Sec. 6.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), for purposes of determining basic tuition support for a school corporation under IC 20-43-6-3, the department shall review the daily attendance of each student to determine whether, of the instructional services that the student receives from a school corporation, at least fifty percent (50%) is virtual instruction. The department shall review the daily attendance of a student under this subsection as follows:

(1) Except as provided in section 6.7 of this chapter, for purposes of the fall count of ADM, the department shall review the attendance for each student on each school day from the school corporation’s first day of school until the fall count day of ADM established under section 3 of this chapter.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-43-4-6.5

  • 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.
(2) For purposes of the spring count of ADM, the department shall review the attendance for each student on each school day from the first day after the date described in subdivision (1) until the date fixed in February by the state board under section 3 of this chapter.

     (b) In reviewing daily attendance under this section, the department shall take into consideration whether a student transferred to the school corporation during the dates described in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) that the department reviews daily attendance.

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.148-2022, SEC.3; P.L.201-2023, SEC.203.