§ 20-27-12-4 — Transportation of homeless student to school of origin; agreement between school corporations; shared responsibility

(a) If a homeless student temporarily stays in
the homeless student's original school corporation but outside the
attendance area for the school of origin, the original school corporation
shall provide transportation for the homeless student from the place
where the homeless student is temporarily staying to the school of
origin.
(b) If:
(1) a homeless student's school of origin is located in a school
corporation in which the homeless student does not temporarily
stay; and
(2) the homeless student does not elect to attend a school located
in the school corporation in which the homeless student is
temporarily staying;
the original school corporation and the transitional school corporation
shall enter into an agreement concerning the responsibility for and
apportionment of the costs of transporting the homeless student to the
school of origin.
(c) If the original school corporation and the transitional school
corporation are unable to reach an agreement under subsection (b), the
responsibility for transporting the homeless student to the school of
origin is shared equally between both school corporations, and the cost
of transporting the homeless student to the school of origin is
apportioned equally between both school corporations.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.191-2006, SEC.2.