Indiana § 20-18-2-22 "Teacher"

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-18-2-22 — "Teacher"

Indiana·Title 20 EDUCATION·Art. 18 GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 2 Definitions

(a)"Teacher" means a professional person whose position in a school corporation requires certain educational preparation and licensing and whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students.

(b)Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), for purposes of IC 20-28, the term includes the following:

(1)A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.

(2)A principal.

(3)A teacher.

(4)A librarian.

(5)A school counselor.

(6)A school psychologist.

(c)For purposes of IC 20-43-16, the term means a professional person whose position with a:

(1)school corporation;

(2)special education cooperative established under IC 20-35-5;

(3)cooperative career and technical education program;

(4)special education program established by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7;

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(a) "Teacher" means a professional person
whose position in a school corporation requires certain educational
preparation and licensing and whose primary responsibility is the
instruction of students.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), for purposes of IC 20-28, the term includes the following:
(1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.
(2) A principal.
(3) A teacher.
(4) A librarian.
(5) A school counselor.
(6) A school psychologist.
(c) For purposes of IC 20-43-16, the term means a professional
person whose position with a:
(1) school corporation;
(2) special education cooperative established under IC 20-35-5;
(3) cooperative career and technical education program;
(4) special education program established by an interlocal
agreement under IC 36-1-7;
(5) joint program agreement established under IC 20-26-10; or
(6) charter school;
requires a license (as defined in IC 20-28-1-7) and whose primary
responsibility is the instruction of students in the classroom or virtual
classroom.
(d) "Teacher" for purposes of IC 20-28-9-26 and IC 20-28-9-27,
means a classroom teacher licensed under IC 20-28-5 who provides
instruction to students for at least fifty percent (50%) of the teacher's
work day.
(e) For purposes of IC 20-28-9-28, the term includes an adjunct
teacher, school counselor, and permanent substitute teacher employed
by a school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-8.]

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.126; P.L.90-2011, SEC.4; P.L.167-2013, SEC.1; P.L.43-2014, SEC.1; P.L.213-2015, SEC.151; P.L.219-2015, SEC.1; P.L.217-2017, SEC.94; P.L.165-2021, SEC.148; P.L.246-2023, SEC.24; P.L.213-2025, SEC.158.