Sec. 4. (a) Subject to sections 5 and 10 of this chapter, the annual grant amount under section 2 of this chapter for an eligible student equals, subject to subsection (b), ninety percent (90%) of the amount determined in the last STEP of the following formula:

STEP ONE: Determine the school corporation in which the eligible student has legal settlement.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-51.4-4-4

  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
STEP TWO: Determine the amount of state tuition support that the school corporation identified under STEP ONE is eligible to receive under IC 20-43-6 for the state fiscal year in which the immediately preceding school year begins. The amount does not include amounts provided for special education grants under IC 20-43-7, career and technical education grants under IC 20-43-8, grants under IC 20-43-10, or an academic performance grant under IC 20-43-10.5.

STEP THREE: Determine the result of:

(A) the STEP TWO amount; divided by

(B) the current ADM (as defined in IC 20-43-1-10) for the school corporation identified under STEP ONE for the state fiscal year used in STEP TWO.

     (b) An eligible student may choose to receive special education services from the school corporation required to provide the special education services to the eligible student under 511 IAC 7-34-1. However, if an eligible student described in subsection (a) chooses not to receive special education or related services from a school corporation required to provide the services to the eligible student under 511 IAC 7-34-1, the ESA annual grant amount for the eligible student shall, in addition to the amount described in subsection (a), include the amount the school corporation would receive under IC 20-43-7 for the eligible student if the eligible student attended the school corporation.

     (c) The ESA annual grant amounts provided in subsection (a) shall be rounded as provided in IC 20-43-3-1(4).

As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.224; P.L.202-2023, SEC.53; P.L.9-2024, SEC.411.

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