2017 Indiana Code
TITLE 20. Education
ARTICLE 26. SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 15. Freeway School Corporation and Freeway School Program
20-26-15-6. Permitted actions by freeway school or freeway school corporation during contract period
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.18, effective 4-28-2017. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.53, effective 1-1-2019.
Sec. 6. Except as provided in this chapter and notwithstanding any other law, a freeway school corporation or a freeway school may do the following during the contract period:
(1) Disregard the observance of any statute or rule that is listed in the contract.
(2) Lease school transportation equipment to others for nonschool use when the equipment is not in use for a school corporation purpose, if the lessee has not received a bid from a private entity to provide transportation equipment or services for the same purpose.
(3) Replace the budget and accounting system that is required by law with a budget or accounting system that is frequently used in the private business community. The state board of accounts may not go beyond the requirements imposed upon the state board of accounts by statute in reviewing the budget and accounting system used by a freeway school corporation or a freeway school.
(4) Establish a professional development and technology fund to be used for:
(A) professional development; or
(B) technology, including video distance learning.
However, any money deposited in the professional development and technology fund for technology purposes must be transferred to the school technology fund.
(5) Subject to subdivision (4), transfer funds obtained from sources other than state or local government taxation among any accounts of the school corporation, including a professional development and technology fund established under subdivision (4).
(6) Transfer funds obtained from property taxation and from state distributions among the general fund and the school transportation fund, subject to the following:
(A) The sum of the property tax rates for the general fund and the school transportation fund after a transfer occurs under this subdivision may not exceed the sum of the property tax rates for the general fund and the school transportation fund before a transfer occurs under this subdivision.
(B) This subdivision does not allow a school corporation to transfer to any other fund money from the:
(i) capital projects fund; or
(ii) debt service fund.
(7) Establish a locally adopted assessment program to replace the assessment of students under the ISTEP program established under IC 20-32-5-15 (before its expiration on July 1, 2018), subject to the following:
(A) A locally adopted assessment program must be established by the governing body and approved by the department.
(B) A locally adopted assessment program may use a locally developed test or a nationally developed test.
(C) Results of assessments under a locally adopted assessment program are subject to the same reporting requirements as results under the ISTEP program (before its expiration on July 1, 2018).
(D) Each student who completes a locally adopted assessment program and the student's parent have the same rights to inspection and rescoring:
(i) for school years ending before July 1, 2018, as set forth in IC 20-32-5-9; and
(ii) for school years beginning after June 30, 2018, as set forth in IC 20-32-5.1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.135; P.L.242-2017, SEC.18.
IC 20-26-15-6 Permitted actions by freeway school or freeway school corporation during contract period
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.244-2017, SEC.53, effective 1-1-2019. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.18, effective 4-28-2017.
Sec. 6. Except as provided in this chapter and notwithstanding any other law, a freeway school corporation or a freeway school may do the following during the contract period:
(1) Disregard the observance of any statute or rule that is listed in the contract.
(2) Lease school transportation equipment to others for nonschool use when the equipment is not in use for a school corporation purpose, if the lessee has not received a bid from a private entity to provide transportation equipment or services for the same purpose.
(3) Replace the budget and accounting system that is required by law with a budget or accounting system that is frequently used in the private business community. The state board of accounts may not go beyond the requirements imposed upon the state board of accounts by statute in reviewing the budget and accounting system used by a freeway school corporation or a freeway school.
(4) Establish a locally adopted assessment program to replace the assessment of students under the ISTEP program established under IC 20-32-5-15, subject to the following:
(A) A locally adopted assessment program must be established by the governing body and approved by the department.
(B) A locally adopted assessment program may use a locally developed test or a nationally developed test.
(C) Results of assessments under a locally adopted assessment program are subject to the same reporting requirements as results under the ISTEP program.
(D) Each student who completes a locally adopted assessment program and the student's parent have the same rights to inspection and rescoring as set forth in IC 20-32-5-9.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-62-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.135; P.L.244-2017, SEC.53.
