§ 12-17.2-7.2-12 — Requirement for longitudinal study

Indiana § 12-17.2-7.2-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 17.2: DAY CARE REGULATION
• Ch. 7.2: Prekindergarten Program

Text

(a) At least once every five (5) years, the
office, in cooperation with the department of education, shall carry out
a longitudinal study of students who participate in the prekindergarten
program to determine the achievement levels of those students in
kindergarten and later grades.
(b) The longitudinal study must include a comparison of test and
assessment results in grade 3 of:
(1) the eligible children who participated in the prekindergarten
program; and
(2) a control group determined by the office that consists of
children who did not participate in the prekindergarten program.
(c) The office may, after consulting with the state board of
education, enter into a contract with one (1) or more persons to carry
out the longitudinal study under this section. The office may expend
not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the funds
appropriated under section 9 of this chapter (repealed) to carry out the
longitudinal study.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.202-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.63; P.L.184-2017, SEC.29; P.L.246-2023, SEC.18.