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.
HEA 1099
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