CHAPTER 7. SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

IC 20-30-7
     Chapter 7. Summer School Programs

IC 20-30-7-1
Summer school education; rules
    
Sec. 1. The state board may prescribe a program of summer school education for public schools. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide for:
        (1) summer school programs; and
        (2) the state distribution formula for any money appropriated by the general assembly for summer school education.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

IC 20-30-7-2
Summer school education
    
Sec. 2. A school corporation may conduct a program of summer school education.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

IC 20-30-7-3
Voluntary summer school enrichment program
    
Sec. 3. In addition to a program of summer school education described in section 1 of this chapter, a school corporation may conduct a voluntary summer school enrichment program in which educational programs that are not offered during the regular school year are offered to students.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

IC 20-30-7-4
Voluntary summer school enrichment program; rules
    
Sec. 4. (a) An educational program described in section 3 of this chapter consists of one-half (1/2) day sessions in which students may:
        (1) receive remediation on a voluntary basis;
        (2) develop further in areas first covered during the school year; or
        (3) experience specific educational programs that are not regularly provided as part of the established curriculum during the school year.
    (b) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section and section 3 of this chapter, including rules governing the distribution of state funds for this purpose.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

IC 20-30-7-5
Joint summer school program
    
Sec. 5. A school corporation may enter into an agreement with:
        (1) another school corporation;
        (2) an accredited nonpublic school; or
        (3) both entities described in subdivisions (1) and (2); to offer a joint summer school program for high school students.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

IC 20-30-7-6
Agreement
    
Sec. 6. An agreement under section 5 of this chapter must:
        (1) designate one (1) participating school corporation as the local education agency for the joint educational program; and
        (2) specify the allocation of costs of the joint summer school program, including teacher compensation, among the parties to the agreement.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

IC 20-30-7-7
Educational programs
    
Sec. 7. The parties to an agreement under section 5 of this chapter may provide educational programs:
        (1) that are not regularly provided as part of the established curriculum during the school year; and
        (2) for which a student who successfully completes a program may receive high school and college credit under an articulation agreement or dual credit provision under IC 20-32-3-9 or IC 21-43-2.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.221; P.L.1-2010, SEC.79.

IC 20-30-7-8
Instructor qualifications
    
Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, an instructor for an educational program described in section 7 of this chapter must be:
        (1) licensed under IC 20-28; or
        (2) granted a substitute teacher's license by the department.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.172.

IC 20-30-7-9
Issuance of substitute teacher's license
    
Sec. 9. If the superintendent of the school corporation that is the local education agency determines that:
        (1) a qualified licensed teacher is not available from the entities entering into an agreement under section 5 of this chapter; and
        (2) a qualified postsecondary instructor is available;
to instruct in an educational program described in section 7 of this chapter, the superintendent may request the department to issue a substitute teacher's license to the instructor of an educational program described in section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.173.
IC 20-30-7-10
Unavailability of qualified licensed teacher
    
Sec. 10. If the department finds that a qualified licensed teacher is not available from the entities entering into an agreement under section 5 of this chapter to instruct in an educational program described in section 7 of this chapter, the department may issue a substitute teacher's license to the instructor of an educational program described in section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.174.

IC 20-30-7-11
Compensation
    
Sec. 11. An instructor for an educational program described in section 7 of this chapter must be compensated at the same rate as the rate determined for a teacher under IC 20-28-6-7 and the local education agency's contract with certificated employees.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.14.

IC 20-30-7-12
Repealed
    
(Repealed by P.L.2-2006, SEC.199.)