2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 20. EDUCATION
ARTICLE 24. CHARTER SCHOOLS
CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS

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 20-24-1-3
"Charter"
Sec. 3. "Charter" means a contract between an organizer and a sponsor for the establishment of a charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

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 20-24-1-6.2
"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
"Sponsor"
Sec. 9. "Sponsor" 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.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.208; P.L.91-2011, SEC.6.