Indiana § 20-26-14-9 Required inquiries by schools of coaching candidates; criminal history
check; disclosures

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-26-14-9 — Required inquiries by schools of coaching candidates; criminal history check; disclosures

Indiana § 20-26-14-9

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 26SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL

Ch. 14Interscholastic Athletic Associations

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Ind. Code § 20-26-14-9 (2026).

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(a)Before a school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school with at least one (1) employee hires or allows an individual to coach an association recognized sport, the school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school shall:

(1)ask the individual:

(A)whether the individual is or has been accredited by the association; and

(B)if the individual is or has been accredited by the association, whether the individual's accreditation has ever been suspended or revoked;

(2)request references from the individual;

(3)contact the references that the individual provides to the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic high school; and

(4)contact the association to determine whether the individual's accreditation has ever been suspended or

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(a) Before a school corporation, charter high
school, or nonpublic high school with at least one (1) employee hires
or allows an individual to coach an association recognized sport, the
school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school shall:
(1) ask the individual:
(A) whether the individual is or has been accredited by the
association; and
(B) if the individual is or has been accredited by the
association, whether the individual's accreditation has ever been
suspended or revoked;
(2) request references from the individual;
(3) contact the references that the individual provides to the
school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic
high school; and
(4) contact the association to determine whether the individual's
accreditation has ever been suspended or revoked.
(b) Before allowing an individual to be a volunteer coach, a school
corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high school with at least
one (1) employee shall conduct an expanded criminal history check (as
defined in IC 20-26-2-1.5) on the individual.
(c) Without conferring the rights of an employee on a volunteer
coach, a school corporation, charter high school, or nonpublic high
school with at least one (1) employee is subject to IC 22-5-3-1
regarding a volunteer coach, including the provisions for civil
immunity regarding disclosures made about a volunteer coach.