§ 20-24-3-14 — State educational institution authorizers

(a) This section applies to state educational
institutions described in IC 20-24-1-2.5(2).
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the ultimate responsibility
for choosing to authorize a charter school and responsibilities for
maintaining authorization rest with the university's board of trustees.
(c) The university's board of trustees shall assign authorization
authority and authorization responsibilities to another entity that
functions under the direction of the university's board. A decision made
under this subsection shall be communicated in writing to the
department.
(d) An entity created under subsection (c) is subject to IC 5-14-1.5
and IC 5-14-3.
(e) Before a university may authorize a charter school, the university
must conduct a public meeting with public notice in the school
corporation where the charter school will be located. If the location of
the proposed charter school has not been identified, the public hearing
must be held within the county where the proposed charter school
would be located.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-5.5-3-13.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.280-2013, SEC.33; P.L.127-2016, SEC.13; P.L.250-2017, SEC.16.