§ 20-38-3-4 — Educational records and enrollment

ARTICLE IV. EDUCATIONAL RECORDS
AND ENROLLMENT
A. If official educational records cannot be released to the parents
for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending
state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial
educational records containing uniform information as determined by
the interstate commission. Upon receipt of the unofficial educational
records by a school in the receiving state, the school shall enroll and
appropriately place the student based on the information provided in
the unofficial records, pending validation by the official records, as
quickly as possible.
B. At the same time as the enrollment and conditional placement of
the student, the school in the receiving state shall request the student's
official educational record from the school in the sending state. Upon
receipt of this request, the school in the sending state shall process and
furnish the official educational records to the school in the receiving
state within ten (10) days of such time as is reasonably determined
under the rules adopted by the interstate commission.
C. Member states shall give thirty (30) days after the date of
enrollment, or within such time as is reasonably determined under the
rules adopted by the interstate commission, for students to obtain
immunizations required by the receiving state. For a series of
immunizations, initial vaccinations must be obtained within thirty (30)
days or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules
adopted by the interstate commission.
D. Students may continue their enrollment at grade level in the
receiving state commensurate with their grade level (including
kindergarten) from a local education agency in the sending state at the
time of transition, regardless of age. A student who has satisfactorily
completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in
the sending state is eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade
level in the receiving state, regardless of age. A student who transfers
after the start of the school year in the receiving state shall enter the
school in the receiving state on the student's validated level from an
accredited school in the sending state.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.21-2009, SEC.1.