2021 Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 20. Programs Administered by the State
Chapter 4. Teacher of the Year
20-20-4-6. Employer Obligations
Sec. 6. (a) The school where a teacher of the year is regularly employed shall do the following:
(1) Grant the teacher a one (1) year professional leave to provide service as described in section 5.5 of this chapter.
(2) Allow the teacher to return to the school from the professional leave:
(A) to the same or a comparable position as the teacher held before the professional leave; and
(B) without loss of accrued benefits or seniority.
(3) Continue to provide the teacher all benefits of employment with the school other than salary.
(b) The department shall reimburse a school for the cost of benefits provided by the school to a teacher under subsection (a)(3).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-11-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.24.
