Indiana § 20-19-3-15 - Incentives to enroll, reenroll, continue attending, or receive services prohibited
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§ 20-19-3-15. Incentives to enroll, reenroll, continue attending, or receive services prohibited
Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a school promotional item that has minimal monetary value.
(b) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2.
(c) As used in this section, "ESA participating entity" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-4.7.
(d) As used in this section, "school" means any of the following:
(1) A school corporation.
(2) A charter school, including a conversion charter school or a virtual charter school.
(3) A nonpublic school that has any students enrolled who receive a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4.
(e) A school, an ESA or CSA participating entity, an employee of a school or an ESA or CSA participating entity, or a member or representative of an association affiliated with a school employee organization (as defined in IC 20-29-2-14) may not offer or give, as an incentive to enroll, reenroll, continue attending, or receive services from a school or an ESA or CSA participating entity, any item that has monetary value, including cash or a gift card, to:
(1) a student or prospective student (or the parent of a student or prospective student) in exchange for enrolling, reenrolling, or incentivizing continued attendance of the student or prospective student at the school or with the ESA or CSA participating entity; or
(2) any person in exchange for referring a prospective student to the school or ESA or CSA participating entity.
As added by P.L.223-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.139-2022, SEC.5; P.L.202-2023, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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