IC 20-24

ARTICLE 24. CHARTER SCHOOLS
IC 20-24-1
Chapter 1. Definitions
IC 20-24-1-1
Applicability
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-1-2
"ADM of the previous year"
Sec. 2. "ADM of the previous year" has the meaning set forth in
IC 20-43-1-7.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.103.
IC 20-24-1-2.3
"Adult high school"
Sec. 2.3. "Adult high school" refers to a charter school that has a
majority of students enrolled with the school that:
(1) belong to a graduation cohort that has already graduated; or
(2) are over the age of eighteen (18) years of age;
at the time the student was first enrolled at the school.
As added by P.L.47-2014, SEC.1.
IC 20-24-1-2.5
"Authorizer"
Sec. 2.5. "Authorizer" means, for a charter school, one (1) of the
following:
(1) A governing body.
(2) A state educational institution that offers a four (4) year
baccalaureate degree.
(3) The executive (as defined in IC 36-1-2-5) of a consolidated
city.
(4) The charter board.
(5) A nonprofit college or university that provides a four (4)
year educational program for which it awards a baccalaureate or
more advanced degree, including the following:
Anderson University
Bethel College
Butler University
Calumet College of St. Joseph
DePauw University
Earlham College
Franklin College
Goshen College
Grace College
Hanover College
Holy Cross College

 Huntington University
Indiana Tech
Indiana Wesleyan University
Manchester College
Marian University
Martin University
Oakland City University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Saint Joseph's College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary's College
Taylor University
Trine University
University of Evansville
University of Indianapolis
University of Notre Dame
University of Saint Francis
Valparaiso University
Wabash College.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.5.
IC 20-24-1-3
"Charter"
Sec. 3. "Charter" means a contract between an organizer and an
authorizer for the establishment of a charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.6.
IC 20-24-1-3.5
"Charter board"
Sec. 3.5. "Charter board" refers to the Indiana charter school board
established under IC 20-24-2.1.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.3.
IC 20-24-1-4
"Charter school"
Sec. 4. "Charter school" means a public elementary school or
secondary school established under this article that:
(1) is nonsectarian and nonreligious; and
(2) operates under a charter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-1-5
"Conversion charter school"
Sec. 5. "Conversion charter school" means a charter school
established under IC 20-24-11 by the conversion of an existing
school into a charter school. The term includes a new school to which
students from other schools in the school corporation are assigned or
transferred.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

 IC 20-24-1-6
"Current ADM"
Sec. 6. "Current ADM" has the meaning set forth in
IC 20-43-1-10.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.104.
IC 20-24-1-6.1
"Education service provider"
Sec. 6.1. "Education service provider" means a for profit
education management organization, nonprofit charter management
organization, school design provider, or any other partner entity with
which a charter school intends to contract for educational design,
implementation, or comprehensive management.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-1-6.2
"Fund"
Sec. 6.2. "Fund", for purposes of IC 20-24-12, refers to the charter
school facilities assistance fund.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.4.
IC 20-24-1-7
"Organizer"
Sec. 7. "Organizer" means a group or an entity that:
(1) has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be
operating under nonprofit status or has applied for such
determination; and
(2) enters into a contract under this article to operate a charter
school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-1-7.5
"Program"
Sec. 7.5. "Program", for purposes of IC 20-24-12, refers to the
charter school facilities assistance program under IC 20-24-12.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.5.
IC 20-24-1-8
"Proposal"
Sec. 8. "Proposal" refers to a proposal from an organizer to
establish a charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-1-9
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.280-2013, SEC.7.)

 IC 20-24-2
Chapter 2. Charter Schools Generally
IC 20-24-2-1
Purposes of charter schools
Sec. 1. A charter school may be established under this article to
provide innovative and autonomous programs that do the following:
(1) Serve the different learning styles and needs of public school
students.
(2) Offer public school students appropriate and innovative
choices.
(3) Provide varied opportunities for professional educators.
(4) Allow public schools freedom and flexibility in exchange for
exceptional levels of accountability.
(5) Provide parents, students, community members, and local
entities with an expanded opportunity for involvement in the
public school system.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-2-2
Discrimination prohibited
Sec. 2. A charter school is subject to all federal and state laws and
constitutional provisions that prohibit discrimination on the basis of
the following:
(1) Disability.
(2) Race.
(3) Color.
(4) Gender.
(5) National origin.
(6) Religion.
(7) Ancestry.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

 IC 20-24-2.1
Chapter 2.1. Indiana Charter School Board
IC 20-24-2.1-1
Establishment; membership
Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana charter school board is established for the
purpose of authorizing charter schools throughout Indiana.
(b) The charter board is a statewide charter school authorizer
composed of the following seven (7) members appointed to four (4)
year terms:
(1) Two (2) members, who may not be members of the same
political party, appointed by the governor.
(2) One member who has previous experience with or on behalf
of charter schools appointed by the state superintendent.
(3) Four (4) members, who may not be legislators, appointed as
follows:
(A) One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore
of the senate.
(B) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the
senate.
(C) One (1) member appointed by the speaker of the house
of representatives.
(D) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the
house of representatives.
A member appointed under this subsection may not be removed by
the member's appointing authority without cause before the end of the
full four (4) year term.
(c) The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the charter
board.
(d) A majority of the members appointed to the charter board
constitutes a quorum. The affirmative votes of a majority of the
voting members appointed to the charter board are required for the
charter board to take action.
(e) Each member of the charter board who is not a state employee
is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by
IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for
traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses
actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided
in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana
department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(f) Members appointed to the charter board must collectively
possess strong experience and expertise in:
(1) public and nonprofit governance;
(2) management;
(3) finance;
(4) public school leadership;
(5) higher education;
(6) school assessments, curriculum, and instruction; and
(7) public education law.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.9.

 IC 20-24-2.1-2
Duties
Sec. 2. The charter board, with assistance from the department,
shall:
(1) establish a process to:
(A) review a proposal to establish a charter school under
IC 20-24-3-4;
(B) make a decision on the proposal as required under
IC 20-24-3-9; and
(C) monitor charter schools authorized by the charter board;
and
(2) publish guidelines concerning the review process described
in subdivision (1);
not later than December 31, 2011.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.280-2013,
SEC.10.
IC 20-24-2.1-3
Staff
Sec. 3. The department shall provide staff to carry out the duties
of the charter board under this chapter until the time when the charter
board begins receiving administrative fees pursuant to
IC 20-24-7-4(e). At that time, the charter board may hire staff to
carry out the duties of the charter board under this chapter.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.7.
IC 20-24-2.1-4
Funding
Sec. 4. Funding for the charter board consists of administrative
fees collected under IC 20-24-7-4.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.7.
IC 20-24-2.1-5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.47-2014, SEC.2.)

 IC 20-24-2.2
Chapter 2.2. Monitoring and Accountability of Sponsors
IC 20-24-2.2-1
Information on department Internet web site
Sec. 1. The department shall establish a charter school page on the
department's Internet web site that includes information on the
following:
(1) All approved authorizers, including the authorizers'
processes for the following:
(A) Monitoring approved schools at regular intervals.
(B) Establishing minimum standards for renewing a charter
or not renewing a charter.
(C) Processes and standards for school closure, including the
transfer of academic records to other schools and
postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) All pending applications for a charter.
(3) All approved applications for a charter.
(4) All rejected applications for a charter.
(5) The authorizer's annual report as required under IC 20-24-9.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013,
SEC.11.
IC 20-24-2.2-1.5
Authorizer; adoption of standards
Sec. 1.5. All approved authorizers shall adopt standards of quality
charter school authorizing, as defined by a nationally recognized
organization with expertise in charter school authorizing.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.12.
IC 20-24-2.2-2
Minimum standards for charter renewal
Sec. 2. The minimum standards for renewal and the standards to
avoid closure imposed by authorizers on the charter school in the
charter school agreement must include a requirement that the charter
school not remain in the lowest category or designation of school
improvement, including any alternative accountability category or
designation, in the third year after initial placement in the lowest
category or designation established under IC 20-31-8-4.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013,
SEC.13.
IC 20-24-2.2-3
Hearing concerning charter school that does not meet minimum
standards; consequences
Sec. 3. (a) After giving at least thirty (30) days notice, the state
board may require an authorizer to appear at a hearing conducted by
the state board if the authorizer has renewed the charter of or failed
to close a charter school that does not meet the minimum standards
in the charter agreement as provided in section 2 of this chapter, as

 posted on the department's Internet web site.
(b) After the hearing, the state board may implement one (1) or
more of the following actions unless the state board finds sufficient
justification for the charter school's performance under the state
school accountability system:
(1) Transfer the authorization of the charter school identified in
subsection (a) to another authorizer.
(2) Order the closure of the charter school identified in
subsection (a) at the end of the current school year.
(3) Order the reduction of any administrative fee collected under
IC 20-24-7-4 that is applicable to the charter school identified
in subsection (a). The reduction must become effective at the
beginning of the month following the month of the authorizer's
hearing before the state board.
A charter school that is closed by the state board under this section
may not be granted a charter by any other authorizer.
(c) In determining whether to impose consequences under
subsection (b), the state board must consider the following:
(1) Enrollment of students with special challenges such as drug
or alcohol addiction, prior withdrawal from school, prior
incarceration, or other special circumstances.
(2) High mobility of the student population resulting from the
specific purpose of the charter school.
(3) Annual improvement in the performance of students enrolled
in the charter school, as measured by IC 20-31-8-1, compared
with the performance of students enrolled in the charter school
in the immediately preceding school year.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.128;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.14.
IC 20-24-2.2-4
Suspension of authority to authorize new schools
Sec. 4. If the state board has closed or transferred authorization of
at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the charter schools chartered by
one (1) authorizer under section 3 of this chapter, the authorizer's
authority to authorize new charter schools may be suspended by the
state board until the state board approves the authorizer to authorize
new charter schools. A determination under this section to suspend
an authorizer's authority to authorize new charter schools must
identify the deficiencies that, if corrected, will result in the approval
of the authorizer to authorize new charter schools.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013,
SEC.15.
IC 20-24-2.2-5
Education records; provision of summary; uses
Sec. 5. (a) The purpose of this section is to establish a cooperative
relationship:
(1) between the department and an authorizer; and
(2) that fosters improved decision making related to charter

 schools authorized by the authorizer.
(b) As used in this section, "covered records" refers to the
following:
(1) Education records (as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4), as
in effect January 1, 2013) of students who enrolled in a charter
school authorized by an authorizer that are in the possession of
the department or the state board.
(2) Records in the possession of the department or the state
board that relate to the evaluation of the performance of a
charter school authorized by an authorizer or students who are
enrolled in a charter school authorized by an authorizer.
(3) Records in the possession of the department or the state
board that relate to the evaluation of the performance of
certified employees employed by a charter school authorized by
an authorizer.
(4) Records in the possession of the department or the state
board related to the evaluation of the performance of an
authorizer.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3 or any other law, the department
shall provide, without charge, an authorizer with either:
(1) electronic access to; or
(2) written copies of;
covered records, as requested by the authorizer, that relate to a charter
school authorized by the authorizer or to the students or certified
employees of the charter school. The department shall provide the
covered records on a schedule determined by the authorizer.
(d) The department shall provide, without charge, an authorizer
with a summary of the covered records that relate to a charter school
authorized by the authorizer or to the students or certified employees
of the charter school. The department shall provide the summary
described in this subsection to the authorizer at least once each
month. The authorizer may receive either paper copies of the
summary or copies of the summary transmitted electronically, at the
option of the authorizer. The summary must be sufficiently detailed
to identify each category or collection of covered records. The
department and the authorizer shall consult one another as necessary
to carry out this section.
(e) An authorizer may use covered records received under this
section only to:
(1) administer a charter authorization program;
(2) monitor and evaluate compliance with state standards;
(3) identify educational weaknesses in charter school programs;
or
(4) improve charter school performance.
(f) An authorizer shall protect covered records received by the
authorizer in a manner that will not permit the personal identification
of students and their parents by persons other than officials of the
authorizer who are directly involved in the authorization program or
involved with studies related to charter schools authorized by the
authorizer. An authorizer shall destroy personally identifiable data

 when the information is no longer needed for purposes of audit,
evaluation, and enforcement of state and federal requirements related
to the charter schools authorized by the authorizer.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.16.
IC 20-24-2.2-6
Revocation of authorizer's authority to function; charter school
approval by new authorizer
Sec. 6. (a) If the deficiencies identified under section 3 of this
chapter are not corrected within two (2) years after the date the state
board suspends the authorizer's authority to authorize new charter
schools in a final order under section 4 of this chapter, the state
board, following an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the
members, may revoke the authorizer's authority to function as an
authorizer. The state board shall take all necessary steps to
decommission the authorizer, including overseeing the orderly
winding up of authorization activities or responsibilities, and
ensuring the transfer of any charter school records or administrative
fees due under IC 20-24-7-4 in the authorizer's custody.
(b) Charter schools authorized by an authorizer that has been
decommissioned under subsection (a) must apply to be approved by
another authorizer within one hundred fifty (150) days after the date
the state board revokes the authorizer's authority to function as an
authorizer, regardless of whether the state board has begun the
process of winding up authorization activities of the authorizer. A
charter school that is not approved under this subsection must close
at the end of the charter school's current school year containing the
date in which the charter school's application under this subsection is
disapproved. A charter school that is closed by the state board under
section 3 of this chapter may not be approved by another authorizer
under this subsection.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.17.
IC 20-24-2.2-7
Relinquishment of authorizer status
Sec. 7. An entity may relinquish its authorizer status by providing
the state board a written statement describing the authorizer's
intention not to be considered an authorizer and the reasons why the
authorizer wishes to relinquish its authorizer status. The written
statement must reflect the intention of the authorizer's governing
body. The state board shall review and act on the authorizer's written
statement and shall take all steps necessary to decommission the
authorizer, including overseeing the orderly winding up of
authorization activities, and ensuring the transfer of any charter
school records or administrative fee balances due under IC 20-24-7-4
in the authorizer's custody.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.18.

 IC 20-24-2.3
Chapter 2.3. Indianapolis Charter School Board
IC 20-24-2.3-1
Application
Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to an authorizer that is the
executive of a consolidated city.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19.
IC 20-24-2.3-2
"Executive"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "executive" has the meaning set
forth in IC 36-1-2-5(3).
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.77-2014,
SEC.7.
IC 20-24-2.3-3
Establishment of board
Sec. 3. (a) The Indianapolis charter school board is established.
(b) The Indianapolis charter school board is composed of the
following nine (9) members appointed to four (4) year terms:
(1) Six (6) members are appointed by the executive.
(2) Three (3) members are appointed by the president of the
city-county council for the consolidated city.
(c) The executive shall appoint the chairperson of the Indianapolis
charter school board.
(d) A majority of the members appointed to the Indianapolis
charter school board constitutes a quorum. The affirmative votes of
a majority of the voting members appointed to the Indianapolis
charter school board are required for the Indianapolis charter school
board to take action.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19.
IC 20-24-2.3-4
Duties of board
Sec. 4. The Indianapolis charter school board, with assistance
from the executive's office, shall establish a process to:
(1) review a proposal to establish a charter school under
IC 20-24-3-4; and
(2) make a decision on the proposal and communicate the
Indianapolis charter school board's decision to the executive's
office with respect to the Indianapolis charter school board's
decision to accept or reject the proposal;
and the executive shall notify an organizer of the Indianapolis charter
school board's decision as required under IC 20-24-3-9.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19.
IC 20-24-2.3-5
Staffing
Sec. 5. The executive's office shall provide staff to carry out the

 duties of the Indianapolis charter school board under this chapter.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.19.

 IC 20-24-3
Chapter 3. Establishment of Charter Schools
IC 20-24-3-1
Authorizer may grant charter
Sec. 1. An authorizer may grant a charter to an organizer to
operate a charter school under this article.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.20.
IC 20-24-3-2
Authorizer may not grant charter
Sec. 2. An authorizer may not grant a charter to a for-profit
organizer.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.21.
IC 20-24-3-2.5
Contracting with education service providers
Sec. 2.5. If a proposed charter school intends to contract with an
education service provider for substantial educational services,
management services, or both educational services and management
services, the request for proposals shall require the applicants to
provide the following:
(1) Evidence of the education service provider's success in
serving student populations similar to the targeted populations,
including demonstrated academic achievement as well as
successful management of nonacademic school functions, if
applicable.
(2) A term sheet setting forth the:
(A) proposed duration of the service contract;
(B) roles and responsibilities of the organizer, the school
staff, and the education service provider;
(C) performance evaluation measures and timelines;
(D) compensation structure, including clear identification of
all fees to be paid to the education service provider;
(E) methods of contract oversight and enforcement;
(F) investment disclosure; and
(G) conditions for renewal and termination of the contract.
(3) A disclosure statement to explain any existing or potential
conflicts of interest between the organizer and the proposed
education service provider or any affiliated business entities.
(4) Assurance that the organizer will be structurally independent
of the education service provider and shall set and approve
school policies. The assurance must also provide that the terms
of the service contract must be reached by the organizer and the
education service provider through arms length negotiations in
which the organizer must be represented by legal counsel. The
legal counsel may not also represent the education service
provider.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.22.

 IC 20-24-3-3
Organizer's dissolution; disposition of remaining assets and funds
Sec. 3. The organizer's constitution, charter, articles, or bylaws
must contain a clause providing that upon dissolution:
(1) the remaining assets of the charter school shall be distributed
first to satisfy outstanding payroll obligations for employees of
the charter school, then to creditors of the charter school, then
to any outstanding debt to the common school fund; and
(2) remaining funds received from the department shall be
returned to the department not more than thirty (30) days after
dissolution.
If the assets of the charter school are insufficient to pay all parties to
whom the charter school owes compensation under subdivision (1),
the priority of the distribution of assets may be determined by a court.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.23.
IC 20-24-3-4
Proposal to establish charter school; required contents
Sec. 4. (a) An organizer may submit to the authorizer a proposal
to establish a charter school.
(b) A proposal must contain at least the following information:
(1) Identification of the organizer.
(2) A description of the organizer's organizational structure and
governance plan.
(3) The following information for the proposed charter school:
(A) Name.
(B) Purposes.
(C) Governance structure.
(D) Management structure.
(E) Educational mission goals.
(F) Curriculum and instructional methods.
(G) Methods of pupil assessment.
(H) Admission policy and criteria, subject to IC 20-24-5.
(I) School calendar.
(J) Age or grade range of students to be enrolled.
(K) A description of staff responsibilities.
(L) A description of the physical plant.
(M) Budget and financial plans.
(N) Personnel plan, including methods for selection,
retention, and compensation of employees.
(O) Transportation plan.
(P) Discipline program.
(Q) Plan for compliance with any applicable desegregation
order.
(R) The date when the charter school is expected to:
(i) begin school operations; and
(ii) have students attending the charter school.
(S) The arrangement for providing teachers and other staff
with health insurance, retirement benefits, liability insurance,
and other benefits.

 (T) Any other applications submitted to an authorizer in the
previous five (5) years.
(4) The manner in which the authorizer must conduct an annual
audit of the program operations of the charter school.
(c) This section does not waive, limit, or modify the provisions of:
(1) IC 20-29 in a charter school where the teachers have chosen
to organize under IC 20-29; or
(2) an existing collective bargaining agreement for
noncertificated employees (as defined in IC 20-29-2-11).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.9;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.24.
IC 20-24-3-5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.280-2013, SEC.25.)
IC 20-24-3-5.5
Public hearing by sponsor
Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to an authorizer that is not the
executive of a consolidated city.
(b) Before issuing a charter, the authorizer must conduct a public
hearing concerning the establishment of the proposed charter school.
At the public hearing, the governing body of the school corporation
in which the proposed charter school will be located must be given
an opportunity to comment on the effect of the proposed charter
school on the school corporation, including any foreseen negative
impacts on the school corporation.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.280-2013,
SEC.26.
IC 20-24-3-6
Granting of charter; provision of noncharter school required
Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a governing
body grants a charter to establish a charter school, the governing
body must provide a noncharter school that students of the same age
or grade levels may attend.
(b) The department may waive the requirement that a governing
body provide a noncharter school under subsection (a) upon the
request of the governing body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-3-7
Revocation of charter
Sec. 7. The authorizer may revoke the charter of a charter school
that does not, by the date specified in the charter:
(1) begin school operations; and
(2) have students attending the charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.27.
IC 20-24-3-8

 Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.280-2013, SEC.28.)
IC 20-24-3-9
Notification of acceptance or rejection of proposal
Sec. 9. An authorizer must notify an organizer that submits a
proposal under section 4 of this chapter of the:
(1) acceptance of the proposal; or
(2) rejection of the proposal;
not later than seventy-five (75) days after the organizer submits the
proposal.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.13;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.29.
IC 20-24-3-10
Authorizer's notification of department; annual report by
department
Sec. 10. (a) An authorizer must notify the department of the
following:
(1) Receipt of a proposal.
(2) Acceptance of a proposal.
(3) Rejection of a proposal, including the reasons for the
rejection.
(4) The length of time for which a charter is granted.
(5) School goals, educational program design, and an education
management organization operating a school, if applicable.
(6) The name and address of the education management
organization, and the name of the chief operating officer of the
education management organization, if applicable.
(b) The department shall annually do the following:
(1) Compile the information received under subsection (a) into
a report.
(2) Submit the report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to
the legislative council.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.11;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.30.
IC 20-24-3-11
Rejection of proposal; amendment or submission to another
sponsor; appeal
Sec. 11. If an authorizer rejects a charter school proposal, the
organizer may:
(1) amend the charter school proposal and resubmit the proposal
to the same authorizer;
(2) submit a charter school proposal to another authorizer; or
(3) appeal the decision to the charter school review panel
established by section 12 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.31.
IC 20-24-3-12

 Charter school review panel; composition; meeting to consider
proposal; permissible findings
Sec. 12. (a) This section applies if the authorizer rejects a
proposal.
(b) The organizer may appeal the decision of the authorizer to the
charter school review panel established by subsection (c).
(c) The charter school review panel is established. The members
of the panel are as follows:
(1) The governor or the governor's designee.
(2) The state superintendent, who shall chair the panel.
(3) A member of the state board appointed by the state
superintendent.
(4) A person with financial management experience appointed
by the governor.
(5) A community leader with knowledge of charter school issues
appointed jointly by the governor and the state superintendent.
A member shall serve a two (2) year term and may be reappointed to
the panel upon expiration of the member's term.
(d) All decisions of the panel shall be determined by a majority
vote of the panel's members.
(e) Upon the request of an organizer, the panel shall meet to
consider the organizer's proposal and the authorizer's reasons for
rejecting the proposal. The panel must allow the organizer and
authorizer to participate in the meeting.
(f) After the panel meets under subsection (e), the panel shall
make one (1) of the following findings and issue the finding to the
organizer and the authorizer:
(1) A finding that supports the authorizer's rejection of the
proposal.
(2) A finding that:
(A) recommends that the organizer amend the proposal; and
(B) specifies the changes to be made in the proposal if the
organizer elects to amend the proposal.
(3) A finding that approves the proposal.
The panel shall issue the finding not later than forty-five (45) days
after the panel receives the request for review.
(g) If the panel makes a finding described in subsection (f)(1), the
finding is final.
(h) If the panel makes a finding described in subsection (f)(2), the
organizer may amend the proposal according to the panel's
recommendations and resubmit the proposal directly to the panel.
(i) If the panel makes a finding described in subsection (f)(3), the
proposal is considered conditionally approved. The approval shall be
considered final upon delivery to the panel of written notice from the
organizer and an eligible authorizer that the authorizer has agreed to
serve as an authorizer for the proposal approved by the panel.
(j) Proposals approved under this section shall not be counted
under any numerical limits placed upon an authorizer or set of
authorizers.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.32.

 IC 20-24-3-13
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 20-24-3-14
University authorizers
Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to university authorizers.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the ultimate
responsibility for choosing to authorize a charter school and
responsibilities for maintaining authorization rest with the
university's board of trustees.
(c) The university's board of trustees may vote to assign
authorization authority and authorization responsibilities to another
person or entity that functions under the direction of the university's
board. A decision made under this subsection shall be communicated
in writing to the department and the charter school review panel.
(d) Before a university may authorize a charter school, the
university must conduct a public meeting with public notice in the
county where the charter school will be located.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.33.
IC 20-24-3-15
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 20-24-3-16
Service as organizer and authorizer prohibited
Sec. 16. An entity or multiple divisions of the same entity may not
serve simultaneously as both the organizer and the authorizer of the
same charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.34.
IC 20-24-3-17
Assignment of school corporation and school identification
numbers
Sec. 17. (a) The department shall assign a school corporation
identification number for each organizer granted a charter.
(b) If an organizer assigned a school corporation identification
number under subsection (a) consists of more than one (1) charter
school, the department shall assign each charter school a separate
school identification number.
(c) If an organizer assigned a school corporation identification
number under subsection (b) consists of more than one (1) campus,
the department shall assign each campus a separate school
identification number.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.35-2014,
SEC.1.
IC 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 in subsection (b), an adult high school as defined in
IC 20-24-1-2.3 may only be authorized by the charter board.
(b) This section does not prohibit the mayor of Indianapolis from
renewing a charter of an adult high school that was initially
authorized by the mayor of Indianapolis prior to July 1, 2014.
As added by P.L.47-2014, SEC.3.

 IC 20-24-4
Chapter 4. The Charter
IC 20-24-4-1 Version a
Requirements; annual performance targets; renewal
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.33-2014, SEC.1. See
also following version of this section amended by P.L.47-2014,
SEC.4.
Sec. 1. (a) A charter must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be a written instrument.
(2) Be executed by an authorizer and an organizer.
(3) Confer certain rights, franchises, privileges, and obligations
on a charter school.
(4) Confirm the status of a charter school as a public school.
(5) Be granted for:
(A) not less than three (3) years or more than seven (7) years;
and
(B) a fixed number of years agreed to by the authorizer and
the organizer.
(6) Provide for the following:
(A) A review by the authorizer of the charter school's
performance, including the progress of the charter school in
achieving the academic goals set forth in the charter, at least
one (1) time in each five (5) year period while the charter is
in effect.
(B) Renewal, if the authorizer and the organizer agree to
renew the charter.
(C) The renewal application must include guidance from the
authorizer, and the guidance must include the performance
criteria that will guide the authorizer's renewal decisions.
(D) The renewal application process must, at a minimum,
provide an opportunity for the charter school to:
(i) present additional evidence, beyond the data contained
in the performance report, supporting its case for charter
renewal;
(ii) describe improvements undertaken or planned for the
charter school; and
(iii) detail the charter school's plans for the next charter
term.
(E) Not later than October 1 in the year in which the charter
school seeks renewal of a charter, the governing board of a
charter school seeking renewal shall submit a renewal
application to the charter authorizer under the renewal
application guidance issued by the authorizer. The authorizer
shall make a final ruling on the renewal application not later
than March 1 after the filing of the renewal application. The
March 1 deadline does not apply to any review or appeal of
a final ruling. After the final ruling is issued, the charter
school may obtain further review by the authorizer of the
authorizer's final ruling in accordance with the terms of the

 charter school's charter and the protocols of the authorizer.
(7) Specify the grounds for the authorizer to:
(A) revoke the charter before the end of the term for which
the charter is granted; or
(B) not renew a charter.
(8) Set forth the methods by which the charter school will be
held accountable for achieving the educational mission and
goals of the charter school, including the following:
(A) Evidence of improvement in:
(i) assessment measures, including the ISTEP and end of
course assessments;
(ii) attendance rates;
(iii) graduation rates (if appropriate);
(iv) increased numbers of Core 40 diplomas and other
college and career ready indicators including advanced
placement participation and passage, dual credit
participation and passage, and International Baccalaureate
participation and passage (if appropriate);
(v) increased numbers of academic honors and technical
honors diplomas (if appropriate);
(vi) student academic growth;
(vii) financial performance and stability; and
(viii) governing board performance and stewardship,
including compliance with applicable laws, rules and
regulations, and charter terms.
(B) Evidence of progress toward reaching the educational
goals set by the organizer.
(9) Describe the method to be used to monitor the charter
school's:
(A) compliance with applicable law; and
(B) performance in meeting targeted educational
performance.
(10) Specify that the authorizer and the organizer may amend
the charter during the term of the charter by mutual consent and
describe the process for amending the charter.
(11) Describe specific operating requirements, including all the
matters set forth in the application for the charter.
(12) Specify a date when the charter school will:
(A) begin school operations; and
(B) have students attending the charter school.
(13) Specify that records of a charter school relating to the
school's operation and charter are subject to inspection and
copying to the same extent that records of a public school are
subject to inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3.
(14) Specify that records provided by the charter school to the
department or authorizer that relate to compliance by the
organizer with the terms of the charter or applicable state or
federal laws are subject to inspection and copying in accordance
with IC 5-14-3.
(15) Specify that the charter school is subject to the

 requirements of IC 5-14-1.5.
(b) A charter school shall set annual performance targets in
conjunction with the charter school's authorizer. The annual
performance targets shall be designed to help each school meet
applicable federal, state, and authorizer expectations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.12;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.36; P.L.33-2014, SEC.1.
IC 20-24-4-1 Version b
Requirements; annual performance targets; renewal
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.47-2014, SEC.4. See
also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.33-2014,
SEC.1.
Sec. 1. (a) A charter must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be a written instrument.
(2) Be executed by an authorizer and an organizer.
(3) Confer certain rights, franchises, privileges, and obligations
on a charter school.
(4) Confirm the status of a charter school as a public school.
(5) Be granted for:
(A) not less than three (3) years; and
(B) a fixed number of years agreed to by the authorizer and
the organizer.
(6) Provide for the following:
(A) A review by the authorizer of the charter school's
performance, including the progress of the charter school in
achieving the academic goals set forth in the charter, at least
one (1) time in each five (5) year period while the charter is
in effect.
(B) Renewal, if the authorizer and the organizer agree to
renew the charter.
(C) The renewal application must include guidance from the
authorizer, and the guidance must include the performance
criteria that will guide the authorizer's renewal decisions.
(D) The renewal application process must, at a minimum,
provide an opportunity for the charter school to:
(i) present additional evidence, beyond the data contained
in the performance report, supporting its case for charter
renewal;
(ii) describe improvements undertaken or planned for the
charter school; and
(iii) detail the charter school's plans for the next charter
term.
(E) Not later than October 1 in the year in which the charter
school seeks renewal of a charter, the governing board of a
charter school seeking renewal shall submit a renewal
application to the charter authorizer under the renewal
application guidance issued by the authorizer. The authorizer
shall make a final ruling on the renewal application not later
than March 1 after the filing of the renewal application. The

 March 1 deadline does not apply to any review or appeal of
a final ruling. After the final ruling is issued, the charter
school may obtain further review by the authorizer of the
authorizer's final ruling in accordance with the terms of the
charter school's charter and the protocols of the authorizer.
(7) Specify the grounds for the authorizer to:
(A) revoke the charter before the end of the term for which
the charter is granted; or
(B) not renew a charter.
(8) Set forth the methods by which the charter school will be
held accountable for achieving the educational mission and
goals of the charter school, including the following:
(A) Evidence of improvement in:
(i) assessment measures, including the ISTEP and end of
course assessments;
(ii) attendance rates;
(iii) graduation rates (if appropriate);
(iv) increased numbers of Core 40 diplomas and other
college and career ready indicators including advanced
placement participation and passage, dual credit
participation and passage, and International Baccalaureate
participation and passage (if appropriate);
(v) increased numbers of academic honors and technical
honors diplomas (if appropriate);
(vi) student academic growth;
(vii) financial performance and stability; and
(viii) governing board performance and stewardship,
including compliance with applicable laws, rules and
regulations, and charter terms.
(B) Evidence of progress toward reaching the educational
goals set by the organizer.
(9) Describe the method to be used to monitor the charter
school's:
(A) compliance with applicable law; and
(B) performance in meeting targeted educational
performance.
(10) Specify that the authorizer and the organizer may amend
the charter during the term of the charter by mutual consent and
describe the process for amending the charter.
(11) Describe specific operating requirements, including all the
matters set forth in the application for the charter.
(12) Specify a date when the charter school will:
(A) begin school operations; and
(B) have students attending the charter school.
(13) Specify that records of a charter school relating to the
school's operation and charter are subject to inspection and
copying to the same extent that records of a public school are
subject to inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3.
(14) Specify that records provided by the charter school to the
department or authorizer that relate to compliance by the

 organizer with the terms of the charter or applicable state or
federal laws are subject to inspection and copying in accordance
with IC 5-14-3.
(15) Specify that the charter school is subject to the
requirements of IC 5-14-1.5.
(16) This subdivision applies to a charter established or renewed
for an adult high school after June 30, 2014. The charter must
require:
(A) that the school will offer flexible scheduling;
(B) that students will not complete the majority of instruction
of the school's curriculum online or through remote
instruction;
(C) that the school will offer dual credit or industry
certification course work that aligns with career pathways as
recommended by the Indiana career council established by
IC 22-4.5-9-3; and
(D) a plan:
(i) to support successful program completion and to assist
transition of graduates to the workforce or to a
postsecondary education upon receiving a diploma from
the adult high school; and
(ii) to review individual student accomplishments and
success after a student receives a diploma from the adult
high school.
(b) A charter school shall set annual performance targets in
conjunction with the charter school's authorizer. The annual
performance targets shall be designed to help each school meet
applicable federal, state, and authorizer expectations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.12;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.36; P.L.47-2014, SEC.4.
IC 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 to an
organizer that has had its charter terminated or has been informed that
its charter will not be renewed by the organizer's current authorizer,
the authorizer must request to have the proposal reviewed by the state
board at a hearing. The state board shall conduct a hearing in which
the authorizer must present information indicating that the organizer's
proposal is substantively different in the areas of deficiency identified
by the current authorizer from the organizer's current proposal as set
forth within the charter with its current authorizer.
(b) After the state board conducts a hearing under subsection (a),
the state board shall either approve or deny the proposal. If the
proposal is denied by the state board, the authorizer may not issue a
charter to the organizer.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.37.
IC 20-24-4-2

 Multiple charter contracts
Sec. 2. An organizer may hold one (1) or more charter contracts.
Each charter school that is part of a charter contract must be separate
and distinct from any other charter school.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.38.
IC 20-24-4-3
Authorizer; renewal of charters; establishment of revocation and
nonrenewal processes
Sec. 3. (a) In making charter renewal decisions, an authorizer
shall:
(1) make decisions based upon evidence of the school's
performance over the term of the charter contract in accordance
with the performance framework set forth in the charter
contract;
(2) ensure the data used in making renewal decisions are
available to the school and the public; and
(3) provide a public report summarizing the evidence basis for
each decision.
(b) An authorizer must develop revocation and nonrenewal
processes that:
(1) provide the organizer with a timely notification of
revocation or nonrenewal and the reasons for the possible
revocation or nonrenewal;
(2) allow the organizer a reasonable amount of time in which to
prepare a response;
(3) provide the organizer with an opportunity to submit
documents and give testimony in support of the continuation of
the charter school at a proceeding held for that purpose;
(4) allow the organizer access to representation by counsel; and
(5) after a reasonable period for deliberation, require that a final
determination be made and conveyed in writing to the organizer.
(c) If an authorizer revokes or does not renew a charter, the
authorizer shall clearly state, in writing, the reasons for the revocation
or nonrenewal.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.39.

 IC 20-24-5
Chapter 5. Student Admissions and Enrollment
IC 20-24-5-1
Charter schools open to all Indiana students
Sec. 1. A charter school, including a conversion charter school,
must be open to any student who resides in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.13.
IC 20-24-5-2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 20-24-5-3
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 20-24-5-4
Admission policies
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, a charter school may
not establish admission policies or limit student admissions in any
manner in which a public school is not permitted to establish
admission policies or limit student admissions.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a charter school may operate
as a single gender school if approved to do so by the authorizer. A
single gender charter school must be open to any student of the
gender the school serves who resides in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.14;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.40.
IC 20-24-5-5
Limits on attendance
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), a
charter school must enroll any eligible student who submits a timely
application for enrollment.
(b) This subsection applies if the number of applications for a
program, class, grade level, or building exceeds the capacity of the
program, class, grade level, or building. If a charter school receives
a greater number of applications than there are spaces for students,
each timely applicant must be given an equal chance of admission.
The organizer must determine which of the applicants will be
admitted to the charter school or the program, class, grade level, or
building by random drawing in a public meeting.
(c) A charter school may limit new admissions to the charter
school to:
(1) ensure that a student who attends the charter school during
a school year may continue to attend the charter school in
subsequent years;
(2) ensure that a student who attends a charter school during a
school year may continue to attend a different charter school

 held by the same organizer in subsequent years; and
(3) allow the siblings of a student who attends a charter school
or a charter school held by the same organizer to attend the
same charter school the student is attending.
(d) This subsection applies to an existing school that converts to
a charter school under IC 20-24-11. During the school year in which
the existing school converts to a charter school, the charter school
may limit admission to:
(1) those students who were enrolled in the charter school on the
date of the conversion; and
(2) siblings of students described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.15;
P.L.35-2014, SEC.2.

 IC 20-24-6
Chapter 6. Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel;
Collective Bargaining
IC 20-24-6-1
Employees; accrual of and financial responsibility for benefits
Sec. 1. (a) Individuals who work at a charter school are employees
of the charter school or of an entity with which the charter school has
contracted to provide services.
(b) Teachers in a conversion charter school may be employees of
the charter school or of both the charter school and the school
corporation that authorized the charter school, as determined by the
provisions of the charter.
(c) All benefits accrued by teachers as employees of the
conversion charter school are the financial responsibility of the
conversion charter school.
(d) All benefits accrued by a teacher during the time the teacher
was an employee only of the school corporation that authorized the
charter school are the financial responsibility of the school
corporation. The school corporation shall pay those benefits directly
or reimburse the conversion charter school for the cost of the
benefits.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.16;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.41.
IC 20-24-6-2
Teachers; voluntary service and hiring
Sec. 2. Individuals must choose to be teachers at a charter school
voluntarily, and a charter school must voluntarily choose those
individuals to be its teachers.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-6-3
Collective bargaining permitted
Sec. 3. Employees of a charter school may organize and bargain
collectively under IC 20-29.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-6-4
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 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 individuals who
teach full time in a charter school must either:
(1) hold a license to teach in a public school in Indiana under
IC 20-28-5; or
(2) be in the process of obtaining a license to teach in a public

 school in Indiana under the transition to teaching program
established by IC 20-28-4-2;
unless the charter school requests and the state board approves a
waiver for a lower percentage.
(b) An individual who does not qualify under subsection (a) may
teach full time in a charter school if the individual meets one (1) of
the following criteria:
(1) The individual is in the process of obtaining a license to
teach in a charter school in Indiana under IC 20-28-5-16.
(2) The individual holds at least a bachelor's degree with a
grade point average of at least three (3.0) on a four (4.0) point
scale from an accredited postsecondary educational institution
in the content or related area in which the individual teaches.
Individuals qualifying under this subsection may not exceed ten
percent (10%) of the full time teaching staff unless the charter school
requests and the state board approves a waiver for a higher
percentage.
(c) An individual described in subsection (a)(2) must complete the
transition to teaching program not later than three (3) years after
beginning to teach at a charter school.
(d) An individual who holds a part-time teaching position in a
charter school must hold at least a bachelor's degree with a grade
point average of at least three (3.0) on a four (4.0) point scale from
an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the content or
related area in which the individual teaches.
(e) An individual who provides to students in a charter school a
service:
(1) that is not teaching; and
(2) for which a license is required under Indiana law;
must have the appropriate license to provide the service in Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.17;
P.L.6-2012, SEC.129.
IC 20-24-6-6
Substitute teachers
Sec. 6. A charter school may employ a substitute teacher or an
individual who holds a limited license to teach in the same manner
in which a noncharter public school may employ a substitute teacher
or an individual who holds a limited license to teach.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-6-7
Participation of employees in retirement fund
Sec. 7. (a) A charter school may participate in any of the
following:
(1) The Indiana state teachers' retirement fund in accordance
with IC 5-10.4.
(2) The public employees' retirement fund in accordance with
IC 5-10.3.
(3) Another employee pension or retirement fund.

 (b) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who teaches in
a charter school is a member of the Indiana state teachers' retirement
fund. Service in a charter school is creditable service for purposes of
IC 5-10.4.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who:
(1) is a local school employee of a charter school; and
(2) is not eligible to participate in the Indiana state teachers'
retirement fund;
is a member of the public employees' retirement fund.
(d) The board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system
shall implement this section through the organizer of the charter
school, subject to and conditioned upon receiving any approvals the
board considers appropriate from the Internal Revenue Service and
the United States Department of Labor.
(e) Charter school employees may participate in a private pension
or retirement program, if the organizer of the charter school offers
the opportunity to participate in the program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.105;
P.L.234-2007, SEC.226; P.L.35-2012, SEC.101.
IC 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 a charter is
not subject to restraint by a collective bargaining agreement.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.42.
IC 20-24-6-9
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 20-24-6-10
Transfer of teacher to nonconversion charter school; continuation
of seniority status
Sec. 10. (a) The governing body:
(1) must grant a transfer of not more than two (2) years; and
(2) may grant a transfer for a period in addition to the period
required in subdivision (1);
to a teacher of a noncharter school in the school corporation who
wishes to teach and has been accepted to teach at a nonconversion
charter school.
(b) During the term of the transfer under subsection (a):
(1) the teacher's seniority status under law continues as if the
teacher were an employee of a noncharter school in the school
corporation; and
(2) the teacher's years as a charter school employee shall not be
considered for purposes of permanent or semipermanent status
with the school corporation under IC 20-28-6, IC 20-28-7.5, or
IC 20-28-8.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.90-2011, SEC.8.

 IC 20-24-7
Chapter 7. Fiscal Matters
IC 20-24-7-1
Organizer; distribution of state tuition support
Sec. 1. (a) The organizer is the fiscal agent for the charter school.
(b) The organizer has exclusive control of:
(1) funds received by the charter school; and
(2) financial matters of the charter school.
(c) The organizer shall maintain accounts of all funds received and
disbursed by the organizer. The organizer shall maintain separate
accountings of all funds received and disbursed by each charter
school it holds.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 20-43, an organizer that operates more
than one (1) charter school may file, before July 1, 2014, a notice
with the department that the organizer desires to receive the tuition
support distributions for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014,
for all the charter schools the organizer operates. After the organizer's
authorizer or authorizers verify to the department that the organizer
operates the charter schools, the department shall distribute the
tuition support for the verified charter schools to the organizer. The
organizer may distribute the tuition support distribution it receives to
each charter school it operates in the amounts determined by the
organizer. However, an organizer that receives money from the state
under this subsection may not use any of the money received for
expenses incurred outside Indiana that are not directly related to the
charter school the organizer operates in Indiana.
(e) Organizers receiving tuition support under this section may
submit a consolidated audit in accordance with guidelines established
by the state examiner and submit any required financial reporting to
the department in a manner prescribed by the state examiner. The
state examiner shall establish guidelines and prescribe reporting
requirements for organizers under this section that are consistent with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the needs of
the department.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.35-2014, SEC.3.
IC 20-24-7-2
Charter school student information; distribution of state funds
Sec. 2. (a) Not later than each of the dates established by the
department for determining ADM under IC 20-43-4-3, the organizer
shall submit to the department the following information on a form
prescribed by the department:
(1) The number of students enrolled in the charter school.
(2) The name and address of each student.
(3) The name of the school corporation in which the student has
legal settlement.
(4) The name of the school corporation, if any, that the student
attended during the immediately preceding school year.
(5) The grade level in which the student will enroll in the charter

 school.
The department shall verify the accuracy of the information reported.
(b) The department shall distribute state tuition support
distributions to the organizer. The department shall make a
distribution under this subsection at the same time and in the same
manner as the department makes a distribution of state tuition support
under IC 20-43-2 to other school corporations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.106;
P.L.146-2008, SEC.460; P.L.205-2013, SEC.229.
IC 20-24-7-3
Calculation and distribution of state funds to conversion charter
school
Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a conversion charter school.
(b) Beginning not more than sixty (60) days after the department
receives the information reported under section 2(a) of this chapter,
the department shall distribute to the organizer:
(1) tuition support and other state funding for any purpose for
students enrolled in the conversion charter school;
(2) a proportionate share of state and federal funds received:
(A) for students with disabilities; or
(B) for staff services for students with disabilities;
enrolled in the conversion charter school; and
(3) a proportionate share of funds received under federal or state
categorical aid programs for students who are eligible for the
federal or state categorical aid and are enrolled in the conversion
charter school;
for the second six (6) months of the calendar year in which the
conversion charter school is established. The department shall make
a distribution under this subsection at the same time and in the same
manner as the department makes a distribution to the governing body
of the school corporation in which the conversion charter school is
located. A distribution to the governing body of the school
corporation in which the conversion charter school is located is
reduced by the amount distributed to the conversion charter school.
This subsection does not apply to a conversion charter school after
December 31 of the calendar year in which the conversion charter
school is established.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.107;
P.L.146-2008, SEC.461; P.L.205-2013, SEC.230.
IC 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 a charter
school, including transportation, may be provided at not more than
one hundred three percent (103%) of the actual cost of the services.
(b) This subsection applies to an authorizer that is a state
educational institution described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(2). Except as
provided in subsection (f), in a state fiscal year, a state educational

 institution may receive from the organizer of a charter school
authorized by the state educational institution an administrative fee
equal to not more than three percent (3%) of the total amount the
organizer receives during the state fiscal year from basic tuition
support (as defined in IC 20-43-1-8).
(c) This subsection applies to the executive of a consolidated city
that authorizes a charter school. Except as provided in subsection (f),
in a state fiscal year, the executive may collect from the organizer of
a charter school authorized by the executive an administrative fee
equal to not more than three percent (3%) of the total amount the
organizer receives during the state fiscal year for basic tuition
support.
(d) This subsection applies to an authorizer that is a nonprofit
college or university that is approved by the state board of education.
Except as provided in subsection (f), in a state fiscal year, a private
college or university may collect from the organizer of a charter
school authorized by the private college or university an
administrative fee equal to not more than three percent (3%) of the
total amount the organizer receives during the state fiscal year for
basic tuition support.
(e) This subsection applies to the charter board. Except as
provided in subsection (f), in a state fiscal year, the charter school
board may collect from the organizer of a charter school authorized
by the charter board an administrative fee equal to not more than
three percent (3%) of the total amount the organizer receives during
the state fiscal year for basic tuition support.
(f) This subsection applies to an adult high school. An authorizer
described in subsections (b) through (e) may collect an administrative
fee equal to not more than three percent (3%) of the total state
appropriation to the adult high school for a state fiscal year under
section 13.5 of this chapter.
(g) An authorizer's administrative fee may not include any costs
incurred in delivering services that a charter school may purchase at
its discretion from the authorizer. The authorizer shall use its funding
provided under this section exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling
authorizing obligations.
(h) Except for oversight services, a charter school may not be
required to purchase services from its authorizer as a condition of
charter approval or of executing a charter contract, nor may any such
condition be implied.
(i) A charter school may choose to purchase services from its
authorizer. In that event, the charter school and authorizer shall
execute an annual service contract, separate from the charter contract,
stating the parties' mutual agreement concerning the services to be
provided by the authorizer and any service fees to be charged to the
charter school. An authorizer may not charge more than market rates
for services provided to a charter school.
(j) Not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year,
each authorizer shall provide to each charter school it authorizes an
itemized accounting of the actual costs of services purchased by the

 charter school from the authorizer. Any difference between the
amount initially charged to the charter school and the actual cost shall
be reconciled and paid to the owed party. If either party disputes the
itemized accounting, any charges included in the accounting, or
charges to either party, either party may request a review by the
department. The requesting party shall pay the costs of the review.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.108;
P.L.146-2008, SEC.462; P.L.91-2011, SEC.18; P.L.205-2013,
SEC.231; P.L.47-2014, SEC.5.
IC 20-24-7-5
Grants and private and federal funds
Sec. 5. (a) An organizer may apply for and accept for a charter
school:
(1) independent financial grants; and
(2) funds from public or private sources other than the
department.
(b) An organizer shall make all applications, enter into all
contracts, and sign all documents necessary for the receipt by a
charter school of aid, money, or property from the federal
government.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-7-6
Distribution of share of school corporation's capital project fund
Sec. 6. With the approval of a majority of the members of the
governing body, a school corporation may distribute a proportionate
share of the school corporation's capital project fund to a charter
school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-7-6.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.205-2013, SEC.232.)
IC 20-24-7-7
Building projects; applicability of bidding and wage determination
laws
Sec. 7. When a charter school uses public funds for the
construction, reconstruction, alteration, or renovation of a public
building, bidding and wage determination laws and all other statutes
and rules apply.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-7-8
Sponsor's right to receive financial reports from organizer
Sec. 8. An authorizer may request and receive financial reports
concerning a charter school from the organizer at any time.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.43.

 IC 20-24-7-9
Termination of charter; distribution of funds; repayment of
obligations
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies if:
(1) an authorizer:
(A) revokes a charter before the end of the term for which
the charter is granted; or
(B) does not renew a charter; or
(2) a charter school otherwise terminates its charter before the
end of the term for which the charter is granted.
(b) Any state funds that remain to be distributed to the charter
school in the state fiscal year in which an event described in
subsection (a) occurs shall be distributed as follows:
(1) First, to the common school loan fund to repay any existing
obligations of the charter school under IC 20-49-7 (repealed).
(2) Second, to the entities that distributed the funds to the
charter school. A distribution under this subdivision shall be on
a pro rata basis.
(c) If the funds described in subsection (b) are insufficient to repay
all existing obligations of the charter school under IC 20-49-7
(repealed), the state shall repay any remaining obligations of the
charter school under IC 20-49-7 (repealed) from the amount
appropriated for state tuition support distributions.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.109;
P.L.146-2008, SEC.463; P.L.205-2013, SEC.233.
IC 20-24-7-10
Federal funds for charter schools; department's responsibilities
Sec. 10. (a) The department shall carry out a program to identify
all federal funds for which a charter school is eligible.
(b) The department shall apply for all federal funds that are
available for charter schools and for which Indiana is eligible.
(c) Upon receiving notice under IC 20-24-3-10 from an authorizer
that a charter has been approved, the department shall immediately
inform the organizer of the organizer's potential eligibility for federal
charter school start-up grants.
(d) The department shall distribute federal charter school start-up
grants to eligible organizers in a timely manner according to the
department's published guidelines for distributing the grants.
(e) The department shall compile a biannual report and submit the
report to the state office of federal grants and procurement and to
charter school organizers and authorizers. The report submitted under
this subsection must contain the following information for grants
distributed under this section:
(1) Beginning and end dates for each grant cycle.
(2) The dates on which:
(A) grant applications and requests for renewal were
received; and
(B) grants were awarded.
(3) The amount of each grant awarded.

 As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.280-2013,
SEC.44.
IC 20-24-7-11
Matching funds for federal grants to charter schools
Sec. 11. (a) If the United States Department of Education approves
a new competition for states to receive matching funds for charter
school facilities, the department shall pursue this federal funding.
(b) To increase the state's opportunity to receive matching funds
from the United States Department of Education, the department shall
develop a facilities incentive grants program before January 1, 2010.
(c) The department shall use the priority criteria set forth in 21
U.S.C. 7221d(b) and 34 CFR 226.12 through 34 CFR 226.14 to
develop the facilities incentive grants program.
As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.15 and P.L.246-2005, SEC.129.
Amended by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.314; P.L.91-2011, SEC.19.
IC 20-24-7-12
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.146-2008, SEC.807.)
IC 20-24-7-13
Virtual charter schools; funding
Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "virtual charter school" means
any charter school, including a conversion charter school, that
provides for the delivery of more than fifty percent (50%) of
instruction to students through:
(1) virtual distance learning;
(2) online technologies; or
(3) computer based instruction.
(b) A virtual charter school may apply for authorization with any
statewide sponsor in accordance with the authorizer's guidelines.
(c) For state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2013, a virtual
charter school is entitled to receive funding in a month from the state
in an amount equal to the sum of:
(1) the product of:
(A) the number of students included in the virtual charter
school's current ADM; multiplied by
(B) the result of:
(i) ninety percent (90%) of the school's foundation amount
determined under IC 20-43-5-4; divided by
(ii) twelve (12); plus
(2) the total of any:
(A) special education grants under IC 20-43-7;
(B) career and technical education grants under IC 20-43-8;
(C) honor grants under IC 20-43-10;
(D) complexity grants under IC 20-43-13; and
(E) full-day kindergarten grants under IC 20-43-14;
to which the virtual charter school is entitled for the month.
For state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2013, a virtual charter

 school is entitled to receive special education grants under IC 20-43-7
calculated in the same manner as special education grants are
calculated for other school corporations.
(d) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to govern the
operation of virtual charter schools.
(e) The department, with the approval of the state board, shall
before December 1 of each year submit an annual report to the budget
committee concerning the program under this section.
(f) Each school year, at least sixty percent (60%) of the students
who are enrolled in virtual charter schools under this section for the
first time must have been included in the state's fall count of ADM
conducted in the previous school year.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.315. Amended by P.L.1-2010,
SEC.78; P.L.91-2011, SEC.20; P.L.229-2011, SEC.171;
P.L.205-2013, SEC.234.
IC 20-24-7-13.5
Funding for certain charter schools for adults; exceptions
Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to the following charter schools:
(1) The Excel Centers for Adult Learners that is located in
Indianapolis, is sponsored or authorized by the mayor of
Indianapolis, and that is operating as of May 1, 2013.
(2) The Anderson Excel Center that is sponsored or authorized
by the charter board and that is operating as of May 1, 2013.
(3) The Christel House Academy DOR center that is located in
Indianapolis, is sponsored or authorized by the mayor of
Indianapolis, and that is operating as of May 1, 2013.
(4) The Excel Centers for Adult Learners located in Kokomo,
Lafayette, and Richmond that are sponsored or authorized by
the charter board and that are scheduled to begin operating not
later than fall 2013, and the Excel Center for Adult Learners
located in Indianapolis (Lafayette Square) that is sponsored or
authorized by the mayor of Indianapolis and that is scheduled to
begin operating not later than fall 2013.
(5) The Gary Middle College charter school that is sponsored or
authorized by Ball State University, that includes students who
are twenty-two (22) years of age and older, and that is operating
as of May 1, 2013.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for state fiscal years beginning
after June 30, 2013, a charter school described in subsection (a) is
entitled to receive funding from the state in an amount equal to the
product of:
(1) the charter school's number of students (expressed as
full-time equivalents); multiplied by
(2) six thousand six hundred dollars ($6,600).
However, in the case of the charter school described in subsection
(a)(5), the funding under this section applies only for those students
who are twenty-two (22) years of age and older.
(c) A charter school described in subsection (a) is entitled to
receive federal special education funding.

 (d) A Christel House Academy that, before July 1, 2013, was
granted a charter by the mayor of Indianapolis to establish an adult
high school may be entitled to state funding after June 30, 2015, if
the adult high school was not in operation on May 1, 2013.
(e) The state funding under this section shall be paid each state
fiscal year under a schedule set by the budget agency and approved
by the governor. However, the schedule shall provide for at least
twelve (12) payments, that one (1) payment shall be made at least
every forty (40) days, and the aggregate of the payments in each state
fiscal year shall equal the amount required under this section.
However, if the appropriations for this purpose are insufficient, the
distributions to each recipient shall be reduced proportionately.
(f) This section expires July 1, 2015.
As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.235. Amended by P.L.47-2014,
SEC.6.
IC 20-24-7-14
Funding of adult high schools
Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 13.5 of this chapter,
notwithstanding any other law, for state fiscal years beginning after
June 30, 2014, an adult high school is not entitled to receive funding
from the state, including any tuition support, unless the general
assembly enacts an appropriation for the adult high school.
As added by P.L.47-2014, SEC.7.

 IC 20-24-7 .5
Repealed
(Repealed by PL. 205-2013, SE C. 23 6.)

IC 20-24-8
Chapter 8. Charter School Powers and Exemptions
IC 20-24-8-1
Powers of charter schools
Sec. 1. A charter school may do the following:
(1) Sue and be sued in its own name.
(2) For educational purposes, acquire real and personal property
or an interest in real and personal property by purchase, gift,
grant, devise, or bequest.
(3) Convey property.
(4) Enter into contracts in its own name, including contracts for
services.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-8-2
Prohibited acts
Sec. 2. (a) A charter school may not do the following:
(1) Operate at a site or for grades other than as specified in the
charter.
(2) Charge tuition to any student residing within the school
corporation's geographic boundaries. However, a charter school
may charge tuition for:
(A) a preschool program, unless charging tuition for the
preschool program is barred under federal law; or
(B) a latch key program;
if the charter school provides those programs.
(3) Except for a foreign exchange student who is not a United
States citizen, enroll a student who is not a resident of Indiana.
(4) Be located in a private residence.
(5) Provide solely home based instruction.
(b) A charter school is not prohibited from delivering instructional
services:
(1) through the Internet or another online arrangement; or
(2) in any manner by computer;
if the instructional services are provided to students enrolled in the
charter school in a manner that complies with any procedures adopted
by the department concerning online and computer instruction in
public schools.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2005, SEC.16.
IC 20-24-8-3
Compliance with laws, charter, and state constitution
Sec. 3. For each charter school established under this article, the
charter school and the organizer are accountable to the authorizer for
ensuring compliance with:
(1) applicable federal and state laws;
(2) the charter; and
(3) the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.45.

 IC 20-24-8-4
Statutes, rules, and regulations not applicable
Sec. 4. Except as specifically provided in this article and the
statutes listed in section 5 of this chapter, the following do not apply
to a charter school:
(1) An Indiana statute applicable to a governing body or school
corporation.
(2) A rule or guideline adopted by the state board.
(3) A rule or guideline adopted by the state board concerning
teachers, except for those rules that assist a teacher in gaining or
renewing a standard or advanced license.
(4) A local regulation or policy adopted by a school corporation
unless specifically incorporated in the charter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.246-2005,
SEC.130; P.L.90-2011, SEC.9.
IC 20-24-8-5
Applicable statutes, rules, and guidelines
Sec. 5. The following statutes and rules and guidelines adopted
under the following statutes apply to a charter school:
(1) IC 5-11-1-9 (required audits by the state board of accounts).
(2) IC 20-39-1-1 (unified accounting system).
(3) IC 20-35 (special education).
(4) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history).
(5) IC 20-26-5-6 (subject to laws requiring regulation by state
agencies).
(6) IC 20-28-10-12 (nondiscrimination for teacher marital
status).
(7) IC 20-28-10-14 (teacher freedom of association).
(8) IC 20-28-10-17 (school counselor immunity).
(9) For conversion charter schools only, IC 20-28-6,
IC 20-28-7.5, IC 20-28-8, IC 20-28-9, and IC 20-28-10.
(10) IC 20-33-2 (compulsory school attendance).
(11) IC 20-33-3 (limitations on employment of children).
(12) IC 20-33-8-19, IC 20-33-8-21, and IC 20-33-8-22 (student
due process and judicial review).
(13) IC 20-33-8-16 (firearms and deadly weapons).
(14) IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
(15) IC 20-33-9 (reporting of student violations of law).
(16) IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
observances).
(17) IC 20-31-3, IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5, IC 20-32-8, and
IC 20-32-8.5, as provided in IC 20-32-8.5-2(b) (academic
standards, accreditation, assessment, and remediation).
(18) IC 20-33-7 (parental access to education records).
(19) IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
improvement).
(20) IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility
instruction).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.111;

 P.L.121-2009, SEC.5; P.L.154-2009, SEC.1; P.L.90-2011, SEC.10;
P.L.160-2012, SEC.47.
IC 20-24-8-6
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training apprenticeship programs
Sec. 6. (a) A charter school may not duplicate a Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training (BAT) approved Building Trades
apprenticeship program.
(b) A student in a charter school may not be excluded from
participating in a BAT approved Building Trades apprenticeship
program that is offered in a noncharter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-8-7
Financial reports and audits
Sec. 7. A charter school may use any money distributed by law to
the charter school to prepare financial reports and conduct audits that
the charter school determines are necessary for the conduct of the
affairs of the charter school. A financial report or an audit under this
section does not replace a financial report or an audit required under
IC 5-11-1-9.
As added by P.L.169-2005, SEC.17.
IC 20-24-8-8
Federal or state aid for students with disabilities
Sec. 8. The state shall pay directly to a charter school any federal
or state aid attributable to a student with a disability attending the
charter school.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.46.
IC 20-24-8-9
Establishment of charter school compact
Sec. 9. (a) Before July 1 of any year, a charter school and the
governing body of the school corporation whose attendance area
includes the charter school may enter into a compact in which the:
(1) school corporation or charter school agrees to provide goods,
facilities, services, or other consideration to the other party to
the compact; and
(2) charter school authorizes the school corporation to include
the charter school's performance assessment results under
IC 20-31-8 when calculating the school corporation's
performance assessment.
(b) If a charter school and a governing body enter into a compact
under subsection (a), the charter school and the governing body shall
notify the department that a compact has been executed under this
section within thirty (30) days after the compact is executed.
(c) Upon receipt of the notification under subsection (b), the
department shall, for school years starting with the school year
beginning in the calendar year in which the compact was executed,
include the charter school's performance assessment results under

 IC 20-31-8 when calculating the school corporation's performance
assessment.
(d) A compact entered into under this section may not change the
rights, duties, or responsibilities of an existing:
(1) employment contract; or
(2) collective bargaining agreement;
between a school employee and a school corporation or a charter
school. An employee of a school corporation who provides services
to a charter school remains an employee of the school corporation.
(e) This section may not be construed to prohibit any other
agreement between a charter school and the governing body of the
school corporation whose attendance area includes the charter school
for goods, facilities, services, or other consideration.
As added by P.L.38-2014, SEC.2.

 IC 20-24-9
Chapter 9. Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting
Requirements; Revocation of Charter
IC 20-24-9-1
Annual report to department
Sec. 1. (a) A authorizer that has established a charter school shall
submit an annual report to the department and the state board for
informational and research purposes. The authorizer shall make the
annual report available on the authorizer's Internet web site.
(b) The department and state board shall make all annual reports
submitted under subsection (a) available on the department's and state
board's Internet web sites.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.21;
P.L.33-2014, SEC.2.
IC 20-24-9-2
Annual report; contents
Sec. 2. An annual report under this chapter must contain the
following information:
(1) Results of all standardized testing, including ISTEP program
testing, end of course assessments, and any other assessments
used for each authorized school.
(2) Student growth and improvement data for each authorized
school.
(3) Attendance rates for each authorized school.
(4) Graduation rates (if appropriate), including attainment of
Core 40 and academic honors diplomas for each authorized
school.
(5) Student enrollment data for each authorized school,
including the following:
(A) The number of students enrolled.
(B) The number of students expelled.
(6) Status of the authorizer's charter schools, identifying each of
the authorizer's charter schools that are in the following
categories:
(A) Approved but not yet open.
(B) Open and operating.
(C) Closed or having a charter that was not renewed,
including:
(i) the year closed or not renewed; and
(ii) the reason for the closure or nonrenewal.
(7) Names of the authorizer's board members or ultimate
decision making body.
(8) Evidence that the authorizer is in compliance with
IC 20-24-2.2-1.5.
(9) A report summarizing the total amount of administrative fees
collected by the authorizer and how the fees were expended, if
applicable.
(10) Total amount of other fees or funds not included in the

 report under subdivision (9) received by the authorizer from a
charter school and how the fees or funds were expended.
(11) The most recent audits for each authorized school
submitted to the authorizer under IC 5-11-1-9.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.22;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.47; P.L.33-2014, SEC.3.
IC 20-24-9-3
Compliance with charter and laws; oversight by sponsor
Sec. 3. The authorizer shall oversee a charter school's compliance
with:
(1) the charter; and
(2) all applicable laws.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.48.
IC 20-24-9-4
Revocation of charter
Sec. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the charter, an
authorizer that grants a charter may revoke the charter at any time
before the expiration of the term of the charter if, after the authorizer
has notified the school and given reasonable time to correct the issue,
the authorizer determines that at least one (1) of the following occurs:
(1) The organizer fails to comply with the conditions or
procedures established in the charter.
(2) The charter school established by the organizer fails to meet
the educational goals set forth in the charter.
(3) The organizer fails to comply with all applicable laws.
(4) The organizer fails to meet generally accepted fiscal
management and government accounting principles.
(5) One (1) or more grounds for revocation exist as specified in
the charter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.49.
IC 20-24-9-4.5
Charter school closure protocol
Sec. 4.5. (a) Before any charter school closure decision, an
authorizer shall develop a charter school closure protocol to ensure
timely notification to parents, orderly transition of students and
student records to new schools, and proper disposition of school
funds, property, and assets.
(b) If a charter school closes for any reason, the authorizer shall
oversee and work with the closing charter school to ensure a smooth
and orderly closure and transition for students and parents, as guided
by the closure protocol.
As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.50.
IC 20-24-9-5
Report to authorizer
Sec. 5. A charter school shall report the following to the
authorizer:

 (1) Attendance records.
(2) Student performance data.
(3) Financial information.
(4) Any information necessary to comply with state and federal
government requirements.
(5) Any other information specified in the charter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.51.
IC 20-24-9-6
Annual performance report
Sec. 6. The organizer of a charter school shall publish an annual
performance report that provides the information required under
IC 20-20-8-8 in the same manner that a school corporation publishes
an annual report under IC 20-20-8.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.
IC 20-24-9-7
Internet publication of names of governing body members
Sec. 7. If an organizer of a charter school maintains an Internet
web site for a charter school, the organizer of the charter school shall
publish the names of the members of the charter school's governing
body on the charter school's Internet web site.
As added by P.L.148-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.13-2013,
SEC.55; P.L.280-2013, SEC.52.

 IC 20-24-10
Chapter 10. Student Transfers From Charter School to Public
Noncharter Schools
IC 20-24-10-1
Transfer of students from charter to noncharter school;
discrimination prohibited
Sec. 1. (a) A public noncharter school that receives a transfer
student from a charter school may not discriminate against the
student in any way, including by placing the student:
(1) in an inappropriate age group according to the student's
ability;
(2) below the student's abilities; or
(3) in a class where the student has already mastered the subject
matter.
(b) If a student who previously was enrolled in a charter school
enrolls in another public school, the public noncharter school shall
accept all credits earned by the student in courses or instructional
programs at the charter school in a uniform and consistent manner,
according to the same criteria that are used to accept academic credits
from other public schools.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.23.

 IC 20-24-11
Chapter 11. Conversion of Existing Public Schools Into
Charter Schools
IC 20-24-11-1
Conditions required for conversion
Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to an existing public
elementary or secondary school that the governing body of the school
corporation in which the school is located has scheduled for closure.
(b) An existing public elementary or secondary school may be
converted into a charter school if all of the following conditions
apply:
(1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the parents of students
who attend the school have signed a petition requesting the
conversion, which must be completed not later than ninety (90)
days after the date of the first signature.
(2) The school has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest
categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for two (2)
consecutive years.
(3) The governing body votes to convert an existing school
within the school corporation.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a governing body operates
a school that has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest
categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for four (4)
consecutive years, the governing body may not serve as that charter
school's authorizer.
(d) A conversion charter school shall continue to comply with all
legal requirements concerning student diversity and treatment of
children with special needs and accept all students who attended the
school before its conversion and who wish to attend the conversion
charter school. If any space remains, any student in Indiana may
attend the conversion charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.24;
P.L.280-2013, SEC.53.
IC 20-24-11-2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 20-24-11-3
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)
IC 20-24-11-4
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.)

 IC 20-24-12
Chapter 12. Charter School Facilities Assistance Program
IC 20-24-12-1
Establishment
Sec. 1. The charter school facilities assistance program is
established.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-2
Purpose
Sec. 2. The purpose of the program is to make grants and loans to
charter schools for the purpose of:
(1) constructing;
(2) purchasing;
(3) renovating;
(4) maintaining;
(5) paying first semester costs for new; and
(6) reducing common school fund debt for;
charter schools.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-3
Department to administer program
Sec. 3. The department shall administer the program.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-4
Fund
Sec. 4. (a) The charter school facilities assistance fund is
established. The department shall administer the fund.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Money appropriated or authorized by the general assembly.
(2) The repayment proceeds of loans made to charter schools
from the fund.
(3) Any gifts and grants made to the fund or other money
required by law to be deposited in the fund.
(4) Any federal grants that are received to capitalize or
supplement the fund.
(5) Any earnings on money in the fund.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(d) 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.
(e) The fund may be used by the department as a revolving fund
for the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.

 IC 20-24-12-5
Federal funds
Sec. 5. The department may apply to the United States Department
of Education for a state charter school facilities incentive program
grant authorized under 34 U.S.C. 7221d(b). The department shall use
the proceeds of any state charter school facilities incentive program
grant awarded to the state for purposes of the program. To the extent
permitted by federal law, the proceeds may be used to pay the
administrative expenses of the program.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-6
Use of funds
Sec. 6. The department may authorize money in the fund to be
used for any of the following purposes:
(1) To pay first semester costs for charter schools first opening
after June 30, 2011.
(2) To repay advances and loans to charter schools made before
June 30, 2011.
(3) To match federal grants described in IC 20-24-7-11(a).
(4) To loan or grant money from the fund to a charter school to
carry out the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-7
Procedures for providing grants and loans
Sec. 7. (a) The department shall establish written procedures for
providing grants or loans from the fund to charter schools. The
written procedures must include at least the following:
(1) An application procedure.
(2) A procedure to identify projects that may qualify for a grant
or loan.
(3) Criteria for establishing the priority of projects for which
grants or loans will be made.
(4) Procedures for selecting projects for which grants or loans
will be made.
(b) To apply for a grant or loan from the fund, a charter school
must submit an application that contains the information required by
the department.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-8
Criteria for receiving grant or loan
Sec. 8. In making its determination to approve or disapprove a
grant or loan application, the department may consider the following:
(1) The soundness of the financial business plans of the
applicant charter school.
(2) The availability to the charter school of other sources of
funding.
(3) The geographic distribution of grants or loans made from the

 fund.
(4) The impact that grants or loans received under this chapter
will have on the charter school's receipt of other private and
public financing.
(5) Plans for innovatively enhancing or leveraging funds
received under this chapter, such as loan guarantees or other
types of credit enhancements.
(6) The financial needs of the charter school.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-9
Grant or loan on per student basis
Sec. 9. The department may make grants or loans under this
chapter on a per student basis.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-10
Conditions applying to loan
Sec. 10. The following apply to a loan from the fund to a charter
school under this chapter:
(1) A loan may not exceed the maximum amount set by the
department.
(2) The term of the loan may not exceed fifteen (15) years after
the date of the loan.
(3) A charter school may receive multiple loans from the fund
as long as the total amount outstanding on all loans granted to
the charter school from the fund does not exceed the maximum
amount set by the department.
(4) The department shall determine the interest rate and other
terms for the loan, subject to the approval of the state board of
finance.
(5) A charter school must enter into a loan agreement with the
department before receiving a loan from the fund.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.6-2012,
SEC.130.
IC 20-24-12-11
Repayment of loans
Sec. 11. A charter school receiving a loan under this chapter shall
repay the loan from:
(1) the amount of state tuition support that the charter school is
eligible to receive; and
(2) to the extent that state tuition support is insufficient to meet
the debt service obligations of the charter school, other
resources available to the charter school.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.
IC 20-24-12-12
Department to withhold loan repayments
Sec. 12. The department shall withhold the amount of the balance

 of the loan due in a year on a loan made under this chapter from state
tuition support distributions that would otherwise be made in the year
to the charter school. To the extent possible, the department shall
withhold an equal amount from each installment of state tuition
support distributed to the charter school. Withheld amounts reduce
the balance of the loan of the charter school. The auditor of state shall
transfer withheld amounts to the fund.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.25.