnicity, and disability status under subsection (a)(4), the department shall also categorize suspensions and expulsions by cause as follows: (1) Alcohol. (2) Drugs. (3) Deadly weapons (other than firearms). (4) Handguns. (5) Rifles or shotguns. (6) Other firearms. (7) Tobacco. (8) Attendance. (9) Destruction of property. (10) Legal settlement. (11) Fighting (incident does not rise to the level of battery). (12) A battery offense included in IC 35-42-2. (13) Intimidation (IC 35-45-2-1). (14) Verbal aggression or profanity. (15) Defiance. (16) Other. (c) The department shall provide the state board any data, including fiscal data, as determined by the state board, in a reasonable time frame established by the state board after consultation with the department, necessary to conduct an audit or evaluation of any federal or state supported program principally engaged in the provision of education, including, but not limited to: (1) early childhood education; (2) elementary and secondary education; (3) postsecondary education; (4) special education; (5) job training; (6) career and technical education; and (7) adult education; or for the enforcement of or compliance with federal legal requirements related to those education programs as determined by the state board. The state board and the department are considered state educational authorities within the meaning of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 CFR Part 99) for the purpose of allowing the free exchange of information between the department and the state board. (d) The department may, upon request by a new school, assign an identification number for the new school. (e) The department shall develop guidelines necessary to implement this section. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-5.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.242-2005, SEC.10; P.L.213-2015, SEC.152; P.L.65-2016, SEC.9; P.L.269-2019, SEC.2; P.L.74-2026, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-5 Powers of department

Sec. 5. The department may: (1) exercise the powers granted by statute; (2) with the approval of the budget agency, employ experts and consultants to assist the department in carrying out its functions; (3) with the consent of other state agencies, use the services and facilities of other state agencies without reimbursements; (4) accept in the name of the department, for use in carrying out the functions of the department, money received by gift, grant, bequest, or otherwise; (5) accept voluntary and uncompensated services; and (6) expend funds made available to the department according to policies established by the budget agency. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-6.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-6 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-7.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.14.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-7 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-9.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.133-2020, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-8 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-10.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.453; P.L.233-2015, SEC.35. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-9 Repealed

As added by P.L.121-2009, SEC.4 and P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.303. Repealed by P.L.1-2010, SEC.156.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-9.2 Duty of the department to establish and maintain an employee data base

Sec. 9.2. The department shall establish and maintain a searchable data base of information concerning employees and former employees who have been reported to the department under IC 20-28-5-8. The department shall make the data base available to the public. As added by P.L.1-2010, SEC.74.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-9.4 Disclosure of student test number information

Sec. 9.4. (a) Beginning January 1, 2010, the department may obtain and maintain student test number information in a manner and form that permits any person who is authorized to review the information to: (1) access the information at any time; and (2) accurately determine: (A) where each student is enrolled and attending classes; and (B) the number of students enrolled in a school corporation or charter school and residing in the area served by a school corporation; as of any date after December 31, 2009, occurring before two (2) regular instructional days before the date of the inquiry. Each school corporation and charter school shall provide the information to the department in the form and on a schedule that permits the department to comply with this section. The department shall provide technical assistance to school corporations and charter schools to assist school corporations and charter schools in complying with this section. (b) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, each school corporation and charter school shall annually: (1) determine, on a form prescribed by the department, whether a student who attends an adult high school (as defined under IC 20-24-1-2.3) or a student's parent or a member of the same household is a member of: (A) the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty; (B) the reserve component of a branch of the armed forces of the United States; or (C) the national guard; and (2) provide to the department a list of the students who have been identified under subdivision (1). The information collected by a school corporation or charter school under subdivision (1) is considered confidential and shall be collected by the school corporation or charter school under guidelines for maintaining confidentiality established by the department. The department shall assign each student identified under subdivision (1) a unique identifier, which may be a modification of the student's test number assigned under subsection (a), by which data concerning military connected students may be disaggregated, including information concerning attendance records and academic progress. As added by P.L.1-2010, SEC.75. Amended by P.L.43-2014, SEC.2; P.L.93-2016, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-10 Dating violence educational materials

Sec. 10. (a) The department, in collaboration with organizations that have expertise in dating violence, domestic violence, and sexual abuse, shall identify or develop: (1) model dating violence educational materials; and (2) a model for dating violence response policies and reporting. The department shall make the models developed or identified under this section available to assist schools with the implementation of dating violence education programs in grades 6 through 12 and dating violence response policies. (b) The model dating violence policy identified or developed under subsection (a) may include the following topics: (1) Warning signs of dating violence. (2) The basic principles of dating violence prevention. (3) Methods of parental education and outreach. As added by P.L.83-2010, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.74-2026, SEC.23.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-11 Development and implementation of child abuse and child sexual abuse education program

Sec. 11. (a) The department, in collaboration with the department of child services and organizations that have expertise in child abuse, including child sexual abuse, shall identify or develop: (1) research and evidence based model educational materials on child abuse and child sexual abuse; and (2) a model for child abuse and child sexual abuse response policies and reporting procedures. The model for child abuse and child sexual abuse response policies and reporting procedures described in subdivision (2) must include information on the duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect under IC 31-33-5. To identify or develop models under this subsection, the department may not hire additional staff members or expend funds not already included in the department's budget. (b) Not later than July 1, 2018, the department shall make the models developed or identified under this section available to assist schools with the implementation of: (1) child abuse and child sexual abuse education programs in kindergarten through grade 12 as provided in IC 20-30-5-5.7; and (2) child abuse and child sexual abuse response and reporting policies. (c) The model educational materials on child abuse and child sexual abuse identified or developed under subsection (a) may include the following topics: (1) Warning signs of a child who is being abused or sexually abused. (2) The basic principles of child abuse and child sexual abuse prevention. (3) Methods of student, teacher, and parental education and outreach. (d) The model child abuse and child sexual abuse response and reporting policies referred to in subsection (b) may include the following topics: (1) Actions that a child who is a victim of abuse or sexual abuse may take to obtain assistance. (2) Interventions. (3) Counseling options. (4) Educational support available for a child who is a victim of abuse or sexual abuse to enable the child to continue to be successful in school. (5) Reporting procedures. (e) A school that chooses to use the model educational materials developed under subsection (a) shall inform the parents of students in the grade levels in which the materials could be used, in writing and by posting on the school's website, that a parent may: (1) examine and review the model educational materials before the materials are taught; and (2) decide if the parent's child will be instructed with the model educational materials. (f) If a parent decides that the parent's child may be taught using the model educational materials, the parent shall notify the school of the parent's decision in writing or electronically. As added by P.L.46-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.54; P.L.115-2017, SEC.2; P.L.23-2026, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-11.5 Cyberbullying resources

Sec. 11.5. (a) As used in this section, "cyberbullying" refers to bullying (as defined in IC 20-33-8-0.2) that occurs through the use of data or computer software that is accessed through a: (1) computer; (2) computer system; (3) computer network; or (4) cellular telephone or other wireless or cellular communications device. (b) The department shall maintain a link on the department's website that provides parents and school officials with resources or best practices regarding the prevention and reporting of bullying and cyberbullying. The resources must include guidance on how to report to law enforcement agencies instances of bullying and cyberbullying that occur off campus. The department shall also include guidelines developed by the department under IC 10-21-1-14(d). (c) The department shall consult with law enforcement agencies, school officials, and organizations that have expertise in the prevention or reporting of bullying or cyberbullying for purposes of developing or providing the resources or best practices described in subsection (b). (d) The following entities shall maintain a link on their websites to the website described in subsection (b): (1) The state board. (2) A school corporation. As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.6. Amended by P.L.150-2023, SEC.17.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-11.7 Human trafficking resources

Sec. 11.7. (a) The department shall maintain a link on the department's website that provides parents and school officials with resources or best practices regarding the identification and reporting of human trafficking. The resources must include guidance on how to report to law enforcement agencies instances of human trafficking. (b) The department shall consult with law enforcement agencies, school officials, and organizations that have expertise in the prevention of human trafficking for purposes of developing or providing the resources or best practices described in subsection (a). As added by P.L.211-2018(ss), SEC.7. Amended by P.L.200-2023, SEC.2; P.L.214-2025, SEC.21.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-12 Identification, development, and availability of model education materials on criminal organization activity

Sec. 12. (a) The department, in collaboration with the Indiana criminal justice institute, the department of child services, the center for evaluation and education policy at Indiana University, the state police department, and any organization that has expertise in providing criminal organization education, prevention, or intervention that the department determines to be appropriate, shall: (1) identify or develop evidence based model educational materials on criminal organization activity; and (2) develop and maintain a model policy to address criminal organizations and criminal organization activity in schools. (b) The department shall make the model policy developed under subsection (a)(2) available to schools. (c) The model educational materials on criminal organization activity identified or developed under subsection (a)(1) must include information: (1) to educate students and parents on the extent to which criminal organization activity exists; (2) regarding the negative societal impact that criminal organizations have on the community; (3) on methods to discourage participation in criminal organizations; and (4) on methods of providing intervention to a child suspected of participating in criminal organization activity. (d) The model criminal organization policy developed under subsection (a)(2) must include: (1) a statement prohibiting criminal organization activity in schools; (2) a statement prohibiting reprisal or retaliation against an individual who reports suspected criminal organization activity; (3) definitions of "criminal organization" as set forth in IC 35-45-9-1 and "criminal organization activity"; (4) model procedures for: (A) reporting suspected criminal organization activity; and (B) the prompt investigation of suspected criminal organization activity; (5) information about the types of support services, including family support services, available for a student suspected of participating in criminal organization activity; and (6) recommendations concerning criminal organization prevention and intervention services and programs for students that maximize community participation and the use of federal funding. As added by P.L.190-2013, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.36; P.L.25-2016, SEC.5; P.L.74-2026, SEC.24.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-12.2 Reduction in absenteeism; policy priority; resources and guidance

Sec. 12.2. (a) The department shall make reduction of absenteeism in schools a policy priority and provide assistance and guidance to school corporations and schools in: (1) identifying contributing factors of absenteeism; and (2) developing chronic absence reduction plans. (b) The department shall: (1) create a list of best practices to; and (2) provide resources and guidance to school corporations concerning evidence based practices and effective strategies that; reduce absenteeism in schools. However, subject to section 12.4 of this chapter, the department may not mandate a particular policy within a chronic absence reduction plan adopted by a school corporation or school. As added by P.L.246-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.37; P.L.208-2025, SEC.2; P.L.214-2025, SEC.22; P.L.23-2026, SEC.162.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-12.4 Establishment of categorization framework

Sec. 12.4. (a) The department shall establish a categorization framework for excused absences based on the reason for the absence. (b) The department shall annually do the following: (1) Collect information from each school corporation and charter school for each school year regarding the number of absences for each category described in subsection (a), including the reason for the absence. (2) Prepare a report that includes information collected under subdivision (1), including the information disaggregated by: (A) race; (B) gender; (C) grade; (D) ethnicity; (E) limited English language proficiency; (F) free or reduced price lunch status; and (G) eligibility for special education. (3) Post the report on the department's website. As added by P.L.208-2025, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-12.5 Student discipline reduction; best practices

Sec. 12.5. The department shall: (1) create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline; and (2) post the list on the department's website. As added by P.L.208-2025, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-14 Repealed

As added by P.L.36-2014, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.150-2023, SEC.18. Repealed by P.L.238-2025, SEC.53.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-15 Incentives to enroll, reenroll, continue attending, or receive services prohibited

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a school promotional item that has minimal monetary value. (b) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2. (c) As used in this section, "ESA participating entity" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-4.7. (d) As used in this section, "school" means any of the following: (1) A school corporation. (2) A charter school, including a conversion charter school or a virtual charter school. (3) A nonpublic school that has any students enrolled who receive a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4. (e) A school, an ESA or CSA participating entity, an employee of a school or an ESA or CSA participating entity, or a member or representative of an association affiliated with a school employee organization (as defined in IC 20-29-2-14) may not offer or give, as an incentive to enroll, reenroll, continue attending, or receive services from a school or an ESA or CSA participating entity, any item that has monetary value, including cash or a gift card, to: (1) a student or prospective student (or the parent of a student or prospective student) in exchange for enrolling, reenrolling, or incentivizing continued attendance of the student or prospective student at the school or with the ESA or CSA participating entity; or (2) any person in exchange for referring a prospective student to the school or ESA or CSA participating entity. As added by P.L.223-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.139-2022, SEC.5; P.L.202-2023, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-17 Report on foster care youth educational outcomes

Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "foster care" has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2.1-107. (b) As used in this section, "foster care youth" means students in foster care. (c) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6. (d) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and the department of child services, annually prepare a report on foster care youth educational outcomes that includes the following: (1) The annual graduation rate of foster care youth, including the following information: (A) The graduation rate for each of the following: (i) Foster care youth who received a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (ii) Foster care youth who did not receive a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (B) The number and percentage of foster care youth who received each type of diploma. (2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for foster care youth, including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the following: (A) Foster care youth who received a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (B) Foster care youth who did not receive a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (3) The number and percentage for each of the following: (A) Foster care youth who were promoted to the next grade level at the end of the school year. (B) Foster care youth who were retained in the same grade level for the next school year. (C) Foster care youth who were suspended during the school year. (D) Foster care youth who were expelled during the school year. (E) Foster care youth who met academic standards on statewide assessment program tests (as defined in IC 20-32-2-2.3) administered during the school year. The information reported under this subdivision must also be disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch status, and eligibility for special education. (4) The number and percentage of eligible foster care youth who are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2. (5) The number and percentage of foster care youth who passed the reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2. (6) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the school under IC 20-31-8-3. (7) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-223). (e) Not later than April 1 of each year, the department shall submit the report described in subsection (d) to the following: (1) Department of child services. (2) Legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. As added by P.L.186-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.25; P.L.150-2024, SEC.4; P.L.214-2025, SEC.24; P.L.145-2026, SEC.116.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-18 Report on homeless youth educational outcomes

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6. (b) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and the department of child services, annually prepare a report on homeless youth educational outcomes that includes the following: (1) The annual graduation rate of homeless youth, including the following information: (A) The graduation rate for each of the following: (i) Homeless youth who received a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (ii) Homeless youth who did not receive a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (B) The number and percentage of homeless youth who received each type of diploma. (2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for homeless youth, including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the following: (A) Homeless youth who received a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (B) Homeless youth who did not receive a waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1. (3) The number and percentage of each of the following: (A) Homeless youth who were promoted to the next grade level at the end of the school year. (B) Homeless youth who were retained in the same grade level for the next school year. (C) Homeless youth who were suspended during the school year. (D) Homeless youth who were expelled during the school year. (E) Homeless youth who met academic standards on statewide assessment program tests (as defined in IC 20-32-2-2.3) administered during the school year. The information reported under this subdivision must also be disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch status, and eligibility for special education. (4) The number and percentage of eligible homeless youth who are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2. (5) The number and percentage of homeless youth who passed the reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2. (6) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the school under IC 20-31-8-3. (7) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-223). (c) Not later than June 1 of each year, the department shall submit the report described in subsection (b) to the following: (1) The Indiana housing and community development authority. (2) The legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. As added by P.L.186-2018, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.26; P.L.150-2024, SEC.5; P.L.214-2025, SEC.25; P.L.145-2026, SEC.117.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-19 Memorandum of understanding for sharing of information regarding youth in foster care

Sec. 19. The department and the department of child services shall, on or before October 1, 2018, enter into a memorandum of understanding that, at a minimum, requires the department of child services to share with the department, at least one (1) time each month, disaggregated information regarding youth in foster care that is sufficient to allow the department to identify students in foster care. As added by P.L.186-2018, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-20 Teacher statistics reporting

Sec. 20. The department shall publish the following information on the department's website: (1) The information reported under IC 20-29-3-15(b)(20) in the most recent report prepared under IC 20-29-3-15. (2) The number of emergency permits granted by each school corporation, categorized by content area, during the school year or collective bargaining period covered by the most recent report prepared under IC 20-29-3-15. (3) The total number of teaching candidates who: (A) are currently enrolled in a teacher preparation program; or (B) have recently completed a teacher preparation program. (4) The increase or decrease in kindergarten through grade 12 student enrollments. (5) The total number of teachers in Indiana. (6) The teacher workforce growth. (7) The administrator workforce growth. (8) For each school corporation, the number of vacant teaching positions by: (A) grade; (B) subject; and (C) required credential; with critical shortage areas, as determined by unfilled vacancies, highlighted for each school corporation. As added by P.L.155-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.163.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-21 Publication of accreditation agency application

Sec. 21. The department shall post a copy of the following on the department's website: (1) The application for recognition form established by the state board under IC 20-19-2-10.5. (2) The application for state accreditation form established by the state board under IC 20-31-4.1-2.5. As added by P.L.171-2023, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-22.3 Reporting of median earned income of graduates; collect, maintain, and aggregate certain data for each cohort; publish data

Sec. 22.3. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Advanced placement course" means an advanced course as defined by IC 20-36-3-1. (2) "Cambridge International course" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-36-6-1. (3) "Cohort" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-2. (4) "CSA program" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.4. (5) "Dual credit course" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-43-1-2.5. (6) "ESA program" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-5. (7) "Internet dashboard" means the department's Internet dashboard established under IC 20-31-8-5.5. (8) "Management performance hub" refers to the management performance hub established by IC 4-3-26-8. (b) Beginning with students who graduated during the 2017-2018 school year and not later than January 1, 2022, the department, in collaboration with the management performance hub, shall report on the department's website the median earned income of graduates of a particular school year, for each school corporation, charter high school, or state accredited nonpublic school. The median earned income of a particular graduating class for a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school shall be updated annually. (c) The department shall, in collaboration with the management performance hub and the commission for higher education, collect, maintain, and aggregate the following data regarding each cohort, beginning with the cohort expected to graduate in 2023: (1) The median income of the cohort at: (A) one (1) year after graduation; (B) three (3) years after graduation; (C) five (5) years after graduation; and (D) ten (10) years after graduation. (2) The number of students in the cohort who participated in each of the following: (A) Advanced placement courses. (B) Dual placement courses. (C) Cambridge International courses. (D) International baccalaureate courses. (3) The number of students in the cohort who enrolled in a public university, aggregated by major. (4) The number of students in the cohort who completed at least two (2) academic years at a college or university. (5) The number of students in the cohort who were employed: (A) one (1) year after graduation; (B) three (3) years after graduation; (C) five (5) years after graduation; and (D) ten (10) years after graduation; aggregated by federal Standard Occupational Classification code. (6) The number of students who: (A) completed a career and technical education program concentrator; and (B) are employed in an occupation aligned with their career and technical educational program of study: (i) one (1) year after graduation; (ii) three (3) years after graduation; (iii) five (5) years after graduation; and (iv) ten (10) years after graduation. (d) The department shall, not later than January 1, 2024, do the following: (1) Begin publishing the data described in subsection (c) on the department's Internet dashboard. Data described in subsection (c)(1) must be published under this subdivision: (A) aggregated by secondary school; and (B) for each secondary school, aggregated by: (i) CSA program participation, if applicable; (ii) ESA program participation, if applicable; and (iii) career and technical education program concentrator participants, if applicable. (2) Begin publishing the data described in subsection (c), aggregated by secondary school, on the department's Graduates Prepared to Succeed website. (e) The department may not disclose any personal, identifiable information of any individual under this section. As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.12; P.L.134-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-23.5 Repealed

As added by P.L.130-2022, SEC.1. Expired 7-1-2025 by P.L.130-2022, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.26.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-24 Evidence based and trauma informed informational material; classroom behavioral management strategies best practices and guidelines; notice

Sec. 24. (a) The department shall make: (1) informational material that is evidence based and trauma informed in accordance with IC 20-28-3-11; and (2) a list of best practices and guidelines regarding classroom behavioral management strategies; available on the department's website. (b) Not later than January 1 of each year, the department shall provide a notice to each school corporation and charter school on how to access the information maintained on the department's website under subsection (a). The notice shall indicate that the school corporation or charter school may, and is encouraged to, distribute the informational material, list, and guidelines to the school corporation's or charter school's employees in a manner prescribed by the school corporation or charter school. As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.27.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-25 Establishment of online adjunct teacher portal

Sec. 25. The department shall establish an online adjunct teacher portal on the department's website or incorporate into the teacher referral system developed under IC 20-20.5-2 a functionality to allow: (1) a school corporation to post a vacant adjunct teacher position; and (2) an individual to: (A) post a resume; (B) post any other information requested by the school corporation through the portal or system; and (C) make inquiries to the school corporation through the portal or system. As added by P.L.168-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.164; P.L.74-2026, SEC.26.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-25.5 Graduation reporting

Sec. 25.5. Before July 1, 2022, and before July 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 that provides the following information based on the previous five (5) year period: (1) The graduation waiver rate of each: (A) secondary school within a school corporation; and (B) charter high school. (2) The: (A) particular graduation pathways that each secondary school within a school corporation and each charter high school use; and (B) percentage of students who graduated with each particular graduation pathway. The department shall also post the report described in this section on the department's website. As added by P.L.130-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.165.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-28.5 Publishing skill competencies

Sec. 28.5. (a) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2. (b) As used in this section, "skill competency" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-11. (c) The department shall publish on the department's website a list of skill competencies identified by CSA participating entities who are providing training and education approved by the department under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.161.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-29 Repealed

As added by P.L.200-2023, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.250-2023, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.28.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-29.5 List of personal liability insurers; posting; updating

Sec. 29.5. (a) Not later than November 1, 2023, the department shall do the following: (1) Create a list of personal liability insurers that offer personal liability insurance policies for teachers. (2) Post the list on the department's website. (b) The department shall update the list described in subsection (a) each year. As added by P.L.196-2023, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-32.5 Civic engagement designation; recommendations

Sec. 32.5. (a) The department, in collaboration with the commission for higher education, and subject to the approval of the state board, shall establish an excellence in civic engagement designation that may be earned by a high school student and recognized on the transcript of a student in a cohort that is expected to graduate in 2029 or after. (b) In establishing criteria for the excellence in civic engagement designation, the department may consider the following: (1) A student's documented volunteer hours. (2) A student's documented participation in project based learning opportunities that demonstrate engagement in the student's local community or a statewide initiative. (3) A student's successful completion of course work that emphasizes the student's understanding of civil society, constitutional government, and the democratic process. (4) Any other criteria the department determines demonstrates excellent civic participation. (c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the department shall develop recommendations for an excellence in civics education designation for schools that do the following: (1) Demonstrate rigorous commitment to developing student understanding of civil society, constitutional government, and the democratic process. (2) Have a significant number of students who earn the excellence in civic engagement designation on students' transcripts. As added by P.L.114-2024, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-34 Secondary education program reporting

Sec. 34. (a) As used in this section, "MPH" refers to the management performance hub established by IC 4-3-26-8. (b) The department, in collaboration with the commission for higher education, the department of workforce development, the governor's workforce cabinet, and the MPH, shall publish on the department's website timely and relevant information about secondary education programs, including: (1) career and technical education; (2) the Indiana high school equivalency diploma program under IC 22-4.1-18; and (3) adult high schools (as defined under IC 20-24-1-2.3). (c) The information under subsection (b) shall: (1) include, to the extent possible, information concerning participation, cost, completion, and employment outcomes for the secondary education programs listed in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(3); (2) use and incorporate existing analyses, dashboards, and other resources of the department, the commission for higher education, the department of workforce development, the governor's workforce cabinet, and the MPH; and (3) be updated annually. As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-36 Nonviolent crisis intervention training programs

Sec. 36. The department shall: (1) review nonviolent crisis intervention training programs; and (2) make recommendations to school corporations; regarding the training required for an employee of a school corporation under IC 20-26-5-46. As added by P.L.165-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-36.5 Plan development; recommendations; plan submission

Sec. 36.5. (a) Not later than November 1, 2025, the secretary of education shall do the following: (1) Prepare a plan to develop a market driven stackable credentials and qualifications framework that is aligned with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). The plan must: (A) identify at least three (3) priority employment sectors; (B) outline, based on collaboration with each priority employment sector, the: (i) knowledge and skills necessary for an employee to enter each employment sector; and (ii) knowledge and skills necessary for an employee to advance in the employee's career within each priority employment sector; and (C) include recommendations regarding employer identified programs and systems that must be developed at the secondary and postsecondary education levels to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills described in clause (B). (2) Submit the plan prepared under subdivision (1) to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. (b) This section expires July 1, 2026. As added by P.L.138-2025, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-37 Repealed

As added by P.L.208-2025, SEC.5. Expired 7-1-2026 by P.L.208-2025, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-37.2 Income data collection; compilation of credential data; public use

Sec. 37.2. (a) As used in this section, "management performance hub" refers to the management performance hub established by IC 4-3-26-8. (b) The management performance hub, in collaboration with the department and commission for higher education, shall do the following: (1) Collect income data of or by a student upon the student's graduation from high school that can be linked to the student's kindergarten through grade 12 student identification number necessary for the department to carry out its responsibilities under section 22.3 of this chapter. The management performance hub may not disclose any personal, identifiable information to the department under this subdivision. (2) Compile into a data product on the department's and commission for higher education's websites the data from all available and relevant sources, including: (A) the number and type of credentials needed to fill employment openings in Indiana; (B) the number and type of credentials earned by individuals in Indiana; and (C) employment outcomes for both high school graduates and earners of postsecondary credentials in Indiana. (c) The data product under subsection (b)(2) must include: (1) interactive visuals; and (2) an aggregate, downloadable public use data set. As added by P.L.138-2025, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-38 Repealed

As added by P.L.190-2025, SEC.1. Expired 7-1-2026 by P.L.190-2025, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.33.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-40 Repealed

As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.1. Expired 6-30-2026 by P.L.232-2025, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.74-2026, SEC.34.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-41.3 Report on statewide school data

Sec. 41.3. (a) The department shall prepare a report compiling statewide data on school corporations and charter schools. The report must include the following information: (1) The total number of school corporations and charter schools in Indiana disaggregated by: (A) county population; (B) the number of school corporations and charter schools per county; and (C) the number of students enrolled in each school corporation and charter school. (2) Data regarding chronic absenteeism rates, performance on the statewide assessment program, performance on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board, and teacher salaries, disaggregated by: (A) county population; (B) the number of school corporations and charter schools per county; and (C) the number of students enrolled in each school corporation and charter school. (3) Recommendations to: (A) increase school corporation and charter school administrative efficiencies; (B) reduce school corporation and charter school administrative costs; and (C) improve student outcomes. (b) Not later than December 1, 2026, the department shall, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, submit the report prepared under subsection (a) to the: (1) legislative council; and (2) interim study committee on education established by IC 2-5-1.3-4. (c) This section expires December 31, 2026. As added by P.L.55-2026, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-41.8 Special education reporting

Sec. 41.8. (a) Not later than October 1, 2026, the department, in collaboration with the Indiana department of health, the department of child services, and the office of the secretary of family and social services, shall collaborate and submit to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-16, a report that includes information and, as applicable, recommendations on the following: (1) Data on the number of students who are using excess cost funds for residential placement and the cost each public school, including charter schools, expends yearly on required payments to access state funds. (2) Data on the amount each public school, including charter schools, is expending above state provided funding on developmental preschool. (3) Data on the number of special education students receiving homebound instruction in each public school, including charter schools, and the associated costs for each public school, including charter schools. (4) Data on the costs, including transportation and interpreter fees, incurred by each public school, including charter schools, for students who are eligible to enroll in, but choose not to enroll in, the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the Indiana School for the Deaf. (b) This section expires January 1, 2027. As added by P.L.34-2026, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-42 Data science math pathway development

Sec. 42. (a) Not later than December 1, 2026, the secretary of education shall develop a data science math pathway that prepares students for emerging workforce demands. (b) This section expires July 1, 2027. As added by P.L.159-2026, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-44 Reporting on strategies for underperforming schools

Sec. 44. (a) Not later than December 1, 2026, the secretary of education shall prepare and submit a report, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the general assembly with recommendations on the following: (1) Strategies to support academically and fiscally underperforming schools. (2) Interventions, as necessary, regarding schools described in subdivision (1). (b) This section expires July 1, 2027. As added by P.L.159-2026, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-45 Publication of testing sites

Sec. 45. Not later than September 1, 2026, and not later than each September 1 thereafter, the department shall do the following: (1) Identify schools that allow students who are not enrolled in the school to take the following examinations at the school: (A) Advanced placement exams. (B) The PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. (C) The SAT. (D) The ACT. (E) The Classic Learning Test. (F) The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. (2) Present the data described in subdivision (1) in a manner that can be conveniently and easily accessed from the department's website to allow a student to determine available testing sites based on the student's geographic location. As added by P.L.108-2026, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 20-19-3-45.5 List of business and industry partners; publication

Sec. 45.5. Not later than July 1, 2027, and not later than each July 1 thereafter, the department shall: (1) compile a list of business and industry partners that provide guaranteed incentives to high school students who earn the honors employment plus seal; and (2) publish the list described in subdivision (1) on the department's website. As added by P.L.151-2026, SEC.3.
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