2021 Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 28. School Teachers
Chapter 5. Licenses
20-28-5-8. License Revocation for a Person Convicted of Certain Offenses

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies when a prosecuting attorney knows that a licensed employee of a public school or a nonpublic school has been convicted of an offense listed in subsection (c). The prosecuting attorney shall immediately give written notice of the conviction to the following:

(1) The secretary of education.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), the superintendent of the school corporation that employs the licensed employee or the equivalent authority if a nonpublic school employs the licensed employee.

(3) The presiding officer of the governing body of the school corporation that employs the licensed employee, if the convicted licensed employee is the superintendent of the school corporation.

(b) The superintendent of a school corporation, presiding officer of the governing body, or equivalent authority for a nonpublic school shall immediately notify the secretary of education when the individual knows that a current or former licensed employee of the public school or nonpublic school has been convicted of an offense listed in subsection (c), or when the governing body or equivalent authority for a nonpublic school takes any final action in relation to an employee who engaged in any offense listed in subsection (c).

(c) Except as provided in section 8.5 of this chapter, the department shall permanently revoke the license of a person who is known by the department to have been convicted of any of the following felonies:

(1) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2).

(2) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3).

(3) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).

(4) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its repeal).

(5) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).

(6) An offense under IC 35-42-4-4(b) or IC 35-42-4-4(c).

(7) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5).

(8) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).

(9) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).

(10) Sexual misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9).

(11) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).

(12) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC 35-48-4-1).

(13) Dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1).

(14) Manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2).

(15) Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-2).

(16) Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-3).

(17) Dealing in a schedule V controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-4).

(18) Dealing in a counterfeit substance (IC 35-48-4-5).

(19) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, hashish, or salvia as a felony (IC 35-48-4-10).

(20) An offense under IC 35-48-4 involving the manufacture or sale of a synthetic drug (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321), a synthetic drug lookalike substance (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 2019)) under IC 35-48-4-10.5 (before its repeal on July 1, 2019), a controlled substance analog (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9.3), or a substance represented to be a controlled substance (as described in IC 35-48-4-4.6).

(21) Possession of child pornography (IC 35-42-4-4(d) or IC 35-42-4-4(e)).

(22) Homicide (IC 35-42-1).

(23) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).

(24) Reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5).

(25) Battery as any of the following:

(A) A Class A felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 2 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).

(B) A Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 3 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).

(C) A Class C felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 5 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).

(26) Aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5).

(27) Robbery (IC 35-42-5-1).

(28) Carjacking (IC 35-42-5-2) (before its repeal).

(29) Arson as a Class A felony or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014) (IC 35-43-1-1(a)).

(30) Burglary as a Class A felony or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or as a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014) (IC 35-43-2-1).

(31) Human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5).

(32) Dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death (IC 35-42-1-1.5).

(33) Attempt under IC 35-41-5-1 to commit an offense listed in this subsection.

(34) Conspiracy under IC 35-41-5-2 to commit an offense listed in this subsection.

(d) The department shall permanently revoke the license of a person who is known by the department to have been convicted of a federal offense or an offense in another state that is comparable to a felony listed in subsection (c).

(e) A license may be suspended by the secretary of education as specified in IC 20-28-7.5.

(f) The department shall develop a data base of information on school corporation employees who have been reported to the department under this section.

(g) Upon receipt of information from the office of judicial administration in accordance with IC 33-24-6-3 concerning persons convicted of an offense listed in subsection (c), the department shall:

(1) cross check the information received from the office of judicial administration with information concerning licensed teachers (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22(b)) maintained by the department; and

(2) if a licensed teacher (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22(b)) has been convicted of an offense described in subsection (c), revoke the licensed teacher's license.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-7(b), (c), (d), (e).]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.159; P.L.151-2006, SEC.8; P.L.121-2009, SEC.10; P.L.90-2011, SEC.24; P.L.138-2011, SEC.4; P.L.182-2011, SEC.4; P.L.155-2011, SEC.4; P.L.78-2012, SEC.5; P.L.196-2013, SEC.6; P.L.158-2013, SEC.250; P.L.214-2013, SEC.20; P.L.168-2014, SEC.32; P.L.238-2015, SEC.4; P.L.13-2016, SEC.6; P.L.185-2017, SEC.4; P.L.252-2017, SEC.2; P.L.198-2018, SEC.2; P.L.161-2018, SEC.34; P.L.80-2019, SEC.6; P.L.43-2021, SEC.88; P.L.174-2021, SEC.19.