Employer obligations
Ind. Code § 20-20.5-3-2
in effectSec. 2. (a) The school where a teacher of the year is regularly employed shall do the following:
(1) Grant the teacher a one (1) year professional leave to provide service as described in section 1 of this chapter.
(2) Allow the teacher to return to the school from the professional leave:
(A) to the same or a comparable position as the teacher held before the professional leave; and
(B) without loss of accrued benefits or seniority.
(3) Continue to provide the teacher all benefits of employment with the school other than salary.
(b) The department shall reimburse a school for the cost of benefits provided by the school to a teacher under subsection (a)(3).
[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-4-6.]
As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/20Fetched: 10/17/2026
