(1) “Current school year” refers to a year in which the governing body is required to conduct a review of school building usage under section 47(c) of this chapter.

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     (b) This section applies to a school corporation only if:

(1) the total student enrollment for in-person instruction in the school corporation in the current school year is at least ten percent (10%) less than the student enrollment for in-person instruction in the school corporation in a school year that precedes the current school year by five (5); and

(2) the school corporation in the current school year has more than one (1) school building serving the same grade level as a school building subject to closure under section 47 of this chapter.

     (c) Each school corporation shall annually report to the department, in the form and on the schedule specified by the department, the following information:

(1) A listing of all buildings owned or leased by the school corporation that were originally designed as a school building.

(2) The following information for each building listed in subdivision (1):

(A) Designed occupancy, regardless of current use.

(B) Current use (and percentage of use) for classroom instruction, as special use classrooms, as office space, or as storage or alternatively the building’s status as transitioning from one (1) use or combination of uses to another.

(C) The following information:

(i) Current average full-time equivalent student enrollment for in-person instruction in the school building on instructional days (as determined under IC 20-30-2) in a school year.

(ii) Percentage of instructional use.

(iii) Percentage of use for other purposes.

(D) Self-evaluation of whether the building qualifies for closure under section 47 of this chapter or the school board otherwise intends to close the building and the date closure will occur (if applicable).

As added by P.L.189-2023, SEC.10.