§ 20-19-3-15 — Incentives to enroll, reenroll, continue attending, or receive services prohibited

(a) This section does not apply to a school
promotional item that has minimal monetary value.
(b) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the
meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2.
(c) As used in this section, "ESA participating entity" has the
meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-4.7.
(d) As used in this section, "school" means any of the following:
(1) A school corporation.
(2) A charter school, including a conversion charter school or a
virtual charter school.
(3) A nonpublic school that has any students enrolled who receive
a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4.
(e) A school, an ESA or CSA participating entity, an employee of
a school or an ESA or CSA participating entity, or a member or
representative of an association affiliated with a school employee
organization (as defined in IC 20-29-2-14) may not offer or give, as an
incentive to enroll, reenroll, continue attending, or receive services
from a school or an ESA or CSA participating entity, any item that has
monetary value, including cash or a gift card, to:
(1) a student or prospective student (or the parent of a student or
prospective student) in exchange for enrolling, reenrolling, or
incentivizing continued attendance of the student or prospective
student at the school or with the ESA or CSA participating entity;
or
(2) any person in exchange for referring a prospective student to
the school or ESA or CSA participating entity.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.223-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.139-2022, SEC.5; P.L.202-2023, SEC.11.