Sec. 2.5. (a) In the case of a student described in section 2(a)(3) of this chapter, the:

(1) parent granted physical custody by a court; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-26-11-2.5

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) student, if the student is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

may elect for the student to have legal settlement in the school corporation whose attendance area contains the residence of the student’s mother or the school corporation whose attendance area contains the residence of the student’s father.

     (b) An election under subsection (a) shall be made on a yearly basis and applies throughout the school year unless the student’s parent no longer resides within the attendance area of the school corporation.

     (c) The parent or student who makes an election under subsection (a) is not required to pay transfer tuition.

As added by P.L.13-2006, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.141-2006, SEC.93; P.L.219-2015, SEC.2; P.L.38-2020, SEC.7.