2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 18. SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY FUND

IC 21-2-18
     Chapter 18. School Technology Fund

IC 21-2-18-1
"Fund"
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the school technology fund established under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.77-1999, SEC.9.

IC 21-2-18-2
Establishment of school technology fund
     Sec. 2. Each school corporation shall establish a school technology fund. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund under IC 21-2-11-6 or IC 21-2-11-6.5, and other monies as designated by the department of education. However, property taxes levied by a school corporation for a capital projects fund shall not be transferred to the fund.
As added by P.L.77-1999, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.68-2001, SEC.8.

IC 21-2-18-3
Uses of fund
     Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the fund may be used for one (1) or more of the purposes described in IC 20-20-13, IC 20-26-15-6(4)(B), or IC 21-2-15-4(e).
    (b) Money in the fund may not be used to purchase software programs to be used exclusively for administrative purposes, such as payroll and attendance records, personnel records, administration of insurance or pension programs, or any other similar purpose. However, if a particular software program is to be used for administrative purposes and for other purposes described in subsection (a), a portion of the cost of the software program may be paid from the fund. The portion of the cost that may be paid from the fund is the total cost of the software program multiplied by the estimated percentage of use of the software program for nonadministrative purposes.
As added by P.L.77-1999, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.224-2003, SEC.154; P.L.1-2005, SEC.169.

IC 21-2-18-4
Annual reports; compilation for educational technology council
     Sec. 4. Before February 15 of 2001 and each year thereafter, each school corporation shall file a report with the superintendent of public instruction's special assistant for technology. The report must be prepared in the form prescribed by the special assistant for technology and must include a list of expenditures made by the school corporation during the preceding calendar year from the school corporation's:
        (1) school technology fund for purposes described in this chapter;
        (2) capital projects fund for purposes described in

IC 21-2-15-4(e); and
        (3) debt service fund for purposes of providing financing for any equipment or facilities used to provide educational technology programs.
Before April 1 of 2001 and each year thereafter, the special assistant for technology shall compile the information contained in the reports required by this section and present that compilation to the educational technology council.
As added by P.L.77-1999, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.86-2000, SEC.2; P.L.224-2003, SEC.155.