CHAPTER 1. EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS
IC 20-20
ARTICLE 20. PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE
STATE
IC 20-20-1
Chapter 1. Educational Service Centers
IC 20-20-1-1
"Board"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the local
governing board of an educational service center.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-2
"Educational service center"
Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "educational service center"
means an extended agency of school corporations that:
(1) operates under rules established by the state board;
(2) is the administrative and operational unit that serves a
definitive geographical boundary; and
(3) allows school corporations to voluntarily cooperate and
share programs and services that the school corporations cannot
individually provide but collectively may implement.
(b) Programs and services collectively implemented through an
educational service center may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(1) Curriculum development.
(2) Pupil personnel and special education services.
(3) In-service education.
(4) State-federal liaison services.
(5) Instructional materials and multimedia services.
(6) Career and technical education.
(7) Purchasing and financial management.
(8) Needs assessment.
(9) Computer use.
(10) Research and development.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.90.
IC 20-20-1-3
Establishment and procedures for operation of educational service
centers
Sec. 3. The state board may provide for the establishment of and
procedures for the operation of educational service centers.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-4
Comprehensive plan for implementation of chapter; adoption
Sec. 4. (a) The state board shall do the following:
(1) Adopt a comprehensive plan to implement this chapter.
(2) Determine the areas in Indiana that will be served by an
educational service center.
(b) In determining the geographic area to be served by an
educational service center, the state board shall consider the
following:
(1) Physical factors.
(2) Socio-economic factors.
(3) Educational factors.
(4) Existing cooperative efforts and agreements.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-5
Establishment of centers under state board rules
Sec. 5. An educational service center must be established under
rules adopted by the state board to develop, provide, and make
available to participating schools those services requested by the
participating school corporations and approved by the state board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-6
Location of centers
Sec. 6. Educational service centers shall be located throughout
Indiana to allow each school corporation to have an opportunity to:
(1) be served by; and
(2) participate in;
an approved center on a voluntary basis by resolution of the
governing body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-7
Educational service center board
Sec. 7. An educational service center shall be governed in its local
administration by a board selected by an assembly comprised of the
superintendent or the superintendent's designee from each
participating school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-8
Membership of board; vacancies; compensation
Sec. 8. (a) The state board shall adopt uniform rules to provide for
the local selection, appointment, and continuity of membership for
boards.
(b) Vacancies on a board shall be filled by appointment by the
remaining members of the board.
(c) Members of a board serve without compensation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-9
Executive director; personnel
Sec. 9. A board may employ the following:
(1) An executive director for the educational service center.
(2) Other personnel the board considers necessary to:
(A) carry out the functions of the educational service center;
and
(B) do and perform all things the board considers proper for
successful operation of the center.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-10
Advisory council; recommendations
Sec. 10. (a) The state board shall provide for the selection of an
advisory council to each board. The state board shall provide for the
representation of:
(1) teachers;
(2) elementary principals;
(3) secondary principals;
(4) members of the governing body; and
(5) parents of students;
of the school corporations that are within the geographic area served
by the educational service center.
(b) The advisory council shall make recommendations to the
board on budgetary and program matters.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-11
Funds for establishment and operation of centers
Sec. 11. (a) Any funds, including donated funds and funds from
federal or other local sources, shall be used to pay for the costs of
establishing or operating an educational service center.
(b) An educational service center may administer programs and
funds from any of the sources described in subsection (a). All
activities funded from federal sources must follow all applicable
federal guidelines, rules, and regulations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-1-12
Federal matching funds
Sec. 12. This chapter does not prohibit an educational service
center from receiving and using matching funds from federal sources
in any amount for which the educational service center may be
eligible.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.