Ind. Code ch. 20-24-11

in effect

Ind. Code § 20-24-11-1 Conditions required for conversion

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to an existing public elementary or secondary school that the governing body of the school corporation in which the school is located has scheduled for closure. (b) An existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if all of the following conditions apply: (1) At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the parents of students who attend the school have signed a petition requesting the conversion, which must be completed not later than ninety (90) days after the date of the first signature. (2) The school has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for two (2) consecutive years. (3) The governing body votes to convert an existing school within the school corporation. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a governing body operates a school that has been placed in either of the two (2) lowest categories or designations under IC 20-31-8-3 for four (4) consecutive years, the governing body may not serve as that charter school's authorizer. (d) A conversion charter school shall continue to comply with all legal requirements concerning the treatment of children with special needs and accept all students who attended the school before its conversion and who wish to attend the conversion charter school. If any space remains, any student in Indiana may attend the conversion charter school. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-1.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.91-2011, SEC.24; P.L.280-2013, SEC.53; P.L.214-2025, SEC.64.

Ind. Code § 20-24-11-2 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-2.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 20-24-11-3 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-3.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 20-24-11-4 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-11-4.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.91-2011, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 20-24-11-5 Conversion of existing public elementary or secondary school to charter school; organizer; converting more than one school

Sec. 5. (a) An existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if the governing body of the school corporation: (1) votes to convert the school within the school corporation; and (2) submits to an authorizer a proposal described in IC 20-24-3-4 to convert the school within the school corporation to a charter school. (b) The governing body of the school corporation described in subsection (a) may not serve as the authorizer of the charter school converted in accordance with this section. (c) The organizer of a conversion charter school described in this section may be: (1) the school corporation; or (2) a nonprofit corporation that: (A) is established by the school corporation; (B) is incorporated or registered in Indiana; (C) has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service to be tax exempt and maintains such tax exempt status; and (D) has an independent board whose members have been elected or selected under the organizer's application and that has entered into a contract under this article to operate a charter school. (d) The governing body of a school corporation may convert more than one (1) existing public elementary or secondary school within the school corporation under this section. The school corporation or an organizer that is a nonprofit corporation established by the school corporation under subsection (c)(2) may: (1) submit a separate proposal for each school to an authorizer; or (2) with the approval of the authorizer, operate two (2) or more schools under a single charter, provided that each school site: (A) is identified in the charter application and charter; and (B) is subject to the performance conditions, accountability measures, and renewal determinations established in the charter. (e) A conversion charter school described in this section shall comply with the following: (1) All legal requirements described in section 1(d) of this chapter. (2) Except as provided in this section, all requirements for charter schools under this article. As added by P.L.151-2026, SEC.4.

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