§ 20-26-11-18 — Joint liability of health care facility or child care institution for transfer tuition

(a) If a student:
(1) has legal settlement in the attendance area of a school
corporation in another state, when legal settlement is determined
without regard to the appointment of a guardian in Indiana solely
to facilitate the placement of the student in a facility described in
subdivision (2);
(2) is placed in a state licensed private or public health care
facility, private or public child care institution, or treatment center
in Indiana by:
(A) the parent of the student; or
(B) a governmental entity in another state; and
(3) is enrolled in a school corporation in Indiana;
the state licensed private or public health care facility, private or public
child care institution, or treatment center where the student is placed,
regardless of when the student is placed, is jointly liable with the
person placing the student for transfer tuition under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a sole proprietorship, a
partnership, an association, a corporation, a limited liability company,
a fiduciary, an individual who is not the student's parent, or another
entity in Indiana that accepts the placement of a student who:
(1) has legal settlement in the attendance area of a school
corporation in another state; and
(2) is enrolled in a school corporation in Indiana;
is the guarantor for the student's transfer tuition under this chapter
unless there is another guarantor. The state board shall hear all appeals
under this subsection in accordance with section 15 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-6.1-13.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.