Indiana § 20-26-5-6 - Applicability of laws governing state agencies
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§ 20-26-5-6. Applicability of laws governing state agencies
Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027.
Sec. 6. All powers delegated to the governing body of a school corporation under section 1 or 4 of this chapter are subject to all laws subjecting the school corporation to regulation by a state agency, including the secretary of education, state board of accounts, state police department, fire prevention and building safety commission, department of local government finance, environmental rules board, state school bus committee, Indiana department of health, and any local governmental agency to which the state has been delegated a specific authority in matters other than educational matters and other than finance, including plan commissions, zoning boards, and boards concerned with health and safety.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.111; P.L.43-2021, SEC.70; P.L.56-2023, SEC.177.
IC 20-26-5-6Applicability of laws governing state agencies Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.
Sec. 6. All powers delegated to the governing body of a school corporation under section 1 or 4 of this chapter are subject to all laws subjecting the school corporation to regulation by a state agency, including the secretary of education, state board of accounts, state police department, department of homeland security, department of local government finance, environmental rules board, state school bus committee, Indiana department of health, and any local governmental agency to which the state has been delegated a specific authority in matters other than educational matters and other than finance, including plan commissions, zoning boards, and boards concerned with health and safety.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-2-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.113-2014, SEC.111; P.L.43-2021, SEC.70; P.L.56-2023, SEC.177; P.L.152-2026, SEC.242.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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