Ind. Code ch. 20-23-18

Ind. Code ch. 20-23-18
in effect

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-1 Muncie Community School Corporation; Ball State University board of trustees resolution

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to the Muncie Community school corporation and only if the Ball State University board of trustees adopts a resolution to take advantage of the relationship between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school corporation and to be governed by this chapter. The resolution must be adopted before June 1, 2018. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-2 Muncie Community School Corporation; general assembly findings

Sec. 2. The general assembly finds that provisions of this chapter: (1) are necessary to address unique issues faced by the Muncie Community school corporation; (2) are necessary to take advantage of the relationship between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school corporation; and (3) are not precedent for and may not be appropriate for issues faced by other school corporations. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-3 Muncie Community School Corporation; subject to all applicable federal and state laws; conflicts; applicable IC 20 provisions; state board of accounts audits; exception to collective bargaining

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the Muncie Community school corporation is subject to all applicable federal and state laws. (b) If a provision of this chapter conflicts with any other law, including IC 20-23-4, the provision in this chapter controls. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), to provide all administrative and academic flexibility to implement innovative strategies, the Muncie Community school corporation is subject only to the following IC 20 and IC 22 provisions: (1) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history). (2) IC 20-26-12-1 (curricular material purchase and provision; public school students). (3) IC 20-26-12-2 (curricular material purchase and rental). (4) IC 20-26-21 (personal analyses, evaluations, or surveys by third party vendors). (5) IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain felonies or misdemeanors; notice and hearing; permanent revocation of license; data base of school employees who have been reported). (6) IC 20-28-10-17 (school counselor immunity). (7) IC 20-29 (collective bargaining) to the extent required by subsection (e). (8) IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative observances). (9) The following: (A) IC 20-30-5-0.5 (display of the United States flag; Pledge of Allegiance). (B) IC 20-30-5-1, IC 20-30-5-2, and IC 20-30-5-3 (the constitutions of Indiana and the United States; writings, documents, and records of American history or heritage). (C) IC 20-30-5-4 (system of government; American history). (D) IC 20-30-5-5 (morals instruction). (E) IC 20-30-5-6 (good citizenship instruction). (10) IC 20-32-4, concerning graduation requirements. (11) IC 20-32-5.1, concerning the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) program. (12) IC 20-32-8.5 (IRead3). (13) IC 20-33-2 (compulsory school attendance). (14) IC 20-33-8-16 (firearms, deadly weapons, or destructive devices). (15) IC 20-33-8-19, IC 20-33-8-21, and IC 20-33-8-22 (student due process and judicial review). (16) IC 20-33-7 (parental access to education records). (17) IC 20-33-9 (reporting of student violations of law). (18) IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures). (19) IC 20-35 (concerning special education). (20) IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures). (21) IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts). (22) IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts). (23) IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts). (24) IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and learning). (25) IC 20-43 (state tuition support). (26) IC 20-44 (property tax levies). (27) IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies). (28) IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements). (29) IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds). (30) IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state advances and loans). (31) IC 20-50 (concerning homeless children and foster care children). (32) IC 22-2-18, before its expiration on June 30, 2021 (limitation on employment of minors). (d) The Muncie Community school corporation is subject to required audits by the state board of accounts under IC 5-11-1-9. (e) Except to the extent required under a collective bargaining agreement entered into before July 1, 2018, the Muncie Community school corporation is not subject to IC 20-29 unless the school corporation voluntarily recognizes an exclusive representative under IC 20-29-5-2. If the school corporation voluntarily recognizes an exclusive representative under IC 20-29-5-2, the school corporation may authorize a school within the corporation to opt out of bargaining allowable subjects or discussing discussion items by specifying the excluded items on the notice required under IC 20-29-5-2(b). The notice must be provided to the education employment relations board at the time the notice is posted. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22. Amended by P.L.147-2020, SEC.4; P.L.125-2022, SEC.1; P.L.201-2023, SEC.152; P.L.234-2023, SEC.1; P.L.9-2024, SEC.386.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-4 Muncie Community School Corporation; Muncie Community school corporation's designation as a distressed political subdivision termination

Sec. 4. If the Ball State University board of trustees adopts a resolution to take advantage of the relationship between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school corporation and be governed by this chapter, the distressed unit appeal board shall terminate Muncie Community school corporation's designation as a distressed political subdivision by July 1, 2018. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-5 Muncie Community School Corporation; community school corporation powers, rights, duties, and obligations; annual budgeting

Sec. 5. (a) Consistent with IC 20-23-4-26, the Muncie Community school corporation retains all of the characteristics of a community school corporation. (b) The governing body of the Muncie Community school corporation has all the powers, rights, duties, and obligations of a community school corporation. (c) For the purposes of annual budgeting, IC 6-1.1-17-20 does not apply to the governing body. The governing body is considered a governing body with the majority of members elected for the purposes of annual budgeting. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-6 Muncie Community School Corporation; governing body; Muncie Community School Corporation; advisory board; advisory board abolished; advisory board powers and duties; member compensation; Ball State University policies prohibiting nepotism and conflicts of interest

Sec. 6. (a) If the Ball State University board of trustees adopts a resolution to take advantage of the relationship between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school corporation and be governed by this chapter, the following apply: (1) Beginning July 1, 2018, the governing body of the Muncie Community school corporation consists of seven (7) members. (2) The members of the governing body consist of the following: (A) Five (5) members shall be appointed by the Ball State University board of trustees from individuals nominated by the President of Ball State University. At least two (2) of the individuals appointed under this clause must reside within the boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation district. (B) One (1) member shall be appointed by the President of Ball State University from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Muncie city council. These individuals must reside within the boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation district. (C) One (1) member shall be appointed by the President of Ball State University from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the mayor of Muncie. These individuals must reside within the boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation district. (3) The governing body serving on June 30, 2018, shall become on July 1, 2018, an advisory board to the governing body described in subdivision (2). The members of the governing body serving on June 30, 2018, shall on July 1, 2018, become the members of the advisory board. Each member shall serve on the advisory board until the term for which the member was elected before July 1, 2018, expires. When the terms of all members of the advisory board have expired, the advisory board is abolished. The advisory board does not possess any of the powers and duties of the governing body. A member of the advisory board is not entitled to any compensation for serving on the advisory board. (4) The terms for the initial members of the governing body are as follows: (A) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall serve an initial term of one (1) year. (B) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall serve an initial term of two (2) years. (C) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall serve an initial term of three (3) years. (D) Two (2) members appointed under subdivision (2)(A) and each member appointed under subdivision (2)(B) and (2)(C) shall serve an initial term of four (4) years. After these initial terms, each member's term is four (4) years. A member's term expires June 30 in the applicable year. (b) A member of the governing body serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. (c) Before making appointments to the governing body under this section, the Ball State University board of trustees shall adopt a policy prohibiting nepotism and a policy prohibiting conflicts of interest with regard to the appointment of members of the governing body by the Ball State University board of trustees and the President of Ball State University. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-7 Muncie Community School Corporation; academically innovative strategies

Sec. 7. The Muncie Community school corporation shall engage academically innovative strategies for: (1) developing, testing, and evaluating new methods of instruction and materials; (2) comparing new methods with conventional methods in use; and (3) training teachers in new methods of instruction and materials, as is found acceptable. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-8 Muncie Community School Corporation; state funding

Sec. 8. The Muncie Community school corporation may not receive a decrease in state funding based solely upon the Muncie Community school corporation's status as a distressed school corporation under IC 6-1.1-20.3 or solely because of the implementation of a waiver of a statute or rule that is allowed to be waived by the Muncie Community school corporation. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-10 Muncie Community School Corporation; report on progress and innovative methods of instruction; recommendations concerning the innovative methods of instruction being used by public schools

Sec. 10. (a) Not later than October 31, 2021, and by October 31 in each subsequent year, the governing body of the Muncie Community school corporation shall provide a report to the chairperson of the distressed unit appeal board, the secretary of education, and the Indiana commissioner for higher education. (b) The report required in subsection (a) must outline the following: (1) Progress toward goals, metrics, and benchmarks concerning fiscal viability and academic innovation. (2) Innovative methods of instruction being used in the Muncie Community school corporation. (3) A comparison of the results obtained by the innovative methods of instruction with conventional methods of instruction. (4) Any recommendations concerning the innovative methods of instruction and their general applicability for public schools. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.68.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-11 Muncie Community School Corporation; contract with the Muncie Community school corporation; review and approval by DUAB

Sec. 11. If Ball State University enters into a contract with the Muncie Community school corporation in an amount that exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the contract must be reviewed and approved by the distressed unit appeal board. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-12 Muncie Community School Corporation; civil immunity for members of the Ball State University board of trustees, and any other officer or employee of Ball State University; liability defense

Sec. 12. (a) The President of Ball State University, the members of the Ball State University board of trustees, and any other officer or employee of Ball State University are immune from civil liability for actions taken by the governing body of the Muncie Community school corporation or any action taken under the authority of this chapter. This subsection does not apply to any officers or employees of the university insofar as they are acting as a member of the governing body of the school corporation. (b) The governing body of the Muncie Community school corporation may provide: (1) for the defense of persons described in subsection (a) in any suit arising out of the performance of the person's duties for, or employment with, the state educational institution, if the governing body, by resolution, determines that the action was taken in good faith; and (2) for protecting any person described in subsection (a) from any liability, cost, or damage in connection with the performance of the person's duties for, or employment with, the governing body, including the payment of any legal fees, except when the liability, cost, or damage is: (A) predicated on, or arises out of, the bad faith of the person; or (B) based on the person's malfeasance in office or employment. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 20-23-18-13 Muncie Community School Corporation; DUAB financial support; limits

Sec. 13. (a) Subject to subsection (b), during the period beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2020, the distressed unit appeal board may provide financial support to the Muncie Community school corporation in an amount that does not exceed the amount of compensation that would have been provided to an emergency manager of the Muncie Community school corporation if the school corporation had retained the designation of a distressed political subdivision. (b) The total amount of the financial support provided under this section may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000). (c) Any financial assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be provided directly to the school corporation. As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.
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