§ 20-19-3-8 — Limitation on department approval of certain plans; central clearinghouse for prototype designs

Indiana § 20-19-3-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 19: STATE ADMINISTRATION OF ELEMENTARY
• Ch. 3: Department of Education

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(a) The department may not approve or
disapprove plans and specifications for the construction, alteration, or
repair of school buildings, except as necessary under the terms of a
federal grant or a federal law.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department shall establish
a central clearinghouse for access by school corporations that may want
to use a prototype design in the construction of school facilities. The
department shall compile necessary publications and may establish a
computer data base to distribute information on prototype designs to
school corporations. Architects and engineers registered to practice in
Indiana may submit plans and specifications for a prototype design to
the clearinghouse. The plans and specifications may be accessed by any
person. However, the following provisions apply to a prototype design
submitted to the clearinghouse:
(1) The original architect of record or engineer of record retains
ownership of and liability for a prototype design.
(2) A school corporation or other person may not use a prototype
design without the site-specific, written permission of the original
architect of record or engineer of record.
(3) An architect's or engineer's liability under subdivision (1) is
subject to the requirements of subdivision (2).
The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this
subsection.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-10.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.453; P.L.233-2015, SEC.35.