Citations Affected: IC 20-32-9.
Synopsis: Standards for tutoring services. Establishes minimum
requirements for providers of tutoring services to students under the
federal No Child Left Behind act.
Effective: July 1, 2006.
January 10, 2006, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
students' teachers; and
(C) the provider's tutoring content will link with students'
academic programs.
(2) That each tutor within the provider's program:
(A) meets the minimum standards for a paraprofessional
under 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.; and
(B) who teaches at least six (6) students during a single
session has experience in managing a classroom of
elementary or secondary school students.
(3) That the provider's program has improved student
achievement for students previously served by the provider,
if any, by submitting evidence that the students achieved
significant improvements, when compared to an appropriate
comparison group, on the ISTEP program tests.
(b) The department shall revoke a contract for the provision of
tutoring under this chapter if the provider fails in practice to meet
the requirements under subsection (a).
Sec. 3. (a) A provider:
(1) shall provide tutoring services to students in person; and
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), may not be paid for
providing electronic tutoring services on the Internet, an
intranet or other electronic network, or by educational
software.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a provider may offer
electronic tutoring as an additional resource for students.
Sec. 4. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
carry out this chapter. Rules adopted under this section must
provide for the following:
(1) The establishment of a complaint process concerning
providers.
(2) The investigation of allegations made in a complaint and
a determination as to whether further action is required.
(3) Onsite visits to providers by the department to ensure
compliance with this chapter or to investigate complaints,
including the examination of the provider's records.