Indiana § 20-34-3-13 School corporation waiver of vision tests; records of waiver requests

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-34-3-13 — School corporation waiver of vision tests; records of waiver requests

Indiana § 20-34-3-13

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 34STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES

Ch. 3Health and Safety Measures

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Ind. Code § 20-34-3-13 (2026).

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(a)If a school corporation is unable to comply with section 12(e) of this chapter, the governing body may, before November 1 of a school year, request from the secretary of education a waiver of the requirements of section 12(e) of this chapter.

(b)The waiver request under subsection (a) must:

(1)be in writing;

(2)include the reason or reasons that necessitated the waiver request; and

(3)indicate the extent to which the governing body attempted to comply with the requirements under section 12(e) of this chapter.

(c)The secretary of education shall take action on the waiver request not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the waiver request.

(d)The secretary of education may:

(1)approve the waiver request;

(2)deny the waiver request; or

(3)provide whatever relief that may b

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(a) If a school corporation is unable to
comply with section 12(e) of this chapter, the governing body may,
before November 1 of a school year, request from the secretary of
education a waiver of the requirements of section 12(e) of this chapter.
(b) The waiver request under subsection (a) must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) include the reason or reasons that necessitated the waiver
request; and
(3) indicate the extent to which the governing body attempted to
comply with the requirements under section 12(e) of this chapter.
(c) The secretary of education shall take action on the waiver
request not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the waiver request.
(d) The secretary of education may:
(1) approve the waiver request;
(2) deny the waiver request; or
(3) provide whatever relief that may be available to enable the
school corporation to comply with the requirements under section
12(e) of this chapter.
(e) If the secretary of education approves the waiver request, the
governing body shall conduct an annual screening test of the visual
acuity of each student as described in section 12(b) of this chapter upon
the student's enrollment in or transfer to grade 1.
(f) The governing body of each school corporation shall make and
maintain records of all waivers requested by the governing body under
this section.
(g) The secretary of education shall make and continuously maintain
records of all actions taken by the secretary of education concerning all
waivers requested under this section.
(h) A request for a waiver under this section must be made annually.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-16.5.]