Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-1 "Fund"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the teacher residency grant pilot program fund established by section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
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in effectInd. Code § 21-18-15.1-2 "Pilot program"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" refers to the teacher residency grant pilot program established by section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-3 "Program participant"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program participant" means an individual who is selected to receive training under a teacher residency program described in section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-4 Teacher residency grant pilot program established
Sec. 4. (a) The teacher residency grant pilot program is established.
(b) The commission shall administer the pilot program.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-5 Teacher residency grant pilot program fund established
Sec. 5. (a) The teacher residency grant pilot program fund is established for the purpose of providing funds to school corporations and charter schools for the development and implementation of teacher residency programs as described in section 6 of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Gifts, grants, devises, or bequests made to the commission to achieve the purposes of the fund.
(c) The commission shall administer the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains available to be used for the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-6 Application for grants; requirements
Sec. 6. The commission may award grants under the pilot program to an applicant that meets the following requirements:
(1) The applicant is a school corporation or charter school that has partnered with one (1) approved postsecondary educational institution to establish and implement a teacher residency program.
(2) The applicant submits a teacher residency plan that:
(A) establishes a teacher residency program in which:
(i) program participants receive teacher training under the teacher residency program for a one (1) year period; and
(ii) program participants and teachers who act as mentors to program participants under the teacher residency program receive stipends;
(B) includes the name and contact information of the approved postsecondary educational institution with which the school corporation or charter school has partnered; and
(C) includes any other information regarding the teacher residency program that is required by the commission.
(3) Any other requirements established by the commission.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-7 Use of grants
Sec. 7. A school corporation or charter school that is awarded a grant under section 6 of this chapter:
(1) shall provide stipends to:
(A) program participants; and
(B) teachers who act as mentors to program participants under the teacher residency program; and
(2) may use money from the grant award to pay the approved postsecondary educational institution with which the school corporation or charter school has partnered for administrative costs incurred by the approved postsecondary educational institution in developing and implementing the teacher residency program.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-8 Technical assistance
Sec. 8. The commission shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to school corporations, charter schools, and approved postsecondary educational institutions participating in the pilot program in the development of competency based curriculum and support systems for program participants.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-9 Reports to governor and general assembly
Sec. 9. (a) The commission shall annually prepare a report that includes the following:
(1) Information regarding school corporations and charter schools that participate in the pilot program.
(2) The annual retention rate of teachers employed by a school corporation or charter school who completed the school corporation's or charter school's teacher residency program within the immediately preceding five (5) years.
(3) The number of program participants who were not employed by a school corporation or charter school after completing the school corporation's or charter school's teacher residency program.
(4) The number of teachers who:
(A) completed a teacher residency program under this chapter in the immediately preceding five (5) years; and
(B) took leadership roles, as determined by the commission, during their employment with a school corporation or charter school in Indiana.
(b) Not later than July 1 of each year, the commission shall submit the report described in subsection (a) to the following:
(1) The governor.
(2) The general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.213.
Ind. Code § 21-18-15.1-10 Rules
Sec. 10. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
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