Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)


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     HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1099



     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 20-1-18.4-3; (02)HE1099.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 20-1-18.4-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana state board of education shall do the following:
        (1)
Establish and monitor the operation of secondary level vocational education in Indiana in accordance with the comprehensive long range state plan developed by the commission under IC 20-1-18.3-10. In addition, beginning July 1, 1994, the Indiana state board of education is authorized to approve or disapprove
         (2) Establish a list of approved secondary level vocational education programs courses in accordance with the workforce partnership plans under IC 20-1-18.5.
    (b) The Indiana state board of education may authorize the department of education, whenever practical or necessary, to assist in carrying out the duties prescribed by this chapter.
    (c) The Indiana state board of education shall do the following:
        (1) Implement, to the best of its ability, its vocational education plan prepared under section 4 of this chapter.
        (2) Investigate the funding of vocational education on a cost basis.
        (3) Every four (4) years, conduct a study and prepare a report concerning the weighted formula under IC 21-3-1.6-3 used in providing the state vocational education grant to local school

corporations. The report shall be submitted to the budget agency for its consideration.
        (4) (3) Cooperate with the commission in implementing the long range plan prepared by the commission under IC 20-1-18.3-10.

SOURCE: IC 20-10.1-6-2; (02)HE1099.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 20-10.1-6-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 2. (a) Each governing body may establish vocational schools or departments for industrial, agricultural, or home economics education in the manner approved by the state board of education and may maintain these schools or departments from the general fund.
     (b) The governing body may include in the high school curriculum without additional board approval any secondary level vocational education course that is:
        (1) included on the list of approved courses that the board establishes under IC 20-1-18.4-3; and
        (2) approved under section 14 of this chapter, if applicable.
    (c) The governing body shall notify the department and the department of workforce development whenever the governing body:
        (1) includes an approved course for; or
        (2) removes an approved course from;
the high school curriculum.

SOURCE: IC 20-10.1-6-14; (02)HE1099.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 20-10.1-6-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "vocational education course" means a vocational education course that is:
         (1) an approved high school course under the rules of the state board of education; and
        (2) included on the list of approved courses that the board develops and approves under IC 20-1-18.4-3.

    (b) After June 30, 1987, A school corporation that has entered into an agreement for a joint program of vocational education with one (1) or more other school corporations may not add a new vocational education course to its curriculum unless the course has been approved in the following manner:
        (1) In the case of an agreement under IC 20-1-18, the course must be approved by the management board for the joint program.
        (2) In the case of an agreement under IC 20-5-11, the course must be approved by the governing body of the school corporation that is designated to administer the joint program under IC 20-5-11-3. However, if that governing body refuses to approve the course, the course may be approved by a majority of the governing bodies

of the school corporations that are parties to the agreement.

SOURCE: ; (02)HE1099.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this SECTION, "department" refers to the department of education established by IC 20-1-1.1-2.
    (b) The department shall establish minimum standards for student safety, advisory committees, teacher licensing under rules adopted by the professional standards board, and curriculum for the secondary level vocational education courses approved under IC 20-1-18.4-3, as amended by this act, before January 1, 2003.
    (c) Notwithstanding IC 20-10.1-6-2, as amended by this act, and IC 20-10.1-6-14, as amended by this act, a governing body or a management board for a joint program may not include an approved secondary level vocational education course in the curriculum until the department has established minimum standards for the course under this SECTION.
    (d) This SECTION expires January 2, 2003.

SOURCE: ; (02)HE1099.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. An emergency is declared for this act.


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